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United States

Manage engineering group for worldwide manufacturing locations responsible for supplier selection, evaluation, qualification, supplier corrective action (SCAR), supplier change notifications (SCN/SCR), supplier performance assessment & supplier development including new product introductions. Established risk based supplier categorization to ensure efficient resource utilization to achieve business objectives.• Led new component qualification, supplier evaluation & selection, process validation& supplier quote review for three business critical new product commercial launches.• Refined & improved quality metrics & scorecards to reflect true supplier performance and identify improvement opportunities.• Identified critical to quality (CTQ) specification remediation opportunities to improve manufacturability & cost reduction.• Led remediation efforts to build a robust supplier base for the business.• Built high performing supplier engineering team through hiring, mentoring & training.• Manage a team of engineers supporting all aspects of product lifecycle management.• Manage test method validations, inspection & testing laboratory for release testing & first article inspections etc.

United States

Supported worldwide manufacturing locations & new product introduction programs via supplier audits, supplier evaluation, selection, qualification, performance assessment & process validation. New Product Introduction technical sourcing, supplier development, evaluation and selection experience. Successfully executed business critical supplier development projects in cross-functional environment.• Developed & executed global supplier quality program and policies.• Managed CAPA, NCMR, SCAR & complaint handling systems to improve customer satisfaction.• Established risk based supplier management program to ensure effective resource utilization & outcome based reward system.• Established quality agreements & contracts to ensure compliance & business continuity.• Utilized metrics & scorecards to deliver consistent year over year improvements of supplier performance.

Minnesota, United States

Program leader responsible for operations quality and continuous improvements. Established new quality manual, risk management process, metrics and scorecards.• Established & administered new CAPA & continuous improvement procedures• Led management reviews• Managed the internal audit program• Hosted external audits• Prepared and presented quality metrics• Established a state of the art quality system

Minnesota, United States

Core team member responsible for design quality deliverables in new product introduction programs• Managed & supported design verifications & validations • Prepared, reviewed and submitted technical reports for regulatory submissions• Led risk management and risk analysis, FMEA, hazard analysis• Led test method development & validation• Regulatory submissions• Technical files

Ph.D.

Bachelor'S Degree