Engineer Quality

E D WA R D M . C H A R N E Y

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Continuous Improvement/LEAN Quality Engineer – Quality Department (2008 – 2013)

HILLPHOENIX – Colonial Heights, Virginia

• Drive and provide support for continuous improvement projects using LEAN/Six Sigma principles

and tools

• Develop and implement product and process quality improvement initiatives to reduce/eliminate

customer field issues

• Provide quality leadership support to manufacturing in order to minimize cost, increase quality

and/or improve productivity

• Coordinate and train cross functional team members in 5s and DMAIC events

• Used and completed APQP techniques as part of the new Hillphoenix ‘PureView’ product

development initiative

Area Industrial Engineer – Industrial/Systems Engineering Division (2005 – 2008)

QIMONDA – Sandston, Virginia

• Coordinated and supported team process and metrology improvement efforts utilizing numerous

LEAN/Six Sigma techniques in order to increase product output, reduce overall cycle time and improve

operator efficiency

• Site training owner for all functional area manufacturing, process and equipment groups in SMED

and 5s

• Established and validated planning performance throughput numbers

• Provided general industrial engineering support as needed to assigned fabrication areas

Corporate Quality Engineer – Product/Process Quality Engineering Group (2004 – 2005)

HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. – Glen Allen, Virginia, Corporate Headquarters

• Analyzed and performed root cause analysis for retail product customer returns

• Trained and mentored Chinese quality engineers to validate manufacturing processes were capable

of meeting product design specifications

• Provided direction for Chinese facilities pursuing ISO certification, including criteria for continuous

improvement

• Attended engineering product design reviews providing feedback from a quality perspective that

would result in more robust products

Process/Manufacturing Engineer – Technical Services Group (1999 – 2004)

CELESTICA (formerly MANUFACTURERS' SERVICES, LTD. – Sandston, Virginia

• Assigned as an engineering project lead for startup of new Lexmark inkjet integration facility located

in Reynosa, Mexico providing classical industrial, process quality, and logistical engineering support

• Provided continuous manufacturing/quality engineering support and propose process improvements

to the OEM engineering group

• Acted as product owner through all phases of Hewlett Packard’s laserjet product life cycle (after

product design introduction, steady-state production and end-of-life management)

• Implemented lean manufacturing to include cell layout design and process strategies

• Monitored and amended production performance efficiencies

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Systems Engineering (1999), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University –

Blacksburg, Virginia

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (1992), Geneva College – Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

OTHER POSITIONS, ACCREDIDATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Industrial Engineer, CANON VIRGINIA – Six Sigma Division – (1997 – 1999)

Industrial Engineer, CARPENTER CO. – Industrial Engineering Department – (1993 – 1997)

ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence – 2010

ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer – 2003

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer – 2002

Association of Energy Engineers Certified Energy Manager – 1999

American Society for Quality; Institute of Industrial Engineers

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