OMNEX VIRTUAL CUSTOMER CONFERENCE 2024
A comprehensive overview of CQI-34, the guidance document addressing embedded software approval in automotive applications, presented by Greg Alling, Director and Technical Fellow at Dana Incorporated.
The session covers industry standards including ASPICE, ISO 26262 and ISO 21434, the business case for standardization, CQI-34’s structure with 15 process requirements mirroring PPAP, and integration with existing quality frameworks — reducing approval process variations and supporting IATF 16949 compliance.
Presenter
Greg Alling
Director / Technical Fellow – Global Quality Systems and Audit, Dana Incorporated
Currently responsible for Dana’s global quality systems and major design center systems, plus the company’s software/hardware quality assurance activity. Majored in Mathematics and Statistics at Michigan State University and attended l’Institut de Touraine in Tours, France. Intacs certified ASPICE Provisional Assessor and ASQ CRE, CQE, and CQA certified. Over 42 years with Dana in various locations as plant quality manager, division quality director, manufacturing and quality systems senior engineer, reliability engineer, and his current position spanning 10 years. Represented Dana on the AIAG Quality Steering Committee for over 10 years and currently participates with the AIAG work group developing the Software Assurance Approval Process.