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High Point, Nc, Us

Greensboro, Nc, Us

Winston Salem, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

📊 I oversee trending of all quality data collected and reported to management, driving corrective action, and continuous process improvement. One of my primary responsibilities is to guide inspection teams in areas of engineering clarification. I develop quality plans used for inspections, review, and approval of First Article Inspection Reports to determine appropriate inspection techniques and provide training for inspectors. My role includes the review of nonconformance data for all rejections used for trending analysis. Notable Accomplishments :📌Capitalized on knowledge in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to facilitate communication between manufacturing entities collaborating on new products and processes.📌Decreased DPPM (Defective Parts Per Million) by 50% or more for two consecutive years.📌Achieved a cost savings of approximately $100K, by spearheading continuous process improvement in an essential Six Sigma Project. 📌Improved the quality management approach that led the team to achieve AS9100 Rev. D certification.📌Implemented the SAP Quality Module to elevate logistic management capability to perform quality functions, including quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control, at various stages such as incoming material stage, in-process manufacturing process stage, and final production. 📌Ensured the validity of measurements by conducting Gage R & R Studies on all measurement systems.📌Improved manufacturing performance by traveling internationally to complete audits on suppliers’ processes.📌Decreased material in MRB (Material Review Board) from an average of 30 days to less than five days.

Galway, Ie

📊 I developed the Program Plan and led quality improvement activities in targeted areas of the organization that facilitated business plan execution. A critical part of my responsibility was to provide quality assurance oversight to internal and external customers, suppliers, and TE Connectivity SBU partners. I directed quality assurance support to customers, suppliers, partners, across the enterprise.Notable Accomplishments :📌Oversaw the remediation of quality-related issues with North American customers as the liaison for manufacturing plants in China, Europe, and Mexico.📌Decreased the number of customer complaints by 40% through the proactive application of Six Sigma Methodologies and best practices.📌Improved customer log response time by 50% using the 8D Process to find the root cause of a problem, develop containment actions to protect customers, and implement corrective actions to prevent similar issues in the future. 📌Completed several PPM (Parts Per Million) reduction projects resulting in Quality Performance improvement of 35%.📌Achieved a $2.5MM cost savings by managing the seamless relocation of several product lines to China.📌Championed Lean Six Sigma, leading virtual international teams in project efforts, which resulted in thousands of dollars in cost savings to the bottom line.📌Applied Cost of Quality metrics and trends to identify opportunities for improvement and waste reduction.

Master'S Degree, Industrial Technology/Quality Assurance

Bachelor'S Degree, Applied Engineering Technology

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Organizational Leadership