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Cupertino, California, Us

New Brunswick, New Jersey, Us

At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, we're harnessing next-generation robotics, imaging, visualization, data analytics, machine learning, and digital solutions with the goal of finding and treating cancers sooner, streamlining procedures, and providing customized solutions that make surgery smarter, less invasive, and more personalized.

San Jose, California, Us

•Managed Six Sigma project teams in developing streamlined manufacturing processes resulting in direct cost savings of over $2MM/year and increased customer satisfaction by 25%.•Led medical device New Product Introductions (NPI) Program through concurrent engineering sessions by collaborating with design, manufacturing, and quality subject matter experts.•Formed muliti-national teams and coordinated actions to address product quality and critical alerts, resulting in efficient issue resolution and increasing On-Time Delivery (OTD) metrics 15%.•Work with international contract manufacturers to reduce defective PPM by 40% through effective Incoming Quality Control (IQC) and Outgoing Quality Control (OQC).•Developed management reporting, reporting dashboards, and strategic tools to highlight high risks and to improve visibility and facilitate escalation to executive leadership.•Applied Lean Six Sigma techniques to reduce time to market for prototypes.•Managed varied supplier base through effective processes for supplier quality management, corrective actions, responses, and improvement implementations. •Oversee defective materials analysis for the determination of root causes and resolution of nonconforming parts, documents, processes, and implementation of improvement.•Manage and report supplier performance on quality.

•Responsible for the planning, execution, management, and reporting of continuous improvement projects that support attainment of the organization's performance improvement goals in quality, customer satisfaction and operating margin.•Utilizing Value Stream Mapping, created and improved key manufacturing processes to reduce overall cycle time by 20%.•Ensured new product quality robustness through the innovation and management of the Product Quality Plan (PQP).•Led and directed operational excellence and quality team of professionals engaged in various aspects of quality control, assurance and operational excellence tasks and assignments in a complex operations environment.•Prepared and presented metrics associated with quality and business trends and related improvements.

Pittsburg, California, Us

•Deployed lean tools including tooling set-up reduction, visual controls, waste reduction and operator versatility to increase productivity and reduce process variation resulting in 30% lower product cost and an expanded customer base.•Analyzed and modified quality inspection equipment and conditions improving yields by $300k.•Utilized extensive technical background to coordinate the development of a new tooling calibration database.•Designed, planned, and organized training programs for employees that resulted in increased efficiency and productivity throughout the entire company.