Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Randall Friley

ENGINEERING SUMMARY

Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years Quality experience in demanding, structured aerospace/defense environments. $Millions in documented, aggregate team savings through application of Six Sigma process improvement techniques. Customer, Registrar audit and source inspection Liaison. Hundreds of customer and supplier CARs resolved using formal problem solving techniques. Selected as Quality Lead for multi-million dollar programs: USAF nuclear weapons Base Spare and DOE/NNSA Nuclear Weapons Complex Centralized Procurement.

** Aerospace/Military QE with Customer, DCMDC, DOD, DOE, Army, Navy, Air Force liaison background – ISO 9001, Mil-Q-9858, Mil-STD-45208, AS 9100, TS 16949

** Processing Mapping, D/PFMEA, Control Plans, 8-D, Auditing, Metrology, Failure Analysis

** Laboratory – Material testing, physical, chemical, electrical, functional testing

** Statistics; basic calculations, Western Electric-8 rules

** Create, lead and facilitate successful, multi-functional, Six Sigma process improvement teams

** Customer P.O., Military, Federal, commercial specification interpretation and flow down

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering

University of Missouri -Rolla

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DIODES FABTECH - Lee’s Summit, MO

-- Senior Quality Engineer, June 2008-March 2009

US manufacturer and member of Forbes Top 200 US Companies, specializing in semiconductor products for the automotive industry.

** Principal customer quality liaison and improvement leader

** 100% scrap reduction – Nickel Oxide – $163K+

** Assumed 100% responsibility for customer Corrective Action Requests:

-- 100% customer failure resolution–Back Metal Peel

-- 72% reduction in recurrent non-conformances

** Co-0rdinated successful Sept. ‘08 TS16949 Registrar audit.

** Implemented structured problem solving techniques for Process and Product Engineering

DUCOMMUN AERO STRUCTURES: Parsons, KS

--Senior Quality Engineer, September 2007-February 2008

Manufacturer of hot-formed and superplastic-formed titanium parts for the aerospace industry.

** Provided true engineering guidance for process improvement, product disposition and auditing, for commercial and military, hot formed and superplastic formed, titanium aircraft parts

** Completed all CY07, AS9100 internal audits of Ducommun procedures, defined level of findings, identified process owners and issued corresponding corrective action requests

** $63K direct scrap reduction

** $72K/year process improvement cost savings

HONEYWELL, FEDERAL MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGIES: Kansas City, MO

--Senior Quality Engineer, 1997 – 2006

Leading world-class manufacturer of non-nuclear, mechanical/electrical parts and assemblies for nuclear weapons.

** Established material/part supplier, inspection and testing requirements for nuclear weapon grade product

** Formally trained in process improvement techniques

** Recruited extensively by management for very difficult and unique projects/programs

** Developed and implemented Dock-To-Stock program:

--16% Receiving Inspection workload reduction for purchased material and parts

--$155K/year immediate savings

--25%+ additional identified applications projecting $330K/year savings

** $1.5M Customer incentive earned as Project Lead for On-Time Material Delivery Team

** Quality Engineer for purchased material supplier quality:

--20,000+ nuclear weapons related parts, product, materials and services

** Preferred selection by Honeywell management:

--Sole quality contact for the US DOD/Air Force's nuclear weapons Base Spare program

// Executed all quality aspects of incoming weapons spares, determining suitability for service, disposition of defective items, inventory control and distribution of spares to all nuclear US Air Forces bases worldwide, in partnership with Department of Energy Base Spare program management and Air Force personnel

--Sole quality representative for the US Nuclear Weapons Complexes Centralized Procurement System

// Developed and oversaw all quality activities regarding the purchase, inspection and distribution of all Centralized Procurement parts, assemblies and materials, for the entire US Nuclear Weapons Complex

** Leader/Participant on over 30 Six Sigma Black/Green Belt process improvement teams--Cost savings realization in the $M's

** Trained, mentored and facilitated Six Sigma certification for 19 fellow associates, including non-technical personnel

** Averaged over 8%/year performance based salary increases

EMPIRE MANUFACTURING - Kansas City, KS

--Production Supervisor/Process Engineer, 1994-1997

Manufacturer of aroma and bug repellent candles for large consumer market entities.

** 200% increase in manufacturing capability in two years by optimizing equipment utilization and automating processes

** 30% reduction in production personnel requirements

** Developed formal Material Resource Planning program

** 15% perennial performance based bonus recipient

FIKE CORPORATION - Blue Springs, MO

--Quality Engineer, 1987-1993

Manufacturer of specialized pressure relief devices for military, aerospace, chemical/petroleum, and power industries in a Mil-Q-9858/Mil-STD-45208 system.

** Defined and executed customer quality requirements (P.O. flow down) for production of pressure safety related products

** Establish all inspection sampling, inspection criteria and control plans

** Helium Leak Detection, Welding and Penetrant site expert

** Customer liaison for all source inspections, audits and problem resolution

** Converted Quality System from a Mil-Q-9858 to a ISO 9000 Certification

** Quality Representative for drawing and procedure sign-off

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