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Direct training and consulting activities in areas of ISO 9000 (quality management systems), TS 16949 (automotive standard), and ISO 17025 (lab management systems). Develop management systems that meet requirements and support client needs. Conduct on-site and public training for system development, implementation, and auditing. Provide audits of company management systems against requirements of specified standards to identify gaps and develop solution implementation plans.Conducted public and in house training for over 2000 individualsAchieved 100% initial registration pass rate for all clients over 17 yearsDeveloped and implemented CA/PA processes that resulted in direct cost savings of $2500/month.

Management Consulting Firm focusing on training in basic quality management tools including SPC, auditing, ASQ CQT refresher and ASQ CQE refresher courses.

As Area Quality Engineer, introduced statistical process control into plant, trained personnel., and developed process improvements and continual improvement activities. As Plant Statistician, analyzed databases and reported results. Contributed to experiment design, data analyses on trending, and statistical interpretations of process change impacts. As Supervisor of Destructive and Nondestructive testing, oversaw daily lab operations, managing 12 direct reports. As Misproduction Coordinator, developed training programs and coordinated corrective action teams.Developed CA/PA process with employee involvement that resulted in over $750,000 savings in first 2 yearsDeveloped world class SPC program resulting in Ford Q-1 award for plant (first plant in this supplier group for this award)Used Taguchi DOE to determine optimum component placement resulting in $15K/month savings for yield improvementsImplemented Process Team activities resulting in $500 K savings in second year