KIM MCEWEN

**** **** **** **** **, Marana AZ ****8 425-***-**** ad3atm@r.postjobfree.com

Procurement Specialist/Quality Manager

Quality Manager with strong contract negotiation skills, with exemplary experience in budgeting $12 Million dollar budgets and contracts, strong contract negotiations skills, and forging domestic and international relationships. Excellent expertise in Contracts and Quality Management systems, data collection, and data dissemination. Progressive and upward climb from Journeyman Machinist, Senior Procurement Manager, Buyer and 15 years of Quality Management Systems experiences has resulted in strong work ethic, extensive attention to detail, problem-solving, and continuous growth in the Aerospace and Commercial industry. A strategic approach to troubleshooting has led to enforcing audits and contract compliance and high performance suppliers.

Areas of Expertise & Technical Skills

QMS Quality Management systems

Aerospace/Supply Chain

Leadership

Management

Reviewed Military and Defense contracts for approval.

Automotive Standards

Medical Standards

Manufacturing of custom Aerospace parts

Budgeting & Cost Reduction

Contract Negotiations

Process Improvements

Lean Manufacturing

NDA’s and Bilateral Agreements

ISO 14001EMS

Aerospace Standard AS9100/ISO 9001

Contract Review

Federal Acquisitions Regulation

Contract Risk Mitigation

Contractual requirements

Quality Management Systems Automotive IATF16949

ISO13485 Medical Standard

Professional Experience

Procurement Specialist Parker Hannifin April 4, 2022 –December 2,2022

Worked as Procurement Specialist and was regarded as a primary source hard to procure item in custom category.

Worked with new and current supplier to maintain their quality and on time delivery.

Worked on problem-solving and negotiating complex long term contracts and large procurement justifications.

Collaborated extensively with project leaders and suppliers to streamline processes and deliver high quality products using high-performance methods.

Analyzed best practices and processes for cost reduction which led to 100 percent quality and reduced costs by 25 percent

Led all operation for machined and molded injection molded product of entire company

Purchased MRO for maintenance and capital equipment.

Leonardo Electronics, Tucson AZ

QMS/Quality Manager June 14, 2021-April 11, 2022

(QMS) Managed Quality Management System IATF16949 Automotive, ISO 13485 Medical, ISO 14001Environmental Certification and AS9100 / ISO9001:2015 maintained certification to increase production, quality, and processes.

Lead a team of quality inspectors, Lab Tech’s and Quality Engineers to set very high quality standards throughout the company.

Implemented supplier and customer audits and compliance standards to ensure high levels of quality suppliers.

Handled root cause analyses, corrective action, preventive and effectiveness of actions taken analyses to reduce workflow errors and increase productivity.

Insured all ITAR requirements are meet throughout the company, and regulated FAR/DEFARS requirements of all military and defense contracts.

Maintained point of contact for all contracts and customer requirements for entire organization.

APQP review requirements on all contracts

SPC and PFMEA processes. Lead receiving inspection group and internal audits

R E Darling, Tucson, AZ

Quality Manager/Production Manager June 2018- March 2020

Plastics/Rubber injection Molding Manufacturing Aerospace

QMS Quality Management Systems

Implemented Rev D focal for AS9100 and ISO9001:2015 to increase production, quality, and processes.

Implemented supplier and customer audits and compliance standards to ensure high levels of quality.

Handled root cause analyses, corrective action, and preventive action analyses to reduce workflow errors and increase productivity.

Gained Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, insure all ITAR requirements, and regulated FAR/DEFARS requirements of all military and defense contracts.

Main point of contact for all contracts and customer requirements for entire organization.

NDA’s and Bilateral agreements between both companies.

2020 Malcolm Baldrige award winner for Manufacturing

XPO Logistics, Everett WA.

Quality Manager/ Management Representative January 2017-September 2017

Led safety team, monitored training and facilitated Lean Training throughout the company. Lead Strategic group thinking and safety expertise to implementing processes and systems to increase operations, customer relations, and process improvement.

Implemented Rev D focal for AS9100 and ISO9001 to increase production, quality, and processes.

Implemented supplier and customer audits and compliance standards to ensure high levels of quality.

Handled root cause analyses, corrective action, and preventive action analyses to reduce workflow errors and increase productivity.

Gained Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, insure all ITAR requirements, and regulated FAR/DEFARS requirements of all military and defense contracts.

Main point of contact for all contracts and customer requirements for entire organization.

NDA’s and Bilateral agreements between two companies.

Honeycutt Machine, Everett Wa. June 2016-January 2017

Quality Assurance/ Machine Manufacturing of Aerospace Machined product

Implemented AS9100 and ISO9001 Rev D to increase production, quality, and processes.

Inspected and monitored raw material for compliance and all outside processes and suppliers performances.

Inspected machined parts for dimensional compliance

Handled all internal and external audits

Review and negotiated supplier contracts for quality requirements. APQP process

Quality Manufacturing, Inc., Marysville Wa. March 2013 – June 2016

Quality Assurance Manager/AS91000 Management Representative/Owner/Buyer

Led safety team all company contract reviews, wrote and put in place multi- million dollar contracts and facilitated Lean Training. Strategic thinking and safety expertise led to implementing processes and systems to increase operations, customer relations, and process improvement. Established reputation as leader in lean and educated others companies on lean techniques and on Aerospace compliance.

Implemented Rev D focal for AS9100 to increase production, quality, and processes.

Implemented supplier and customer audits and compliance standards to ensure high levels of quality.

Handled root cause analyses, corrective action, and preventive action analyses to reduce workflow errors and increase productivity.

Gained Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, met ITAR requirements, and made sure company meets all FAR/DEFARS requirements.

Appointed main point of contact for all customers flow down and contract review for entire organization.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics/ELDEC August 1986 – March 2013

Machine Shop Manager/Materials Manager/Senior Procurement Specialist/Purchasing Manager

Regarded as a primary source for unyielding ability of problem-solving and negotiating complex contracting and procurement. Collaborated extensively with project leaders and suppliers to streamline processes and deliver high quality products using high-performance methods. Analyzed best practices and processes for cost reduction which led to 100 percent quality and reduced costs by 25 percent. Led all operation for machined and molded injection molded product of entire company.

Directed meetings between suppliers, engineers, purchasers, and any other company personnel to facilitate changes.

Advanced knowledge of machinery led to creating and implementing procedures that led to cost reduction and cost avoidance.

Promoted to higher positions within the organization from Journeyman Machinist to Machine Ship Supervisor due to higher proficiencies in job responsibilities, higher performance, process implantation, and specialized training.

Instrumental in sourcing parts in Taiwan, Mexico, and China. These experiences led to knowing how to source complex machined subassemblies parts offshore in Taiwan.

Negotiated and reviewed contracts for correctness, terms, and other applicable criteria.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

University of Washington, WA

Shoreline Community College – Supply Chain Management

Journeyman Machinist

CPM

APICS

Six Sigma Black Belt Lean Training

ITAR /FAR/DEFARS

Technical Proficiencies

GUI/AS400/Oracle/Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)/JobBOSS/MiniTab/UniPoint/Aribia

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