Sandra Laird
Vice President, RRC International
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sandra has been responsible for the quality management of over 7.5 GW of utility solar power installations. For over 30 years, Sandra has gone above and beyond as a quality manager in multiple industries, including solar, utility power, automotive, and telecom. Sandra has a track record of implementing continuous improvement initiatives and leveraging lean manufacturing and quality operational practices to achieve outstanding results.

Sandra’s acumen in project management and consulting includes successfully managing 27 simultaneous solar projects and being instrumental in acquiring the first large-scale solar site certification.

Sandra earned her HBA in Psychology from the University of Windsor with a postgraduate degree in Science and Business Management from Pace University. She has trained in Six Sigma concepts and has additional formal training in Quality Operating Systems, Advanced Product Quality Process, and Auditing.

Sandra has held leadership positions in manufacturing, engineering, procurement, and quality management. She has implemented factory acceptance testing checkpoints for power transformers and developed supplier quality requirements to ensure vendor compliance.