Stephanie Rutter Email & Phone Number

Granite Falls, Nc, Us

Stony Point, Nc

Morganton, Nc

*Obtained ISO 15378 certification for three North American facilities through learning the standard, organizing and facilitating multi-site preparation meetings, developing FMEA, determining gaps, and tracking action items to completion.*Streamlined quality system documentation through new document format development and redundancy elimination. The procedures developed were utilized as the basis for the quality system documentations at three other Tubular Glass North American facilities.*Ensured consistency in measurement method and technique through the development of procedures for all measurements performed.*Improved employee understanding of part-specific instructions through standardization and simplification of formatting to ensure ease of use.*Ensured ability to produce new or modified parts through the development and implementation of a cross-functional Production Readiness Review process.*Performed Measurement System Analyses and presented results at the Tubular Glass North American Engineering Summit.*Improved complaint investigations to ensure effective root cause analysis and corrective action identification through the implementation and facilitation of a cross-functional Material Review Board, use of quality tools such as cause/effect diagrams and 8-D investigations.*Improved communication regarding customer complaints, audits, production line configurations, and corrective actions through the implementation of shared databases accessible by all Tubular Glass North American facilities.*Ensured an effective supply chain through the implementation of a categorized approved supplier list, supplier audit program, and an annual supplier evaluation.*Developed a Quality Inspection Plan for cosmetic and dimensional characteristics at appropriate stages within the process.*Created a value stream map of the process to visualize opportunities for improvement.

• Supervised document control, incoming inspection, control of nonconforming product, calibration, internal audit, and training coordination processes and personnel.• Led quality team through facility shutdown and ensured no major downtime for quality related issues during the transition period.• Streamlined level 1 and level 2 process documentation through new document format development and process owner identification and engagement. The new document format is now being rolled out to other CCS facilities. • Improved organizational perception of and support of the quality department through formation of Product Quality Support Teams and modeling desired behaviors. • Improved quarantine event organization, communication, and duration through development of a quarantine event checklist.• Kept plant management informed of quality metric status by preparing and leading quality management system top management reviews.

• Increased operator use of standard operating procedures from rarely to daily by reducing standard operating procedure volume by 80% without losing content, eliminating redundancy, and correcting errors. • Improved AS9100 compliance by 52% and maintained certification through developing quality management system processes and engaging process owners.• Obtained EASA Part 21-G and FAR 145 certifications through learning the regulations and integrating requirements into existing systems.• Decreased document approval time from weeks to days and increased document availability to the general population by researching, justifying, purchasing, & implementing document control software.• Promoted quality management system awareness through development of new hire orientation and fun and engaging annual refreshers. • Developed a cross-functional team of >10 internal auditors and achieved the annual internal audit schedule and promoted standard awareness throughout the organization by creating and promoting an internal auditor training course.

• Developed new technologies including design of experiments, process and equipment optimization, contingency planning, and risk analysis.• Communicated status and recommended courses of action to a multifunctional, multinational team.• Managed project schedule including maximizing learning, prioritizing, daily planning, and multiple project coordination.• Improved analytical laboratory process including methods development, data reporting, and personnel training.• Identified process control strategies including centerlines and control levers.• Worked in a global team environment.

• Responsible for technical aspects of several manufacturing areas.• Justified and purchased equipment.• Documented processes in an ISO-9001 and FDA regulated environment.• Performed risk and failure mode analyses.• Supervised a team of operation personnel ensuring safety and productivity.• Utilized Statistical Process Control to manage manufacturing area.• Designed, executed, and analyzed experiments.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: • Minor in mathematics. • Recipient of Dean's scholarship. • Treasurer of the Society of Women Engineers.

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