Achieving Quality in Auditing Executing Projects in Global and Us Only Environments

8/9/2019 Achieving Quality in Auditing Executing Projects in Global and Us Only Environments

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Internal Quality Audits at HDR

The Evolution of a Quality Management System

American Society for Quality

The 33rd National Energy & Environmental Conference

Tucson, Arizona

August 2!3", 2""#

Dan Domalik, PE, !QA

East Region "ead Auditor

HDR Engineering, In#

Session T$%& A#hieving Quality in Auditing ' E(e#uting Pro)e#ts in

*lo+al and S-only Environments


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Program

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Internal Quality Audits at HDR

The Evolution of a Quality Management System

American Society for Quality

The 33rd National Energy & Environmental Conference

Tucson, Arizona

August 2!3", 2""#

Dan Domalik, PE, !QA

East Region "ead Auditor

HDR Engineering, In#

Session T$%& A#hieving Quality in Auditing ' E(e#uting Pro)e#ts in

*lo+al and S-only Environments

Achieving Quality in Auditing Executing Projects in Global and Us Only Environments

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