Dr Nigel Grigg PhD, FCQI CQP
Quality management & improvement specialist.
Former Professor of Quality Systems.
Available now for short-term contract work
Southeast Asia-based
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About Me
A quality management & business improvement specialist with 40 years of experience gained in manufacturing, education, training, consulting, researching and supervising.
After many years living and working in the UK (Scotland), I emigrated to New Zealand in 2003. I recently relocated again to Thailand. I have worked, consulted and delivered projects and training across UK, Australia, UK and Southeast Asia (predominantly Singapore & Malaysia).
Having retired early from full-time academic life, I am available for short-term projects & contract work as a quality or business improvement auditor, trainer, consultant or advisor.
I am dedicated to driving continuous improvement and operational excellence in organizations. My expertise lies in developing and implementing effective quality management systems and systems of process measurement, control and improvement that elevate performance and drive sustainable growth.
Experience & skillset
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I have been working in the field of Quality Engineering and Management for over 40 years. My work experience includes work in: manufacturing, service, non-profit & education sectors; people management; directorships, company ownership and journal editorial work.
This experience encompasses periods of full-time and contract work in UK, New Zealand and SouthEast Asia (mainly Singapore and Malaysia).
Projects,
involvement &
outcomes
I have designed, led, supervised and otherwise been involved in over 70 entirely or partially-funded sectoral & regionally based projects.
My major sectoral clients have included:
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(NZ) the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), the Heath Research Council (HRC), the Health Quality & Safety Commission (HQSC); New Zealand Trade & Enterprise; Heinz-Wattie Ltd.
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(Australia) the Joint Australia & New Zealand Accreditation Service (JAS-ANZ), Standards Australia International (SAI) Global.
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(Other) Toyota Global Knowledge Centre (US), Cameron Iron Works Ltd (US/UK).
I have been involved in regionally-based projects carried out in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and Kashmir & Jammu.
This includes supervising to completion 16 Doctoral and 30+ Masters projects (including MBA, M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Eng. and M.Mgt.).
Invited Speaking
Teaching & Training
I have designed, co-ordinated and/or delivered long and short courses at universities and within industry, and in UK, New Zealand, Australia & SouthEast Asia encompassing the following subjects:
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Lean and Six Sigma
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Quality system development and design
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Service quality
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Food and agribusiness value chains
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Research methods and skills
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Industrial process / system improvement
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Applied statistics
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Operations Management
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Design of Experiments (industrial applications)
My short course deliveries include short courses for the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), ASEAN supply chain professionals, MBA students and industrial customers in various countries.
Publications & outputs
Based on my research and supervision activities, I have authored and co-authored around 60 academic/technical journal papers; 70 professional journal articles; 9 commissioned reports; 10 book chapters; 120 refereed conference presentations, and other outputs including webinars and radio interviews.
These outputs relate to the areas of operations management, quality systems, business excellence, continuous improvement, project management, product design, lean, six sigma and general management. They have at time of writing accumulated over 2000 citations and a Hirsch Index of 29.
A partial list can also be found at my page on Google Scholar
and a full list - subdivided into themes - at the links below:
Other Interests
I have interests in creative writing, motorcycling, hill walking and other adventure sports. I have played music as a bass player and guitarist since 1978. I enjoy design challenges, including website (such as this one) and video design (see my Youtube channels.) Some pictures of these activities can be found here.