Debra Stearns

I've led quality systems strategy at Zeus Company LLC across multiple manufacturing facilities, standardizing QMS compliance for AS9100, ISO 13485, and ISO 9001. I reduced quality-system nonconformities by 30% and delivered five consecutive years of 100% third-party audit compliance.

At Continental Tire, I built the quality function for a $100M greenfield tire manufacturing facility from site selection through production. I developed the QMS, achieved IATF 16949 certification ahead of schedule, built and led a 60-person quality team, and reduced ramp-up scrap by 20%.

My background also includes quality leadership at Kaydon Bearings and supplier quality engineering at Bosch Braking Systems, where I improved warranty, supplier, and process-control outcomes.

I provide independent QMS assessments, implementation support, audit-readiness validation, CAPA facilitation, supplier-quality programs, controlled documentation, and greenfield QMS deployment for automotive, aerospace, industrial, and regulated manufacturing organizations.