Aerospace QMS Consulting

The shop floor
doesn't lie.
Neither do I.

I help small aerospace organizations get AS9100 and ISO 9001 certified — and stay that way — with systems built around how your operation actually works. Nearly 30 years of experience. No hand-offs. No junior consultants.

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30
Years in Aerospace QMS
AS9100 Rev D & ISO 9001 End-to-end certification implementation for small aerospace manufacturers
Intelligent QMS Tool Suite AI-assisted tools built on aerospace compliance requirements — not general productivity software
Direct access. Always. Every call, every deliverable — Clayton Kuehl. No account managers. No hand-offs.
4–9 months to certification Most clients certify without disrupting production
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Why it's different

Built for the shop.
Not for the binder.

Most QMS implementations fail on the floor — not in the audit room. Systems that exist on paper and nowhere else are what I've spent three decades fixing.

01
Pragmatic systems, not paper empires

Every procedure and form I build exists because it adds value — not because a template said so. Your team will understand it and actually use it. If it doesn't survive the shop floor, it won't survive an audit.

02
Intelligent automation where it counts

I've built tools that handle the QMS pain points that consume the most time — audit planning, root cause analysis, corrective action, calibration management. Applied where it reduces workload. Deliberately absent where it would add risk without value.

03
Minimal disruption to your operations

I work around your production schedule. Virtual-first, on-site when it makes sense. The goal is certification without chaos — and a system your team embraces rather than resents.

04
Direct access to the expert. Always.

You work with me — Clayton Kuehl — on every call, every deliverable, every question. No account managers. No junior staff who've never seen a registrar audit. The experience you're paying for is the experience you get.

Services

Where your shop
actually is right now

Each service is designed for a specific stage — not where a generic consulting engagement assumes you should be, but where you actually are.

Implementation
Certification Implementation

Full AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001 implementation — from initial gap assessment through final audit. Built around how your operation actually works. Most clients certify in four to nine months without disrupting production.

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Assessment
QMS Gap Assessment

One day on-site. A clear, written report on exactly where you stand against AS9100 Rev D or ISO 9001 — and what it will take to close the gaps. Before committing to full implementation, know what you're actually dealing with.

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Ongoing
Ongoing Support & Subscription

Certification is not a one-time event. Ongoing advisory support — with a purpose-built tool suite — to keep your quality system current, audit-ready, and continuously improving without a full-time quality hire.

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Intelligent QMS Tools

The friction
built out of
your QMS

I built this tool suite because I watched the same pain points slow down every implementation for 30 years. AI applied where it genuinely reduces workload. Deliberately absent where it would add risk.

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Gap Analysis Tool AI

Assesses your current QMS posture against AS9100 Rev D or ISO 9001. Produces a prioritized gap list with effort estimates. Exports to your own Excel workbook.

Foundation+
CAR + Root Cause Tool AI

Structured around the 3-Legged 5-Why used in aerospace corrective action. AI validates root-cause logic and identifies gaps in the why chain. Produces documentation suitable for registrar submission.

Foundation+
Audit Planning Tool AI

Upload your QMS documentation. AI identifies risk points specific to your organization and generates company-specific audit questions. Produces a formal audit report with findings categorized by clause and severity.

Foundation+
Customer Requirements Flow-Down Tool AI

Parses purchase order requirements and flows them down to the work order level. Catches missed requirements before they become customer complaints or audit findings. Touches every order, every time.

Active+
Training Manager

Tracks personnel training requirements, completion status, and competency records. Structured workflow tool — purpose-built logic. Produces a training matrix ready for audit evidence.

Active+
Calibration Manager

Manages calibration schedules, records, and out-of-tolerance events. No missed deadlines, no scrambled pre-audit record searches. Produces a calibration register for audit evidence.

Active+
Document Control Tool

Complete document lifecycle management — revision control, approval workflows, distribution records. The backbone of any auditable QMS, without the administrative burden.

All tiers
About Clayton Kuehl

Not theories.
Hard-won experience
from the floor up.

Three decades in aerospace quality management means you stop asking what could go wrong and start recognizing it before it does. I've built quality management systems from scratch for machine shops with five employees and scaled implementations for operations running seventy-five people across multiple shifts.

I've sat across the table from registrar auditors who had every reason to write findings — and helped organizations walk out of those rooms with clean results. I've written corrective action responses for customer complaints serious enough to threaten contracts, and I've seen what happens when the response doesn't get to root cause.

The tools exist because I know exactly where the pain is. This isn't a technology experiment. It's thirty years of pattern recognition built into something you can actually use.

30
Years in aerospace QMS
4–9
Months to certification for most clients
0
Junior consultants. You work with me.
Clayton M. Kuehl, Principal Consultant
Clayton M. Kuehl
Principal Consultant · The QMS Collective, LLC
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