Quality Engineer

Quality Engineering/Management

Summary of Qualifications

Results producing management career spanning 20+ years, demonstrating year over year improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Culture functions. Strong and decisive operations leader with excellent analytical, organizational, team building and planning skills. Champion manufacturing philosophy based on excellent people skills, trust and commitment. Experience and knowledge of operational improvement, 6S, setup time reduction (Kaizen) and single piece flow implementation (Thinking Lean). Core knowledge and skills include:

oISO 9000 Certification training – auditor experience

oLean manufacturing training, leading and facilitating

oProcess Simplification and Redesign

oMetrics/Report Creation

oTurnaround Management Experience

oManpower Staffing / Planning

oProject Management Experience (PMP certified)

oMilitary Contractor experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BAE, York, Pennsylvania – 2008 to Present – Military Contractor

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

75% drop in defects per vehicle at government inspection

Improved communication with customer

Improved communication concerning metrics through clearer reporting methods

Created database for metric reporting

Improved employee morale and teamwork within my department

PROGRAM QUALITY MANAGER – since 10/2016

Oversee all quality activities related to multi-contract program

Oversee quality engineers across five locations

Coordinate with supplier quality, operations quality, and engineering quality

Negotiate budget with the customer

Coordinate cross functional teams

QUALITY MANAGER OPERATIONS QUALITY / ENGINEERING QUALITY – 6 years

Managed 11 engineers across three locations

Implemented corrective action process improvements

Coordinated implementation of four new product lines

Met all budget requirements

Assisted with creation of Elgin, OK plant

Coached the team through challenging personnel situations

QUALITY ENGINEER / SENIOR PROCESS ANALYST – 2 years

AMES TRUE TEMPER INC, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania – 1995 to 2008

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Production efficiency improved 5%-10% per year on average

Quality costs (total) reduced by over 75%

Created the training database

QUALITY/CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER – 13 years

Established metrics for Camp Hill Manufacturing Quality

Schedule events, train team leaders, organize follow-up activities

Coordinated staff planning sessions

Assisted in setup of kan-ban systems

Created document management system

Managed the auditors that maintained this system

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Blackbelt training – Villanova University – Certified SSBB 2014

PMP training – BAE Systems – Certified PMP (through PMI) 2014

B.S. Business Management – graduated 3.75 GPA

oColorado Technical University On-Line

North Arlington High School – graduated 1983

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