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Quality leader responsible for quality support of the manufacturing and operations of the site. Responsibilities include quality engineering, receiving inspection, calibration, and sterilization release along with process and product improvements.

Site quality leader with responsibility of entire quality management system and quality assurance activities. Lead a team of production quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, quality technicians, receiving inspection, document control, calibration, and training department to ensure compliance to external and internal requirements.● Direct and monitor responsibility for all quality related activities within site.● Actively participated with all internal and external audits, including FDA and Notified Body inspections resulting in zero citations.● Managed Supplier Quality Audit program including schedule and audit report records.● Implemented the use of statistical process controls on critical process in manufacturing and at the suppliers to drive proactive solutions.● Led a continuous improvement team to implement quality and process improvements locally as well as at strategic suppliers.● Provided leadership and support to ensure compliance to all FDA/ISO regulations related to supporting team members. ● Drove improvement at suppliers by analyzing data of critical features to propel capability and stability prior to qualification.● Standardized supplier control procedures from supplier selection and qualification through supplier monitoring.

Lead a team of supplier quality engineers, metrology technicians, and receiving inspectors to ensure material received meets product requirements. In addition, manage the Destructive Analysis lab that performs analysis for production, receiving inspection, development, and technology functions. ● Worked closely with supplier development team to drive the quality ownership of shipped material back to the supplier.● Led an effort to eliminate receiving inspection by developing our suppliers’ capabilities.● Supported Sourcing led project to eliminate inspections on negligible and minor features by updating specifications to more capable tolerances.● Delivered on objective to drive down rejected material by 50% from 11% to 5.5%. ● Managed a team to drive down lead time in receiving inspection from 12 days down to 7 days.● Delivered a reduction of ~$500K in inventory savings through continuous improvement of process and efficiency gains in addition to lead-time reductions.● Presented monthly to Senior Leadership on supplier quality metrics and objectives.● Lead the implementation of Supplier Quality Management (SQM) and procedure improvements.

Managed and executed key continuous improvement projects that led to a reduction inventory across MECC. Provided Lean Sigma mentoring to numerous Green Belt candidates as well as offered training at various levels of lean manufacturing. Took on role of Lean Sigma Deployment Leader across MECC to provide leadership for all Lean Sigma projects to support the MECC goals and objectives.● Mentored over 10 Lean Sigma projects to completion, with an estimated cost savings or cost avoidance of over ~$1 million.● Led the training of direct labor on lean manufacturing principles to engage them in the process of continuous improvement● Executed projects and led kaizens to reduce lead time in two manufacturing areas that resulted in a lead time reduction of 65%● Implemented visual manufacturing on two manufacturing lines that led to a scrap reduction of over $600k and yield improvement of over 50%.

Lead continuous improvement activities and lean manufacturing initiative across the entire company to meet all customer expectations and companywide strategic goals. Trained, implemented, and sustained lean manufacturing efforts with other departments throughout the company that lead to reduced inventory and scrap on a year-to-year basis.● Leader of continuous improvement activities and lean manufacturing initiative in order to meet all customer expectations and company-wide strategic goals of cost reduction.● Team leader for numerous kaizen events that showed a cost reduction of 35%, lead-time reduction of 55%, and quality improvement of 45%● Active participant of the Internal Audit Team and Manufacturer’s Alliance Lean Enterprise Group● Participated in Six Sigma teams to resolve complex manufacturing problems as well as new product development processes.