Aaron Gilbert Email & Phone Number

United States

As the Quality Manager, I oversee the entire production process to ensure that our products meet customer requirements, quality management system requirements, as well as statutory and regulatory requirements. This involves developing, improving, and monitoring internal processes and procedures to ensure on-time delivery and product quality. I also manage internal audits of the quality management system and facilitate registration and surveillance audits for the International Aerospace Standard AS9100.My responsibilities also include organizing and conducting bi-annual quality management system reviews with top management, overseeing supply chain management, supplier audit and approval, nonconforming product control, and corrective action processes. Additionally, I review and approve design and development documents to ensure compliance with the quality management system and conduct company-wide quarterly training on the quality management system.I played a key role in upgrading Great River Technology's Quality Management System certification from ISO 9001:2015 to AS9100D. This involved conducting gap audits, updating the quality management system, creating and updating procedure documents, record documents, work instructions, and other necessary business documents to comply with the international standard. I also ensured our compliance with export regulations in accordance with the requirements and restrictions of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security.

As part of my responsibilities, I am in charge of reviewing all production order items and granting approval for the release of products and shipments to customers. This involves verifying that all shop travelers comply with the necessary requirements, ensuring that all acceptance testing is conducted according to applicable work instructions, and verifying that all quality management system requirements are met.In addition, I serve as an internal auditor for Great River Technology, conducting audits of our quality management system and ensuring compliance with International Standard ISO 9001:2015. To fulfill this role, I underwent official training by SAI Global and was certified as a lead auditor for ISO 9001:2015.Furthermore, I am responsible for conducting third-party on-site audits of critical external suppliers on behalf of Great River Technology. These audits are performed to ensure compliance with statutory/regulatory, customer, internal quality, ISO 9001:2015, and AS9100 requirements.