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 Jay Bucher started his calibration and Metrology career in 1971 with the US Air Force's Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMEL) program. He advanced through increasingly more challenging positions in PMELs, from calibration technician to section supervisor and Quality Assurance to Calibration Laboratory Manager. In 1994 he was selected to upgrade the capabilities of the Indonesian Air Force's PMEL program. Jay trained their PMEL officers and NCOs in all aspects of PMEL management, and established their initial quality assurance and scheduling programs. Retiring from the Air Force after 24 years of service, Jay spent time working as the Senior Metrologist for the Royal Saudi Air Defense Force PMEL in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jay joined Promega Corporation (a biotechnology company) in 1997, where he developed and implemented all facets of an ISO 9001 and cGMP compliant program for their Metrology Department. He took them paperless in 1999, and wireless in 2005. His department was rated 'Best-In-Class' for three consecutive years during their annual quality system reviews, while supporting 6700 plus items with a zero overdue calibration rate. Jay is certified by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Calibration Technician (CCT), and is qualified as a Subject Matter Expert for writing and reviewing of the CCT exam during workshops held by ASQ. He is an officer with the Measurement Quality Division (MQD) of ASQ, and is the editor/publisher of their quarterly newsletter, The Standard. Jay started the Madison Wisconsin section for the National Conference of Standards Laboratories (NCSL) International in 2000, and is their section coordinator. He has presented papers at NCSL International section, national, and international conferences. He has been published in NCSL International conference proceedings, as well as with the Measurement Science Conference, Cal Lab Magazine, The Standard, and Quality Progress (ASQ's monthly magazine). He is also the editor and coauthor of The Metrology Handbook, and ASQ Quality Press publication. Jay established Bucherview Metrology Services in 2002, and has consulted with clients ranging from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to a third-party one-man calibration function. He has taught the requirements of calibration in a cGMP environment (FDA compliance) for the Madison Area Technical College, to include quality systems, traceability of measurements, uncertainty budgets, record maintenance and documentation, and compliance with 21CFR part 11. Jay lives in De Forest, Wisconsin with his wife, daughter, and two miniature long-haired Dachshunds. |
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