Leading manufacturer of braided technology textiles. • Led quality assurance team while reporting to the general manager.• Managed final product certification process to assure 99+% accuracy and on-time customer delivery.• Sustained AS9100D QMS certification and various customer-specified flow - down requirements.• Managed and improved AS9100D QMS process documentation and review process.• Resolved customer complaints and coordinated management team corrective action process to meet/exceed seven-day response goal.• Managed comprehensive QMS internal and process audit system to assure third-party certifications.• Established Nadcap AC7122 and AC7124 accreditation for manufacturing and testing processes in 2017 with seven total findings.• Collaborated on multi-functional team to implement Epicor ERP system.

Manufacturer of braille and paper products employing blind/visually impaired employees.• Led, developed, and appraised operations management team while reporting to the president.• Analyzed and revised operating budgets to reduce annual operating costs by $1.3 million.• Reduced inventory levels by 30% in six months to improve working capital by nearly $400,000.• Negotiated multi-million-dollar U.S. government contracts for folder and braille products.• Resolved various customer complaints and production quality problems in first-to-market, compostable hot beverage paper cups.• Coordinated prototyping of next generation PHA-coated paper cup for US Navy applications.• Changed procurement structure from three to one person controlling $1.7 million annual spend.• Designed and led two restructuring initiatives to eliminate over $350,000 in annual cost.• Implemented Salesforce CRM to integrate all customer and prospect information.

Leading manufacturer of braided technology textiles. Quality Manager• Established and documented corporate processes and procedures to achieve ISO 9001:2000 QMS certification while reporting to the president.• Managed team of eight quality improvement managers to focus on process improvement objectives to reduce customer returns by nearly 30%.• Improved performance measurement reporting to reduce annual waste by over $200,000.• Managed implementation of part ID barcode system to reduce inventory input errors by 90%.• Expanded R&D staff from one to five people to support strategy of new product development.• Developed and managed computer network-based QMS document control system.Tensile & Decorative Product Sales Manager• Managed business development to increase annual sales from $2.5 million to $5.0 million.• Served as primary account contact for 70+ industrial and decorative customers.• Managed order processing and weekly production scheduling for assigned commodities.• Developed and coordinated initial launch of corporate website.• Worked on multi-functional team to develop and implement production control ERP system.Purchasing Manager• Computerized procurement system to improve processing of $15 million in annual expenditures.• Managed $2.2 million construction of 90,000 SF plant expansion and HVAC system upgrades.• Directed site selection team and managed $1.9 million capital equipment relocation to satellite manufacturing site located in Canada. Program Manager• Managed implementation of full-scale production of key customer product on world’s largest composite braiding machine, including direct supervision of production employees.• Oversaw key relationships with customer corporate sourcing and design engineering, as well as customer final fabrication site production planning group.

Senior Value Engineer, Aviation (Cincinnati, OH)• Provided technical support to design engineering and suppliers to maximize manufacturing capability and delivery performance of composite and injection-molded plastic components.• Supported implementation and procurement of GE90 composite material nacelle components.Process Engineer, Aviation (Albuquerque, NM)• Improved aerospace composite material processing instructions to support required component delivery and quality objectives.• Interfaced with production personnel to support production scale-up of CF6-80C fan containment cases from two to six units/week.

• Planned and CAD-drafted office layouts for assigned projects.• Supervised employees in cutter grind area to support manufacturing schedules.

• Specified and coordinated installation of air-drying system to reduce defects in bulb-coating.• Implemented improvements to light bulb packaging and distribution processes.