Karla Palermo
About Karla Palermo
Karla Palermo is the Director of Quality Assurance at Procter & Gamble, with extensive experience in quality management and regulatory inspections.
Current Title and Position
Karla Palermo currently serves as the Director Of Quality Assurance at Procter & Gamble, a role she has held since 2017. She is based in Iowa City, Iowa, where she oversees quality assurance operations. Her responsibilities include leading the implementation of Quality Management Systems (QMS) for multimillion-dollar facilities.
Previous Roles at Procter & Gamble
Before becoming the Director Of Quality Assurance, Karla Palermo held several positions at Procter & Gamble. She was the Quality Assurance Department Manager from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, she served as a Team Manager from 2010 to 2013 and as a Process Engineer from 2008 to 2010. Each of these roles further developed her expertise in quality assurance and process management.
Experience at Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Karla Palermo gained valuable engineering experience early in her career as an Industrial Engineer I at Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 2007 to 2008. This role involved applying industrial engineering principles to optimize manufacturing processes.
Educational Background
Karla Palermo holds an MBA in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from Washington State University, completed in 2016. She also has a Certificate in Lean Six Sigma from Villanova University, earned in 2007. Her foundational education includes a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayaguez, which she completed in 2006.
Quality Management and Regulatory Expertise
Karla Palermo is proficient in hosting regulatory inspections for agencies such as the FDA and Health Canada, as well as in ISO 9001 and MDSAP via 13485. She has demonstrated her expertise in cGMP, specifically CFR 810, 811, and 820, and has led the implementation of Quality Management Systems (QMS) for large-scale facilities.