Dynamic leadership offering over 20 years of experience in quality and quality management.Successfully lead empowered cross-functional teams in designing and implementing cost effective continuous improvement processes, while reducing waste with a continued focus on meeting Quality Management System requirements/initiatives. Maintained effective customer/supplier relationships which includes traveling to China to support manufacturing/assembly processes per engineering/customer requirements. . Highly experienced in hands-on quality, manufacturing and assembly for product development with engineering. Excellent problem solving and leadership skills related to continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, DPAR, PPAP, AS9100, ISO 9000, AS/ISO lead auditor, 8D-analysis, AIAG requirements and value-stream mapping. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMilwaukee Bearing & Machining Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wi 2019-Present Manufacturer of custom machined bearings, Babbitt bearings, bushings, and seals for various industrial applications.Quality Engineer• Responsible for managing the CAPA System.• Support and maintain the MRB system.• Develop and support continuous improvement projects to ensure internal and customer specifications are delivered.• Responsible for submitting customer PPAP documentation.

Responsible for managing Internal Quality systems. Managing staff to support internal audits to production processes. Communicating nonconforming product to suppliers. Develop test fixtures for testing and inspecting product.

• Implemented a Supply chain management procedure. Including a process for approving new suppliers and evaluating and monitoring existing suppliers. Created forms for SQAR’s, Risks and Capacity, Onsite Quality Systems Audit, and Supplier Questionnaires, REACH, and RoHS.• Travel to Suppliers to Approve, evaluate and assist in continuous improvement programs, based on PPM, and OTD scores. Supplier scorecards sent to OPS, and critical suppliers monthly.• Successfully collaborate with suppliers on nonconforming product. Using Supplier Corrective actions to follow up with suppliers who continue to have quality and/or on time delivery concerns.• Facilitate 7 departments internal production SQDCI (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Inventory) boards addressing internal to cell, internal to quality, and external quality nonconformance. Drive continuous improvements and countermeasures to resolve production concerns. • Facilitate six sigma tools to drive continuous improvements within the corporation. • Work closely with engineering in P/DFMEA’s. • Collaborate with engineering to disposition nonconforming products. • Communicate with customers and suppliers when there are corrective actions assigned to production and/or possible nonconforming product.

Collaborate with customer quality engineering in regards to PPAP documentation to ensure customer requirements are met.Communicate specifications/requirements to supply chain. Lead Auditor for internal audits conducted throughout all plants. Follow up audits on corrective actions issued in prior audits, internal and external. Assist in resolution with customer deviations including DPAR's for Print changes and NPR's.

A Manufacturer of Avionics installation Kits, Aircraft Components and Cables; Responsible for managing In-coming inspection, and Gauge calibration. Troubleshoot quality problems in production. Work with Engineering and Project managers on scheduling and production needs.Perform and support AS9100/ISO auditing.Streamline in-coming inspection, by reducing time by 15%.Support layout and design of new wash cell.Working closely with engineering to develop test parameters for lighting testers.Leading a team to reduce scrap cost of labels by 50%.

Lead Quality Technician, Heading up the quality department in setting up quality systems, First article prodecures, New product development procedures, Creating standard work instructions for assembly, kitting and molding, Non-conforming material procedures, Cost of Quality tracking.

Responsible for troubleshooting quality problems on production lines using strong problem solving skills, working closely with team members, and supporting production deadlines. Coordinate sorts from suppliers on non-conforming material.* Supported and facilitate Quality systems, ISIR’s, and processes for start up of a production plant in China.* Led a team to salvage/repair internally damaged motor covers saving $80,000 in scrap.* Developed and maintained process changes to identify additional gauging or inspection.* Led a team to reduce WCPHU by 13.9 % for FY 07/08. One repair position was eliminated as a result.* Supported supplier quality challenges, working closely with Supplier Quality engineering on solving problems that occur with materials including blue print reading.* Provided a thorough review of the BAT SWI compliance to engineer requirements and performed a rigorous follow-up to correct failures.

Cable harness manufacturer. Responsible for piece inspections, gage calibration, various process improvement and lean manufacturing projects throughout the organization. Performed PPAP, ISIR layouts, SPC under guidelines of ISO 9000.

A manufacturer of electrical wire harnesses and battery cables.; Responsible for first piece inspections, gage calibration, various process improvement and lean manufacturing projects throughout the organization. Performed PPAP, ISIR layouts, SPC under guidelines of ISO 9000.Collaborated with engineering to develop new products (along with Engineering staff at an overseas facility - China), process improvements, and inspection planning.Evaluated customer returns for warranty consideration and coordinating disposition between departments in a timely and cost effective manner.Calibration and maintenance of physical gauging and coordination of inspection equipment for company and personnel gauging.

Manufacturer of plastic components.

A manufacturer of plastic componentsInspectorResponsible for training new operators on basic operation and inspection requirements. Performed first piece and in-process inspections. Assembled and inspected plastic components, as they were injection molded off the press.

*Inspected Gears and pinions using CMM, gear teeth and profile checking machines.*Set up and ran Gear cells. Set up turning machines (Mazak), Broach and shavers.*Did receiving inspection on castings, using vaniers, calipers, mics, etc.*Loaded and unloaded trucks using a forklift.