Dennis R. Arter has been an independent consultant since 1984. His primary service is instruction in the field of quality auditing. Dennis has served a wide variety of clients, including government, manufacturing, energy, chemicals, aerospace, food, software, agriculture, finance, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and health care. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and active in the Customer-Supplier Division. He served on the ASQ Board of Directors in 2001-2003.

!n 1988, Mr. Arter was selected to present his auditing instruction nationwide on behalf of the ASQ. Over 9,000 people have learned auditing principles and practices from him. Arter's book, Quality Audits for Improved Performance, was first published by ASQ's Quality Press in 1989, revised in 1994, and revised again in 2002. The book has sold over 40,000 copies and is published in Spanish as well as English.

Prior to the fall of 1984, Mr. Arter worked for Westinghouse, Virginia Power, and the United States Navy. He has a degree in biochemistry from the University of Illinois (1969). Dennis is an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor and a licensed mechanical engineer. He is married, with one grown child and one grandchild. He and his wife of 35 years live in eastern Washington State.

(Revised January 2009)