Quality Assurance Engineer

Ruddie McDonald

**** ******* ******, ***. * ( Laurel, MD 20723 (

********.******@*****.*** 240-***-****

Highly accomplished Quality Engineering professional with extensive

experience designing, developing and implementing quality methodologies to

support lean manufacturing processes

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF DRAMATICALLY IMPROVING PRODUCTION QUALITY,

EFFICIENCY, AND PROFITABILITY; EXPERTISE IN QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY

CONTROL, STRATEGIC PLANNING, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, SIX SIGMA, ISO

IMPLEMENTATION, AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

. Collaborate with senior management, clients and vendors to effectively

prioritize quality assurance activities and achieve defined objectives,

corporate goals and production quality targets.

. Solution-focused manager, aggressively tackling every task with a

positive attitude and a sense of urgency; consistently able to deliver

products of optimal quality, on time and on budget.

. Committed to helping organizations achieve maximum benefit from their

employee and material investment, through meticulous quality control,

process optimization and procedure development.

Professional Experience

QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTOR 2010 - PRESENT

IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Glendale, MD

A leading manufacturer of powered air purifying respirator (PAPR), gas

masks, and respiratory protection filter canisters and cartridges for the

military and commercial sector.

. Provided day to day management and direction for the QA Department.

Identify and communicate business case for quality objectives across the

various departments and with senior management.

. Managed all inspection activities and work with the supply chain on

source inspection strategies. Perform informal audits of manufacturing

areas and help drive organization toward best practices.

. Lead all ISO related activities and act as the point of contact for all

internal and external audits. Implement procedures and quality systems

that meet or exceed the requirements of ISO certification.

. Provided assistance to all functional areas in the company relative to

ISO compliance and proper operation of quality systems. Coordinate

continued certification to Quality Programs.

. Implemented processes to ensure products, processes and key suppliers

metrics are measured and reported. Ensure that all causes of non-

conformance are investigated, root cause identified and corrective action

and preventative action is taken.

. Lead projects to improve existing processes, products, and services;

leveraging and sustaining the gains achieved over long term and

disseminate improvement throughout the organization and act as an agent

of change.

. Supported Management Review Process, including analysis of KPIs. Managed

assigned quality improvement projects and generate targets for the

positive evolution of metrics and drive action to meet or exceed these

targets.

. Recommended changes to product design, validation, and manufacturing test

practices to ensure compliance with military or other standards needed to

meet the customer needs. Balance business needs with real customer

requirements in this area to ensure we don't over specify our products.

. Supported business development requirements, including taking lead role

for quality related proposal elements on all company prime bids. These

elements include quality assurance plan and configuration control

management.

QUALITY ENGINEERING MANAGER 2008 - 2010

IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Glendale, MD

. Hold responsibility for implementation of quality assurance system, in

addition to ISO 9001 standards to ensure compliance with contractual

requirements.

. Determine tolerances and quality requirements necessary to produce

products in accordance with customer specifications.

. Work closely with product development, engineering and process personnel

to ensure implement processes and designs to produce quality products.

. Review quality trends based on quality data, system information, and

interaction with inspectors and production personnel to support

development of defect-reduction programs.

. Identify root causes of problems and take corrective action, including

changes to operation sheets, engineering change requests, changes to

inspection analysis, and changes to process instructions.

. Serve as member of Material Review Board, responsible for evaluation of

discrepant material in accordance with quality requirements, and

determination of nonconforming material.

. Coordinate with vendors and suppliers regarding quality improvement

issues, and to develop and improve supply chain.

. Conducted internal auditing training and audits in support of ISO 9001

program.

Senior Quality Specialist 2003 - 2008

SULZER METCO, INC. Hicksville, NY

A global leader in surface technology solutions and services.

. Performed quantitative and qualitative inspections, audits and reports on

materials, processes and products to ensure compliance with

specifications and quality standards.

. Conducted audits in support of AS9100 program, analyzed quality

performance data to identify trends and helped ensure adherence to

requirements through data collection, trend analysis, adherence tracking

and report development.

. Coordinated with engineers regarding technical issues, including

engineering change orders, laboratory results, specification revisions

and process changes.

. Liaised with suppliers and customers on quality related issues, including

certification of analysis, compliance issues, and customer returns.

Application Engineer / Trainer 2000 - 2001

ASML Ridgefield, CT

One of the world's leading providers of advanced technology systems for the

semiconductor industry.

. Provided engineering support and application training for service

personnel, operators and clients.

. Held responsibility for maintenance, repairs, and upgrades to equipment

and establishment of spare inventory, maintenance activities, safety

requirements and procedures.

. Performed environmental, operational and performance tests on all

equipment.

Application Engineer 2000

RVSI ELECTRONICS Hauppauge, NY

A manufacturer of vision-based automated inspection systems within the

semiconductor industry.

. Performed product acceptance testing procedures; examined and evaluated

data to determine capability and stability of measurement systems.

. Analyzed information to prepare testing and validation procedures,

including specifications, scanning criteria, acceptance/rejection

standards, rework and rejection measures and yield reports.

. Conducted trials and produced statistical data, charts and graphs to

recommend acceptance or rejection of various products.

project Engineer 1997 - 2000

PALL CORPORATION Cortland, NY

A leading filter manufacturer.

. Designed and engineered prototype and production filters.

. Evaluated materials and developed processes to manufacture product

materials while ensuring compliance with design and performance

specifications.

. Tested products to determine lifecycle and integrity; analyzed product

failure data and test results to establish causes of problems and develop

solutions.

. Liaised with engineering, quality control and manufacturing departments

to address customer inquiries, develop process improvements, establish

cost savings measures, and resolve issues involving products, processes,

and equipment.

Education And Training

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

SUNY - INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Utica/Rome, NY

Professional Development

. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt - ASQ Certified Quality Auditor - ASQ

Certified Quality Engineer

. Certified IPC Specialist

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