Quality Assurance Manager
Resume:
Larry Paris
Email: abqrnq@r.postjobfree.com
Address: PO Box 120162
City: west melbourne
State: FL
Zip: 32904
Country: USA
Phone: 321-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $97,000
Willing to Relocate
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LARRY N. PARIS
5160 Frederick, West Melbourne, FL 32904
(m) 321-***-****
abqrnq@r.postjobfree.com
https://sites.google.com/site/larryparisonlineresume/
QUALITY MANAGER
Program Management
Quality & Manufacturing Engineering
Team Leadership
Results-driven Quality Manager with 25+ years' proven success directing comprehensive quality programs, establishing contract review processes, and implementing process improvement initiatives that increase quality and reduce costs. Expert in quality program management, quality system development, and supplier quality. Strengths include managing multiple and conflicting priorities, identifying innovative cost-effective solutions to process issues, and implementing strategies that streamline projects and improve quality. Versatile leader with outstanding problem-solving, analysis, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
* Test & Manufacturing Engineering
* Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)
* Database Development/Administration* Customer Relations Management
* New Product Introduction (NPI)
* Preventative Measures* Corrective Action
* Budget Management
* FRACAS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Identified, created, and implemented numerous process improvement strategies that increased product quality and reduced costs, while ensuring all goals and objectives complied with customer requirements.
* Highly trained Lead ISO-9000/AS-9100 Assessor and qualified in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement.
* Known as a leader who effectively communicates and partners with customers, motivates high performing teams, and delivers projects on-time and within all budget constraints.
* Reputation for meeting all project requirements and surpassing senior management expectations.
* Consistently demonstrates experience-backed judgment that drives strategic quality improvements.
* Top-performer and highly valuable contributor to management and cross-collaboration teams including testing, manufacturing, and engineering.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS, Linkabit Division, Melbourne, FL 2009-2012
Senior Program Quality Engineer
Hired to manage several major military product lines. Oversaw all quality aspect of products and process flows. Managed quality budget, direct/indirect labor requirements, inspection costs, and quality engineering costs. Evaluated, reviewed, and provided ratings for contract related suppliers and subcontractors. Reviewed design and change specification plans against contractual requirements. Performed systems, software, and hardware lifecycle quality engineering activities and process audits. Participated in testing, software/hardware/drawing inspection, configuration verification, defect tracking, PCA's, FCA's, maintenance, and corrective/preventive actions. Worked closely with internal and external customers.
* Expanded role of position to include contract review process and authority over entire quality program.
* Developed and introduced quality plan concept from prototype through production.
* Created and implemented several new quality processes, including contract review, engineering prototype, UID label, quality contract review and budget.
* Rewrote wire crimp processes resulting in significant cost savings of $100K+.
* Identified and implemented several process improvements while maintaining all contract requirements.
AVIDYNE CORPORATION, Melbourne, FL 2004-2008
Quality Program Manager
Led efforts to improve quality and track issues for expanding OEM base. Developed processes for configuration management of production and developmental equipment. Served as quality representative for product development process, including New Product Introduction (NPI), conformity, quality requirements capture/implementation, and FRACAS. Organized and performed FAA conformity inspection on airframe installations and individual units.
* Created database to track and measure product quality and reliability performance in field that provided monthly product performance and reliability reports to management.
* Developed contract review process ensuring 100% compliance, including key contracts for Embraer, Piper, and Cirrus RFP.
* Generated documentation and coordinated implementation of 14 CFR 145 repair stations in MA and FL.
ROCKWELL COLLINS, Melbourne, FL 1980-2003
Manager, Customer Quality Assurance (1993
2003)
Oversaw Customer Quality Assurance Engineers for development and management of Quality Assurance Programs with 10 major OEM's including Bombardier, Raytheon, and Cessna. Directed quality programs from program capture, development, and introduction to production, through ongoing program operations.
* Developed "Quality Network Team" concept that encouraged multifunctional involvement from customer's procurement, procurement quality, engineering, quality assurance, and other disciplines.
* Re-platformed shipments, returns, and analysis database into web-based system designed for all for all level of product return analysis.
* Provided basis for internal/external product performance reporting, trend analysis, and customer quality acceptance rate calculations.
* Led improvement of overall customer acceptance rate from 97.4% to 98.6%.
Quality Test Engineer (1980
1993)
* Successfully created complex Test/ESS equipment for Electronic Flight Instrument System and Autopilot.
* Instituted tests for various products including Flight Displays, Autopilot, Integrated Card Cage, and Airdata.
* Partnered with team to establish first local ASQC (ASQ) chapter.
CERTIFICATIONS
ISO-9000 Lead Assessor Training/Certification, RAB, Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL
ASQ Certified Auditor
Six-Sigma, Cessna Aircraft
FAA Delegate Recurrent Training, Federal Aviation Admin FAA ODAR Representative Training, Eclipse Aviation
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