• Provide leadership on problem solving teams to drive root cause analysis and Corrective/Preventive Action (CAPA) plans.• Represent Quality department on the New Product Introduction (NPI) teams. Perform contract review and drive design-for-quality activities.• Review and approve First Article Inspection reports per AS9102.• Perform Purchase Order review for existing and legacy programs.• Review customer Source Control Drawings, Specifications, and Quality requirements.• Manage major program manufacturing process qualification.• Support Supplier Quality Engineering for supplier quality development.• Validate and respond to Corrective and Preventive Action Requests (CAR/PAR) from both internal and external customers.• Witness the tear down and evaluation of the customer-returned products in the MRO area.• Participate on Material Review Board (MRB) and Configuration Control Board (CCB) processes.• Develop process flow charts/diagrams and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA).• Create statistically valid control plans for manufacturing processes.• Daily support of motor cell and process improvement activities.

Maintained Arrowhead Products Approved Supplier List (ASL) and update scorecards for 33 critical suppliers. • Reduced supplier base from 500 to 350. • Worked with suppliers to identify root causes and assist them in the development of effective corrective actions.• Effectively interfaced with Suppliers, Arrowhead Products Customers and Government agencies.• Witnessed product qualification testing following Arrowhead Products Engineering procedures, customer flow-down procedures and applicable specifications.• Developed a Statement of Work for a metrology supplier and developed inspection techniques for circularity measurements. The data was used by our customer for buckling analysis of product reliability.• Added Quality Clauses and other quality requirements to off-site Work Orders and purchase orders.• Led the MRB group working on internal non-conformances and interface with the Manufacturing and Engineering departments to resolve fabrication, measurement, welding, customer, supplier and other quality related issues.

EATON CORPORATION, Glendale, CA 2011-2016Engineer, Supplier QualityEnsure product compliance to customer requirements, Eaton internal procedures and applicable Industry Standards for Aerospace, Military and Commercial Hydraulic products.• Successfully completed a First Article Inspection area for Inspectors to perform envelop dimensions and complete FAI of Eaton Los Angeles Products. - Received funding and the right approvals to lay out of the floor, process flow, buy the required tooling and FAI software, and train three inspectors - Successfully improved FAI compliance to customer requirements and a reduction of customers’ corrective action• Gathered/created weekly PowerPoint presentation for the Corrective Action Board meetings that identified trends and created process improvement projects that decreased rejections and improved quality.• Successfully trained 25 Engineers in the use of new corrective action program, Agile/Oracle.• Reviewed drawings, statements of work and specifications to assign quality clauses to purchase requisitions.• Facilitated MRB activities for resolution of nonconforming material.• Worked with suppliers to ensure containment of suspect product, identify actual root cause and implement corrective action.• Hosted/supported internal and external customer and third party audits.• Established/executed action plans for Supplier’s quality improvement efforts to eliminate receiving incoming nonconforming product.• Supported Suppliers, Buyers, Inspectors, Engineers, and Managers on resolving line stoppage manufacturing issues.• Updated “Approved Maintenance Contractors List” per FAA Regulations.

BOEING CORPORATION, Huntington Beach, CA 1996-2011Engineer, Supplier Quality (2010-2011) Ensured corporate compliance, accuracy and completeness with customer, program and site requirements within various government projects, including C-17, Satellites, Radio Communication Systems, Missiles, Helicopters and Fighter Airplanes.• Interacted with government agencies, supplier and internal department to resolve discrepancies.

Engineer, Supplier Quality - JTRS/GMR program (2008 – 2010)Investigated issues related to Supplier Quality, identified root cause, developed corrective actionand implemented solutions.• Witnessed product qualification testing at supplier sites.• Participated on Failure Review Board and represented Supplier Quality department in meetings.• Assured correct flow-downs of quality requirements from customers to suppliers.

Engineer, Supplier Quality - ABMD program (2007 – 2008)Worked closely with Boeing Regional Source Inspectors to ensure validation and compliance to quality flow- down requirements.• Evaluated and qualified 12 new suppliers to the ABMD program.• Interpreted Raytheon Quality requirements and verified conformance into the purchase order.• Resolved quality issues, ensured compliance to contract requirements, reviewed purchase orders and statement of work for accuracy and completeness.• Led pre-production and readiness reviews, and various audits with suppliers.• Reviewed, approved and provided feedback to supplier CDRL and Class I and II changes.• Requested new or delta First Article Inspection in accordance to AS9102 to re-baseline the process when the project called for significant changes.

Engineer, Quality - Receiving Inspection, Anaheim, CA (5/2007- 11/2007) Reduced Receiving Inspection cycle times from 10 days to 3 days, resulting in formal recognition of mypersonal achievement and Boeing award points.

Engineer, Quality - C-17 program, Long Beach, CA (1996-2005) Led process variability reduction efforts, identified cost saving projects utilizing interviews, manufacturing requests and available computer data. Led cost saving projects to completion.

Part Time Computer Info. Sys. Instructor Fullerton College: 1996 – 2003,Rio Hondo College: 1989 - 1995• Instructed computer information systems courses for the business environment • Developed new courses and created curricula• Graded and tracked enrollments and participated in division meetings