Devindra Chattergoon B. Sc., MBA
Devindra began his career in the natural gas industry (in 1993), and has consulting / management experience in more than 80 organizations and over 40 industries, including:
| ➢ Oil & gas technical & Engineering services | ➢ Standardization |
| ➢ Conformity assessment (accreditation & inspection) | ➢ Education & training |
| ➢ Construction | ➢ IT solutions |
| ➢ Electricity generation | ➢ Industrial chemicals, paints & coatings |
| ➢ Laboratory services (industrial & clinical) | ➢ Automotive sales & service |
| ➢ Shipping | ➢ Food (ingredients & packaging) |
| ➢ Printing & design |
Since 1996 he has worked with ISO 9001, API Q1, ISO/IEC 17025 & 17020, ISO 15189 and other standards. He has trained over 2,800 persons, and has over 1,800 hours of audit experience. Based in Trinidad, his international experience includes Japan, USA, UK, Italy, Holland, Mexico, the Azores (Portugal), Bermuda & 9 CARICOM countries, some on IDB & EDF-funded projects. He is recognized in the English-speaking Caribbean as an expert in Quality Management Systems.
As a technical expert to ISO he worked directly on ISO 10005 (Quality Plans), ISO 19011 (Auditing), ISO/TS 9002 (Guidance for ISO 9001) and IWA 31 (Risk). He was the Quality Manager at the Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) who had the distinction of successfully leading them to being one of twelve certified national standards bodies (as at May 2005). He was also the Lead Consultant for the 1st ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation in CARICOM.
Devindra is a trained ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ISO/IEC 17025 Assessor and holds a B. Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry and Management (University of the West Indies). He successfully completed an MBA (Innovation and Technology Management specialization) at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. He also holds the NEBOSH General Certificate (Safety), certification in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic), and Building Construction (UWI).
He provides management consultancy services, serves as the Chair of the ISO/TC 176 Mirror Committee at TTBS, is the elected President of the Trinidad & Tobago Society for Quality (www.ttsq.net) and supports the UWI Alumni Association