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. A 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
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 suppliers for
use in production, managing and auditing Receiving Inspection's daily
activities, and Metrology readiness throughout the company.
. Used SPC and Six Sigma tools to track and improve 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.
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 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 team, 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.
Education
Bachelor of Science Electronics Engineering, California State University
Northridge
ASQ Certified Quality manager (due to complete 10/15/2010)
Certifications and Computer Skills
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, Capstone Turbine Corp professional development
SAP database system, Capstone Turbine Corp professional development
AutoCAD and MS Office Proficient
Measure-x and Measuremind 3D Multi sensor software on Smart scope CMM
systems
Mitutoyo Laserscan Micrometer
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