Abha Dastane-Rao, Consulting Associate, has over fifteen years of experience in manufacturing as a hands-on engineer and consultant. She has assisted companies, especially automotive suppliers, with effective deployment of ISO9001, ISO/TS16949, ISO14001 and provided training for Internal auditing to these standards, Core tools (APQP, CP, FMEA, MSA and SPC), DOE and Six Sigma. Abha is an ASQ Certified Quality Manager, a Certified Quality Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt, and a Baldrige examiner. Abha holds a B.S in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, an M.S. in Statistics from University of Cincinnati, and an M.S. in 'Polymer Processing and Quality Assurance' from Wright State University. She is also a RAB certified provisional auditor for Environmental and Quality Management Systems. She has worked for Bridgestone-Firestone, Tyco Adhesives and Delco Chassis.