David Dickerson Email & Phone Number

Radnor, Pa, Us

East Hartford, Ct, Us

East Hartford, Ct, Us

Excited to be a change agent leading continuous improvement through multiple disciplines and improving safety, quality, cost and delivery. Developing talent to leaders and problem solvers at multiple levels in the organization.

Bonn, De

Bonn, De

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

* Responsible for executing continuous improvement projects (lean, design and variation reduction), kaizen events and problem solving activities to support business goals of the enterprise and local management.* Make recommendations that challenge status quo and promote continuos improvement throughout the organization.* Responsible for mentoring Black Belts and Green Belts* Responsible for developing and administering training* Aiding International Aerospace Quality Group team in writing a standard to bring elements of APQP into aerospace

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

* As Chief of Proactive Quality I am responsible for the performance of Proactive Quality Teams as they reduce variation in production processes and improve costs.* Proven Leader and Problem Solver* Responsible for providing training to different organizations within company to increase organizational capability regarding APQP and PPAP.* Instrumental in creating policy and implementing systems to support Proactive Quality

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

* Certified Textron Six Sigma Black Belt* Completed several projects that were key to satisfy needs of Military and Commercial Customers.* Complete project to streamline and improve supplier communications regarding Quality issues.* Instrumental in developing and refining Proactive Quality Planning System to pilot. System utilizes various elements of APQP and Lean Six Sigma to help improve aerospace approach to Product life-cycle management.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

* Joined Enterprise level Quality Engineering team to help with Strategic Planning and Implementing Enterprise Quality Initiatives.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

* Responsible for Root Cause Corrective Action in Machining, Autoclaves and Cutting Centers (8D, DMAIC and Tiger Teams)* Created a Ground Zero Problem Solving Process for area that was featured in Quality Newsletter* Implemented Error Proofing devices and SPC to reduce defects and cost of quality

* Responsible for managing engineering department.* Responsible for APQP and PPAP process in Decatur and Denton Faciilties* Responsible for implementing Lean Manufacturing principles.* Lead team of Green Belts and Black Belts to complete Lean Six Sigma Projects.* Continuous Improvement Goals for 2007 1.2 million in savings.

* Quoted new products and implemented QS-9000 for Texas from 1996-2000. * Instituted 6 axis Axila Arm to keep PPAP going. (G-Pad, PC-DMIS and Power Inspect).* Wrote SPC instructions for Imperial Texas and input calculations into Excel to be used by Quality Engineer (still being utilized). These have passed multiple QS/TS audits.* Setup templates for Process Flows, PFMEA’s and Controls Plans for part families and wrote hundreds of these documents that passed QS-9000/TS-16949 audits.* Project Management From 5-2005 to 6-2006 brought PPAP on time rate from 19% to 100% and FPY from 80% to 100%* Submitted various Lean sigma projects in 2005/2006 reduce $ by 100K annually. * Certified as Lean Sigma Black Belt in 2005.* Chair the APQP meeting and review bids for feasibility from 2005-2007.* Support Quality and Engineering in GD& T, Processes Change and statistics.* 300 + hours of training in statistics, including SPC, Advanced SPC and DOE. * CMM programmer/operator and trainer.* Trained various disciplines in ASME blue print reading.* Played a key role in implementing TS-16949 and auditing it.

Production Associate - Operated Various Fabrication Machinery, Stamping Presses & AssemblyQuality Associate - Inspector, PPAP Coordinator, CMM Programming and Operation, SPC Coordinator