About

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Cary Black, CQE, PCQI

Mr. Black is an accomplished and results-driven analytical chemist, ASQ certified quality engineer (CQE), QMS Auditor, Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI), Sports Equipment Institute (SEI) Auditor, cGMP, Sports Equipment, and PPE consultant with multiple skill sets and 35+ years’ experience in project management, developer of training programs, analytical laboratory experience, lead auditor, quality control and assurance, consulting, technical writing, risk analyses, process engineering/process improvement, continuous improvement champion and trainer, polymeric chemistry, lean manufacturing, statistical process control (SPC), research and development, EU GMP, US FDA, NAFP, NOCSAE regulations. 

Areas of consulting expertise include:

• Cannabis/Kratom/food pharma industrial aspects
• cGMP compliant facility design
• cGmp Quality Management Systems (QMS)
• cGMP Facility/Equipment validation
• Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP)
• Continuous Improvement Trainer
• Risk Management expertise​
• Lean Manufacturing​​

• 21 CFR 111, 117, 210, and 211
  
• EU cGMP-Eudralex
  
• Cost of Quality expert
  
• NOCSAE QC/QA Plans
  
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  
• Sports Equipment PPE compliance
  

ASTM Standards

Mr. Black is the Principal Author and Technical Contact for the following published ASTM standards:

• D7635/D7635M - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Thickness of Coatings Over Fabric Reinforcement
• D8220-20 - Standard Guide for Conducting Recall/Removal Procedures for Products in the Cannabis Industry
• ​D8222-21a - Establishing an Effective Quality Management System (QMS) in the Cannabis/Hemp Industry
• D8244-21a - Analytical Laboratory Operations Supporting the Cannabis Industry
• D8334/D8334M-20 - The Sampling of Cannabis/Hemp Post-Harvest Batches for Laboratory Analyses
• D8347-21a - Standard Guide for Requirements for Analytical Laboratory Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
• D8346-21a - Standard Guide for Requirements for Quality Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
• D8348-21a - Standard Guide for Requirements for Transportation and Logistics Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
• D8403-21 - Standard Practice for Certificate Programs within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries

Mr. Black is the secondary author of the following ASTM standards in progress to publication:

• WK73439 - Standard Specification for Medicinal-Use Cannabis Inflorescence (with David Vaillencourt). 
• WK80447 - Standard Guide for The Sampling of Field and Bulk Harvest Lots of Cannabis and Hemp for Laboratory Analyses (with Devin Kim)

Personal Life

​Cary is the author of the following books:

1. Zen and the Art of Cooking Beer-Can Chicken
2. Katrina: A Freight Train Screamin’
3. French Quarter Tori and the Red Owl

 
“Cary has a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, is an avid cook, and a musician (guitars/keyboards/mandolins/vocals) with 35 years of semi-professional experience composing, recording, producing videos and performing.  Cary is currently working in an acoustic duo with his beautiful bride Gretchen playing in the New Orleans/Gulf Coast areas.”