Erik Nebergall, Principal Consultant & Owner
After obtaining a BS in Industrial Design, Erik worked for Cincinnati Milacron (a machine tool manufacturer), completed their 2-year management training program, then was instrumental in the implementation and later management of their Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing program.
Erik was later recruited by Deloitte (a large financial auditing and management consulting firm) where he provided guidance as a senior manager in engineering and manufacturing process improvement. Erik’s client’s at Deloitte included GEAE (now GE Aerospace) and Caterpillar (tractor) companies. While at Deloitte, Erik earned his APICS CPIM (Production & Inventory Management) certification.
Following Deloitte, Erik was hired by a large-format (engineering) document imaging company (Access Corp.) to guide them in the development and later sales of a document management solution that became a significant player in the industry.
As an outgrowth of working closely with customers and the Access’ Marketing & Sales functions, and enjoying it, Erik left to start a sales support firm, Meta Marketing. The company specialized in the “hard-to-sell” for companies in the manufacturing, engineering and commercial software markets. Meta quickly grew to 35+ employees and served clients throughout North & South America and Europe.
In 2019, wishing to return to his roots in manufacturing and with a growing interest in the quality area, Erik formed QC-Advisors (QCA) with a Meta employee who had previously worked as a quality consultant. QCA originally focused on quality and process improvement, but quickly grew to include ISO and later VDA and other specialties. Erik is a certified auditor for numerous ISO standards.
While working for several QCA clients, the need for a quality-based assembly and disassembly (parts recovery) function became apparent. This was the catalyst for forming Pro Assemblers company which provides these services to a range of customers today.
In line with Erik’s interests in quality and the technical aspects of flying, in 2022 Erik established Ohio Avionics, a FAA repair station that inspects the quality and functionality of aircraft instruments. Erik has been a private instrument-rated pilot for more than 20 years, built and flies his own aircraft. To establish a FAA repair station required multiple-years of work with the FAA to create repair station procedures, a quality manual & training program similar those of an ISO QMS (Quality Management System). QCA now offers guidance in this area.
QC Advisors • Cincinnati, OH
erik.n@qc-advisors.com • (513) 531-0300