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Profile

Objective

I am seeking a position within Quality and/or Manufacturing Management Field,

Availability

2 weeks upon an accepted offer

Key Skills

Proficient or familiar with a vast array Quality and Manufacturing systems

Six Sigma

NADCAP

Kaizen Facilitator

SPC

TS16949, ISO9000:2000

AS9100

Value Stream Mapping

PPAP, APQP, 8D, GP12

Education

1984 - 1988

Bachelors in Industrial Engineering - Central New England College of Technology

2006

TS16949 Lead Auditor

QAI

2007

Value Stream Mapping and Six Sigma Black Belt

VPMEP

Work Experience

QubicaAMF, Mechanicsville, Va

Quality Manager

Dec 2006 to Present

Developed a Vendor Scorecard Program for a 300 plus Vendor base

Developed an Internal Quality System called F.L.I.P, A program that uses a Factual

approach to decision making, a Leadership, it is an Involvement of people, and

uses a Process approach

Manage the day to day activities of the Quality department to include Supplier

Quality, First Article, In-Coming and Final Inspection, Customer Complaints, and

Warranty

Worked extremely close with Manufacturing and Engineering Personnel on new product

launches

Developed a Kaizen Program and lead 3-4 Kaizens each year with special attention

to run it rates, methodology, and lay out efficiency

Carbone Kirkwood, LLC, Farmville Va.

Sept 2003 to Dec 2006

Quality Manager

Managed the day to day activities of the Quality department to include, PPAP, 8D,

JIDOKA, GP12, In-coming Inspection, In-process Inspection, Final Inspection

Managed Customer Complaints to all OEM and Tier one Automotive Supplier, Supplier

base I managed included, Ford, GM, Visteon, TI Group, Bosch, Federal Mogul,

Rockwell, Siemens and many others

TS16949 Lead Management Representative and was responsible for transition from

QS9000 to TS16949

Lead a Team that closed the plant in Virginia and relocated it to Monterey Mexico

and India

Spec Plating, Inc., Bridgeport, Ct.

Quality Manager

Jan 1998 to Sept 2003

Managed the day to day activities of the Quality Department to Include In-process

Inspection, Final Inspection and Required monthly chemical testing

Developed and Implemented AS9100 and was awarded certification in 2000

Developed and Implemented NADCAP and was awarded certification in 2001

Managed all customer complaints

Mikron Corp, Stratford, Ct

Manufacturing Manager

November 1984 to January 1998

Managed the daily activity of a 3 shift Injection Molding and Secondary Operation,

areas of responsibility were, Production Control, Quality Control, Inventory

Control and Engineering

QS9000 Lead Auditor and lead a team that was awarded certification in 1996

During my tenure at Mikron we grew from 3 molding machines and 8 employees to 18

Molding machines with over 50 Employees

Interests

Bowling, Spending time with Family

References

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