Chris Roman Email & Phone Number

Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States

+Actively managed the company's robust Quality Management System for the box manufacturing and thermoform molding divisions at the Nazareth plant+Supervised quality technicians and coordinated their quality inspections and internal audit schedule by clause and department+Lead the efforts to have the company become ISO 9001: 2015 certified+Secured FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certification+Managed all facets of the QMS including Management Reviews, Vendor Reviews, document revisions and training on standard operating procedures and work instructions+Investigated root causes and authors internal and customer complaint corrective actions and issues supplier corrective actions+Inspected printed wraps for flaws in color and misprints+Continually ensured the Nazareth site remains FSC and ISO 9001: 2015 compliant+Tracked COPQ, Cost of Poor Quality, for the Nazareth plant+Operational responsibilities: Safety, Pest Control

+ Supervises the Auditors and Material Review Board staff as well as advises and supervises production staff during quality-driven process changes+ Decreased customer rejections and returns by instituting product audits and by extending the reach of the Material Review Board to analyze issues & trends and coach production staff+ + Noted reductions in customer returns of 10% or more between each year since my auditing procedure has been created and implemented+ Performs departmental and process audits+ Develops & updates employee education and trains the staff in quality inspections, cosmetic specifications and product audits+ Manages and authors formal first articles, AS9102 first articles, PPAP submissions, HPQP submissions, 8D & Corrective Actions, Formal Test Reports and other internal documentation including Standard Operating Procedures and Rev Changes + Troubleshoots and drives process & material changes to improve quality and to reduce internal rejections, acting as the final decision-maker on incoming and final inspections of products + Manages the quality department and quality-related communication between production staff, management, suppliers and customers+ Tests and researches new materials, and develops test plans for existing products+ Manages the company's quality manual and test equipment calibrations

Whitehall, Pa

+Inspected mechanical parts; verifying dimensions, hardness, and materials according to the engineering prints and the AQL MIL-STD-105 sampling plan+Actively managed ISO 9000 certifications, continuous improvement programs, audits, procedures, training and documentation+Point person and host during customer audits and visitsNote: (Aerospace and Mechanical Parts Supply Industry)

Allentown/Bridgewater, Nj

+Inspected natural and organic food products and packaging in warehouse and loading dock environments, in accordance to the AQL sampling plan as part of SQF procedures+Owned and actively managed multiple SOP documents and supporting documents, authoring and revising SOPs within our "barn" file storage+Data collection, analysis and data entry in Lotus Notes and Windows DAX: Inbound inspections, product tasting & testing, net weights, tares, and temperature checks+Monitored and reported on co-packer/food plant HPP processes and issuesNote: (Organic Food Industry)

Bethlehem, Pa

+Widened scope for the position and added significant value by contacting vendors and suppliers directly when documentation was wrong or missing+Assisted mechanics and electricians locate parts using the ERP system Syteline 8+Authored the documentation scanning and linking procedures for the quality department+Performed top-down inspections of full bioreactor units to validate & verify certifications and serial numbers for Turn-Over PackagesNote: (Bioreactor Manufacturing Industry)

Bethlehem, Pa

+Wiring and circuit board fabrication for bioreactors

+ Managed the TV studio and AV department operations and the support staff+ Supervised interns and assigned Audio Visual tasks to support staff for live events and equipment rentals

Associate’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.66

Bachelor’S Degree, Electronic Media, 3.58