Vendor Qualification

In my many corporate years, I visited and qualified many suppliers and service providers. It is a required process, and particularly stringent, for vendors who supply medical device manufacturers. Those countless trips and the subsequent reports and documentation served me well in understanding what to look for and the expectations of such relationships.

I have made many such trips to local (Denver area) suppliers, and am headed to Ohio this week to visit one who was recently selected by a client. It's a reminder that, even though I work alone in my home office, there's always a network of people and businesses behind a contract design engineer. New clients looking for more than design work have the opportunity to choose a contract designer who has the resources to point them to other qualified providers of goods and services. I have met and worked with everyone from intellectual property lawyers to nut and bolt suppliers. Those that I've qualified and rely on for my business are excellent partners who I am happy to recommend.

As a contract designer, I can work with these resources on your behalf, or you can work directly with them during or after the design phase. It's all part of the full package you should look for in a partnership.