Roger Ritterbeck Joins Bureau Veritas Certification NA as Aerospace Program Manager

HOUSTON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bureau Veritas Certification NA is pleased to announce the addition of Roger Ritterbeck as its new Aerospace Program Manager. In his new role, Mr. Ritterbeck will be the lead contact for technical issues relating to aerospace standards and will conduct quality audits for aerospace clients.   Mr. Ritterbeck is currently an RABQSA certified AS9100 auditor and has led hundreds of audits against the ISO 9001 and AS9100 standards. Since 2001, he has been involved with the Americas Aerospace Quality Group and Registration Management Committee and served as a member of the AS9110 rewrite team.

"We are very pleased to have Mr. Ritterbeck leading our Aerospace Program in North America," stated Jorge Hercules, Vice President, Bureau Veritas Certification.  "His thorough knowledge and years of experience in the field of aerospace quality management systems makes him an ideal fit for maintaining and growing our position as the premier provider of quality auditing to the aerospace sector."

As a writer and educator, Roger has been published in many industry journals, such as Quality Magazine, Quality Progress and The Auditor, and is a regular speaker at the International Conference on ISO 9000 as well as serving on its Technical Planning Committee. He also conducts private and public training on aerospace topics.

"I am thrilled to be joining the world's largest provider of management systems certification," said Roger Ritterbeck, Aerospace Program Manager, Bureau Veritas Certification.  "I look forward to collaborating with the talented management team at Bureau Veritas Certification, and contributing to the continued success of the organization."

Bureau Veritas Certification, the independent third-party registrar of Bureau Veritas Group, offers a comprehensive product portfolio from internationally recognized standards to more customized systems, and draws from a large pool of expert resources housed in an extensive international network.  In response to the changing needs of our customers, Bureau Veritas Certification is ideally positioned to best respond to today's driving market trends and client demand for more value-added services that are global, seamless, and integrated.

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