Charles Sams

Charles Sams currently serves as the Manager of Global Quality Management Systems at Lumentum, overseeing internal and third-party audits in compliance with ISO, IATF, and TL9000 standards, while actively leading preventive and corrective action initiatives. Prior experience includes managerial roles at Toyota Boshoku America, where responsibilities involved leading audits for IATF 16949 certification and managing engineering administration processes. Charles has also held senior specialist roles focusing on advanced quality management and process improvement at Toyoda Gosei North America and IEE Sensing USA, and began a career in quality engineering at Pulte Home Sciences. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Rochester Christian University and an Associate’s degree in General Studies from Macomb Community College.