Elliot Martinez Email & Phone Number

Irvine, Ca

Orange County, California Area

Direct QA Operations

Rancho Cucamonga, California

Manage Quality Assurance activities

Livonia, Mi

Management of all Quality and Environmental System Activities

Responsible for Quality Systems implementation & support for 11 manufacturing facilities and 1 engineering center throughout the US, Mexico and Canada. Coordinated all TS 16949/ISO 9000 activities for the division. Served as the Functional Manager for site Quality Systems Coordinators. Performed Quality System audits, including corrective action follow-up, at manufacturing sites. Assessed Manufacturing and Support Processes for suitability, effectiveness and efficiency.• Developed & provided training on Quality Systems Auditing and Tools for Developing Corrective Action.• Streamlined the divisional Quality Management Systems Manual & Processes through a complete overhaul.• Successfully led process for TS 16949/ISO 9000 registration for 5 manufacturing sites.• Reduced the average nonconformities (nc) per 3rd party audit from 1.8 nc/audit to less than 0.5 nc/audit in 2 years.• Increased the number of 3rd Party audits with zero nonconformity from 27% to 85% in 2 years.

Managed Quality Assurance Group. Supported all QS-9000/ISO 9000 and TS16949/ISO 9000 activities. Provided Advanced Quality Planning support for customer programs. Managed the Internal and External Quality audit process. Performed Quality System Audits and managed the Corrective Action Process. Responsible for department budget development and management.• Reduced Quality System documentation by 88% by replacing over 650 pages of documents with 79 flowcharts.• Developed and provided Quality Systems and TS16949/ISO 9000 training.• Decreased response time to customers based in Michigan and Northern Ohio by establishing a Customer Liaison position in Farmington Hills. Support previously was covered by manufacturing plant in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

Coordinated all QS-9000/ISO 9000 and American Association for Laboratory Accreditation registration activities. Coordinated all planning activities with Quality Registrar and American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. Developed and maintained internal audit process.• Developed common quality procedures and practices across all facilities.• Developed and provided QS-9000/ISO 9000 awareness training.• Planned and implemented the document control process.• Served as Quality Manager for Test Laboratory Facilities

TRUCK & BUS GROUP, Pontiac, MI Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Advanced Labor Planning 1993Developed advanced labor impact studies for van platforms. Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Systems Applications 1991-1993Served as liaison between Manufacturing Engineering and Information Systems Group.Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Processes 1988-1991Provided product assembly instruction documentation for rear suspension and electrical systems for medium duty truck line. CADILLAC DIVISION, Detroit, MI Quality Engineer – Body and General Assembly 1984-1988

Ms Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management

Bs Ind Engr, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Lambda Chi Alpha

Bachelor'S Of Industrial Engineering