CHARLES HERMAN
Pasadena, TX 77505
Res 281-***-**** Cell 662-***-****
Skill Set
System setup Process improvements Lean Manufacturing
ISO internal Auditor ANSI/J-STD 001B Class III IPC-610
TQM GD&T ESD Aerospace and Commercial Manufacturing *
Improved product delivery schedule by 90%, and Zero defect to 95%
* Updating drawings and implementing process controls, reducing nonconforming
material by 80%,
* Created Access database / tracking system, reducing the time to find assemblies
by 500%, providing routing control for timely processing and trend analysis.
* Created ISO 9000 documentation for satellite telecommunications company
Work Experience
Continental Mixers Quality Manager 2013 – Present
Set up database tracking to collect information for Root Cause, Corrective and Preventive actions,
training personnel on Lean Manufacturing, Process improvements, working with suppliers, all
levels of in-house and customer personnel, all levels of inspection / Audits of finished product.
Source Inspection Elbit Systems Source & PACCAR New part inspection 2011 – 201
Navistar Defense – Receiving Inspection & MRB Supervisor (contract) 2010 –2011
* Troubleshooting and resolving issues throughout the plant and suppliers
* Creating procedures and work instructions
* Improving processes and training for in plant personnel and at suppliers
* Working MRB system for improvements in plant and with suppliers
* Liaison with Global Quality Director
Tried Real Estate 2008 - 2010
ATK Space systems – Quality Engineer 2007 - 2008
* Reduced number of production defects by 80%
* 25% improvement on nonconforming raw material
* Instilled ISO 9000 safety and proper identification of materials in production.
* MRB processing coordination with customer for nonconforming material disposition.
* Design Review Board member.
* Audits and Lean Manufacturing improvements.
Ingersoll Rand Steel Craft (contract) – Quality Engineer / Coordinator 2006 - 2007
* Root Cause and preventive action to reduce nonconforming material 90%
* Supervised three shifts of Quality Auditor / Inspectors for hollow metal.
* Trained Tool & Die Manager on tool prove-in and upgrading of tooling to drawings.
* Upgraded multiple drawings to match actual product requirements reducing
nonconforming material production by 80%.
Changing Paradigms (contract to direct hire) – Quality Manager 2005 – 2006
* Managed Quality department for three shifts of blending and packaging production.
* Created raw material standardization documentation from scratch.
* Trained Audit staff and production personnel to reduce nonconformances by 25%.
* Organized production efforts to reduce waste by 30%.
Pole Zero Contract- Quality Engineer 2003 - 2005
* Established Receiving Quality department for electromechanical design and
manufacturing to government, ISO 9000 and AS 9100 requirements.
* Designed Review board, reducing nonconforming drawings up to 30%.
* Improved supplier quality up to 100% on various products.
Bayless Engineering and Manufacturing - Quality manager 2001 - 2002
* Quality Manager for two shifts of sheet metal and machine shop production Quality
inspection.
* Created documentation to gain requalification as a supplier for L-3 aerospace
products.
* Created template crib and tracking system and reduced time to find them by1,000%.
* Improved product delivery schedule by 90% with Lean Manufacturing team.
Sattel Global Networks, Inc. – Quality Manager 1996 – 2001
* Quality Manager for Satellite Telecommunications Company.
* Created virtually all documentation to ISO 9000 guidelines from scratch.
* Created Access database for tracking system, reducing the time to find an assembly by 500%,
providing routing control for timely processing and trend analysis.
* Reduced nonconforming product from subcontractors by 90%.
Vectran Corporation - Quality Inspector/ Trainer 1995 - 1996
* Quality Inspection and test of remote radio controllers.
* Reduced nonconforming material from suppliers by 30%.
Santa Barbara Research Center (SBRC) - Quality Engineer 1985 – 1994
Division of Hughes Aircraft
* Set up Government Quality Auditor department for two facilities, training audit
personnel.
* Worked Military and Space Divisions flowing contract requirements to suppliers and
production, MRB Chair, CSSR Coordinator for best government audit to date.
Education AA – Mesa College, Business, Bachelors – Belford University – Quality Management