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East Hartford, CT, US

Guide and support suppliers through APQP/MRL processes by analytically looking at operational risks and addressing those risks.

• Lead improvements in lean manufacturing and quality systems to improve comany's quality ratings, profit, and cash position.
• Lead operational and business process improvement events to establish new and improve upon current processes making the department 14% more efficient.
• Identify and execute multiple improvement events from simple 5S to complex operational and businessprocesses that postured the company for growth without adding headcount and improved manufacturing efficiency 17%.
• Run 1 major and 4 minor events per month, engaging employees from all disciplines. Documented all in magazine style communication.
• Manage, maintain, and continuously improve AS9100D certified quality system, quality engineering,and receiving, in-process, NDT, and final inspection personnel.

Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

• Lead growth of full quality team including NDT and general inspection, while company trasitioned to production rates.
• Lead business process improvement events to establish new and improve current processes reducing overhead process costs by 15% each event.
• Implemented APQP Process and AS9100D in advance of standards change.
• Supported successful implementation of ERP system transition to SAP resulting in shipments on day 2 and minimal changes after go-live.
• Using lean manufacturing principles, lead product teams to improve flow, reducing inventory and cost both by 5% and reduce dock to stock time in receiving/receiving inspection.
• Direct, oversee, and approve root cause and corrective/preventive action investigations to meet continuous improvement goals including customer escape reduction.

Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

• Managed all operational facets of start-up, high technology, aerospace manufacturing business including manufacturing, quality, manufacturing engineering, materiel, and facility management. Business growth: 9.
• Developed, documented, and implemented AS9100B Business Management system. Certification wasobtained within 1 year.
• Established 10-year operational map to full rate production documenting growth of 20x in production,5x growth in personnel, infrastructural needs, technology requirements, and tooling increases. Served as foundation.
• Directed development and implementation of training programs for new employees. Hired, managed,developed, and led a 40 person technician workforce consistently meeting cost, quality, and schedule objectives utilizing.
• Established standard work in operations to assure product consistency reducing labor content by 15%.
• Directed development of alternate processing methods reducing labor 25% and energy consumption 20%.

Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

Various positions of increasing responsibility to final listed position. Led four departments totaling 30 people and their respective budgets.