•I manage the company's quality system including, PFMEA's, Process Flow Diagram's, and Control Plan's. •Point of contact for all third party registrations.•Team leader for all customer concerns and the submission of corrective actions to customers.•I'm trained as an internal auditor TS 16949 and ISO 9001-2008 and also 6–Sigma Yellow Belt trained.•Involved in numerous continuous improvement activities using 6-Sigma and A3 problem solving.•Maintain all the metrology equipment; insure the timely calibration of all gages. Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement and analytical equipment and facilities.•Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation. •Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating and reporting quality and reliability data.•Responsible for developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.•Identify, implement and maintain systems, tools and metrics that track key components of quality / cost of quality. Full understanding of statistical data, and excel. Able to pull information from inspection data and put the data into a useable format to analyze, using formats such as histograms, pareto charts and run reports. •Ensure relevant quality systems are in place. Adept in implementation of FMEA, Control Plans and other tools in the advance quality planning (APQP). Execute capability studies and evaluates results. Work with cross-functional team to coordinate PPAP’s with OEM’s and suppliers. Prepare documents for customer acceptance. •Manage, support, and facilitate the company customer complaint process (Rapid Response) leading to improved analysis, response time and customer satisfaction.

• Layout machined parts using complicated measuring instruments e.g. CMM, Optical Comparator, Height Indicators, Micrometers, Calipers, Vision System.• PPAP parts to customers.• Calibrate gages traceable to NIST standards.• Develop and modify inspection plans for all parts in the facility.• Run CMM using Zeiss Calypso software.

• In charge of developing and modifications of Control Plans, PFMEA’s and Process Flow Diagrams using MPACT software.• Overseen PPAP’s(Production Part Approval Process) for new products as well as current products.• Trained as a TS 16949 Internal Auditor, performed QS9000 internal audits and TS16949 audits.• In charge of internal lab to achieve certification to TS 16949 standard.• Served on all APQP teams as the Quality representative for new work being developed.• In constant contact with customers on all concerns that may arise.• Design and develop quality standards according to customer expectations.• Implement methods and procedures for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.• Coordinate MSA(Measurement System Analysis) studies on standards used on the production floor as well as the lab scope.• Took care of all gage quotes in the Aluminum facility for present and upcoming jobs.• Applied problem solving techniques on teams such as but not limited to, 8D, 5 Why, Root Cause Analysis, DOE(Design of Experiment).I’m also trained in the 4 core tools (PPAP, SPC(Statistical Process Control), MSA, and APQP)

• Assist Quality Manager in Aluminum Facility with customer concerns, part dispositions, and problem solving using 8-D, 5-Phase formats. • Visit customer facilities with concerns. • Monitor floor operations in diecast and secondary to see if there are any areas that need improvement to the part process and part quality. • Address production stability issues.• Assist in APQP process including updates. Updating control plans and FMEA’s.• I have experience in Lean Manufacturing using the Kaizen Methods.

• Layout diecastings using complicated measuring instruments e.g. CMM, Optical Comparator, Height Indicators, Micrometers, Calipers.• PPAP parts to customers for new or replacement inserts.• Design and calibrate complicated gages for diecastings according to customer specifications.• Analyze metal on the spectrometer for chemical breakdown.

• Inspect parts per work instructions, using calipers, micrometers, and height indicators.

• Storekeeper 2nd class, worked in audio-visual repair shop. • In charge of the base inventory of audio-visual equipment. Developed computer program to expedite repairs and location of equipment. Had two sailors working for me to accomplish these tasks.• Worked on board ship in Quality Assurance Dept. In charge of the inventory and location of approx. 100,000 line items. • Received Meritorious Unit Commendation for the accuracy of my storerooms during a yearly supply dept. inspection. • Nominated three times for sailor of the month, and twice as sailor of the quarter.