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Mooresville, North Carolina, Us

Analyze and map existing processes. Develop and implement new processes. Assess process feasibility for productivity, cost and efficiency. Monitor and analyze process performance and provide feedback to the team. Manage and coordinate process improvement projects. Collaborate with process owners during all phases of process development, implementation and monitoring. Facilitate effective communication of results of analysis, areas for improvement and changes to processes throughout the organization. Ensure processes are standardized, wherever appropriate and possible, and compliant with any relevant regulations and industry standards.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Quality Manager for Medical Device Manufacturer. Responsible for Quality System Management, including Document Control and Management Representative duties. Also responsible for Quality Assurance (process design, continuous improvement, process controls), Quality Control (Inspection, Device History Records) and Quality Engineering activities (inspection planning, equipment and process validation, process capability).

Owner/Manager responsible for business management, sales/client relations and content. Organization specializes in - project management (corporate or conference event planning, Sprint projects, business reorganization, quality system implementation or management, etc), - individual coaching (resume building, interview prep, goal setting, professional development, etc) - team building (CliftonStrengths or Myers Briggs, team working sessions, breakthrough training, communication workshops, professional development workshops, etc)

Mooresville, North Carolina, Us

Build to print manufacturer of individual components and sub-assemblies for automotive, motorsports, aerospace, space, defense, and medical industries; certified to ISO9001, AS9100 & ISO13485Strategic planning for the progress and future of all seven departments of Manufacturing internal operations through continuous improvementKey Achievements: Streamlined communication channels through all seven divisions of organization through restructuring of reporting and reduction of communication methods, resulting in increased efficiency to double production with the same equipment and labor resources Established clear career paths for all individuals on the team, resulting in 97% staff retention, 17 promotions and effective training programs for all levels of staff

Mooresville, North Carolina, Us

Tactical planning to maintain world-class level of product quality and achieve on time delivery to customersKey Achievements: Implemented scheduling and production management systems to increase shipments by over 200% each year Successfully managed a growing team of 30-60 indirect reports and 3-7 direct reports, maintaining a 97% staff retention rate during the “Great Resignation”

Mooresville, North Carolina, Us

Managed Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Quality Engineering for all three sites Key Achievements: Developed Quality Engineering role(s) and added staff members to support manufacturing business growth through the addition of new customers and increase in sales Eliminated duplication of roles and activities amongst the three sites, saving the organization annually and increasing workforce efficiency, through combining positions and having staff move between sites as needed as workflow changed at each site Introduced automation to Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) inspection at manufacturing site, quadrupling the capacity for inspection

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Sole manufacturer of performance racing engines for Ford in NASCAR race series and other Ford applicationsManaged Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and CMM Programming for NASCAR engine assembly facility Key Achievements: Increased Quality Assurance processes, and decreased the cost of quality by working to develop vendors to reduce incoming product nonconformities, and maintained zero product failures Worked with Purchasing Manager to develop a Supplier Scorecard for the organization, providing empirical evidence of the supplier performance, providing a tool for clear communication of our priorities to vendors

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Managed Quality Control and CMM Programming for the NASCAR engine assembly facility.Key Achievements: Implemented ISO9001 standard at the organization for use as a best practice, although it was not a customer requirement

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Quality Control - inspection of parts pre and post race to print and specifications.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Tutor students in automotive technology. Specialized in electronics, manual transmissions and engine performance.

Austin, Texas, Us

Semi-conductor equipment manufacturer.(Hired at Ceres Integrated Technologies, which became Flextronics in 2007)Responsible to perform moderately complex to complex assignments to develop, apply and maintain quality requirements for processing components and other materials into finished goods and products. Also maintain and improve company quality system and improve company competitiveness and profitability by providing technical, engineering and managerial assistance.Key responsibilities include: * Assist in implementing and maintaining Quality Management System to be in compliance with ISO 9000 standard * Develop and implement process controls, mainly SPC. This includes data collection and analysis. * Guide Manufacturing Engineers in supporting/improving products/processes. * Provide sustaining process/product support as required. * Work with vendors to improve their product/process quality and train them in various customer specifications as needed. * Interact with customers Supplier Quality Engineers to address customer issues. This includes responding to customer generated Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR), etc. * Generate specifications/procedures, work instructions and forms. * Perform other duties as assigned including helping the QA manager research and address quality concerns and issues.

Davis, California, Us

Provided technical support for the UC Davis Network Operations Center.Provide tier-2 technical support for data, voice, cable tv, and radio for campus. Route issues & people to correct resource, and assist to solve network problems with programmers. Post notice & contact network administrators of network outage/issues. Dispatch technicians to location of problems. Open, update and resolve trouble records. Also, for third year of position, student manager which included scheduling & corresponding with programmers and manager to provide appropriate coverage.

Tucson, Az, Us

Executive assistant to professional engineer (Lou Alires, PE CE/SE) at company. Sewer & water system design. Plans checking for numerical accuracy. Correspondence with city & county agencies for review of plans, design, approval, etc. Also, experience in drafting notation, methods and AutoCAD.

Design, plot and prepare a variety of signs (mostly vinyl) for customers.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Economics

Certificate Of Business Adminstration

Manufacturing Technology

Certificate, Automotive Technology W/Nascar Elective

Certificate, Solidworks Certificate Of Acheivement