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Monrovia, Ca

• Direct CMM, Metrology, PC Lab, NDT and Inspection (Receiving, Production, Final) department activities.• Provide Leadership with daily reports on Quality department actions, constraints and opportunities.• Actively cross interface with production, quality and engineering to ensure product compliance and expedite material throughout the manufacturing process.• Develop, administer and maintain Quality procedures and work instructions to ensure processes and products are in compliance with applicable quality and customer requirements. • Oversee Nadcap, AS9100, customer audits and conduct multi-facility internal audits. • Lead process owners with Root Cause, Corrective Action and Preventative Actions of audit nonconformances.• Review customer specifications to ensure compliance and identify inspection and financial impacts.• Ensure compliance to the Quality Management System (QMS) in aim to achieve Quality goals.• Active participant in MRB process in effort to analyze and achieve true root cause and corrective actions.• Manage document control thru changing of authors, managers and approvers and obsoleting of documents. • Cross train Quality personnel to provide maximum versatility in order to achieve performance goals.• Analyze systems with the goal of improving quality, productivity and efficiency.• Enforce quality accountability throughout organization.• Lead, train and support personnel on safety related matters.• Empower personnel to encourage responsibility and accountability.• Monitor personnel and equipment in effort to maintain consistent quality and equipment up-time.• Mentor personnel to promote individual growth and development.• Responsible Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Level 3 for Ultrasonic, Penetrant and Radiography inspections.

Paramount, Ca

• Manage NDT Departments which included NDT Supervisor, NDT Level 3’s and fourteen NDT Technicians.• Responsible Level 3 for Ultrasonic and Penetrant inspections.• Identify and implement new inspection techniques which included acquisition of equipment, development of procedures, training of personnel resulting in improved quality, efficiency and cost savings.• Support manufacturing, engineering, internal and external customers with all NDT related matters.• Train, qualify and certify NDT and Inspection personnel.• Oversee Nadcap, customer and internal NDT audits.• Noted Accomplishments:o Obtained General Electric approval for ultrasonic inspection of jet engine components through acquisition of NDT equipment; development and implementation of training program; qualification/certification of NDT personnel and customer approved procedures and techniques.o Nadcap two-year merit accreditation for NDT for four consecutive years.