Rolf George Shervey
Principal Quality Management Consultant in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
Rolf George Shervey brings a wide-ranging set of skills to his professional life, including business management, project management, quality consulting and auditing, strategic planning, program management, supply chain management, customer relationship management, and technical writing. As an independent consultant and writer, he provides specialized services and has contributed as an author or co-author to three technical publications.
Rolf maintains a strong personal and professional focus on quality, influencing all his work areas.
In 2015, he founded Quality Partners and took on the role of Principal Consultant for Quality Management and Process. He has supported clients for nine years by offering process improvement strategies that enhance long-term efficiency and customer satisfaction. His work includes writing technical materials such as quality manuals, policy documents, flow charts, and work instructions.
His career experience includes 15 years in the semiconductor industry and eight years in aerospace. Over 14 of those years were spent in various positions at a company now known as Onto Innovation. From 2012 to 2015, George Shervey led the company to achieve its first ISO 9001 International Quality Management Systems certification. Following this achievement, he was promoted to Quality Systems Manager for a global team of more than 600 employees. He oversaw cost-reduction initiatives, saving $364,000 in one year, and managed a group of 14 internal auditors across geographically dispersed locations.
Before this role, Rolf was a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, creating internal quality documentation and working closely with third-party auditors. He originally joined the company as a Senior Applications Engineer, supporting metrology equipment for SEMATECH at SUNY Albany. His role involved testing sensor technologies, coordinating installations worth $1 million and $5 million, and assisting with process integrations. He also trained clients in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, and Europe.
George Shervey was recognized as “Who’s Who In Engineering” 2011 while working with SEMATECH.
He later held roles including Senior Applications Engineer, Technical Support Manager, Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Regional Subcontracts Manager, and Production Quality Engineer. His work included the responsibilities of quality assurance, supplier performance, and aerospace subcontract management.