Michael W. McLean is the Managing Director of McLean Management Consultants Pty Ltd. Estblished 1988. Delegate to Standards Australia QR-008 ISO QM & QA Mirror Committee Member to ISO TC176 and Australian Member on the ISO TC176 Chairs' Strategy Advisory Group; Institute of Management Consultants Australia delegate to SF-001 OH&S ISO Mirror Committee. Past Convenor for ISO "Integrated use of management system standards (IUMSS)" HB 2018. ISO Co-convener for ISO 9001 Brand Integrity TG02; Member for ISO 10005, ISO 10009, ISO 10014; ISO 10019. An ISO Specialist on the current ISO 9001 :2015 Revision TC176 WG 29.

AOQ NSW Silver Annivessary Award (1993), AOQ Dr JM Juran Medallist (2008); AOQ Shilkin Prize (2012); Prof Kevin Foley Award (2023). ISO Secretary General Excellence Award (2018) for Convenorship of ISO IUMSS 2018 Handbook.

His consultancy is a Australian Defence Recognised Supplier. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (AusAID); ASEAN Automotive and Australian Maritime Safety Authority and Technical Specialist for DFAT ASEAN Development Programs. 

Chairman of Certex International Certification Advisory Board and Goal Group Professional Services Defence Supply Chain Lead.

Author of various books and academic peer reviewed publications on supply chain research into automotive, mining and education sectors. Co-developer with Dr A Burns for 'Q-Skills' Multi Media Software sold worlwide and co-author of various Executive Briefings .

Qualifiied Fitter and Turner, production engineering and senior manager with Standard Telephones & Cables / International Telephone & Telegraph (Australia, ITT HQ USA, Bell Telephone Belgium); Tenneco Monroe Automotive Springs, Wrangler and WDScott Management Consultants prior to starting his firm MMC in 1988. Assignments in Asia Pacific, ASEAN, Europe, Japan, North America, Middle East, NZ, Pacific Islands, PNG, Scotland, UK and USA.