Six Sigma Black Belt certified business and operations leader. 15+ years of experience in class III medical device, aerospace/defense, high tech and consumer product industries. Progressive leadership experience in quality, design, manufacturing, supplier management, continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, audit, and customer service. Master’s Degree in Engineering.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Currently heading the Global Quality and Compliance organization for a $800 million hand tool business.• Led enterprise PPAP strategy and implementation for global NPD programs.• Established and executed global quality strategy for 350 finished goods suppliers, with $300 million annual spend.• Oversaw product quality from 10 manufacturing sites globally.• Established quality system at a 500k sqf warehouse operation.• Implemented and expanded quality programs with customers such as The Home Depot and Canadian Tire.• Headed global “Go Team” for quality issue disaster response and recovery.• Headed Global Supplier Quality organization for a $2 billion aerospace/defense business.• Directly supervised 25 quality engineers, managers, and auditors, across 6 aerospace manufacturing facilities.• Directly supervised 11 quality engineers and technicians to support a $600 million high tech equipment business.• Ensured product compliance to AS9100, ISO9001, ISO13485, CFR 21, and cGMP.• Audited medical device manufacturing sites for ISO13485 and CFR 21 compliance.• Led enterprise implementation and certification of ISO9001:2015 standard.EXPERTISEGlobal Operations Leadership, Supplier Quality Strategy, Policy Deployment, Enterprise PPAP and Quality System, Six Sigma, Lean Sigma, ISO13485, ISO9001, AS9100, Audit, APQP, Operations Excellence, Program Management.