Six Sigma Quality Assurance

Muhammad Siddique

**** - *** **** ** ( Mississauga, ON L5B 3Z9

CANADA Cell 647-***-**** ( *****.**********@*****.***

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

Highly accomplished and result oriented Aerospace professional with

excellent experience in Aerospace manufacturing quality, maintenance,

aircraft safety, leading continuous process /product improvement and

excellence initiatives utilizing Lean and Six Sigma and industrial

engineering methodologies. Proven ability to train, evaluate, and direct

teams of employees in achieving success and excellence. Strong

communication, documentation, reporting and interaction skills with

executives regarding project deliverables and targets.

Areas of Expertise:

|Quality Engineering & Assurance |Six Sigma Methodology Management |

Certification & Training

. Design for Six Sigma Master Black Belt (SigmaPro USA) ASQ CQE

(2003)

Professional Experience

Rockwell Automation, Cambridge Ont rio Oct 2011-

Present

Senior Product Quality Engineer

Resolve customer complaints and product issues, collect, and analyze data

to estimate reliability, improve product and processes. Monitor and

measure manufacturing processes, collect data and analyze with Minitab to

find root causes, develop, and implement corrective actions. Deliver

Design for Six Sigma training for new product design phase and continuous

improvement. Work with Engineering, test and manufacturing to continuously

improve the product quality and reduce the risk of product failure and

customer dissatisfaction.

Independent Consultant - Quality and Continuous Improvement Nov 2008

-Oct 2011

Provide onsite consultations to clients to improve quality and support

continuous improvement efforts (cost reduction, productivity improvement,

lean, improve customer satisfaction) identifying root causes, presenting

solutions to leadership, recommending and implementing solutions to achieve

corporate strategic targets.

Promote culture change from leadership to worker level by challenging the

status quo and showing the exciting results of Lean Six Sigma methodologies

have delivered to industry. Direct project teams in selection of projects

in alignment with corporate plans, collect and analyze data to identify

root causes, application of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, recommend

solution and report the status of project to leadership. Train, mentor, and

lead high-impact cross-functional process re-engineering and product

improvement project teams through Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and

finally certification of successful project teams to Green/Black belt level

in following industries:

. Aerospace Manufacturing. Liaison with regulatory authorities, First

Article inspections, Root Cause analysis, ensure customer's clauses,

Corrective /Preventive Actions and AS9100 implemented. Optimized SMT

and Wave soldering processes and reduced the defect rate conforming to

IPC 610.

. Mechanical manufacturing. Reduced the failure and rework rate of

mechanical assemblies and improve first pass yield.

Bell Canada, Mississauga, Ontario 2007 - Oct 2008

Associate Director - Continuous Improvement

Implement Six Sigma methodologies to continuously improve Products,

processes, customer satisfaction and system reliability through training,

coaching and leading multiple six sigma project teams. Perform analysis to

find out low performing processes, determining root causes and

suggesting/implementation of solutions.

Andrew Corporation, Whitby, Ontario 2005 - 2007

Quality and Six Sigma Manager

Implement and maintain Quality system to ISO 9001- 2000. Interpreting

customer's contractual requirements, monitor, analyze and investigate low

performing processes, recommend and implement corrective actions for

program success and supplier development. Ensures the Configuration

Management and quality assurance programs are effective in-house and at

suppliers, measure achievements, and Reliability functions in accordance

with contractual requirements. Management reviews for: customer complaints

(NCR) follow up on previous meeting action items, over all summary of

quality related business performance & statistical reports and chairing

material review board. Involve the whole organization in continuous product

& process improvement initiative by training teams on Lean & Six sigma

methodologies and delivering projects. Saved more than $1000,000/ year

through multiple projects at multiple sites and re-established customer

confidence in Andrew products.

Honeywell Aerospace, Mississauga, Ontario 2000 - 2005

Quality Engineer

Ensure quality system as defined in QMS (ISO 9001, AS9100, regulatory

requirements etc.) is implemented throughout the organization.

Participates in product development from concept to delivery; guaranteeing

products delivered are conforming to customer's (Lockheed Martin, Boeing

and Airbus) specifications by performing First Article inspection (FAI),

verification and validation and supporting supply chain. Ensure

contractual program quality requirements are flowed down to all activities

for conformance. Ensure an effective implementation of Non-conforming

materials, MRB, failure, and root cause analysis of incoming materials and

customer returns and corrective actions/ preventing actions. Support

continuous product and process improvement projects in all departments

using lean six sigma methodologies, delivering training and mentoring.

Represent the company with regulatory authorities (e.g. Transport Canada,

FAA).

Key Achievements:

. Saved $500,000 per year by completing multiple lean Six Sigma projects.

Lotek Wireless, Newmarket, Ontario 1999 - 2000

RF Technologist

Tested, tuned, and repaired digital signal processors, VHF

radio/transmitters, and global positioning systems for ideal sensitivity

and performance. Communicated test failure root causes and corrective

actions to assemblers and design engineers for design guidelines.

Pakistani Air Force, Various Duty Locations 1980 - 1997

Maintenance Director/Manager/Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

1. Aircraft (F-16, French F1) maintenance, schedule and unscheduled.

Component level repair of systems.

2. Component level repair of accessories.

3. Implement Quality Assurance, Airport Safety, Fire prevention and FOD

procedures are implemented and ensure all Documentations are updated

and technicians are trained to.

Formal Education

Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering (Avionics)

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics & Physics

Bachelor of Science

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