Responsible for leading a transformation of quality systems and driving continuous improvement.

Responsible for maintaining IATF 16949 plant certifications, assisting with customer visits, and leading plant audits. Worked to develop a lean quality culture through continuous improvement activities and initiatives, maintaining quality assurance objectives, and reporting quality related metrics. Led a team of quality engineers, technicians, and auditors covering 3 metrology labs.

Responsible for manufacturing and quality for multiple high precision, high volume parts and various manufacturing processes. Tasks included design and implementation of new tooling, continuous improvement activities, and customer interactions including APQP, 8Ds, and PPAPs. Experience developing prototypes for new and existing customers, and international projects with other company facilities, customer locations, and suppliers.

Experience operating various machinery including mechanical screw machines and swiss-style CNC lathes. Led continuous improvement activities to reduce costs, eliminate scrap, and improve efficiency. Completed PPAP activities.

Designed various blow-mold machine components via large CAD assemblies. Developed machine manuals and completed engineering change requests from various departments.

Contributed to supervision and maintenance of QualTrac harvest quality tracking system.