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Granite City, Illinois, United States

Granite City, Il

• Lead continuous improvement teams• Apply statistical control practices to new and existing processes to identify assignable causes of variation and drive implementation of process improvement.• Conduct internal training for improvement in various techniques such as Root Cause Analysis, Problem Solving teams, Job Safety Analyses.• Review internal and external specifications to develop compliance plans (quality plans, inspection plans).• Develop Internal Audit processes, lead internal audit teams, manage Corrective Action process.• Mentor individuals on quality principles, leadership, and team-building skills.

• Lean activity teams reducing RM suppliers and decreasing inventory costs (increasing turns). • Optimized equipment usage to minimize batch production downtime and reducing scrap.• Evaluate and select material suppliers to achieve improved process yields. • Used DMAIC techniques to overhaul the custom cable manufacturing line, which allowed achievement of fast-track order processing/fulfillment and NADCAP certification. • Implement ISO14001 energy reduction targets.• QMS restructuring.• AS9100C/ISO9001/ISO14001/OHSAS18001 Management Systems developed and implemented in multi-site/international locations.• Improved Quality System and Delivery performance to achieve supplier awards.• Changing evaluation/ownership approach to reduce dependency on QC inspection.

Houston, Texas

• ISO9001 & 14001 Systems developed and implemented in 3 international sites• Implement Supplier Qualification Program and Supplier Performance Measurements for expansion into packaged device markets.• Continual improvement/TQM program – increase Qualification process throughput by nearly 100%• Statistical analysis to set process parameters/limits; identify rogue lots early in cycle• Reliability and Qualification programs per MIL-STD-790, 883, 38534, 19500, JESD47

Houston, Texas

Quincy, Illinois