Ms. Karen Bruer has been involved in Quality Control and Nondestructive Testing for well over 20 years, achieving Level III certifications in VT, PT, MT, RT and UT in 1999; and Nuclear Level III in VT, PT, MT and RT in 2001. Upon retirement from the Navy, she became the Quality Assurance Manager and NDT Level III for Amee Bay, LLC. Under her guidance and program management, Amee Bay has received full ISO 9001:2008 Certification. Currently a member of ASNT, ASQ, ASTM and AWS. She is serving on the TC-1A Certification Committee and Penetrating Radiation Committee for American Society for Nondestructive Testing; is a member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) United States to ISO 9712; is the Executive Secretary Treasurer for the Defense Working Group on Nondestructive Testing; an organization dedicated to problem solving and advancing technology in support of all branches of the Department of Defense. Additionally, she supports the Federal Working Group on Industrial Digital Radiography by serving on the Leadership Committee and Assistant Training Task Team coordinator. She has co-written and published several White Papers and has co-authored an article on Phased Array Ultrasonic Simulations for NDT Magazine. Was awarded her B.S. in Industrial Technology from Old Dominion University, Virginia, in 2008. She has received multiple awards of recognition including the 2011 Defense Programs Award of Excellence.