Mr. Watson is an Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering at Oklahoma State University and President and Managing Partner of Business Systems Solutions, Inc. He has a bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies from Taylor University, a master of science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California, a master of arts degree in legal analysis from Antioch University School of Law and a master of science degree in industrial engineering from Oklahoma State University. Mr. Watson was inducted into the International Academy for Quality in 1997 and currently serves as its Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Watson is a Past-President and Fellow of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), Companion of the Institute for Quality Assurance in the United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the Australian Organization for Quality, the Quality Society of AustralAsia and the World Productivity Science Council. Mr. Watson was awarded the 2001 ASQ Lancaster Medal recognizing his global efforts in extending the body of quality knowledge and the 2001 Association for Quality & Participation (AQP) President’s Award in recognition of his career contributions to the quality profession. Also in 2001, Mr. Watson delivered a 50th Anniversary Deming Lecture to the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers. In 2000 he was named one of the global “21 voices of quality in the 21st century” by Quality Progress magazine. Since 1993 Mr. Watson has provided executive quality consulting services to some of the world’s leading firms that include: Nokia Mobile Phones, Hewlett-Packard, DuPont, Monsanto, American Express, Ford, ExxonMobil, ST Microelectronics, and Toshiba. Previously, he served as Program Manager for Quality Leadership at Hewlett-Packard, Director of Corporate Quality for Compaq Computer, and Vice President of Quality at Xerox. He has authored or collaborated on over ten books.
United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander (1971-1983)
Hewlett-Packard, Manager, Quality Leadership Development Program (1983-1989)
Compaq Computer, Director Corporate Quality (1990-1992)
American Productivity & Quality Center, Vice President Benchmarking (1992-1993)
Xerox Corporation, Vice President Quality (1993-1994)
Business Systems Solutions, President and Managing Partner (1994-Present)
Bibliography
1. Gregory H. Watson. Strategic Benchmarking: How to Rate Your Company's Performance against the World's Best. –– USA, New Jersey: «John Wiley & Sons Inc.» Publishing House, 1993. – 269 p.
2. Gregory H. Watson. Business Systems Engineering: Managing Breakthrough Changes for Productivity and Profit. –– USA, New York: «Wiley» Publishing House, 1994. – 287 p.
3. Gregory H. Watson. Benchmarking Workbook: Adapting Best Practices for Performance Improvement. – USA, Cambridge: «Productivity Press» Publishing House, 1992. – 144 p.
4. Irwin Richard C. Palermo, Gregory H. Watson. A World of Quality: the Timeless Passport – USA, Milwaukee: «ASQ Quality Press» Publishing House, 1994. –– 212 p.
5. Gregory H. Watson. Six SIGMA for Business Leaders: A Guide to Implementation. – USA: «GOAL/QPC» Publishing House, 2004.– 228 p.
6. Tito Conti, Yoshio Kondo, Gregory H. Watson. Quality Into the 21st Century: Perspectives on Quality and Competitiveness for Sustained Performance. – USA, Milwaukee: «ASQ Quality Press» Publishing House, 2003. – 280 p.
7. Gregory H. Watson. Design for Six Sigma: Innovation for Enhanced Competitiveness. – USA: «GOAL/QPC» Publishing House, 2005. –– 369 p.
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