RiddickanCo:"Why" Movara?
- Toriano Riddick jr.
- Aug 17
- 13 min read
Happy MOVARA Monday. I hope you all had a great start to the week (If youre looking for your sign to relax with a nice drink on a Monday this is it ahah). Im excited writing this blog because I get to explain the entire concept of MOVARA and why this Journey is important for each of you reading this.
Lock in with me briefly.
THE WHY.
Everyone has a story to their "Why?"
Sit down and let me paint the picture of my "WHY".
As a kid growing up in West Memphis/Marion, Arkansas Harvard yard 43 S Dunhill and being Fayetteville, NC raised- Strickland and Fisher rd 2-6! aha). I was sharp outside of the textbook but I always enjoyed learned why something is the way it is. I would grow to carry that mindset with me. If you know anything about that trait you're typically seen as the rebel one. Well going into my teenage years I would come to rely on using those skills to my advantage to survive being a product of my environment. We are from a Tier 1 community that is now on the Horizon to obtain more resources and boost the communities and children who are being Underserved. Everywhere I went I would notice there wasn't much Representation to know that it's okay to excel and what it would like. In a progressive society where we are today; Those about 2 generations before us built this with no one to take note of what was being passed down. I knew I had to figure out where I would be effective and be able to take all of this into account and make a change even with just 1 person. I accepted the mission to just even plant the seed to someone who could make that change.
But "How?"
Success to me growing up was where the guys with the best box chevy, flyest shoes, family taken care, money in my pocket and a nice house with a picket fence...and school was not the cause of it. Being in school was just another task for us to fill 8hrs a day..or so I thought. My Father would often instill in me to have discipline, listen, pray and provide and God got the rest. Well little rebel me did not want to hear that so after a few tries on my ASVAB...I joined the Navy (Yes I am just like you...I COULDNT SWIM!!!). Well after getting out of the Navy having served 7.5 years, like many other veterans, I had obtained all these important skills with no direct path of where and when to use them.
If you're from Fayetteville or any of the surrounding area you may have paid your dues at a few of the Major warehousing plants that are in North Carolina. Goodyear, Mountnaire, Amazon, Food Lion, etc. We all know the longing process it is just to get an interview because many of our hardworking employees have no career "latter" to follow. Ware housing growth limitations and the right to work law in North Carolina were my two biggest battles that I knew was holding our economy back. My 90's kids we all looking at each other like "How did my parents live on this with 5 dang kids?!?!" ahaha.
Well upon leaving the Navy I knew aviation. I knew Quality Assurance. I knew inspections, data analysis, compliance, training, leadership, documentation, risk, accountability and what it meant to work in an environment where getting something wrong could have real consequences.
But translating all of that into the civilian economy was a different story; Like me and many other Veterans.
The Navy set me on this path to complete these tasks to achieve the next rank or medal. I was truly adjusting in the society because after almost 8 years of a fast life I realized the civilian sector was not at the pace it takes the run the Worlds largest Navy. What I didn't have was somebody standing there showing me the entire map and saying:
“This is where those skills can take you.”
That experience never really left me.
And the more rooms I walk into today, the more I realize I keep seeing that same problem from different angles...These guys are retiring at a fast rate, Economic expansion, Nobody really wanted to sit down to learn the "WHY? Why does what you do matter so much?" "What is the bigger picture here and where do I play a part in it?"
I've seen it from the warehouse floor stacking trucks and pushing toward a nightly goal of nearly 400,000 pounds, working alongside people putting everything they had into jobs that sometimes barely provided a livable wage.
I saw another version of it inside an operation processing roughly 18,000 hogs each shift, where quality, production, food safety, people, equipment and time all had to somehow work together every single day.
I saw it in aviation during my Navy career.
And I see it completely differently now as an auditor.
Today I can walk into an organization and look beyond the product being made. I'm looking at leadership, purchasing, suppliers, employee competence, records, production, customer requirements, corrective actions, risk and whether the system they built actually works.
I've had opportunities to see these systems outside of North Carolina and outside of the United States Different industry, Different people. Different country.
Same dance.
People, Processes, Quality, Production, Compliance, Customers.
And somebody has to understand how all of it connects and WHY.
How
2025 I told myself daily that in 2026 I would start my own company.
But "How?"
Daily I would optimize my LinkedIn, I would look at people who have the same skills as I do and I would add them on LinkedIn, looking at their resume, backgrounds. Im doing outreach to any and everyone who even has the slightest bit of insight to get me where im going. After doing my homework I realized what it would take for me to Pivot up in the manner that I wanted to right then I knew from my younger days that I would be preparing to pay my dues in a lane where im now the foot solider.
How far can I take this?
I was working for a nuclear employer and I decided I would take this jump and become an Auditor.
"But How?"
I would look up Certification bodies, Who employees the Auditor? What kind of Auditor can I be? Could I be my own boss? Could I be more valuable to a Company with this? What industries could I become an Auditor in? RiddickanCo, LLC - ISO Certification Training Platform Is it going to pay my bills? (Times hard man! Keep grinding you reading this!!)
(A quick Movara lesson):
When people hear auditor, most immediately think about accounting or taxes.
That's one tiny part of the world!
There are internal auditors working inside organizations.
Supplier auditors evaluating the companies providing critical materials and services.
Quality auditors evaluating processes and manufacturing systems.
Lead auditors managing management-system audits.
Third-party auditors traveling to organizations and determining whether their systems conform to standards such as ISO 9001(Management systems) ISO 13485 (Medical Equipment) ISO 27001 (Cybersecurity) ISO 14001,45001 (International OSHA)
And those opportunities aren't tied to one industry.
There's Aerospace, Manufacturing, Food, Energy, Healthcare, Transportation, Construction, Defense, Laboratories, Supply chain. RiddickanCo, LLC
Once you understand Quality Management Systems and learn how to audit, you start developing something extremely valuable:
the ability to walk into different organizations and understand how their systems work. RiddickanCo, LLC
I did a ton of leg work getting into Auditing this year alone. I have come across amazing companies; One company in Guyana does Civil Engineering who is also having a great Economic boom creating more hospitals, bridges etc. Another Company I have company I have come across was a railroad switch manufacturer.
One week you could be learning how a manufacturer produces a component.
Another engagement could expose you to food production.
Okay enough my point is...
You can literally get paid typically 300-900 a day to learn how businesses work.
And as your experience grows, so do the possibilities.
You can work in QA/QC.
You can become an internal auditor.
You can move into supplier quality.
You can become a Lead Auditor.
You can work with a certification body.
You can consult.
You can specialize in an industry.
You can travel.
And eventually, if that's your goal, you can build something of your own.
That's why getting certified matters.
But here's something equally important:
The certification isn't the destination.
It's a key.
And handing somebody a key without showing them where the doors are doesn't solve the problem.
The "WHAT?":The MOVARA dance .
I have created a platform that will create jobs. RiddickanCo, LLC | Online ISO Training for Veterans and Professionals .Every milestone I have achieved in regard of partnering with Manufacturers, Universities, Education boards, Churches, Tier 1 communities. I give thanks as everyone on this MOVARA journey with me are vital to economic and community mobility.
“What accessibility and funding options are available to me?”
“What does a career in QA/QC actually look like?”
“What skills do I already have that can transfer into another industry?”
“What can I earn once I gain the right training and experience?”
“How do I get experience if every job says I need experience first?”
Well this is "What" the MOVARA dance is all about.
I own the platform to provide the training and certification pathway, but I don't want it to stop at a certificate. I want someone to be able to enter MOVARA, identify the industry they want to pursue, develop their technical knowledge, become certified, build leadership and professional skills, and then have an opportunity to see the work in real life.
Imagine learning Quality Management Systems and auditing and then walking into a manufacturer where somebody actually shows you purchasing, receiving, inspection, production, supplier quality, document control, corrective action and internal auditing.
What Will It Look Like?
There are resources all around us, but if nobody ever teaches you how to navigate them, how would you know?
So here's what the MOVARA Dance is intended to look like.
1. COMMUNITY — This Is Where You Enter
Veterans • Students • Career Changers • Re-entry • Displaced Workers • Existing Workers Looking to Upskill
You don't have to already be a Quality professional.
You might be transitioning out of the military wondering how your experience translates.
You might be graduating and have no idea careers like Quality Assurance or auditing even exist.
You might already work production and want to understand how to move from the floor into Quality.
You might simply be working a job and know:
“I need something more.”
That's enough to start the conversation.
2. CAREER NAVIGATION — Where Are We Actually Going?
Before throwing somebody into a course, I want to understand the person.
What are you already good at?
What experience do you already have that you aren't giving yourself credit for?
What industry interests you?
Do you want to work inside one company, travel, audit, inspect, lead people, consult, or eventually own something yourself?
Then we start building the pathway around the person instead of trying to make every person fit the same pathway.
3. FUNDING & ACCESSIBILITY — How Can We Help You Pay for It?
This is some of the free game I want our community to understand.
WIOA
You've probably seen WIOA somewhere and had no idea what it meant.
It stands for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Depending on your circumstances, WIOA-funded workforce programs may help eligible individuals access employment and training services. Your local workforce system determines eligibility, approved training options, available funding, and what assistance you may receive.
So instead of automatically assuming:
“I can't afford training.”
One of your first questions should be:
“What workforce programs am I eligible for?”
Veterans — Don't Forget What You Earned
Eligible Veterans, service members, and certain family members may have access to VA education benefits for approved education and training. The VA also recognizes approved on-the-job training and apprenticeship pathways under certain GI Bill programs.
MOVARA/RiddickanCo is actively working through the appropriate processes to expand the funding and benefit options that may eventually be available for eligible participants. Until those approvals are complete, don't assume a specific MOVARA program is covered.
But I want you learning how these systems work now.
Education Boards • WIOA • Education Benefits • GI Bill • Apprenticeship • Employer Programs • Grants • Other Eligible Resources
Learn the resources before you need the resources.
4. MOVARA READINESS — Now We Build
Once we understand where you're trying to go, we start developing what you'll need to get there.
Career Navigation
→ Leadership Development
→ Quality Fundamentals
→ Industry Knowledge
→ ISO / Auditor Education
→ Professional & Workforce Readiness
We're not only trying to teach you enough to pass an exam.
I want you to understand why the information matters when you walk into an actual operation.
5. CERTIFICATION — You Got the Knowledge. Now What?
The MOVARA network is strong. This where you are now needing the audit training days to become a certified Lead Auditor Globally. There are 30 touch days you will need that I did not have. I actually just achieved it today for one of my certifications 8/17/26 funny enough. I thought I would be able to walk into an organization and say "Hey Im a Veteran with discipline im super qualfied and ready to go"..Nope! Nonetheless you are able to become an Internal Auditor and Subcontract.
A day in my life as an Auditor I enjoy because you are in an 8 hr. a day audit for 2-5 days depending the kind of audit standard the company is conforming to.
You ask about Quality Management Systems.
You ask about Supply requirements.
You will take notes of all the design standards required for the audit to be in conformance.
Now you understand the baseline operation of auditing Globally.
You can start speaking the language.
That's important.
But we're not finished.
Because one of the biggest problems in workforce development is what happens between:
“Congratulations, you passed!”
and
“Congratulations, you're hired!”
That's the gap we're trying to attack.
6. HOST EMPLOYER — Now You Get to SEE IT
This is where industry becomes critical.
Imagine learning about supplier control in class and then sitting with an actual purchasing department.
Imagine learning corrective action and then watching a company investigate a real problem.
Imagine learning inspection and then walking onto the production floor and seeing how a product is actually accepted or rejected.
The host employer gives somebody something a PowerPoint never can: context.
7. QA AUDITOR and MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT — Learn the Whole System
This is where participants can begin gaining exposure to:
Document Control • Purchasing • Supplier Quality • Receiving • Production • Inspection • Corrective Action • Internal Auditing • Management Systems • Risk • Customer Requirements
Now the participant doesn't just know the definition of a corrective action.
They've seen one happen.
They don't just know what purchasing does.
They've watched purchasing interact with suppliers, Quality and production.
They don't just know what an internal audit is.
They've participated in the process.
That's the difference between knowing terminology and beginning to understand an operation.
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8. CAREER CONNECTION — MOVARA World
Once you understand Quality and auditing, you aren't necessarily tied to one industry.
Think:
Manufacturing
Certification Bodies
Consulting Firms
Aerospace
Energy
Food Production
Transportation
Construction
Healthcare & Medical Devices
Defense
Supply Chain
Technology & Cybersecurity
Quality exists anywhere something has to be performed correctly, consistently, safely, and according to requirements.
That's why I want people to understand how broad this world really is.
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9. EMPLOYMENT + ECONOMIC MOBILITY
This is where the mission becomes bigger than a certification.
Employment → Higher Earnings → Career Progression → Leadership → Entrepreneurship → Giving Back
Maybe you become a QA/QC professional.
Maybe you become an Internal Auditor.
Maybe Supplier Quality becomes your lane.
Maybe you eventually become a Lead Auditor.
Maybe you travel.
Maybe you consult.
Maybe you become a Quality Manager.
Maybe one day you become your own boss.
And maybe years from now, your company becomes the MOVARA host opening the door for the next person.
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10. MEASURABILITY.
This part matters to me.
I don't want to say: “MOVARA trained 100 people.”
What happened to them?
Did they complete training?
Did they earn the credential?
Did they gain industry experience?
Did they get hired?
Did their income increase?
Were they still employed six months later?
Did they move into leadership?
Did the employer retain them?
Did they eventually help somebody else get through the door?
That's economic and community mobility.
And that's the MOVARA Dance.
Community → Navigation → Accessibility → Training → Certification → Experience → Career → Economic Mobility → Giving Back
Then we do it again with the person coming behind you.
Each one teach one.
A Day in the Life Can Look Completely Different
This is something else I want people considering MOVARA to understand.
A career in quality or auditing doesn't necessarily mean sitting behind the same desk doing the same thing every day.
(A Quick Movara lesson):
You meet leadership, tour the operation, talk to employees actually performing the work.
You see how material enters the building, learn how they determine what a customer needs.
You look at how employees are trained., You follow the product through production.
You see how it's inspected., You ask what happens when something goes wrong.
You talk with purchasing, learn about their suppliers.
And eventually you begin seeing the organization as one connected system.
Then you go somewhere else and learn another one.
You're learning industry.
That's how you separate yourself.
Our MOVARA Partners
None of this works with MOVARA standing by itself.
We need industry.
And I'm not only talking about giant corporations, I'm talking about the plastics company down the road, fabrication shop, machine shop, food processor, aerospace supplier, Trucking or logistics operation, energy contractor, A medical-device manufacturer, Defense supplier. RIDDICKANCO, LLC | SBA Small Business Search
A company with 25 employees may have just as much knowledge to give somebody as a company with 2,500.
And we're not asking a host company to become a college.
We're asking them to open the operation.
Let somebody sit with Quality.
Show them receiving.
Let them see an inspection.
Show them purchasing.
Explain supplier approval.
Show them document control.
Let them understand why records matter.
Show them what happens when something goes wrong.
Let them participate in an internal audit.
Show them how a customer complaint travels through the organization.
Let them experience the actual lifecycle of quality.
That's something I can explain in a classroom all day.
But eventually you need to see it.
Why Host a dance with MOVARA?
This isn't charity.
We're developing talent around the same systems these organizations need to operate.
MOVARA wants to sit with employers and ask:
What do you actually need?
Where are your workforce gaps?
What skills are difficult to find?
What could somebody realistically learn inside your operation?
What positions could this pathway lead toward?
What does a workforce-ready quality professional look like to you?
The employer brings the environment and the people who understand their operation.
MOVARA brings structure around the development, training and career pathway.
And where workforce, apprenticeship, education or other eligible funding mechanisms exist, we work with those organizations to understand how available resources can support the individual and employer.
We're not asking manufacturers to become schools.
We're asking industry to help us teach industry.
Why It Takes All of Us
The more I've worked on MOVARA, the more I've realized something:
I'm not trying to own every piece.
I'm trying to connect pieces that already exist.
Manufacturers know manufacturing.
Colleges know education.
Education boards understand workforce resources and funding.
Churches and community organizations know their people.
Apprenticeship organizations understand structured work-based learning.
Certification bodies understand conformity assessment.
Government understands economic-development priorities.
Small businesses understand what it means to create opportunity from the ground up.
Veterans and experienced professionals have decades of knowledge that the next generation can learn from.
And MOVARA can help connect those worlds to the person standing outside looking in and wondering:
“How do I get in there?”
Because I've been that person.
We can create mobility.
That's why MOVARA.
And it's going to take all of us.
CEO- Toriano S. Riddick Jr.
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