Purchasing Agent Job Responsibilities:Obtains requirements by verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders; verifies receipt of items; authorizes payment. Purchasing Agent Job Duties: Verifies purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list; clarifying unclear items; recommending alternatives. Forwards available inventory items by verifying stock; scheduling delivery. Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and… Show more Purchasing Agent Job Responsibilities:Obtains requirements by verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders; verifies receipt of items; authorizes payment. Purchasing Agent Job Duties: Verifies purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list; clarifying unclear items; recommending alternatives. Forwards available inventory items by verifying stock; scheduling delivery. Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items; obtaining approval from requisitioning department. Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders. Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers. Authorizes payment for purchases by forwarding receiving documentation. Keeps information accessible by sorting and filing documents. Provides purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities. Accomplishes purchasing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.Purchasing Agent Skills and Qualifications:Supply Management, Tracking Budget Expenses, Vendor Relationships, Organization, Customer Service, Documentation Skills, Supply Management, Manufacturing Methods and Procedures, Manufacturing Quality, Cost Accounting Show less

Associate Quality Assurance Manager Customer Service – Specializing in Complaints - Medical Events and Legal Issues•Delivers accurate, timely information, support and/or technical troubleshooting to resolve the customer’s issue. •Creates track/ trend information for cause/effect analysis on all Quality KPIs related to Complaint handling.• Provides accurate and timely information that details impacts and risks to Operations program. Communicates information to Manager and… Show more Associate Quality Assurance Manager Customer Service – Specializing in Complaints - Medical Events and Legal Issues•Delivers accurate, timely information, support and/or technical troubleshooting to resolve the customer’s issue. •Creates track/ trend information for cause/effect analysis on all Quality KPIs related to Complaint handling.• Provides accurate and timely information that details impacts and risks to Operations program. Communicates information to Manager and director.• Document each contact accurately and in a timely manner within the customer in the Salesforce contact database. •Works in a cross-functional environment with WWPQA and RA to interpret FDA and corporate regulations for Customer Service development and implementation.•Acts as a resource to IT for development and interpretation of complaint handling business rules and user specifications. •Sustains Customer Service training material in Salesforce Knowledge Base through approved ADC methods •Act as a resource to internal customers on technical/procedural issues in order to ensure timely communication of concerns, successes and opportunities for improvements• Manages $10MM annual departmental operating budget; creation of People Soft purchase orders, approval for payment of invoices and timeliness tracking. Show less

Senior Quality Analyst/Lead Internal Auditor Perform Internal Audits / Write Audit Reports / Non-Conformance's Close/Verify Corrective/Preventive Actions ISO Management Representative Liaison to Director of Aerospace DivisionDocument Control / update webpage, notifications, and filing, circulate for approvals. Provide QA/ISO support to Continuous Improvement project teams recommending/ implementing improvements to the quality system. Track/Trend Corrective/Preventive… Show more Senior Quality Analyst/Lead Internal Auditor Perform Internal Audits / Write Audit Reports / Non-Conformance's Close/Verify Corrective/Preventive Actions ISO Management Representative Liaison to Director of Aerospace DivisionDocument Control / update webpage, notifications, and filing, circulate for approvals. Provide QA/ISO support to Continuous Improvement project teams recommending/ implementing improvements to the quality system. Track/Trend Corrective/Preventive actions data - Spreadsheets, charts, PowerPoint presentations Assist Center wide teams in development/revising/training to policies and SOP's Show less

ISO Project Coordinator 1995- 2000 Perform, schedule, report and log Internal/Supplier ISO/QSR Audits throughout the Mountain View campus and Subsidiaries. Write, distribute and follow-up Non-conformance's to ensure Corrective and Preventive Action occur. Recommend improvements for effectiveness and efficiency to the Quality System Track & Trend Non-Conforming Products – Including WIP and Customer Returns, maintaining Spreadsheets, create Charts, making Presentations Team… Show more ISO Project Coordinator 1995- 2000 Perform, schedule, report and log Internal/Supplier ISO/QSR Audits throughout the Mountain View campus and Subsidiaries. Write, distribute and follow-up Non-conformance's to ensure Corrective and Preventive Action occur. Recommend improvements for effectiveness and efficiency to the Quality System Track & Trend Non-Conforming Products – Including WIP and Customer Returns, maintaining Spreadsheets, create Charts, making Presentations Team participant in - Developing and continuously improving compliance efforts for entire Quality System drafting and revising SOPs, Policies and Work Instructions Maintain, review and approve for accuracy and compliance – Documented procedures, Device History Files, Design History Files, Process/Product Validation Reports, Calibration certifications - Coordinate schedule equipment/room validation/calibration activities Process Lab Technician III 1990-1995Device History records - Review for accuracy and compliance, filing, storing Calibration - Maintain Master File, coordinate on & off-site services, budget Document control - Distribution, removal of obsolete, tracking of revisions Deviations Review for accuracy and compliance, Log, Record, distribute Engineering Test Requests - Review for accuracy and compliance Log, Record, distribute Hold Notices - Review for accuracy and compliance, Log, Record, distribute Yield Reports - create, distribute, file Clean Room Lead for the Transducer Division 1984-1990 Exceptional quality and quantity build of production Transducers maintaining 98% yield Build Developmental Engineering Transducers and provided valued information, oversaw 7 assembly technicians Pursued and improved cross communications throughout the division Set up morning production meeting for materials and manufacturing, including tracking sheet for daily production status Use of SPC for daily run log & reporting Mixing daily chemicals necessary, setting run schedule Show less