PERRY LOCKHART

Navarre, FL ***** 440-***-**** ad437d@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perry-neil-lockhart-iii Summary

Supplier Quality and Development Engineer (CQA), with over 20 years of experience investigating and resolving customer complaints to identify root cause and implement corrective actions. Extensive background in project, process, sourcing, and Quality Engineering in both light and heavy manufacturing operations. ASQ Green Belt trained.

Education

A.S. General Engineering Studies, NFJC

130 credit hours of course work toward General Engineering Studies, University of Florida Professional Experience

Trulieve Inc. Tallahassee, FL 3/2020-Current

Supplier Quality Engineer / Supplier Development / National

• Manage and monitor suppliers selected on a national scale.

• Oversee CAPA’s, action plans, pre-supplier approval as well as supplier qualifications and performance monitoring.

• Dovetails Supplier Quality with Marketing and Purchasing along with sourcing for transparency within the enterprise.

• Share responsibilities among production teams with MRB and containment.

• Collaborate with sourcing for potential supplier onboarding.

• Practical experience with PPAP and APQP.

• Drive zero defect mentality with suppliers.

• Monitors select suppliers with scorecards, PPM’s and OTD.

• Develop suppliers that are borderline escalation bound and driving improvement plans.

Chemring Ordnance Perry, FL 2018-05/2019

Supplier Quality Engineer / CQA Lead Auditor

● Developed and conducted onsite supplier audits as scheduled or as needed.

● Prepared supplier audits to drive process standardization, waste elimination, and continuous improvement.

● Monitored, communicated, and improved key supply chain KPI’s.

● Launched specific short / long term supplier quality goals for process improvement.

● Championed problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers and customers to eliminate recurrence of non conformances through Continuous Improvement initiatives.

● Succeeded in resolving supplier technical issues in a timely manner.

● Developed long term supplier relationships and applied cost reduction solutions.

● Evaluated and qualified new supplier materials to include first article inspections.

● Actively managed suppliers to ensure there were no performance regressions.

● Collectively worked in a team structure with multiple process management programs.

Neil Lockhart

Professional Experience Continued

2

Cargotec / Hiab (Waltco) Tallmadge, OH 2017-08/2018 Supplier Quality / Quality Engineer / North America / CQA Lead Auditor

• Optimized critical supply base to meet and or exceed corporate goals.

• Led Supplier Quality and Continuous Improvement Teams.

• Awarded ownership for CAPA, PFMEA, FMEA, 5WHY and SCARS for the Supply Base.

• Reduced supplier PPM from 3800 to 283 PPM.

• Increased critical supply base OTD performance from 73.2% to 98.3%.

• Accelerated problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers and customers for Continuous Improvement.

• Conducted supplier on-site inspections, verification, validations, and supplier audits nationwide.

• Monitor supplier performance and report KPIs to management.

• Oversight of the ISO Supplier Qualification Program and Sourcing Team Member.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to achieve zero defect through supplier process audits.

Manitowoc Food service (formerly Cleveland Range), Cleveland, OH 2015 to 5/2017 Supplier Quality Engineer / Quality Engineer

• Contributed to the facility CAPA program, analyzed data and trends in complaints, developed supplier quality systems, sourcing and managed non- conforming material.

• Performed root cause analysis, 5WHY, engineering studies, and internal and supplier audits. Generated KPI’s in measuring supplier performance.

• Served on Supplier Quality Management Team, Waste Reduction Team, and Continuous Improvement Team.

• Contributed to MRB, CAPA, PFMEA, FMEA, and 5S efforts and assisted with unit transition from Germany to USA.

• Coordinated the rework of over $1,100,000 of commercial ovens to return inventory.

• Slashed the returned R-Stage units by 85%. Utilized Lean methodologies to improve quality, safety, and cost to meet corporate requirements.

• Green Belt trained.

Flambeau Inc., Sharon Center, OH 2014 to 2015

Quality Engineer (Lead Auditor) / Supplier Quality Manager

• Led Continuous Improvement Team that improved quality by 40 % in the first year.

• Managed quality inspectors and testers for ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and the corporate QMS.

• Managed relationships with suppliers and customers as well as directed. programs for supplier qualification to meet corporate requirements.

• Performed root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions (CAPA), Supplier Process Audits.

• Prepared and maintained documents and procedures for the QMS.

• Managed sourcing along with the overall activities of technicians and auditors to include Metrology.

Neil Lockhart

Professional Experience Continued

3

Alcoa Aerospace, Cleveland, OH 2012 to 2013

Quality Engineer

• Conducted internal process audits improving efficiency by 12%.

• Reviewed and approved/rejected vendor material certifications.

• Led CAPA and SCAR review. Reduced past due corrective actions from 50 to 0.

• Interfaced with Metallurgist for quality issues and product release criteria.

• Alcoa Aerospace Internal Auditing Team Member.

Impact Ballistics / Protective Products, Cleveland, OH 2009 to 2012 Director of Ballistics / Supplier Quality Engineer

• Generated in-house ballistic capability for evaluating the impact of armor products which resulted in a significant R.O.I.

• Provided ballistic performance test and evaluation during the phases of product development and process engineering.

• Improved industry relations utilizing best practices, ensured contract compliance, and contributed with business development.

• Functioned as Technical Representative, Quality Assurance Lead, sourcing, and Continuous Improvement Performance Manager, and managed five direct report personnel.

• Accelerated Product Development and Personal Protection Impact Evaluations. United States Army 8 years

• 25th Infantry Division Recon. Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

• Combat Arms, Fort Benning, Georgia

• Staff Sergeant Platoon Leader

• United States Veteran

References are available upon request.

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