JEFFRY DAY *** Fox Hollow Rd.,

Conway, SC ***** Cell: 843-***-**** Email: acclmx@r.postjobfree.com

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROFESSIONAL

Senior-level manager with proven track record in driving business improvements

Executive Profile

45% reduction in scrap & rework Innovative and profit driven Executive with a 20+

costs year career blending strategic Quality Assurance

Improved service lead time by vision into unique manufacturing environments.

300% Record of significant, successful contribution to

Responsible for 1.2M Quality Systems, Process Improvements, Supplier

departmental budget Management, and implementation of specialized

Reduced “Poor Quality” costs by tools such as Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.

135k

Improved 1st Pass Yield by 385%

Developed AS9100 & ISO9001

systems

Expertise Covers

AS9100 Quality Systems ISO9001 Quality Systems

Lean Mfg. 6S and Value Stream Mapping QA & QC Management Skills Set

Six Sigma Green Belt Training Cost of Quality Analysis

Supplier Continuous Improvement Voice of the Customer

SWOT Analysis Tooling Design

Certified Quality Engineer ACE Achieving Competitive Excellence

Career Highlights

Strong Champion of Lean and Six Sigma Culture Improved the Service repair

TAT (turn around time) lead time from an average of 15 days to 4 days by utilizing

Lean 6S and Value Stream Mapping tools to improve throughput efficiency.

Team Building & Inter departmental Communications to change culture

Familiar with tools which can be characterized by (ACE) Achieving Competitive

Excellence which are based on the Teachings of Deming and Juran. I have

participated as team leaders on a micro level and at the managment level to ensure

cultural change is ultimately achieved.

Engineering Background Designed a new product part in lieu of Product

Engineering personnel issues that improved 1st pass calibration yields at our off shore

manufacturing facilities anywhere from 0.25% to 1.25%.

Professional Experience

Days Landscaping, Conway, SC 2012 to Present

President Bought existing Landscaping company and managed all efforts such as P

& L, Sales, and service. Providing technical support to landscaping technicians as

needed.

Radian Research, Lafayette, IN – 2008 – 2012

Quality Manager – Improved out Service repair TAT (turn around time) from avg.

of 15 days to 4 days. By utilizing Lean techniques and focusing on performance

metrics in the Service laboratory. Reduced the cost of quality from 4.6% to 2.5% of

sales by focusing on KPI (Key Performance Indicators) as well as quality objective

metrics and making them visible throughout the organization and utilizing teams to

focus on them. 9 Direct reports.

Self Employed Contractor – 2004–2008

Quality Consultant – Served these 3 contract positions (Choctaw Mfg., McAlester,

OK AME Corp., Towaco, NJ Regal Beloit,West Plains, MO) in succession.

Successfully implemented ISO9001 quality systems at AME Corporation and Regal

Beloit while helping Choctaw Manufacturing make improvement to their quality

system which enabled them to keep their status as a Defense Contractor with several

companies.

Kidde Safety of United Technologies Corp – Colorado Springs, CO – 2000 – 2004

Divisional Quality Manager – Spearheaded a Warranty Returns analysis / Product

Development Improvement project for a $300M division of a Dow Jones listed

company which ultimately led the justification of a sustaining engineer who

produced a first cost savings of $350K.Products: Carbon monoxide and smoke

alarms, fire extinguishers, and other fire safety consumer products. Coordinated,

managed & supported all Quality functions that related to our electronics detection

products division. Detection products included smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Kidde utilized 3 different manufacturing locations including our Research &

Development center in Colorado Springs to design & manufacture detection products.

Served as a focal point in our Research & Development department to identify

weaknesses and strengths in new or modified designs and developed Quality Plans

that tested areas of concern in new products. Worked with the Engineering group to

develop design FMEA(s) to identify those areas of concern. This formal design review

process improved the initial pilot run success percentage by 50%. Coordinated all

Quality function activities related to our electronic – detection products division.

This included 3 manufacturing sites while working alongside our Product

Development and Research group. 30 direct reports.

Cinch Connectors, Vinita, OK – 1997 – 2000

Quality Manager & Quality Engineer – Served as the process Quality Engineer for

the Aerospace department then was promoted to Quality Manager. Led plant to a

successful AS9100 implementation / certification in 1999. Developed a Cost of

Quality system which used the typical categories of Prevention, Appraisal, and

Rework, however, factors such as labor productivity, loss of customer satisfaction, and

indirect labor were estimated via a calculation provided in ASQ magazine. As a

result of focus on this report, AS9100 process control techniques, and changes in

supervision methods the company was able to reduce the % of customer returns

during a 2 year period by 25%. 7 direct reports.

Rockwell Automation & Fasco Industries, Gallipolis, OH & Eldon, MO 1991 1997

Tooling Engineer & Quality Engineer Implemented automated SPC data

collection work centers for CTQ areas and served as a customer liaison with key

customers to improve understanding of their needs. Implemented Allen Bradley

automated SPC data collection and measurement systems at key machining centers

and provided training of SPC concepts and process control. This real time SPC

system reduced the aluminum end shell scrap by 15%. Rework was reduced by 50%.

Scrap & rework cost reductions were 100K annually.

Edco Information Systems, Springfield, MO 1983 1988

Field Service Engineer Traveled to and serviced computers, computer servers, and

printers at various customer sites. Performed electrial, electronic, and mechanical

troubleshooting to isolate the defective sub assembly then repair.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Science, M issouri State University, cum laude 3.45 GPA

E mphasis: Electronics, Industrial Management - 1991

Electronic Technicians D iploma, DeVry Institute of Technology

E mphasis: Electronics -1983

Certified Qual ity Engineer, 1994

Certified M anager of Q ua l ity a nd O perational Excellence, 2007

Six Sigma Green Belt T rained in 2005

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