Salvador L. L pez
abohw8@r.postjobfree.com
Cypress, Texas 77433
Experience
FMC Technologies - Quality Assurance
January 2012 - Present
Quality Project Product Engineer - Subsea Manifold and Pipeline
Systems
Performed Customer Technical Specification review for new bids to identify
all quality requirements and associated risks for BP, Shell, ExxonMobil,
Anadarko, and Chevron Subsea projects.
Conducted Gap Analysis on customer requirements compared with company
standard offering to facilitate the determination of required estimated
quality hours and cost for project execution.
Department subject matter expert on JMP (Statistical Analysis Software) to
develop programs to achieve fidelity in data gathering and analysis which
resulted in ability to capture First Pass Yield, document open reports, and
takt time.
Developed and analyzed Inspection and Test Plans for Manifold and Pipeline
System for new product development for customer projects interacting with
OEM suppliers.
T H Hill Associates - Quality Assurance
November 2010 - January 2012
Project Manager - Drill Stem Inspection
Led the development of the project scope of work based on client's needs
and identified potential areas of high
risk.
Directly supervised Field Quality Assurance Technicians communicating
customer requirements, providing problem
resolution and scheduling.
Liaison between clients and client's vendors providing inspection and
engineering recommendations based on
customer requirements.
Collected, analyzed and presented weekly reports to clients detailing work
completed, rejection trends at vendor
facilities and technical issues resolved in the field during equipment
inspections.
Bell Helicopter - Quality Assurance
February 2006 - November 2010
Sr. Quality Engineer - Drive Systems Center
Developed Ad Hoc and regular reports providing data analysis upon request
from manufacturing management
reducing time spent performing manual data mining by 60%.
Lead major process improvement projects on the floor resulting in a 40%
reduction in defects across various product
lines and processes.
Collected and presented process capability data and quality disposition
data to engineering on manufacturing process
to have desired tolerances changed to reduce cost of manufacturing and
increase customer satisfaction.
Performed Root Cause Corrective Action resulting in over $1,000,000 in cost
avoidance.
General Electric, Zenith Controls - Manufacturing Manager
January 2005 - December 2005
Quality Leader - Automatic Transfer Switches
Established and implemented procedures and programs to improve quality of
the product at the floor level improving quality by over 50%.
Directly handled large OEMs and suppliers in all manners of quality
Project management - presented and received funding for quality initiatives
and process improvement for warranty reduction.
ISO Coordinator - directly responsible for maintaining and implementing all
9001:2000 ISO standards and successfully passed 2 ISO surveillance audits.
Lean Team Leader - led teams in lean events to improve one-piece flow and
quality on production lines by setting objectives and goals that satisfied
both production and quality needs.
United States Navy - Naval Officer
Active: February 2002 - August 2004
Reservist: February 2006 - Present
Nuclear Propulsion
Graduate Nuclear Power School
Developed the professional skills and operation background to command a
nuclear submarine
Provided the broad experience necessary for sea command and senior
management assignments both inside and outside the submarine community
Trained in the broad, advanced, academic background in subjects related to
nuclear propulsion: a theoretical knowledge and understanding of the
principles of nuclear physics and reactor engineering; and with a knowledge
of naval nuclear propulsion plant construction, instrumentation, operation
and mechanical and electrical systems and components
Education
University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a Minor in Statistics, GPA
3.44
Awards: Academic Good Standing 2002, 2001, 2000
Activities & Affiliations Skills & Certifications
Golden Key International Honor Society (2001 - Present) Top Secret
Security Clearance
Member of the Math Club at Texas A&M at Corpus Christi Proficient
in: Microsoft Office Products, JMP
Active Naval Reservist
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified