Textile / Fiber Engineer Product/Process/Systems Continuous Improvement

Assist Project Manager as a Product & Specification Expert to fulfill Product Development within the APQP (Advanced product quality planning) Model. Understand the Customer-> Plan for Quality product with market demand within Timeline -> Innovate/Improve Methods & Materials ->Design -> Prototype Review & Approvals-> Testing & Validation of Product and Process-> Coordinate A Successful Launch

• Quality assurance of $400K shipped product daily with over 1000 unique product styles. • $100K annual savings with Six Sigma tools focused on root cause prevention, and vendor accountability.• Reduced Cost of Quality with an active role in design and development, budgeting, product release, custom designs, color shade approvals, scheduling, production flow, customer feedback, and claims.• Skilled in system and procedure development and training while fostering a culture of quality by prevention. Revitalized and trained a quality coordinators network to maintain low claims and off quality rates.(15 members in teams representing all 400 direct labor associates)• Helped develop new interface for consolidating training forms & work procedures dramatically improving ease of use.• Key roles leading $100M a year facility to be first Certified Management System in the company to integrate ISO 9001/ 14001 / OHSAS 18001 and Total Productive Manufacturing.• Supervised a document control clerk, two lab technicians, and up to six review associates overseeing product grading, evaluation, testing, and rework as an optimistic team leader known for sharing the vision of safety and quality through strong systems and prevention. • Superior Color Discrimination on FM 100 Hue Test • Lead or assisted in 10 plus audits per year for safety, quality, environmental, and TPM systems and processes including traveling as Corporate Auditor for ISO certifications ensuring effectiveness and compliance.

•Filled in for salaried Industrial Engineer Jan-May 2004. •Experience with Financial Systems Manager on annual budgets, labor analysis, and cost optimization.•Negotiated contract for $50,000 /year utility savings while reducing environmental impacts. •Lean Six Sigma engineering support and process optimization, time studies, and variance analysis. •Evaluated precision and accuracy of production equipment, testing, and analytical equipment.•Environmental impact data collection and analysis.•AutoCAD plant layout design and updates.

•Landscape Curation•Supervised and trained new employees and led volunteer groups

•Supervised two to four employees in their child care tasks•Financial record keeping including money collections and billing