Steven Severt

QA Manager at ALPLA | Global Leadership PhD Student at Indiana Tech | Principal Consultant at Isometric Consulting Group, LLC

Role
Qa Manager at ALPLA Group
Location
Dayton, OH, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Steven Severt

Certification doesn’t prevent problems—systems do.I am a quality-systems and operations leader with a passion for bridging global strategy with local execution. My career has centered on integrating manufacturing excellence, supply-chain resilience and organizational learning across dynamic, multinational environments.Currently pursuing doctoral research in Global Quality Management Systems (GQMS), I am investigating how multinational corporations reconcile headquarters-driven systems with subsidiary autonomy—focusing on the mechanisms that differentiate substantive quality performance from symbolic compliance (decoupling). Anchored in institutional theory, systems thinking and dynamic-capability frameworks, my work examines how digitalized quality infrastructures, leadership cognition and cultural context (via the GLOBE framework) drive or inhibit meaningful implementation.Whether leading teams on the floor, coordinating cross-border supplier networks or advancing academic insight, I bring a dual lens of practitioner discipline and scholarly curiosity. I’m especially interested in collaborating with fellow researchers, operational leaders and global executives who are exploring the interplay of high-rigour systems, human cognition and cultural nuance in manufacturing and quality domains.

Experience

  1. Qa Manager

    ALPLA Group

    Aug 2024 — Present · Dayton, OH, US

Education

  • Taylor University

    Religion/Religious Studies

    2011 — 2014

  • Indiana Institute of Technology

    Master of Science - MS, Engineering Management

    2020 — 2022

  • Liberty University

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.): Summa Cum Laude, Religion/Religious Studies

    2014 — 2015

  • Indiana Institute of Technology

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Global Leadership

Skills

  • Die Casting
  • Work Standardization
  • Pfmea
  • Manufacturing
  • Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
  • Digital Illustration
  • Engineering
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Christian Ministry
  • Toyota Production System
  • Supplier Quality
  • Fishbone
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • 8 Wastes
  • Poka Yoke
  • Automotive
  • Illustration
  • Microsoft Office
  • Preaching
  • 5s
  • Comic Book Illustration
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Troubleshooting
  • Process Capability
  • Cpk
  • Teaching

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