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Texas, United States

• Assist client companies in developing Quality,Operations and Manufacturing Operations in a Global Customer environemnt.Train all Client personnel in their jobs within a formal Operations and Quality System. This.
• Established 5 “green field” 100,000-square foot plant start-ups, under budget and ahead of schedule.
• Led 10 clients to successful ISO9001, 8 to TS16949, 5 to AS9100, and 5 to TL9000 certification. Bottom Line Improvement:
• Improved wire harness assembly areas reducing labor hours by 60% with a $4 million cost savings.
• Established quality, procurement, TQM, and materials control programs, saving over $20 million.Continual Improvement:
• Led continual improvement and SPC- based TQM programs, saving clients in excess of $200 million.

Work with nearly 10,000 client companies to construct Manufacturing plants (in excess of 250,000 square feet) in both High End Machining, and Electronic Manufacturing. Establish Quality, Supplier Quality ISO Certifications, Train Operators, Teach Continuous Improvement Methods. Train Leadership in Supplier identification and Auditing practices(both.

• Providing Professional, Consulting and Training Services in the areas of AS9100,TS16949,TL9000,ISO 9001-2008& 2015, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Operations and Logistics, Quality Improvement.
• Served as the change agent for business process re-engineering for 6 clients saving $14.6 million.
• Authored a SPC System for manufacturing facility resulting in AS9100 certification.
• Created continual improvement, reliability and failure-analysis programs resulting in the clients attaining ISO9001 and AS9100 certifications.
• Designed, laid-out, and staffed component test and reliability labs saving $1.5 million.
• Composed cost of quality assessments, quality audit procedures and supplier quality audit procedures saving various clients $16 million.

• Responsible for 9 Manufacturing Plants and the set up of one new plant. Responsible also for the Corporate Headquarters for Quality and Quality Improvement.Used the following Specialities and skills in the performance.
• Increased supplier ship-to-stock, Kanbans and JIT by 10% and Supplier Quality by 42%.
• Created a six sigma program and training, bringing $22 million to bottom line.

Richardson, Texas, US

• Responsible for over 400 Suppliers for Quality and Compliance.Used the following Specialities and skills in the performance of my daily tasks; Cetrtified Quality Engineer (CQE)CQE Instructor,Quality.
• Led the successful accomplishment of ISO-9001 certification.
• Built relationships with suppliers and negotiated streamlined pricing saving $6 million
• Mentored and trained 5 Quality Inspectors, who earned their Quality Technician Certification

• Responsible for over 2100 suppliers of Connection and Interconnect Products, PWB's and Back Panels- World Wide.Set up and qualified global suppliers using the following skills-TL9000,ISO 9000, Cetrtified Quality.
• Redesigned back-panel assemblies that saved in excess of $200 million over 2 years and improved system reliability by over 70%.
• Wrote specifications and coordinated the inception of new components into manufacturing to include progressive die stamping and SMT saving the company $101.7 million over2 years.

• Responsible for the Selection, specification and Approval of all components both Mechanical and Electrical for over 4000 Military and US Governement Programs.Led 94 technical professionals in this endeavor and assisted.
• Served as Customer Liaison for 148 different military programs generating $567 million in new business over 8 years.
• Created Quality Teams to correct quality problems saving $8.1million.
• Established and administered the QS 9000 Program for Commercial to Military (COTS) Vehicles.

• Responsible for Coordination and Problem resolution between all aircraft divisions of Boeing Seatle. Responsible for all quality and Customer inteface to the facility.In the performance of my responsibilities I used.
• Revised and published portions of BQMS (Boeing Quality Management System/D6-82479), specifically customer interface, vendor quality management and MRB procedures that included being familiar with quality system flow.
• Published work instructions for Design to Manufacturability.
• Published operating procedures for Lean Manufacturing.
• Improved wire harness assembly areas by use of SPC. Reduced labor hours by 60%.
• Responsible for multi-layer, double-sided, and leadless chip carrier circuit cards as well as mechanical assembly/design and electrical and electronic test this included power supplies.

• Used the following Specialities and skills in the performance of my daily tasks; Cetrtified Quality Engineer (CQE)CQE Instructor,Quality, Operations,Manufacturing, IT Quality, Components Engineering, CRM, Supply Chain.
• Led the re-design and return to profitability of one large military program.
• Responsible for all program aspects to include manufacturing and profit and loss.
• Set up a manufacturing and operations facility 100,000 square feet.
• Established full Military Customer Interface.
• Designed and specified system power supplies.

Master’S Degree, Senior Level Management

Master’S Degree, Police And Security Operations

Post Grad, Senior Level Management

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

Microsoft And Cisco Certifications, It-Microsoft And Cisco Certifications

Comptia And Microsoft Certification, Comptia And Microsoft Certification Courses

Post Graduate, Chemical Operations And Chemical Battalion Command

Post Graduate, Chemical Operations

Bachelor’S Degree, Pre-Law/Public Administration Management/Us Army Rotc

High School, Pre-College

Bachelors, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering