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Irvine, California, United States

San Diego, California

• Maintained compliance with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 17025:2005, and Defense Logistics Agency Lab DLA Suitability.
• Matured Quality Systems such as Internal Audits, Training, Document Control, CAR system, and Quality Management reviews.
• Leading effort to unify and streamline processes by function across groups.
• Mentored Managers in areas of operational excellence.
• Created operational dash board for utilization.
• Created Headcount Utilization to determine necessary staffing levels to ensure continuity of service.

Carlsbad, CA

• Promoted quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization
• Maintain a quality plan compliant with ISO 9001:2008
• Created Metrics to measure various key performance indicators for products and process.
• Managed Quality Management System including internal audits, Quality Management Reviews of QMS, adherence of product to specification, customer satisfaction, supplier performance, MRB, and corrective action/preventive.
• Customer interaction for Quality and delivery performance.
• Supplier Qualification and maintenance, working closely with Material and Purchasing.

San Diego, California

• Promoted quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization
• Develop, implement, communicate and maintain a quality plan to bring the Company’s Quality Systems and Policies into compliance with ISO 9001:2008
• Maintained Quality Management System processes & procedures for 2 divisions (2 separate ISO certs). Digital Night Vision in Santa Clara, CA and Head Mounted Displays in Carlsbad, CA.
• Incorporated Intevac corporate business systems into local (Carlsbad) division.
• Created Quality Metrics to measure various key performance indicators for products and process.
• Managed Quality Management System including internal audits, Quality Management Reviews of QMS, adherence of product to specification, customer satisfaction, supplier performance, MRB, and corrective action/preventive.

Wind blade Manufacturing Consulting, Quality Control, 3rd. Party Audits, Inspections, Repair, Training, and Project Management from design to installation.

• Reliability testing of wireless devices through all stages of design and for second source qualification.
• Define reliability tests based on customer requirements and industry standards such as MIL, IEC, and AEC.
• Reliability asset management.
• Managed prototype and 2nd source product through Accelerated Life Testing.
• Performed reliability and qualification testing using environmental chambers, vibration machine, Tensile tester, cross & parallel section, dye and pry, OGP SMART scope, and microscopes, as well as performed various.
• Calculated projected failure rates of product based on reliability test findings.

· Drive corrective action for various design and component failures into current and new product development.· Presentation of collective failure analysis data using various charts and trending methodology.· Root Cause Analysis (RCA), analysis reports, failure characterization, and advanced uses of test equipment.· DFMEA, and Lessons Learned.

· Managed an Engineering group that tested, analyzed, and repaired units. Group consisted of two shifts, day and night. · Assigned daily duties to Engineering Techs, Test Operators, and Electronic Assemblers in order to meet goals and quality objectives. · Restructured process flow to increase capacity in order to best meet customer requirements and.

· Increased product reliability through Root Cause failure Analysis (RCA) of Digital and RF component and design failures as well as mechanical and process induced failures.· Formulated flow charts, technical guides, cookbook items and training tools to help to increase repair techs knowledge and productivity as well as did hands on training with repair.

· Trouble shot and repaired customer returned cell phones using Spectrum Analyzers, Digital Multi Meters, O'Scopes, and various other test equipment.

Bsbm, Business Administration And Management, General

Certificate, Electronic Test Technician

Activities and Societies: Chair of Engineering Academic Advisory Committee. 2006-2007