Engineer Quality
Resume:
Fred Entezami
Simi Valley, CA 93065
************@*****.***
Summary
First-rate, multi-tasking leader with 10+ years of progressive technical
and management experience, committed to the highest levels of professional
and personal excellence looking for a challenging career as a Quality
Manager. Pro-active, self-motivated, results-oriented problem solver, with
fine-tuned skills in technical leadership. Excellent troubleshooter with
demonstrated success in reversing deteriorating operational areas,
resulting in outstanding annual performance reports.
Professional Experience
ITT Exelis Radar Reconnaissance & Acoustic Systems
Van Nuys, CA
2010- Present
Senior Quality Control Engineer / SME
Working as primary Product Assurance department contact responsible for
handling Internal and external Quality teams working on projects valued at
over $400 Million, focusing on continuous improvement of R&D and production
level parts by implementing a combination of Value Based Six Sigma, Green
Belt, and lean manufacturing tools.
. Work with suppliers, design engineers, production and procurement
departments to improve quality, reliability, safety, and on-time delivery
of incoming PCBs, CCAs, Electro-mechanical and Mechanical assemblies or
subassemblies.
. Perform internal and external audits and reviews to ensure company-wide
compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
. Implement and audit Counterfeit Prevention and Risk Management audits to
ensure company-wide adherence to AS5553 requirements.
. Select, audit, monitor, and improve existing and new suppliers, for use
during NPI stage and in production.
. Track supplier performance, and implement continuous supplier performance
improvement.
. Review Requisitions and Purchase Orders for internal and customer
specified requirements.
. Identify and implement quality requirements, and inspection plans based
on ISO9001, AS9100, AS5553 and contractual requirements.
. Prepare manpower requirements and budget plans necessary to bid on new
projects.
. Counterfeit Prevention and Risk Mitigation Subject Matter Expert.
Capstone Turbine Corp.
Chatsworth, CA
2008- 2010
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer/Receiving Inspection Supervisor
Worked as a member of the quality team responsible for handling all
Mechanical, sheet metal, machined, castings, electronics, and
electromechanical supplier related issues focusing on continuous
improvement of R&D and production level parts.
. Worked with suppliers, design engineers, production, and procurement
department to improve quality, reliability, and safety of incoming parts
and assemblies.
. Worked with internal and external audit teams to ensure company-wide
compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
. Was responsible for auditing and approving existing and new domestic and
international suppliers for use in production, managing and auditing
Receiving Inspection's daily activities, and Metrology readiness
throughout the company.
. Used SPC and lean manufacturing tools to track and implement continuous
improvement of supplier performance.
. Worked as the leader of Quality Improvement team, assigned to reorganize
and improve MRB and internal procedures to reduce and eventually
eliminate nonconforming and damaged parts and assemblies received from
suppliers, manufactured in house, and at contract manufacturing
facilities.
. Was responsible for reviewing Contracts for customer specified quality
requirements, and setting up inspection plans at receiving inspection and
supplier sites.
Zebra Technologies Inc.
Camarillo, CA
2007- 2008
Senior Quality Engineer/Receiving Inspection Supervisor
Worked as a member of the Production Supply Line Team, and as the
supervisor of Receiving Inspection department ensuring the quality of
developmental and production parts.
. Worked with supplier development team to improve quality, reliability,
and safety of incoming parts, resulting in over 80% dock-to-stock parts.
. Used basic SPC tools to track and improve supplier performance.
. Reorganized and improved inspection procedures resulting in reduction of
manpower needs by 25%.
. Reduced the component inspection throughput time from 60 days to less
than three days during peak receipt time.
. Worked with design engineering and manufacturing engineering teams to
improve quality and clarity of drawings and specifications sent to
suppliers, eliminating misinterpretations by suppliers.
MRPA Co.
Sylmar, CA
2005-2007
Supplier Quality Engineer II
Worked as a member of the commodity management team, and as the lead in
charge of the receiving inspection department, ensuring the quality of
components for micro-miniature implants.
. Improved new supplier qualification procedures for company wide use,
resulting in improved supplier quality performance by up to 60%.
. Redefined and improved receiving inspection procedures resulting in
reduction of manpower needs by 30%.
. Reorganized and trained inspectors in use of new equipment resulting in
increased efficiency.
. Reduced the Component throughput time from 90 days to less than ten days
during peak receipt time.
. Worked with design engineering team to improve the quality and clarity of
drawings sent to suppliers eliminating misinterpretations by suppliers.
TERADYNE Inc.
Agoura Hills, CA
2000-2005
Supplier Quality Engineer (2002-2005)
Worked as a member of the commodity management team, as the technical
expert during the new supplier introduction process, and as the liaison
between the design engineering team and the suppliers.
. Established new supplier qualification procedures for company wide use.
Reduced the number of suppliers used by eliminating suppliers with poor
quality, improving supplier quality performance by up to 80%.
. Interviewed, performed audits, and qualified over 30 new quality
suppliers for company wide use.
. Worked with design engineering team and NPI product management team to
reduce new product introduction time from three years to less than two
years.
Operations Engineering Support Supervisor (2000-2002)
As a member of management team, was responsible for all aspects of
component quality throughout the company's west coast operations.
Responsibilities included introduction of new suppliers, improving the
quality levels of existing suppliers, tracking the quality of parts in the
field, improving existing procedures, and implementing new procedures to
reduce labor costs.
. Provided support for west coast manufacturing operations with sales of
$1.2 billion annually.
. Managed two departments with total number of 18 employees, recruited and
trained experienced and novice engineers, trained operations support
engineers to become more proactive, resulting in up to 70% supplier
quality improvement.
. Established new operations support procedures for company wide use.
Improved existing procedures to streamline operations, reducing the
manpower costs by 20%.
. Supported design engineering group through introductions of four new
product lines. Revised engineering drawings to meet ANSI standards and
to reduce misinterpretations by suppliers, resulting in 60% reduction in
First Article Sample errors.
TRW Space and Defense Technology
Redondo Beach, CA
1997-2000
Design and Development Engineer
As a Member of the Technical Staff, designed instruments for Satellite
Electronic Ground Support Equipments (SEGSE) on seven satellites with zero
defects.
. Performed stress analysis on electronic satellite instruments, resulting
in over 50% reduction on test phase failures.
. Designed and developed mechanical drawings for Satellite Electronic
Ground Support Equipments (SEGSE) and coordinated efforts through
completion of projects up to $40 Million.
. Managed and streamlined meetings between design group and clients in
commercial and defense fields, reducing the project development time by
20%.
. Coordinated design and development teams of up to 40 members.
General Ribbon Corp.
Chatsworth, CA
1984-1994
Product Development Engineer
As a Member of the NPI team, designed cartridges and ribbons for high speed
Ribbon, Ink Jet, and Laser printers, specializing in providing solutions to
bypass OEM patents.
. Reverse engineered OEM cartridges to create after market solutions for
new and existing printers, resulting in introduction of improved printer
cartridge and over $2million a year in increased revenue.
. Designed and developed mechanical drawings for all new products.
. Designed and developed Plastic injection mold drawings and assembly
fixtures for manufacturing operations.
. Managed and streamlined meetings between design, manufacturing, quality,
and sales groups.
. Was responsible for NPI teams from concept through full pilot production
cycle.
. Participated in negotiations with OEM clients to develop OEM Ink Jet and
Laser cartridges.
. Developed and Coordinated Environmental, functional manufacturing quality
and reliability tests.
. Prepared budget allocation estimates for NPI teams composed of cross
functional teams.
Education
Bachelor of Science Electronics Engineering, California State University
Northridge
Certifications and Computer Skills
IPC 610, 620, and J-STD-001 Certified, ITT Exelis Radar Reconnaissance &
Acoustic Systems
FOD (Foreign Object Damage) certified, ITT Exelis Radar Reconnaissance &
Acoustic Systems
Total Quality Management Certification, Teradyne Inc professional
development
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Teradyne Inc professional
development
ISO 9001-2000, ISO 13485, 21CFR820, MRP/Advanced Bionic professional
development
ISO 9001-2008, AS9100C, ITT Exelis Radar Reconnaissance & Acoustic Systems
TQM, Teradyne Inc professional development
SAP database system, Capstone Turbine Corp professional development
Robust Design, TRW Space and Defense training center
NPI Project management, Teradyne Inc professional development
AutoCAD and MS Office Proficient
Measure-x and Measuremind 3D Multi sensor software on Smart scope CMM
systems
Mitutoyo Laserscan Automatic Micrometer
Six Sigma Green Belt, University of Michigan
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