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• Supervise quality inspection department with 4 direct reports, providing technical direction and assistance• Manage implementation of SAP Quality Module (QM), responsible for all SAP QM related issues• Prepare Post-Market Surveillance and Clinical Evaluation reports in accordance with FDA requirements• Create and maintain vision measurement system automated inspection routines, reducing inspection time• Conduct internal audits to fulfill ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and FDA QSR (21 CFR Part 820) requirements• Perform root cause analysis and ensure implementation of appropriate corrective action for nonconformances

• Interim Plant Manager (May 2015 - September 2015): manage 20 factory employees, responsible for production, scheduling, planning, and shipping of $12.5 million worth of products; increased production throughput by 25% and decreased production lead times by 20%• Manage QA department with 2 direct reports• Increased throughput of production line by 31% by reducing takt time through efficiency improvements of workstations using 5S methodologies and time studies • Successfully created and implemented incoming inspection process reducing in-process rejects by 29%• Statistical Process Control: create and maintain control charts, sigma levels, and other quality metrics to improve overall quality by 16%• Improved processing of RMA’s and slashed processing time of customer returns by 25%• Spearheaded the creation and implementation of quarterly supplier quality evaluations, lead in quality audits

• Design, modify, and test industrial tools from concept to manufacturing• Manage multiple projects while overseeing daily manufacturing and production issues• Performed quality control functions by inspecting parts and tools at different manufacturing stages

• Assisted in creation of Service Bulletins to mitigate major quality issue following FAA requirements, and developed concepts to improve quality standards to prevent future failures• Designed project plan with SIPOC method to reduce lead time for testing department• Performed a benchmark for the R&D department regarding organizational structure and lead times• Completed intensive 2-week training seminar for basics for Catia V5 R18 design software