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Kirkland, Washington, United States

Totem Lake, Wa

Quality Manager for Creation Technologies in Totem Lake, Washington. Quality Management for a low-mix, high-volume automated production facility of high end commercial electronic assemblies. Management of all Quality Systems, including:Audits - Auditors include ISO, UL, and Internal Audits as required. Incoming Quality - Lead and Manage teams to ensure quality of incoming material control with tight tolerances. Multiple inspection methods including CMM's, X-Ray, Optical Comparators, Birefringence, and more. Outgoing Quality - Lead and Manage teams to ensure outgoing quality of thousands of completed assemblies a day, with a 100% inspection rate.Supplier Quality - Manage quality coming from all suppliers, including determining defects, supplier communication, and adherence to all required specifications and standards.

Kirkland, Washington

Development of the Valve Index Virtual Reality System. Senior Quality Engineer with independent responsibilities, including Failure Analysis/Root Cause, Returns Management, Change Orders and NCMR/MRB control. Ownership of Quality Metrics and Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA). Managed multiple high impact corrective action plans to decrease costs (both direct and indirect), increase throughput, reduce scrap, and manage customer requirements.

Prescott, Arizona

Production Manufacturing Engineer responsible for aerospace products and solutions. Tasked with continuous improvement projects, developing work instructions, technical advice, documentation, poka-yoke, and root cause problem solving. Led teams on Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA), and trained employees on the fundamentals of CAPA, Lean, Six Sigma, and Risk Analysis.

Developed systems that helped reduce the Cycle Times for customer returns by over 30%. Component level technician with experience in RF technology, SMT, PTH, PLC, BGA, FPGA, and hand soldering of devices down to 0201.

Big Bear Lake, Ca

Responsible for the Quality of all products in an FAA certified (Part 145) electronics manufacturing company.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Operations and Project Management with a focus on Data Analysis and Continuous Improvement.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Business Statistics