The Quality Technician’s Handbook (6th Edition)

I had the fortune of being trained by Mr. Griffith in GD&T 10 years ago as a rookie designer. He certainly opened my eyes to the reality of translating the page to the real world. He was very,very well versed in the topics of GD&T and inspection. Years later I found myself in QA and a member of ASQ and find out that he has written (and been writing) “the book” on technical quality skills. This book is not weighted toward metric improvement, SS, or cultural quality topics though it includes those. Its the book you want handy when its time to discuss how to measure something properly which is the fundamental business of quality professionals. It is well-organized, easy to read though you should have some experience before diving in. I recommend this book to all levels as the topics within it are “core” skills. In fact though I am a CQE, I tend to grab this book first when needing a reference for day-to-day tactical issues.