Mel Gadd of Management Systems Consultants offers twenty plus years’ experience in Vice President/Director positions in the Software/IT/Information Security sector.  He is an advisor and consultant and has provided guidance, often going on to implement multiple ISO 9001 Certified Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ISO 27001 Certified Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) for organizations. 

Mel has continued to carry out third-party audits to ISO Standards as an associate for accredited Certification Bodies including Lloyd’s Register, the British Standards Institute, Det Norske Veritas and Bureau Veritas. 

Companies assessed include Apple, IBM, Cisco, Intel, FedEx Services, Symantec, Medtronic and Verizon.

Mel has the following professional certifications:

• Principal Auditor ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS), registered with the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA), Id 01182129.

• ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) Auditor, registered with the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA), Id 01182129.

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), registered with ISACA, Id 1915686.

• TickITplus Foundation Assessor, registered with Global Association for Software Quality (GASQ), Id 30100.

Other positions held:

Current position: Director of Audit & Certifications. 

Previous positions: Global Vice President of Quality, Customer Feedback & Compliance and Senior Director and Director level roles with Oracle and PeopleSoft.

Experienced Software/IT/Cybersecurity auditor and practitioner with a successful track-record of implementing global ISO 9001 certified Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ISO 27001 certified Information Security Management Systems.

Extensive experience of leading third-party audits of Management Systems for software/IT organizations worldwide as an ISO 9001 TickIT /TickITplus and ISO 27001 Auditor with several Certification Bodies.