Over 44 years experience in defence, aerospace and high-performance industries. To date involved in the development and publication of 20 national and international standards and 17 guides and verification criteria. Consultation available on national and international standards bodies, standards development, guides, assessments and auditing of organisations in the area of counterfeit avoidance and obsolescence management.
Professional History: Graham Goring BSc(Hons) CQP MCQI
BSc (Hons) at City, London University 1980, Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer BSc(Hons) Analog Devices from 1980, Senior Materials QA Engineer MIQA Racal Defence 1984, Principle Standards Engineer Racal Defence Group from 1988, Principle Components Engineer Racal Avionics 1996, Principle Components Engineer Thales Avionics 2000, Components and Standards Consultant BSc(Hons) CQP MCQI Thales Group 2008, Standards Consultant e-standards 2015, Director IIOM 2016, IIOM Head of Standards and Accreditation 2020, Fellow of the International Institute of Obsolescence Management FIIOM 2022.
BSc(Hons) Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering with Honours
MIQA Member of the Institute of Quality Assurance became the CQI
CQP MCQI Chartered Quality Professional, Member of the Chartered Quality Institute.
FIIOM Fellow of the International Institute of Obsolescence Management.
Special Recognition Award for Services to Obsolescence Management June 2013
Presented at the 8th Component Obsolescence Group (COG) International Conference, York. Joined COG in 1998 when acted as chair of the Publications and Standards Group which was formed as a sub-group of COG. COG became the International Institute of Obsolecence Management in 2015 and Head of Standardisation for IIOM 2019 for a further 3 years.
Special Commendation from the British Standards Institution
Received a Special Commendation from Dr Scott Steedman CBE FREng, Director of Standards BSI 10 March 2015 for his contribution to Standards Development in the field of obsolescence management as a BSI committee member. First became involved in standards development with the British Standards Society in 1988. The following is my list of standards development participation.
19 Standards published
IEC 62402:2019 Obsolescence management (IEC TC56 WG3 MT20 Convenor) Published 2019-05-29.
BS EN IEC 62402:2019 Obsolescence management (DS/1/2 Chair) Published 2019-07-17.
DEF-STAN 00-71/1 :1998 Obsolescence Management. Superseded by BS7000-5:2001 Superseded by BS EN 62402:2007.
BS PD 6615:1998. Guide to Setting up a Parts Database (Author)
BS PD 6614:2002 Obsolescence Management. Guide to the Substitution of Components in Electronic Equipment (Ed.2 Author, Also Author for PD 6614:1999 Ed.1)
BS PD 6667:2000 Obsolescence management. Code of practice for obsolescence notification and support from suppliers of electronic components (Co Author with COG Members)
BS 7000-5:2001 Design management systems. Design management systems. Guide to managing obsolescence
IEC/PAS 62239 Ed.1 2001 Electronic component management plans (Co Author and based on CLC BTTF101-3: CECC-CAUG166H3:2000-05-25)
IEC 62402:2007 Obsolescence management – Application guide (IEC TC56 Pt.5.1 Convenor) Superseded by IEC 62402:2019 Ed.2.
DEF STAN 05-135/1:2014 Avoidance Of Counterfeit Materiel (CAWG Member)
SAE AIR6273:2019-07 Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms – Counterfeit Materiel or Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical Parts (SAE G19T Chair 2012 – 2014) Issued .
SAE AS5553C:2013 Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, And Disposition (G19 member)
PD IEC TS 62668-1:2012 Process management for avionics. Counterfeit prevention. Avoiding the use of counterfeit, fraudulent and recycled electronic components (GEL107/TC107 WG3 Member)
PD IEC TS 62668-2:2014 Process Management For Avionics – Counterfeit Prevention – Part 2: Managing Electronic Components From Non-Franchised Sources (GEL107/TC107 WG3 Member)
IEC 62239-1:2018 Process management for avionics – Management plan – Part 1: Preparation and maintenance of an electronic components management plan
IEC TS 62239-2:2017 Process management for avionics – Management plan – Part 2: Preparation and maintenance of an electronic COTS assembly management plan
SAE AS5553C1:2019 Counterfeit Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition (G19CI member)
IEC 62668-1:2019 Process management for avionics – Counterfeit prevention – Part 1: Avoiding the use of counterfeit, fraudulent and recycled electronic components (GEL107/TC107 WG3 Member)
IEC 62668-2:2019 Process management for avionics – Counterfeit prevention – Part 2: Managing electronic components from non-franchised sources (GEL107/TC107 WG3 Member)
SAE AS5553D:2022-4 Counterfeit Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition (G19 member)
SAE STD-0016A:2023-12 Standard for Preparing a DMSMS Management Plan (SAE APMC member)
17 Guides and Verification Criteria published
COG The Obsolescence Minefield. Issue 1: 2002 A Guide to Tackling Disappearing Products
COG The Date Coding Minefield: 2003 A Guide to Component Traceability through the Date Code. Superseded by COG The Counterfeit Electronic Components Minefield V2 2010.
COG The Supply Chain Minefield. Issue 1: 2003. The Role of the Distributor in Managing Obsolescence Problems.
COG The Long-Term Storage Minefield. Issue 1: 2004. A Guide to ensuring your equipment can still be built and maintained in years to come.
COG The Pb-Free Minefield. Issue 1 2005. A Guide to Mitigating Risk during the Transition to RoHS Compliance.
COG Redundant Stock Minefield. Issue 1: 2005. A Guide to Inventory Management and Obsolescence Co-ordination.
COG The Obsolescence Minefield. Issue 2: 2005 A Guide to Tackling Disappearing Products
COG The Hardware Design Minefield:2007 A Guide to the Electronic Design process and its Obsolescence Mitigation Strategies.
COG The Software Obsolescence Minefield: Issue 1 2007. A Guide to supporting software and electronic information.
COG The Obsolescence Minefield: Issue 1 2007. A Guide for Senior Executives.
COG The Counterfeit Electronic Components Minefield: Issue 1 2008. A guide to understanding and avoiding Counterfeit Components.
COG The Emulation and Substitution Minefield: Issue 1 2008. Guide to replacing obsolete semiconductor components.
COG The Obsolescence Tools Minefield: Issue 1 2008. A Guide to Availability Monitoring.
COG The REACH Minefield Issue 1 2012: A guide to this important legislation and managing the changes that are required to manage hazardous materials.
SAE ARP6328B Guideline for Development of Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition Systems (G19CI Member) ARP6328B currently in WIP.
SAE AS6462B:2019 AS5553B, Counterfeit Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition Verification Criteria (G19C Member) AS6462C currently in WIP.
IECQ WG15 Obsolescence Management (Convenor) – Conformity Assessment Process Scheme for the OM discipline