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Elmhurst, IL, US

Downers Grove, IL, US

Downers Grove, IL, US

Neenah, WI, US

Itasca, Illinois, US

Quality Lead for microphone product qualification and implementation of the top mobile consumer electronics customers in the US, China, Europe, and Japan markets (products include mobile phones, tablets, wearables, and headsets). Other tasks include:- Identify and drive all quality aspects of the stage gate process to resolution and closure- Lead customer.

Rosemont, Illinois, US

Lead & drove best global execution of resolution of top field quality issues through cross-functional team collaboration of the 8D resolution process to enhance best customer support and ensure best product practices. Improvements to 8D Process include:-->Integrated corrective action documents to coordinate all tasks coordinated from one form.-->Documented.

Rosemont, Illinois, US

• Owner and administer of the Supplier Quality OBI (Oracle Business Intelligence) Dashboard. Reduced PPM and NCR reports cycle time of published data to stakeholders from 2-3 weeks to 24 hours. Fixed redundancies to.
• Work with suppliers during the new product development process to develop appropriate process controls to identify, control, and prevent quality problems. Review and approve supplier PPAP packages, deviation, and SREA.
• Drove down key supplier PPM by 80% through 8D resolution and push on supplier base to error-proof (Poke-Yoke) many reoccurring nonconformances.
• Improved secondary sourcing PPAP process by integrating all steps of the approval process, from quote to approval, into one report to help streamline sourcing cost reduction goals in a more timely effort.
• Conduct ISO internal quality process audits to validate conformance to ISO 9001:2009 standard.
• Support quality, engineering, and purchasing in analyzing supplier related component issues.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Manage and administer the Material Review Board activities including: -> Managing the weekly MRB meeting to determine MRB product disposition-> Assigning all tasks to designated department personnel-> Creating and.
• Responsible for incoming inspection on received products. Review and verify that received products are in compliance with production requirements, part drawing specifications, and then disposition the product.
• Conduct a daily product line audit to validate conforming product shipped to customer.
• Support quality, engineering, and purchasing in analyzing supplier related component issues.

09/10 - Coached Girls 14-2s to 3 tourney wins and 6 top 3 finishes for the year.09/10 - Coached Boys 17-1s to 1 tourney win and 5 playoff appearances.08/09 - Coached Girls 15-2s to 6 playoff appearances and 3 top 3 finishes.

Bartlett, IL, US

• Responsible for all high pressure diesel fuel lines, turbo drains, and special products division (Aerospace, Nuclear, Defense, Semiconductor, & Medical applications) customers quality needs including:-> Team Lead for.
• Developed Self-Source release program – savings of $120,000 a year in inspection costs.
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) training – Applied Geometrics, September 2007.

Mt Prospect, IL, US

• Quality Standards Administrator: Responsible for the development, maintenance and deployment of all quality records including: Control Plans, PFMEA, Process Flow Charts, and all Quality Standards.
• Team leader of 5S implementation in Track Cartridge Area. Projects included:­ 5S tooling for honing and turning area, elimination of excess waste and tooling, a visual layout of the track cartridge area, including.
• Developed seamless transition of QMS system from QS 9000 to ISO/TS 16949:2002.
• Created scrap by machine traceability system. Able to find the true percent of scrap of each final operation grinding machine.
• Developed monthly PPM scrap data system. Broke down PPM by plant, area, and top scrap part numbers.
• Responsible for quality side of all Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) requests.

Masters, Manufacturing Engineering Systems

Bachelors, Manufacturing Engineering

High School Diploma