Bucherview Metrology Services
Jay L. Bucher started Bucherview Metrology Services in 2002
as a calibration/metrology consulting and training company. Clients have
ranged from a one-man third party calibration function to the
Technical Services Division of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (N.I.S.T.). As the President and Chief Metrologist,
Mr. Bucher
has more than 38 years experience in the calibration and metrology
career fields. He successfully held positions in United States Air
Force Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMEL) ranging
from bench technician to section supervisor, and from the Quality
Assurance Manager to the Senior Laboratory Manager (PMEL Lab Chief). He has also
held positions as Senior Metrologist with Raytheon Middle East
Systems (RAYMES) in support of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Force
PMEL, and Manager of Metrology Services for a world leading
biotechnology company. Starting in 1997 he developed, implemented
and managed a ‘Best-in-Class’ metrology and calibration program that
exceeded the standards of ISO 9001 and ISO 13485, and also met the
requirements for cGMP (the FDA's QSR). He developed a paperless
records system in 1999
for the data collection, storage and retrieval of their calibration
records. He upgraded their paperless system to be wireless in 2005,
and to meet 21CFR, Part 11 requirements in 2006.
Mr.
Bucher has been a member delegate for the National Conference of
Standards Laboratories (NCSL) International since 1997. He started
the Madison Wisconsin Section of NCSL International in 2000, and was their section coordinator
through 2007, and is the section coordinator again in 2009. He is also the North
Central U. S. Region Coordinator. He received the Section/Region
Coordinator of the Year Award from NCSL International in August
2006. He has presented papers at six NCSL International Workshop &
Symposiums, along with numerous presentations at section meetings in the Twin Cities, Chicago,
IL, and Madison, WI.
As a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), Mr. Bucher
stays active in the Measurement Quality Division (MQD) of ASQ. He is
the current Chair (2009/2011) and holds the positions of Chair, CCT
sub-committee, Publications Chair, Share Point Administrator,
Standards Committee Representative, and website liaison. He is also the Managing Editor and
Publisher of
The Standard, the quarterly
newsletter of MQD. He took
The Standard
from being an occasional publication to being electronic with quarterly editions starting in 2005. He received the
division’s highest honor, The Max J. Unis Award in
2004 for his leadership in
The Metrology Handbook project.
Mr. Bucher earned his CCT (Certified Calibration Technician) certification
in June 2003. He has recertified and is current until June 2012. He
is listed as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) for the CCT writing and
review workshops. As a member of the CCT certification subcommittee,
he has been active in updating and improving the exam items since
the CCT was approved by ASQ. Mr. Bucher is also an Editorial Advisor
for
Cal Lab Magazine, reviewing articles pertaining to calibration
and metrology applications in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical
industries.
- The Metrology Handbook (Editor and coauthor), ISBN-13: 978-0-87389-620-7, available here;
- The Quality Calibration Handbook: Developing and Managing a Calibration Program; ISBN-13: 978-0-87389-704-4; available here;
- Paperless Records: Designing and Creating Your Own Electronic Forms; ISBN-13: 978-1-60402-103-5; available here;
- Ethics - The Final Frontier, ISBN-13: 978-1-61539-106-6; available here.
Education:
Distinguished graduate, US Air Force Technical Training School: 3ABR32430,
Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMEL) - May 1972
Distinguished graduate, 22nd Air Force NCO Leadership School,
Norton AFB, CA - December 1977
Graduate, Pacific Air Force's NCO Academy,
Kadena AB, Okinawa - February 1985
Distinguished Graduate, USAF First Sergeant's Academy correspondence course - September 1989
Graduate, USAF Senior NCO Academy correspondence course - November 1989
