Brian Hipp Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Spokane, Washington Area

Spokane, Washington, United States

Managed a department of Thirteen. Presented regular reports on the site operations capability, Cost of Poor Quality, and the Quality Management System to the site management and Corporate management. Oversight over plant Cost of Poor Quality and Testing budgets. Oversaw QA inspection, supplier quality, audits, first article inspection, lab analysis and calibration activities. Reviewed all documentation, specification, and drawing changes

Program management of six major product lines internally: creating procedures and SOP's, reviewing drawings, Creating specifications, developing cost models, providing technical expertise, coordinating product flow to deadlines and budgets

As process development Oversight product line capability between the US and Far East manufacturing sites. Key point of contact with the customer engineering teams, with emphasis on DFx (design for manufacturability and design for cost) . Process Engineer for multiple processes, including CNC milling, stamping, metal forming, casting, plating, wire drawing, and extrusion. Controlled one of the largest rack anodizing lines in the western US. Directed analytical testing of processing issues