Publications
What I have learned from the bridge of a ship, oil and gas sites, factory floors and hundreds of audits, written down so you can use it. Books, practical templates and short articles on quality, compliance and improvement.
The Unchained series
Two books for people who run quality systems and are tired of ritual. The first explains why good methods turn into cages. The second is the toolbox that shows what each tool is actually for.
Unchained Quality
Lean, Six Sigma, ISO 9001 and the rest were built as tools. In company after company they have hardened into rituals, and the people using them stopped asking what the tool was for. This book looks at how that happens, what each method really does and where it stops working, and how to keep the rigor while dropping the ceremony.
The cases come from real work in manufacturing, maritime, pharma, oil and gas and software. Written for quality managers, operations leaders, auditors, continuous improvement people and executives who suspect the procedure has become the point.
Kindle on Amazon eBook, EPUB and PDF Paperback and hardcover coming soonThe Unchained Toolbox
The practical companion to Unchained Quality. Every chapter follows the same pattern: what the tool is, what it is for, a worked example, where it breaks, and exercises to practice with. It covers SPC, Pareto, fishbone, 5 Whys, process mapping, DMAIC, root cause analysis, CAPA, DOE, A3, kaizen, value stream mapping, kanban, standard work, 5S, theory of constraints, ISO 9001 and auditing, benchmarking, Kano and FMEA.
It ends with a diagnostic selector that matches the problem in front of you to the tool that fits it.
eBook, EPUB and PDF Kindle and paperback coming soonReady to use documents from a Lead Auditor
Editable Word and Excel packs built the way an auditor expects to see them. Download, put your company name in, and adapt to how you actually work.
ISO 9001:2026 Transition Gap Checklist
29 questions on only what changed in the 2026 revision, with a scoring sheet and a 90 day roadmap. Takes about 30 minutes.
Get it freeISO Template Packs
Complete document sets for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001 with SOC 2, plus the ISO 9001:2026 Transition Toolkit.
See the packsGDPR, HR and Bookkeeping
A 24 document GDPR pack with a compliance tracker, an HR policy and SOP starter kit, and bookkeeping spreadsheets for small businesses.
Browse on EtsyShort reads on quality and compliance
Notes on ISO transitions, audits, root cause and running a management system that people actually use. I post most of them on LinkedIn first.
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Gumroad
Both books as EPUB and PDF, every template pack and the free checklist. Instant download.
Gumroad storeLarge print puzzle books
Easy on the eyes, 8.5 x 11 inch pages, full solutions. A good gift for parents and grandparents.
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The books explain the thinking. If you want help putting it to work in your quality system, audit or ISO 9001:2026 transition, let's talk.
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