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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

▪ Spearheaded supplier improvement plan that was initiated due to poor supplier performance to mitigate financial and supply chain risks posed by a critical supplier- Performed on-site audit to both identify areas of improvement for the supplier and address business concerns- Served as business liaison to repair the relationship with the vendor to a healthy position for continued growth▪ Alleviated business risk by partnering with a new supplier for a flagship product in the qualification of key assembly to save business 30% on component cost- Qualified supplier’s production methods to ensure product requirements were maintained at the new supplier▪ Drove supplier improvement processes across a wide portfolio of products to improve product quality and provide business cost savings- Guided subject matter experts to help suppliers improve processes

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

 Establish measurable quality standards and metrics to evaluate suppliers annually- Issue supplier corrective action requests to drive process improvements surrounding quality challenges- Verify the effectiveness of each supplier change including qualifying all new manufacturing processes Develop multi-faceted material review and inspection processes to ensure compliance of all production materials throughout the production process- Form and lead universal Material Review Board for Non-Conforming products based on form, fit, and function- Design inspection gages and tools to examine and control product needs due to end characteristic severity- Generate and implement requirements for incoming and outgoing first article production and validation to end customer drawings Conceptualized and activated company multi-year quality direction and goals with the President and COO including a major overhaul of the quality manual- Optimize operator standard work and build flow charts using Pareto analysis to ensure all product requirements are met- Trained and equipped cross-functional teams to implement necessary improvements and cost-saving procedures

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Lead remediation activities to ensure legacy Neuromodulation componentsupplier controls meet current design and quality system requirements

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Utilized and gathered quality data to address ongoing quality issues found invarious stages of the manufacturing process.