SUMMARY

Articulate, outgoing professional with extensive technical background in diverse products and services. Career encompasses Research and Development, Manufacturing and Inspection. Success reflects personal integrity, adaptability, and focus.

Equipment Validations

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous improvement

FMEA

Corrective and Preventing Actions

Deviations

Sample analysis

5S

ISO Internal Quality Auditor

Internal Safety Auditor

Microsoft Office

Extensive experience with Blue Prints, dimensioning and tolerances.

Equipment Calibrations

Employment

QA Specialist

Oxford, Carteret NJ

05/2013-02/2015

Established regular audits program which resulted in identifying and resolving safety and process issues.

Validated new and repaired equipment.

Investigated Customer complaints, initiated and closed CAPAs on the issues.

Performed in house measuring and testing equipment calibrations saving the company $200 per month.

Created Deviations for non-conforming products and materials.

Led a project to streamline sample collecting process which resulted in 60% reduction in processing time.

Improved incoming materials inspection by implementing use of a tablet resulting in 36% reduction in processing time.

Established solder quality monitoring program which saved company $700 per month

Helped company to obtain ISO and OHSAS registrations and performed weekly ISO and OHSAS audits to ensure compliance to company standards.

CI Engineer

10/2011 –05/2013

Established 5S and lean manufacturing programs with white boards reflecting real time status.

Performed regular audits on production process to identify and solve issues.

Improved production efficiency with data analysis and control charts.

Led a project to improve the etching process and Acid quality which resulted in 58% reduction in process variation, and eliminated time wasting procedures.

Developed New SOPs for new product production process.

Updated critical SOPs for existing production processes.

Developed process to archive sample reducing paperwork by 80%.

Performed Job Safety Analysis for production processes and implemented it into SOPs.

Production Specialist

9/2009 –10/2011

Led a project for new product implementation and trained new hired second shift employees.

Developed SOP for manufacturing process of a new products.

Successfully established production on newly created second shift.

Provided technical support to resolve issues with production processes.

R&D Engineering Assistant

10/2003 –9/2009

Supported R&D scientists in process of developing new products.

Operated wide range of equipment to produce samples of the new products.

Trained production workers on new products manufacturing process.

Maintenance Mechanic

Star Snacks, Jersey City NJ

5/2003 –10/2003

Maintained production process on the packaging lines.

Performed all scheduled maintenance and repairs.

Maintenance Mechanic

Swenson Company, Raritan NJ

10/1999 –3/2003

Set up process on PLC controlled injection-molding machines, and maintained production process.

Repaired other molding equipment such temperature controllers, dryers, mold heaters and material loaders.

Performed all scheduled maintenance for molding and other factory equipment.

Performed internal audits to maintain quality system according to ISO 9001/2000.

Machine Operator

Intec Group, Palatine IL

11/1997 –8/1999

Operated PLC controlled molding presses.

Controlled and maintained quality according QS 9000 system.

Mechanical engineer

Bulgarian State Railroads, Sofia

Bulgaria

9/1989 –7/1997

Designing parts for electrical locomotives.

Replacing details and units in the locomotives and make changes in mechanical and electrical systems.

Designing new suspension for locomotive 68E-Skoda with new spiral springs.

Education

Sofia Bulgaria

Technical University

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Coursework: Designed and calculated modified suspension for Locomotive 68E- Skoda.

Additional Experience

Microsoft Office; Powerpoint; AutoCAD; INCA SEM-EDX; Sigmascan Pro

Member of ASQ

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