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Expert in Machinery CE-Marking, Medical Device CE-Marking, CE-Marking with EU Authorized Representative Office
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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international shipping expert
international trade expert
ISO 9000 auditing expert
ISO 9000 implementation expert |
ISO 9000 IMPLEMENTATION; ISO 9000 AUDITING. Expert has expertise in implementing, documenting, and auditing procedures of medium to small companies that are pursuing ISO 9000 certification. Her organization, QNET, provides training and consulting to implement ISO 9000, with emphasis on minimizing documentation. The implementation is based on the QNET 8 part model, which has proven effective for QNET's 100+ registered companies. The strategies used by the company have cut implementation costs from 20% to 50%. CE MARKING. Expert is familiar with CE-Mark services including machinery safety directive, low voltage directive, EMC directive, telecommunications directive, medical device directive, toys directive, and personal protective equipment. INTERNATIONAL TRADE. Expert has been working for over 15 years in the field of international trade. Her expertise includes international credit and finance, international administration and transportation, international sales and marketing, and general management of an overseas subsidiary. SHIPPING; EXPORTED PRODUCT. Her expertise in international administration covers export process from quotation through shipment and collection. This includes topics such as export distribution and logistics, finance, insurance, collections, legal considerations, and key export risk areas. Expert's international marketing experience includes export sales, product distribution alternatives, and designing an appropriate marketing plan.
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CE Marking expert |
Expert develops services and implements sales & marketing strategies for QNET LLC. Including ISO 9000/13485 simplified consulting, CE-marking services for medical and in-vitro diagnostic medical device manufacturers and Advisory Technical files for machinery/ATEX/PED manufacturers.
Topics on which she lectures frequently throughoutnthe USA
She has brought together an experienced team of American quality management and USA/FDA consultants, European medical device experts and machinery design/compliance engineers. She has combined a high quality Authorized Representative Service with a unique European awareness campaign, resulting in a return on the ce-marking investment made by her U.S. and Canadian clients. She is the founder of the QNET LLC, Elk River, MN. with a Branch office in The Netherlands and co–founder of Mesterdene Ltd in the EU, and owns the ce-mark.com and ce-authorizedrepresentative.eu websites.
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Minneapolis, Minnesota; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Burnsville, Minnesota; Saint Cloud, Minnesota; Eden Prairie, Minnesota; and Minnetonka, Minnesota.
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1968
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BA
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Business Administration
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St. Carolus, The Netherlands
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1968
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Dipl
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Business French
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Foundation for Modern Language, The Netherlands
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1995 to 2006
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QNET LLC.
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Director
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Managing Partner with Sales and marketing function
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1990 to 1994
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International Division, Redmond Products Inc.
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Worldwide Director Sales + Marketing
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Established and managed worldwide distribution
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1985 to 2006
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Several Universities + colleges
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Lecturer
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Instructor International Trade courses and seminars
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1982 to 1990
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RayGo Inc
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International Divison
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General Manager (Brussels, Belgium Subsidiary), International Finance Manager, Export Sales Manager
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Worldwide sales and marketing
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Associations/Societies
She is
a Past President of the Minnesota World Trade Association and was a member of the Board of
Directors from 1982-86.
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Licenses/Certifications
Expert has authored and completed numerous seminars on issues such as CE-marking, WEEE,
RoHS
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Awards/Recognition
She received the World Trader of the Year Award in 1985 from the State of Minnesota.
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Publications and Patents Summary
Numerous articles can be found in publications and on websites. Most of them can be located simply entering her name in Google.
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1998 to
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US Dept. of Commerce
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Lecturer
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She writes and presents seminars on CE-marking of Machinery, Medical, ATEX, WEEE & RoHS Directives
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1998 to
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Minnesota Trade Office
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Lecturer
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She writes and presents seminars on CE marking of Machinery, Medical, ATEX, WEEE & RoHS Directives
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In-house seminars on ce-marking
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Recent Client Requests:
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EU cosmetic expert for consulting on advising CTO to meet 76/768/EEC requirements.
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As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Machinery CE-Marking Consultant, Medical Device CE-Marking Consultant, CE-Marking with EU Authorized Representative Office Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.
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to 1982
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Belgium and the Netherlands
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Expert was educated in the Netherlands and worked in Belgium and the Netherlands prior to 1982
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The Netherlands
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Set up an EU Authorized Representative office on behalf of QNET LLC
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Belgium
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Managed office for Minnesota heavy construction equipment manufacturer to a succesful close
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Dutch
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speak, read and write fluently
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German
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read
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Flemish
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speak and read fluently
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International marketing experience for personal care products, heavy construction equipment and consulting services.
Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Machinery CE-Marking, Medical Device CE-Marking, CE-Marking with EU Authorized Representative Office.
Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for
custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and
consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative
and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools
used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary
research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.
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Training/Seminars
Writes and delivers seminars to many industry, quality and government groups on topics such as ce-marking for the EU.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Assists clients with the selection of EU Notified Bodies for Machinery and Medical devices
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Other Skills and Services
Founder of an International Consulting firm. Bringing together an experienced team of American and European medical device experts and machinery/design compliance engineers to assist clients with the ce-marking process .
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