Kate Wagner is a Senior Principal Analyst in the PPR & Quality Advisory team. Kate advises Quality and Supply Chain leaders on a range of Quality topics including - deploying, supporting and improving quality management systems (QMS) and related quality processes, as well as culture of quality and cost of quality. As an expert, Kate supports executives by helping them build and evolve their Quality systems and culture to ensure it is effective across the organization and can readily adapt to ever-changing customer requirements.
Kate has 10+ years of experience in a range of Quality and Process Engineering/Management roles across semiconductor, chemical, and medical industries. She's led teams through transforming QMS and supporting processes to meet growing customer requirements. Her leadership in the Quality organization has enabled companies to significantly improve customer satisfaction and move into new, highly regulated industries. Additionally, she has also been a leader in multiple process efficiency improvements that enabled significant cost savings and successful new product launches.
IBM / GlobalFoundries, Principal Process Engineer, 5 years
Kayaku Advanced Materials, Manager & Senior Team Lead, 5 years
Quality Management
BS, Chemical Engineering: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Quality Strategy
Culture of Quality
Quality Score
Quality Talent
Quality Managment Systems and supporting processes