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44 The International Journal of Conformity Assessment
References
1. ISO/IEC 17011:2017: Conformity assessment — Requirements
for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment
bodies
2. EA-2/19 INF:2020 – List of Risks for Accreditation Processes
and Operation of National Accreditation Bodies
3. ISO 31000:2018 – Risk Management – Guidelines
4. Fink, S. (2014). Crisis management: Planning for the inevitable.
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5. Oxford Dictionary (https://www.oed.com/)
6. ISO/IEC 17000:2004: Conformity Assessment — Vocabulary and
General Principles
Acknowledgement
The creation of this paper is due to the
contributions made by IAS staff. Without them,
this paper would not have been possible. We
sincerely thank them for all their thoughts and
efforts throughout the process.
Author Biographies
Dr. George Anastasopoulos serves
as the Senior Vice President at
International Accreditation Service (IAS).
He is a Mechanical Engineer with an
MS and a PhD in Applied Mechanics
from Northwestern University. He is a
member of the ISO TC176 and CASCO
committees who developed the new ISO 9001 and
ISO/IEC 17025. He was awarded the EOQ Presidential
Georges Borel Award for international achievements in
quality. He presented lectures related to Accreditation,
Conformity Assessment, Management Systems, BPR,
Telecoms-FTTH-IT and Process Auditing. He participated
in consulting and research projects in the USA, European
Union, and many other countries worldwide.
Patrick McCullen serves as the
Senior Program Manager of the
Management System Certification Body
at International Accreditation Service
(IAS). After a number of jobs within the
construction, service, and manufacturing
industries spanning 10 years, Patrick
McCullen joined IAS in December, 2014. Since that
time, he has held a number of roles within the company
serving the Testing Laboratory, Calibration Laboratory,
and Management Systems Certification Body programs.
Patrick has his bachelor’s degree in English and an
MBA in Engineering Management. He has 8+ years’
experience in the accreditation body realm and regularly
conducts assessments for the ISO/IEC 17021-1 program.
He participates in various international committees/
working groups including the APAC Business Continuity
Management Systems Working Group as well as the
APAC Management Systems Committee and the IAF
Remote Assessment Task Force. Patrick is a provisional
evaluator for APAC in ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015
and ISO 45001:2018. He is a high-energy facilitator for
multiple IAS training programs and greatly enjoys the
interactive nature of the IAS learning model and being
able to network with international colleagues. Patrick has
also delivered a number of presentations at conferences
such as the Measurement Science Conference, NCSLI,
APAC, and ASQ.
Harry Makam serves as the
Accreditation Program Officer at
International Accreditation Service (IAS).
He has his BS in Forensic Science from
the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
He is also an EPA Microbiology Lab
Certification Officer and has performed
numerous assessments on testing
laboratories against the ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
