Joseph Widener Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, Al, Us

In Austin, Abaco Systems products are electronic circuit boards used in military and aerospace applications for Radar and Electronic Warfare. Responsibilities as Quality Manager are very much in line with traditional Aerospace (AS9100) Quality Manger role including managing Internal Audit Program, Supplier Evaluations, Quality Control Inspections, RMA Process, Nonconforming Material Control, and Corrective Action Program, etc. Responsibilities as a Manufacturing Manager include management of Production, Shipping, Receiving, Kitting, and, Supply Chain. No immediate backfill for Quality Manager role. ● Maintained year-over-year growth with 20% headcount reduction in 2021 o External Revenue: $11M in 2020, $16M in 2021, $17M expected 2022. ● Using the Smartsheet Platform I implemented: KPI Tracking, Management of Equipment Calibration, Risk Based Supplier Onboarding and Audit Register, and many other Smartsheets to” Run the Business”● Quickly I became known as the SAP expert at the site (ERP system). ● Created Macros in Excel which reduced time and effort for financial reporting to Executive Team.

Huntsville, Al, Us

In Austin, Abaco Systems products are electronic circuit boards used in military and aerospace applications for Radar and Electronic Warfare. Responsibilities as a Quality Manager are very much in line with traditional Aerospace (AS9100) Quality Manger role including managing Internal Audit Program, Supplier Evaluations, Quality Control Inspections, RMA Process, Nonconforming Material Control, and Corrective Action Program, etc. Responsibilities as a Manufacturing Manager include management of Production, Shipping, Receiving, Kitting, and, Supply Chain. No immediate backfill for Quality Manager role. ● Maintained year-over-year growth with 20% headcount reduction in 2021 o External Revenue: $11M in 2020, $16M in 2021, $17M expected 2022. ● Using the Smartsheet Platform I implemented: KPI Tracking, Management of Equipment Calibration, Risk Based Supplier Onboarding and Audit Register, and many other Smartsheets to” Run the Business”● Quickly I became known as the SAP expert at the site (ERP system). ● Created Macros in Excel which reduced time and effort for financial reporting to Executive Team.

Responsibilities include assuring compliance to Nuclear, Aerospace, and Calibration Quality Assurance requirements (NQA-1, 10CFR21, 10CFR50 Appendix B, AS9001, ISO9001, and ISO17025) for Temperature and Pressure Sensors product lines. Daily activities include Supplier Auditing, Non-Conformance Management, Corrective Action Effectiveness Verification, Internal Auditing, KPI Reporting, and Trending Analysis● Achieved AS9100 accreditation through gap analysis, implementing actions items and QMS updates.● Created Macro in Excel for Automatic Reporting for Non-Conformance Management. ● Performed Nuclear Source Inspections and Audits for local suppliers, national suppliers, and internally including Paris, France; Bury St Edmunds, England; and China: Qingdao, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningo, Dongguan.

Milford, Ma, Us

Major responsibilities include maintaining compliance to ISO 9001, ISO 17025 (Testing), ISO 17043 (Proficiency Testing) and ISO 17034 (Certified Reference Material Manufacturing). Daily activities include tracking and oversite of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Internal Auditing, Document Control, Training Program, Continuous Improvement activities, and Supplier Evaluations. ● Utilized Excel Visual Basic Application programming to reduce the time needed for document control activities.● Identified bottleneck in Quality Control process reducing overtime needs during manufacturing.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Worked onsite with customers Del Monte Fresh Cut Produce, CEVA Logistics, and Walmart Distribution Center, in fast-paced environments. The customer is charged a fixed cost per unit (CPU); I am responsible for ensuring the productivity of production employees. • Experienced utilizing standard work to determine accurate pricing. • Conducted time studies to determine optimum flow and line balancing.• Implemented new incentive bonuses increasing productivity while improving safety and quality.• After implementing 5S principles, achieved top performing Del Monte Fresh Cut Produce in America.

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Responsible for the quality management systems and participating in continuous improvement activities at a manufacturer of carbon and glass composites sold in the aerospace industry. I participated in and led kaizen events focusing specific issues within the organization. Major responsibilities included root cause corrective action investigations, engineering support for testing laboratories, new testing equipment qualification, analysis of data, and performing internal audits. I worked directly with aerospace customers and regulatory agencies facilitating onsite audits, resolving discrepancies, and presenting improvement activities. • Reduced customer complaints by 25% year over year through the use of root cause analysis, and utilizing the continuous improvement model PDCA.• Eliminated second-highest customer complaint by developing barcode system in MS Excel which removed the opportunity for operator entry errors.• Monitoring and reporting metrics for the entire plant, including customer complaints, supplier corrective actions requested, internal non-conformance, and corrective and preventive actions. I would identify trends by creating pivot tables in Microsoft excel, or using SPC software, and report the findings to management and responsible unit cell leaders.• Auditing to assure the quality and the proper functioning of the internal quality system both in its procedures and processes. Report the results, indicating improvement or deterioration in performance.• Provide customers with technical support on testing issues and material issues. • Provide technical and quality oversight supporting testing, manufacturing, and quality. • I was responsible for the Continuous improvement in quality and manufacturing along with the measuring system used to determine the extent of the improvement. • Quality- Customer Complaints, Internal Non-Conformance's, Customer Audit findings, 3rd party audits including NADCAP and AS9100