Richard van Toorenburg · Qforge
Quality leadership.
Process improvement.
I help manufacturing businesses bring quality under control, resolve persistent problems and develop stronger quality teams. My approach combines senior quality leadership, technical depth and experience from the factory floor.

How I can help
Expertise where it matters.
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Interim Quality Management
Experienced quality leadership during a management gap, organisational change or persistent performance issues. I set priorities with management, support the team and put practical improvements into action.
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Manufacturing & Process Improvement
When defects, scrap or process variation keep returning, I help you understand the causes, check the measurements and work with operators and engineers to test changes and strengthen process control.
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Supplier Quality Development & Auditing
Assess supplier capability and address recurring quality issues. I work with purchasing, engineering and suppliers to clarify requirements, agree practical improvements and follow up on audit findings and corrective actions.
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Quality Team Assessment & Development
When responsibilities are unclear or the quality function needs to develop, I assess roles, skills and working relationships, then help the team establish clear priorities and a practical development plan.
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Project Quality & Acceptance
Quality support for new equipment, major modifications, investment projects and complex new product introductions (NPI). I help define requirements, plan inspections and tests, and make readiness and outstanding actions clear before acceptance and handover.
How I work
From understanding
to lasting improvement.
I connect management priorities with what is actually happening in the process. I check the measurements, investigate causes and work with the team to verify improvements and build them into everyday work.

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Understand
Listen to the team, see the process and agree what needs attention.
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Investigate
Look beyond symptoms and connect the evidence with practical experience.
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Improve
Work with the people involved to make changes that address the causes.
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Embed
Make the new approach part of everyday work, with clear ownership.
The person behind Qforge
Meet Richard.
I started at Philips in Drachten as an operator, soldering specialist and trainer. My career developed through production and supplier quality into international leadership as Director of Supplier Quality for Personal Health.
Through Qforge, I now work with management teams and the people closest to the process, connecting strategic priorities with technical investigation, clear responsibilities and practical improvements.
Working together
What others say
Excerpts from people I have worked with.
Let’s talk
Let’s discuss your quality challenge.
Tell me what is happening in your organisation. We can explore where support would make a difference.





