Sucha Virdi
Mobile Phone: 516-***-****
Secondary Phone: 516-***-****
E-mail: *******@*****.***
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OBJECTIVE
Continually promote and improve quality. Make quality management a part of
business management. Customer oriented. Make decisions based on data. Use
Plan, Do, Check and Act as a continuous improvement method to achieve my
continuously moving quality objectives and targets. Believe in and practice
Lean, Six Sigma, and Design of Experiments.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Quality Engineer/Deputy Quality Manager
March 2009 - April 2010
Dayton T. Brown, Inc. Bohemia, NY
Aerospace and Defense
Developed and implemented AS9100.
Evaluate and control suppliers.
Maintains Quality Management System to meet or exceed ISO
17025/AS9100/ISO9100.
Collect and analyze Quality Objectives data.
Collect and analyze quality management information system data and present
to management for continuous improvement.
Perform FTA/FMEA on products and process.
Measure and monitor Quality Objectives.
Planning and developing NADCAP certification implementation.
Hands-on experience with IPC-A -610, IPC J-STD-001C, MIL-STD-454, MIL-STD
883, MIL-Q-9858A, ANSI Z1.4, MIL-STD 1520C, MIL-STD-45662A and ISO17025.
Review FAA and customer conformity inspection.
Increased customer satisfaction from 70% to 85%.
Increased supplier rating from 75% to 95%.
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Sr. Engineer Quality and Reliability Assurance
December 1987 - March 2009
American Technical Ceramics Corporation, Huntington Station, NY
Electronics, Components, and Semiconductor Manufacturer
Responsible for assuring the quality of all processes used for the
manufacturing of ceramic capacitors and assemblies.
Developed and implemented ISO9001, AS9100 and ISO14001 as a management
representative.
Collect and analyze quality management information system data and present
to management for continuous improvement.
Train employees in quality procedures and tools (SPC, Six Sigma, Root Cause
Analysis, PDCA and Lean Manufacturing)
Qualify and maintain products on Qualified Product Listing (QPL)
Maintain Failure Rate as per MIL-STD 690: Failure Rate Sampling Plans and
Procedures
Maintain Quality Management System as per MIL-STD 790: Established
Reliability and High Reliability Qualified Products List (QPL) Systems for
Electrical, Electronic, and Fiber Optic Parts Specifications
Use MIL-HDBK-217 for reliability prediction.
Interface with aerospace, defense and space application customers on
quality and reliability solutions.
Perform FTA/FMEA on products and process.
Analyze Burn-in, life test, humidity test, moisture resistance test, and
resistance to solder heat and thermal shock data.
Qualify and maintain the supplier base
Perform Quality System Audits
Knowledge of control plans, FMEA, PPAP and SPC
Perform data analysis using inferential and predictive methods like ANOVA,
t-test, Chi-Square Test, Linear Regression.
Handle FRACAS dealing with customer returned products.
Host government source inspectors and perform supplier source inspections.
Continuously improved customer service from 75% to 95%
Decreased customer product return rate from 5% to 0.5% of sales.
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Mechanical Inspection Supervisor
March 1987 - December 1987
General Microwave Corporation, Amityville, NY 11701
Electronics, Components, and Semiconductor Manufacturer
Responsible for mechanical inspection of machined components.
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Mechanical Inspection Supervisor
January 1986 - March 1987
National Gear Products Inc. Westbury, NY
Aerospace and Defense
Responsible for inspection of gears and gear assemblies
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Mechanical Engineer
June 1980 - April 1984
Escorts/Geotze India Ltd
Automotive and Parts Manufacturer
Responsible for manufacturing machined components using CAM.
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EDUCATION
Master's Degree
1984 - 1986
University of Birmingham, Bimingham, England
CAD/CAM, Simulation, Robotics, Group Technology and Industrial Management.
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Bachelor's Degree
1975 - 1979
Punjab University Punjab
Mechanical Engineering with Honors
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CERTIFICATION
New York State Registered Licensed Professional Engineer
1993
Stat-A-Matrix
AS9100 Certified Lead Assessor
2006
Stat-A-Matrix
ISO 14001 Certified Lead Assessor
2002
Stat-A-Matrix
ISO 9001 Certified Lead Assessor
1992
American Society for Quality
Certified Quality Manager (CMQ/OE)
1997
American Society for Quality
Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
1989
American Society for Quality
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
1989
Department of Defense
2110
US Citizenship with Secret Security Clearance
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SKILLS
Problem Solving, Quality Auditing, Microsoft Office, SAP, Expert
Quality and Reliability Software
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS
American Society for Quality
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HONORS & AWARDS
Chip Award from American Technical Ceramics Corp.
Division Manager's Award from Dayton T. Brown Inc.
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INTERESTS
Carpentry, Gardening, Cars, and Computing
Part-time Instructor
March 1997 - present
American Society for Quality- Long Island Section, Jericho, NY
Education
Teach part-time refresher courses for ASQ-CQE, CRE and CMQ/OE
certifications.