SimpleQuE: More Than An ISO Consulting Company
SimpleQuE is a full-service ISO consulting company helping the automotive, aerospace, manufacturing and service sectors achieve and maintain ISO and industry specific certifications. Our customized approach applies to all facets of the certification process, including internal audits, gap analysis, development for certification, upgrading to a new standard, maintenance support, and training.
Quality Excellence Made Simple — Over 20 Years of ISO Certification Expertise
Company Overview
SimpleQuE is an ISO, IATF®, AS consulting, internal audit, and training company created to help organizations achieve and maintain industry specific certifications without unnecessary complexity. With over 20 years of experience, our team has supported more than 2,000 organizations through certification and ongoing compliance across aerospace, automotive, environmental, safety, and quality management systems.
At simpleQuE – Quality Excellence involves an ongoing process of building and sustaining relationships by assessing, anticipating and fulfilling the compliance and certification needs of our clients. And that includes providing added value through our knowledge and resources.
We help clients build efficient and effective management systems that support real business operations for success. Our consultants, internal auditors and trainers guide clients through the full lifecycle of ISO certification, ensuring systems are designed for daily use and long-term value, not just audit readiness. Year-after-year, our clients turn to us because they recognize us as a trusted partner and extension of their quality management team.
2,000+
Companies Served
100%
Certification Success Rate
3,000+
Internal Audits Conducted by Certified Lead Auditors
Core Values
Our Vision:
“Quality Excellence Made Simple”…To be recognized as the firm that simplified ISO management system implementation and maintenance.
SimpleQuE will be recognized (by customers, prospects, network partners, and subcontractors) as the leading management system consultant in the:
• Aerospace: AS9100, AS9110, AS9120, ASA-100, AS13100, AS9145
• Automotive: IATF 16949®, MAQMSR, VDA, AIAG/VDA Core Tools, CQI
• ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001
Our Mission:
By providing simple, effective solutions customized to a company's culture and business complexity.
Our Purpose:
Satisfaction and success from helping others.
Built to Help You Succeed at Certification
SimpleQuE was founded by leaders who have operated at the highest levels of the certification ecosystem — including executive leadership within certification bodies, accreditation organizations, and participation in industry standards development committees.
Many members of our team have worked directly for certification bodies, and our leadership has contributed to the development of aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, and ASTM-related standards. This rare combination of certification, accreditation, and standards-writing experience provides our clients with insight few consulting firms can offer.
We don’t approach compliance as a checklist exercise. We assist organizations in building management systems that are disciplined, scalable, and aligned with real business performance — because we understand how standards are written, how they are interpreted, and how they are enforced.
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What Sets SimpleQuE Apart from Other ISO Consultancies?
Experienced Experts. Consistent Results.
When organizations engage SimpleQuE, they expect more than general ISO knowledge — they expect disciplined, experienced professionals who deliver measurable value.
Every consultant, internal auditor, and trainer representing SimpleQuE is carefully selected for deep industry experience, strong audit insight, and a proven ability to guide organizations toward sustainable certification performance. Our team includes former certification body professionals and seasoned industry and management system leaders who understand both compliance requirements and real-world operations.
With more than 30 consultants located across the United States, we provide national reach with consistent methodology and quality standards.
What This Means for Our Clients
- Experienced auditors and consultants who have evaluated hundreds — and in many cases thousands — of management systems.
- Practical, implementation-focused guidance grounded in real operational experience.
- Clear, confident direction that eliminates uncertainty during certification preparation.
- Right-sized systems designed to meet requirements without excessive documentation or unnecessary process layers.
- Consistency across engagements, ensuring dependable delivery whether supporting a single site or a multi-location organization.
Our team’s experience translates into efficient implementation, stronger internal discipline, and greater confidence when certification audits occur.
Leadership at simpleQuE
Our Founder
- Founder & CEO of SimpleQuE, during his 40-year career, Jim Lee has leveraged certification, accreditation, and standards leadership experience to help organizations build resilient, audit-ready systems that drive measurable business results.
- Former President & COO of Eagle Certification Group, leading accredited certification operations and gaining firsthand insight into how registrars evaluate compliance and organizational performance, and direct engagement with accreditation bodies governing compliance standards.
- Former Co-Owner of ACLASS Corporation (now ANAB), with experience at the accreditation level shaping industry compliance frameworks.
- Active participant in international industry standards writing committees, contributing to aerospace QMS standards, the former automotive semiconductor supplement, and prior ASTM-related standards development — providing clients rare insight into the intent and how requirements are written, interpreted, and applied.
Our President
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- President of SimpleQuE, Deanne Sparr, leads client partnerships and operational strategy, ensuring consistent, high-impact engagement delivery - and strategic growth across aerospace, automotive, medical device, manufacturing, and service industries.
- Experienced quality management leader and advisor, with 30+ years in all facets of quality management systems from implementing systems as the Management Representative and Automotive Tier I Quality Manager, to Lead Auditor and Project Manager for Smithers Quality Assurance, to having her own consulting business.
- Drives the structure and discipline behind simpleQuE’s outsourced internal audits, providing clients with objective, business-focused evaluations that go beyond checklist auditing.
- Provides executive oversight to client engagements, aligning simpleQuE’s methodologies with organizational culture, leadership priorities, and long-term performance goals.
- Committed to helping organizations, guiding organizations through ISO, IATF 16949®, AS9100, and industry-specific implementations with a focus on sustainable system performance.
Focused ISO Expertise & Trusted Partner
SimpleQuE deliberately limits its ISO consulting scope to standards where experience and judgment matter most. The company does not offer generic consulting across every framework. Instead, focus remains on ISO and industry-specific standards, like aerospace and automotive, that require precision, deep understanding, and sustained client relationships.
This focused approach has resulted in measurable market presence within key certification areas. simpleQuE maintains long-term partnerships with manufacturing, distribution and service organizations, supporting clients through certification and ongoing compliance.
Serving thousands of clients nationwide, including:
of the top 100 Automotive Tier I suppliers
of the top 100 Aerospace and Defense companies
of NASA’s top 100 suppliers
Simple, Effective ISO Management System Solutions
Many organizations overcomplicate their ISO management systems during implementation. These systems may look comprehensive on paper, but they become difficult to maintain in practice. When organizations operate "below ground", tangled in unnecessary complexity, confusion, and effort, ISO becomes a burden rather than a tool for improvement.
SimpleQuE helps organizations move "above ground" by simplifying ISO management systems, creating clarity, and building approaches that remain effective over time. Our goal is to provide our clients with a practical understanding of the standard and its requirements. Sustainable management systems focus on what is required by the standards without adding layers of documentation or process that do not serve the business.
When ISO implementation is approached correctly, management systems become practical, value-added, and naturally integrated into daily operations. Organizations should not feel disrupted by their quality systems. Instead, ISO should support the work that is already being done, provide structure where it is needed, and reduce risk without creating administrative burden. Simplicity in design leads to sustainability in practice.
We Hold Ourselves to the Same Standard
We are proud to say that simpleQuE is ISO 9001 certified, and we are committed to operating with the same discipline as shown by our clients.
Our quality management system is designed to be clear, efficient, and sustainable to demonstrate that effective compliance does not require unnecessary complexity or excessive documentation.
For our clients, this means:
- We understand firsthand what it takes to maintain ISO certification.
- Our guidance is grounded in systems we actively operate (not just advise on).
- We value clarity, accountability, and measurable performance.
- We treat ISO as a management discipline that drives operational excellence.
The principles we promote — practical implementation, disciplined execution, and right-sized documentation, are the same principles that govern how we run our own organization.
ISO 9001:2015
Quality Excellence Made Simple
ISO certification is more than passing an audit. It is about building trust, demonstrating consistency, and strengthening operations through disciplined management practices. When implemented correctly, a quality management system supports continual improvement and long-term success, without creating unnecessary administrative burden.
SimpleQuE helps organizations replace complexity with clarity, building ISO management systems that are practical, sustainable, and aligned with real business objectives.
Quality excellence should be simple. That belief defines our name and guides our work.