Focused and results driven lean manufacturing / quality assurance professional with over twenty years of experience, utilizing total quality management principles, analytical skills, and problem-solving ability to improve business metrics and quality systems.

Maintain and assure product quality by establishing and enforcing aerospace quality standards, quality assurance policies and procedures, and government requirements; collaborating with other members of management to develop new product and engineering processes, and manufacturing and training methods. - Lead a team of 15 Quality Professionals (Quality Engineers/Technicians) responsible for quality assurance functions, process reviews, product inspection and release, supplier assessment, non-conformance management.

As the Quality Manager quality systems and metrics were improved using standardized work and staff training to achieve customer awards and corporate recognition. The following metrics were improved using this philosophy: RPPM 97%, COPQ 27%, Scrap 42%, Customer Complaint reduction 85%, Time to Detect a reject 27%. This performance also provided the sales team with the data to gain products with new and current customers.

Drove quality system improvements for a medical device, automotive and military supplier of injection molded products. Lead the implementation of the IQMS Quality module to streamline inspection data gathering and SPC trending analysis. Maintained ISO13485, 9001 and TS16949 certifications.

Supervised and coordinated activities of workers engaged in inspecting and testing through all stages of the manufacturing process by applying knowledge of quality assurance standards and procedures. Reviewed quality assurance instructions, specifications, and production schedules to determine method of conducting inspections and tests, sequence of operations, and work assignments. Directed workers in quality assurance inspection and testing to assure that regulatory standards were met. Assigned and directed training of new workers to qualified team members. Reviewed reports and conferred with production, management, and engineering personnel to solve work-related problems.

Forteq is synonymous with quality, reliability and safety.In a constantly improving process that ties in all our divisions around the world, we are dedicated to comprehensive Total Quality Management to the benefit of our customers. Lead the quality group to implement ISO 14001, 100% on time PPAP, and Customer focus groups.

Responsible for the quality system for both the Lee Road facility and Burnett Process division of Cannon Industries. Providing strong leadership for an established team to take us to the next level. Lead the initiatives that obtained a Caterpillar Supplier Bronze Certification rating. Driving cost down utilizing six sigma methods.

As the Quality Supervisor for four departments manufacturing emissions products from plastic injection mold through final assembly and shipment I streamlined the process to reduce the cost of quality in the area by 40%. The implemented quality system monitored $25 million in products shipped around the globe annually at better than world class benchmark levels. My assignments included the Quality systems responsibilities for Canister Manufacturing, Injection molding, Production Control and Logistics and the Service Parts Organization.

As the lead Supervisor for a two shift lean cell and high volume production operation, managed a department of over 40 employees including the monitoring of attendance issues, vacation, and payroll.• Reduced assembly constraints in conjunction with Operations and Engineering teams to ensure customer schedules were met on time.• Maintained on time delivery at 100% with minimum overtime and zero lost workdays. • Reduced waste associated with conveyance, over production, and operator walk paths to improve production output.• Assessed daily inventory levels of raw materials, supplier product, and final assemblies to insure production schedules meet customer demand.• Trained and evaluated employees to departmental procedures, standardized work, and health and safety standards.

QS 9000 Implementation team member for completion of plant preparation to QS 9000 certification.