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Chicago, Illinois

Corporate Quality Director

Chicago, Illinois

Greater Chicago Area

Perform surveillance, initial and upgrade audits for ISO standards.

Westchester, Illinois

Consult for quality management system implementation for FSSC22000 and consult for ISO upgrade to 2015 version.Lead Internal Auditor for QMS compliance.Perform supplier audits for the supplier management group. Training for Internal Auditors and for ISO9001:2015 overview.

Northern Illinois

Consulting for ISO Quality System Management and Quality Methodologies.Currently working with ESM/CMC in 2010

Great Lakes

Quality Management System Consulting. Including but not limited to: Internal Audits, FMEA's, QMS Training, Root Cause Analysis, Document/Record Control, Calibrations, Cpk's, Internal/External Customer Surveys.

Chicago, Il

Currently still working with SSC since 2012

Downers Grove

Assisted in Corrective Action investigations, and coordinating resolutions.

Bedford Park, Il

Currently still working with Corn Products in 2012

Oversee the complete ISO 9001:2000 quality program and the compliance of the Human Resource department for multiple locations in a 350+ employee company.Coordinate all quality activities at all locations including but not limited to, Internal Audits, Corrective/Preventive Actions, Vendor Development, Continuous Improvements, Management Reviews, Document Creation, Control and Implementation. Training in Quality Techniques. Writing and implementationof Employee and Manager Handbooks. Five reports from HR including Payroll,Benefits, VP of HR and Recruiting and two reports for ISO duties. Negotiation of health care for the company. Project developer for HR and quality programs. Direct communication and coordination with the executive management. Liaison for all quality activities with vendors, customers and regulatory groups including ISO registrar.

Working as a corporate employee coordinating the ISO activities for two steel processing plants in the Chicago suburbs. These activities include, but are not limited to Quality Board Meetings, Internal Audits, Cost of Quality Analysis, Corrective and Preventive Action programs, Non-Conformance processing, data analysis, development and writing of all levels of documentation, development of new quality practices and ideas, coordination of all pertinent information with other coordinators and plants.

Consultant for ISO implementation for companies. Training of Internal Auditors, design of quality systems.

Lead the QS 9000 certification process by taking the company from no formal quality system at all, to QS 9000/ISO 9002. Wrote all levels of documentation for two locations, trained the 10 member Internal Audit team, acted as Lead Auditor for the Internal Audit team, Management Representative for the Quality System, coordinated the Gauge R&R and Cpk studies, coordinator for PPAP's,FMEA's and Control Plans, developed and participated on Continuous Improvement projects for driving down the Costs of Poor Quality. Developed and implemented the vendor rating program, Corrective Action Program, Management Review program, Internal Audit Program, and employee awareness/training to QS 9000. Product Quality Development liaison with vendors and customers.

QS 9000 Management Representative for two locations. Implement and follow through of Control Plans, APQP, PPAP, and FMEA's. Manage Corrective and Preventive Action program inclusive of Root Cause analysis and 8 Discipline responses. Internal auditor for the ISO system, liaison to customer and vendors, vendor / supplier development and audits, SPC's and write SOP's /Work Instructions. Supervise the Gage R&R, instrument calibration, and quality equipment purchasing programs including software purchases. Collect and review with management, all quality numbers for trend analysis and post results. Drive down the price of non-conformance and the cost of quality through implementation of quality programs.

ISO 9002 Management Representative, new hire training, internal auditor, coordinator of quality training with other facilities. Management review board and Six Sigma black belt team member. Developed and implemented new procedures for continuous improvement. Participated on internal quality improvement teams. Quality liaison to customers and satellite facilities.

Supervisor of cycle count and inventory control program. ISO 9000 management representative and internal auditor. Trained employees at other locations to the ISO program, SOP's and work instructions. Coordinated year end inventory programs with all facilities. Wrote work instructions and SOP's on Symbol bar code equipment, label maker, network computer system, warehouse management system and all functions of the warehouse. Coordinator of non-compliant material, inclusive of root cause and problem solving functions. ISO liaison to corporate quality personnel. Trend analysis of inventory and quality efforts plant wide.