Quality Engineer Supply Chain

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position of increasing responsibility in quality assurance within the Aerospace/Defense industry with a focus on supply chain quality.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

●I have over 25 years of experience in Quality Assurance. I served as the Procurement Quality Assurance management representative to the United Space Alliance Supply Chain Management Council. I have had direct responsibility to develop and maintain supplier management applications, data systems, policies and procedures and tools (audit, approval, process validation and certification, surveillance, product acceptance, failure analysis and corrective/preventive action).

●I have demonstrated strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead the resolution of supply chain quality issues with suppliers, programs, procurement, engineering, and manufacturing. I have a strong working knowledge of industry recognized quality standards and management systems and the development of performance-based metrics.

●I have demonstrated experience with continuous improvement processes including several Lean Six Sigma projects (project details available on request). I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, and Associates in Quality Technology. I am proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, Minitab, Visio, Visual FAIR, Net-Inspect, Discus, SAP, TIPQA, REASON® root cause analysis applications, risk assessment/risk management.

●Experienced with ISO 9000 and AS9100 Quality Management systems. Served on committee for AAQG for AS9100 Rev B rewrite. Extensive experience with AS9102 First Article Inspection reports.

●Certified IPC Specialist: IPC-A-610 and IPC/WHMA-A-620.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sierra Lobo – Kennedy Space Center, FL

SLS Launch Support Quality Engineer Jan 2018 to Oct Present

●Quality responsible for on-site audit, product acceptance, nonconformance resolution and corrective action process.

DRS TECHNOLOGIES – Melbourne, FL

Supplier Quality Engineer Mar 2016 to Oct 2017

●Supplier Quality responsible for supplier audit, product acceptance, supplier corrective action process and resolution of on-dock nonconforming product. Development of advanced surlier quality assurance tools.

LORD CORPORATION – Erie, PA

New Product Introduction (NPI) Senior Staff Quality Engineer Mar 2014 – Nov 2015

●Layoff

●Quality Engineer in the Rotary Wing division focused on the development, production, and certification of new products used on civil and military helicopters. Primary customers include Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland, Korea Aerospace Industries.

BAE SYSTEMS – Cobham Safety Systems – Kaman Aerostructures

Contract Employee Sep 2012 – Apr 2014

●Contract Quality Engineer:

●BAE Systems- On site resident quality assurance representative at a major subcontractor facility (General Dynamics – Ladson SC).

●Cobham Safety Systems – Program quality engineer for pyrotechnic valves for space application (St. Petersburg, FL).

●Kaman Aerostructures: Quality engineer focused on the preparation and execution of Bell Helicopter First Article Inspection Reports.

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC. – Hurst, TX

Senior Supplier Development Principle Mar 2006 – Aug 2012

●Assigned to the Supplier Product Assurance directorate responsible for supplier quality assurance systems design, development and implementation. Integrated SPA systems and processes into the supply chain through SAP business system integration.

●Participated in on-site supplier capability assessments and supplier development projects. Current project include improvement of receiving inspection, Material Review Board processes, source inspection systems, supplier surveillance /supplier audit and process/processor management tool. These tools realized a directorate savings of $ 2.7M for CY 2010. Out-years savings projected to level at approximately $6M - $9M per year.

UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE – Kennedy Space Center, FL

Senior Manager, Procurement Quality Assurance Jan 2001 – Mar 2006

●Responsible for managing all aspects of the United Space Alliance infrastructure procurement quality assurance function.

●Responsible for the management of four first line managers for Receiving Inspection, Inspection Planning and Assessment, Procurement Quality Engineering, and Field/Source Inspection Representatives (approx. 90 full-time employees with an annual budget of $11M). I sponsored several Lean Six Sigma projects that resulted in a 50% cycle and cost reductions to key department performance metrics.

●Served as a charter member of the USA Supply Chain Management Council and integrated Procurement Quality processes into the PeopleSoft business system implementation.

UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE – Kennedy Space Center, FL

Process Surveillance Project Lead Jan 2000 – Jan 2001

●Served on staff to the Director of Procurement Business Administration. Developed performance based metrics for the Procurement Director/Process Owner. Developed and released the Metrics Users’ Reference Guide. The metric set served as the primary tool for monitoring directorate performance and improvements. I supported various projects relative to Supply Chain Management Council (SCMC).

UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE – Houston, TX

Product Assurance Project Lead Feb 1997 – Jan 2000

●Served as the Safety Quality & Mission Assurance Lead for all Space Flight Operations Contract (SFOC) Phase II transition activities. These activities included the developed major subcontract Statement of Work (SOW), contract data deliverables, and performance-based supplier monitoring metrics.

●Developed company level SQ&MA policies, plans and procedures. Worked with all SFOC program elements to develop program level SQ&MA performance metrics. Developed and released the SFOC SQ&MA Plan. Custodian for SQ&MA contract deliverables.

●Served on-staff to the Vice President of USA SQ&MA for resolution of technical product assurance issues. Served as the quality assurance program manager for major subcontracts (Boeing, ATK Thiokol, Lockheed Martin, Rocketdyne).

LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE OPERATIONS/UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE – Titusville, FL

Procurement Quality Engineer 1989 - 1997

●Responsible for supplier/contractor approval and oversight. Responsibilities focused on electrical/electronic, RF, data processing, communications and navigation systems.

●Responsible for Procurement Quality Engineering support to the USA Pyrotechnic Team for product acceptance and space-flight certification.

●Performed Supplier/Subcontractor Quality System audits (Mil-Std., NASA Systems, NQA, and ISO/QS/AS/GMP) as well as processor audits.

●Responsible for the USA Supplier/Subcontractor Approval and Rating system, Supplier Corrective Action System, and the Supplier Waiver/Deviation System.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE – Vandenberg A. F. B. CA 1985

B. S. Business Management

ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE – Vandenberg A. F. B., CA

A. A. Liberal Arts 1984

A. S. Quality Technology 1987

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