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Fort Collins, Colorado, US

Chatsworth, CA, US

• Responsible for site Quality program including Quality Systems and Assurance, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, Quality Control, Document Control, Configuration Management, Training, Calibration, and Receiving.
• Reduced registrar audit findings YOY leading the site to continuously achieve zero audit findings for 5 consecutive audit cycles.Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements (DFAR/FAR), compliance certification.
• Improved DPM, OTD and other KPI’s YoY by defining and establishing a tiered, visual management KPI review process which provided a closed loop, multi-directional feedback and correction system improving communication.
• Led site to achieve dock-to-stock status with critical aerospace/defense customers.
• Led the development and implementation of a robust OJT and job position qualification program resulting in yield improvements and reduced escapes.

Chatsworth, CA, US

• Responsible for site Quality program including Quality Systems and Assurance, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, Quality Control, Document Control, Configuration Management, Training, Calibration, and Receiving.
• Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements (DFAR/FAR), compliance certification requirements (ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, ESD 20.20), and customer contractual requirements.
• Standardized KPI Metrics across customers, established a formal Continuous Improvement Program, formalized RCCA tools and approaches, and stabilized the Internal Audit program.

• Responsible for site Quality program including Quality Systems and Assurance, Quality Engineering, Quality Control, Document Control, Configuration Management, Training, Receiving Inspection, and Safety at a site.
• Staffed and formalized quality control process eliminating escapes and recovering lost confidence from the companies’ largest customer through the implementation of roaming audit statistical sampling and.
• Overhauled quality management system reducing registrar audit findings from double-digit minors plus major findings (inherited condition) to less than 3 minors in the first year. Served as the Management Representative.
• Led the implementation of IOPQ validation process, and introduced statistical analysis and studies to measure and establish process capabilities.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

St Petersburg, Florida, US

• Managed, supervised, and provided logistical guidance/support to Quality Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Supplier Quality Engineers, Component Engineers, Internal Auditors, QA Inspectors, Methods Planners.
• Responsible for department P&L’s, forecasted and maintained department budgets.
• Ensured QMS (Quality Management System) compliance with regulatory and compliance certifications (ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, ESD 20.20 and NADCAP), reduced external findings YOY through a robust internal audit.
• Drove continuous improvement activities based on data trend analysis and metrics by working with cross functional teams to improve processes, identify RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Actions), establishing best practices.
• Reduced overdue CAR’s and improved robustness of RCCA’s by leading teams through issue analysis via CAPA workshops. Established consistent use of problem-solving techniques such as 5W, 5W2H, 3 Way 5W, xM’s within an 8D.
• Reduced plant DPM by 50% in first year through the execution of Kaizen events (also improved OEE by 65%).

Horsham, PA, US

• Responsible for the development and implementation of a formal service and support strategy including full P&L, forecasting, budgeting, and tactical planning.
• Managed, provided logistical support, and mentored 25-30 personnel around the globe.
• Standardized and documented processes, procedures, and reporting metrics.
• Developed and implemented a structured Project Management Process for all system deployments resulting in reduced costs, increased sales, improved customer satisfaction, and improved visibility.

• Directed Engineering, Maintenance, and Production operations, and performed IT functions.
• Responsible for product quality and process development.
• Enhanced product quality using statistical process control (SPC), design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis, capability studies, process mapping, design of experiment (DOE), failure mode effect analysis (FMEA), root.

Phoenix, AZ, US

• Supervisor of over 200 production personnel
• Provided daily support of assembly operations and quality requirements at a site providing services to Aerospace/Defense, and Industrial customers.
• Defined and improved manufacturing processes, resolved quality problems
• Developed metrics for continuous improvement initiatives
• Designed stencils (paste/adhesive) and custom tooling; performed thermal profiling
• Created, debugged, optimized, and maintained automated assembly equipment programs