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Grapevine, Texas

• Manage day-to-day activities of the Quality Department.
• ISO transition to 9001:2015. Update and initiate revised procedures. Create procedure and logs for risks and opportunities. Improved corrective actions and defective material tracking.
• Improved warehouse location and layout.
• Provide training and guidance to personnel.
• Investigate and manage customer complaints and returns, CAPA.
• Manage and implement customer requirements.

Lewisville, Texas

• Assist with the development of new processes, products, and services provided to insure appropriate quality and in-process controls are implemented.
• Work with teams to solve customer/supplier/product issues.
• Investigate issues and customer complaints to obtain root cause and correction action (CAPA)
• Establish or adjust related work procedures to meet business needs.
• Provide technical and process direction to quality staff.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and supervision for quality staff.

Shanghai, China

• Lead a team of Quality Engineers in the daily operations of the Quality Department.
• Coordinate work flow for QE’s to meet department KPI’s.
• Review New Product Development submissions for product and part updates to verify compliance to technical requirements.
• Assists in the validation of products according to test plans, as well as to conditions over-and-above qualification requirements including end-use environmental conditions and identifies new validation methods to.
• Confirm that design and manufacturing processes ultimately result in product which exceeds both requirements and expectations.
• Responsible for evaluation, assessment, and performance improvement of suppliers of electronic, electromechanical, mechanical components. Work with suppliers from program concept through volume production support to.

Shanghai, China

• Assists in the validation of products according to test plans, as well as to conditions over-and-above qualification requirements including end-use environmental conditions and identifies new validation methods to.
• Confirms that design and manufacturing processes ultimately result in product which exceeds both requirements and expectations.
• Review New Product Development (NPD) submissions for product and part updates to verify compliance to technical requirements.
• Responsible for evaluation, assessment, and performance improvement of suppliers of electronic, electromechanical, mechanical components. Work with suppliers from program concept through volume production support to.
• Analyze and review all aspects of characterization and qualification data.
• Interface with Logistics, Planning, Quality and Manufacturing to ensure that the correct documentation is in place for both the development and release to production phases.

Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

• Managed a team of personnel performing in-process inspections, inspection of outbound containers, shipment certifications, document control and scheduling at 14 factories in China producing approximately $65 million.
• Conducted factory reviews/approvals including pre-production and production, audits, CAR follow-up, C-TPAT and security.
• Prepared factories and submitted products for compliance to UL, RoHS, STR and MTL standards.
• Created Quality Inspection Plans, performed Engineering drawing reviews/approvals, conducted FAI reviews/approvals, performed training, responsible for maintaining calibration on all inspection and test equipment and.
• Created and managed MS Access databases and relevant forms for the life testing of fountain and garden art products, factory inspection scheduling, quality rejection reports and ZhongShan factory BOM’s.
• Implemented structured life testing and review of fountain and garden art products at individual factories.

Irving, Texas

• Conducted factory reviews/approvals including pre-production and production, audits and CAR follow-up.
• Performed product development and conducted design reviews in Asia. Assisted U.S. Engineering personnel on individual Asia projects.
• Prepared factories and submitted products for compliance to UL, DENAN, STR, and MTL standards.
• Reviewed factory production to product specifications to ensure product conformity.
• Conducted FMEA and point of failure analysis.
• Assisted in sourcing potential factories and/or their components to engineering and quality requirements. Conducted new factory assessment for production of various products from components to finished goods.

Irving, Texas

• Training pertinent personnel on new and existing products, including design and application. Training in water garden fundamentals.
• Consulted and supervised pond design and construction projects.
• Consulted on the making of a Sales Representative and Customer training film.

Irving, Texas

• Supervised eight personnel in charge of Incoming Inspection, In-Process Inspection, Injection Molding Inspection and Customer Returns.
• Created and managed MS Access databases and relevant forms for Incoming Inspection, production line inspection, OEM customer returns, SPC for injection molding, production scrap, calibration, CAR’s, and quality.
• Issued CAR’s and follow-up.
• Defects charting and reporting to upper management and production.
• Participated in a team that reviewed the injection molding and pump production processes and implemented process improvements.
• Conducted point of failure analysis.

Irving, Texas

• Performed incoming, first piece, in-process and final inspections.
• Evaluated cause and effect of non-conforming product.
• Wrote work instructions to assist in meeting ISO/QS 9000 criteria.

Irving, Texas

• Evaluation and disposition of all customer returns. Teardown analysis to determine root cause.
• Created and managed Customer Returns MSAccess Database for reporting product defects to upper management.
• Utilized electrical test equipment.

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