John Graziano ************@*******.***
Stow, Ohio 44224 440-***-****
Professional Profile
Thirteen years experience in Operations and Quality Assurance supporting the
value-added services, operations and logistics business for Arrow Electronics in Solon,
Ohio.
Masters Degree Technology Management from
Kent State University College of Applied Track record of transforming VAS into GMP
Engineering, Sustainability and and efficient processes to meet customer
Technology. requirements.
Supervisory management experience. CPI and Lean track record in operations,
13 years experience providing strategic integration and logistics.
and tactical solutions in a value-added Supply Chain Management Trained (APICS).
services (VAS) business. QEHS experienced auditor.
Certified Quality Auditor (ASQ). Environmental Management System (ISO14001)
Six-Sigma Green Belt Trained (SSGB ASQ). auditor.
Kaizen event lead and contributor Occupational, Health and Safety (ISO 18001)
experience. auditor.
2012 recipient of the Arrow 5S Visionary Responsible Recycling (R2) auditor.
Leader Award. Business process development and
5S facility owner and subject matter implementation.
expert. Business operations analysis and trend
Balanced Scorecard performance metric experience.
experience. 8D CAPA and root-cause investigation process
Project management experience designing, owner.
testing, implementing, training and Training program management experience.
administration of web-based applications First-article and build-plan validation
in a value-added services operation. experience.
Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety International work experience.
(QEHS) management system implementation Business startup experience.
experience. International business experience and
Transported Asset & Protection Association related travel.
(TAPA FSR-2011) management system
implementation experience.
Professional Experience
Quality Process Specialist
Cross-functional experience interfacing with integration, engineering and Quality
operations teams to ensure that VAD services are in place and are capable of meeting
performance and quality objectives.
Have led or participated in numerous continuous process improvement projects across
internal business groups to drive change and improve performance.
Balanced Scorecard summary and analysis experience to support business management
system.
Training content developer. Technical and non-technical training experience. New hire
orientation trainer.
Technical expertise including first article builds, work instruction development and
inspection activity.
FDA medical device integration and quality assurance experience.
Provide analysis and guidance to management team and process owners regarding QEHS
requirements and best practices.
Quality & Operations Specialist
Designed and implemented numerous business operations web-applications; Training,
calibration, audits.
Software Quality Assurance (SQA) experience.
First article and engineering build experience in value-added computer integration
environment.
ISO 14001, 18001, R2 and TAPA implementation and lead auditor experience.
Project management and presentation skills leading Quality initiatives and program
rollouts.
Experience analyzing key business process performance to identify trends and implement
improvements.
5S facility owner that helped the team exceed the facility performance goal in 2011.
Calibration and scales program management experience.
Work History
Quality & Operations Arrow Electronics Inc., Solon, Ohio 2007 - Present
Specialist
Quality Process Specialist Arrow Electronics formerly Agilysys 1999 to 2007
Inc., Solon, Ohio
Systems Technician Pioneer Standard Electronics 1999
(Agilysys), Solon, Ohio
Education
Masters Degree Technology Management Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. College of
(MTEC). Applied Engineering, Sustainability and
Technology
Quality Management Systems Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, Ohio
Bachelor Degree English and Pre-Law Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Personal Interests Scuba Diving, Photography, Travel. American Red Cross Course
Instructor and Volunteer.