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Fort White, Florida, United States

Perry, Florida, United States

Project Engineering, Process Engineering, Quality and Process Control for a continuous process mill making specialty cellulose for customers worldwide.

Perry, Florida, United States

Perry, Florida

The Quality Systems Leader for a continuous process mill that manufactures fluff pulp for baby/personal hygiene products and specialty cellulose for high performance tires, food, medical, textile and other industries. Ensuring product quality through accurate, on-time delivery of lab testing results, and through development and improvement of product quality assurance systems. Responsible for the Product Stewardship program for the mill which includes HACCP risk analysis, development and… Show more The Quality Systems Leader for a continuous process mill that manufactures fluff pulp for baby/personal hygiene products and specialty cellulose for high performance tires, food, medical, textile and other industries. Ensuring product quality through accurate, on-time delivery of lab testing results, and through development and improvement of product quality assurance systems. Responsible for the Product Stewardship program for the mill which includes HACCP risk analysis, development and improvement of 12 fundamental programs and GMPs. Show less

Orlando, Florida Area

Provided quality consulting services to a major automotive manufacturer. After reviewing the current state and management's quality objectives, developed a quality motto and strategy for the department .• Conducted a skills need assessment and developed a list for each position along with recommended courses for Quality team.• Developed an approach to collect Critical to Quality characteristics in the production line, and then determine if the characteristics are inherently in… Show more Provided quality consulting services to a major automotive manufacturer. After reviewing the current state and management's quality objectives, developed a quality motto and strategy for the department .• Conducted a skills need assessment and developed a list for each position along with recommended courses for Quality team.• Developed an approach to collect Critical to Quality characteristics in the production line, and then determine if the characteristics are inherently in control, or in need of a method of control like charting or 100% inspection.Provided Program and Product Quality consulting to an entrepreneur for a law enforcement project• Developed a Technical Specification based on Quality Functional Deployment (QFD) that translated the customer's "key care abouts" into specific technical specifications for the purpose of product qualification and quality control.• Developed a program presentation to be used with potential investors to describe the product, the key reasons the product meets the customer's needs, the key attributes and methods of quality control, and an outline of activities to take the product from concept to verified and validated design. Show less

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

Identified projects to improve quality management system. Deployed 3 - 5 major corporate quality initiatives per year into Defense business segment. Developed strategic plans with senior leadership using x-matrix methodology to support business objectives.• Led cross functional team to improve engineering drawing release process, increasing first pass yield.• Analyzed warranty claim data and led a cross functional review board to identify process and design projects that reduced annual… Show more Identified projects to improve quality management system. Deployed 3 - 5 major corporate quality initiatives per year into Defense business segment. Developed strategic plans with senior leadership using x-matrix methodology to support business objectives.• Led cross functional team to improve engineering drawing release process, increasing first pass yield.• Analyzed warranty claim data and led a cross functional review board to identify process and design projects that reduced annual warranty cost per unit by more than 10%.• Developed strategy and plan for mandatory TS16949 Certification. Benchmarked other TS16949 organizations to leverage best practices for this critical certification.• Acted as coach and mentor for the deployment of the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) initiative for the Defense engineering team. Show less

Melbourne, Florida Area

Program Manager, PMPLed Integrated Project Teams (IPT) chartered with developing, qualifying and producing infrared imaging products for Department of Defense. Planned, monitored and controlled projects, and kept stakeholders and customers informed and supported. • Improved government customer rating for Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) project from “Marginal” to “Very Good” in 1 year, through timely, effective communication of program status and corrective actions.Director of… Show more Program Manager, PMPLed Integrated Project Teams (IPT) chartered with developing, qualifying and producing infrared imaging products for Department of Defense. Planned, monitored and controlled projects, and kept stakeholders and customers informed and supported. • Improved government customer rating for Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) project from “Marginal” to “Very Good” in 1 year, through timely, effective communication of program status and corrective actions.Director of QualityLed Quality Management System (QMS) of DRS manufacturing sites located in Melbourne, Florida and Dallas, Texas. Managed 16 direct reports. Planned and executed strategic quality initiatives.• Achieved joint AS9100 certification for both manufacturing facilities in 18 months, by forming team, training on new requirements, then developing and executing certification plan.• Achieved Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for product development level 3 by leading quality team, documenting processes, and being active member of CMMI steering committee.• Developed new Corrective Action / Preventive Action (CAPA) system including new Root Cause / Corrective Action (RCCA) workflow with stronger review process ensuring problems were solved the first time. Quality ManagerManaged daily activities of 8 quality engineers / technicians supporting uncooled infrared product line. Drove root cause / corrective action to improve production yield and lower customer return rates. • Used Failure Review Board (FRB) and Failure Review and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) techniques to bring uncooled system product line Rolled Throughput Yield (TPY) over 90% for 2 consecutive years, business goal not previously achieved in first 5 years of production.• Achieved quality requirements for new Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) and Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) for US Army, through project leadership and application of quality development techniques. Show less

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Held various roles of increasing responsibility within technology organization. Designed new products, developed project plans and budgets; led matrix, cross-functional teams and managed direct reports to achieve project objectives on time and on budget; energized new product introduction, reliability engineering and Six Sigma practices within GE Appliances.Quality Leader• Managed quality project improvement portfolio for wet products, yielding more than 2 points of warranty rate… Show more Held various roles of increasing responsibility within technology organization. Designed new products, developed project plans and budgets; led matrix, cross-functional teams and managed direct reports to achieve project objectives on time and on budget; energized new product introduction, reliability engineering and Six Sigma practices within GE Appliances.Quality Leader• Managed quality project improvement portfolio for wet products, yielding more than 2 points of warranty rate improvement (outgoing quality) to product line in 1 year.• Overhauled engineering process documents, improving product specifications, testing and safety procedures, and added new requirements, establishing more robust, effective process.New Product Introduction Program Manager / Six Sigma MBB• Supervised new product development projects over 5-year period, increasing annual contribution margin by $30M. Earned 5 US Patents.Design Engineer, Cost-Take-Out (CTO) Team Leader / Black Belt• Received recognition for personally leading and implementing projects with total annual material cost reduction over $1M in 1 year. Show less

Fort Knox, Ky

Served as a Platoon Leader, Executive Officer for a Combat Engineer Company. Served as the Property Book Officer for the Battalion. Developed a company wide certification program for demolitions and explosives. Improved the availability and readiness of company assets as the Maintenance Officer. Properly redistributed the assets of a Combat Engineer Battalion plus HETT Transportation Company when the 19th Engineer Battalion was inactivated in 1998.

Mba, Business

Ms, Reliability Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

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