Quality Assurance Management

BEN CHOUDHURI

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TEL: 714-***-**** Cell: 714-***-**** E-mail: **********@*****.***

US CITIZEN

SUMMARY

A result oriented individual with more than thirty one years (31) of experience in Manufacturing, Quality Assurance,

Supply Chain Management, Software Quality Assurance and Testing. Major strengths in the areas of Procedure

Development &Writing, Inspection, Supplier Audits, Corrective & Preventive Action(CAPA) Management, ISO 9000/

AS9100/AS 9102/AS9100 Rev C, ISO 14001:2009/ ISO 13485:2003 Program development,Training and

Implementation, Product Reliability, Failure Analysis, SPC Training &Implementation, use Six Sigma/DMAIC model,

Green Belt Training and Certification, Quality Assurance Surveillance and Independent Audits.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, a division of GenCorp, Los Angeles- Operations, CA 12/09 - 03/2014

Senior Quality Engineer

Developed, review, update and implemented Manufacturing Procedure, Shop Travelers to implement ISO9001:2008 and

AS9100 program . Maintain Corrective actions, Supplier Corrective Actions, Nonconforming Material Control (NMR)

system and provided disposition in conjunction with Engineering MRB Members. Chaired MRB meetings for

Nonconforming products. Prepare Inspection Planning sheet (IPS), First Article Inspection (FAI) requirement sheet &

Final Inspection Checklist (FICL) for Inspection group and closely interface production personnel as required. Used

Quality Tools on a daily basis such as Mistake Proofing, FMEA, 5WHY & 8D and DMAIC model to address quality

issues for customers such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing etc. Performed on-site supplier audits& Source

Inspection and prepared report for management. Reviewed and approved all First Article Inspection(FAI) reports for

Vendor & Production parts. Prepared and participated in Management Review meetings for various quality issues.

Responsible for Nonconforming(NMR), Corrective & Preventive Actions(CAPA), Supplier Corrective Actions(SCAR)

reports to management, employee training, follow-up and certification.

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KAISER ALUMINUM, City of Commerce, Los Angeles, CA

Senior Quality Engineer& Lead Auditor 02/2007-11/2009

Performed and managed day-to-day Quality Assurance Program. Responsible for managing ISO

9100:2000 program, Document Control System, Management Review, Internal Audits, Supplier

Audits, Audit Report preparation and reporting to management, Corrective and Preventive

program management, Internal Audit Training and Certification Program Instructor and. Lead

Auditor for ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System.

Performed forty (40) Internal audits including two corporate process audits every month plus

average five (5) Supplier audits a year.

ABC QUALITY CONSULTING SERVICES, Brea, CA 03/2003- 02/2007

Principal Consultant and Lead Auditor 10/1995-12/1997

Developing and implementing ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS16949: 2002, AS9100C/AS9120, ISO13485: 2003 &510(K) FDA

approval for medical device, manufacturing and aero space companies. Work assignments include complete document

preparation and update, on-site customized training on SPC, Black Belt, Quality Management System auditing and

certification readiness. Performing Statistical Process Control (SPC), TQM, Failure Analysis (FMEA & DFMEA), 8D

and Mistake Proofing. Performed Supplier Audits and provided supporting services for Quality Management System

(QMS) Certification maintenance on contractual basis.

RESEARCH ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL, Yorba Linda, CA

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(Subsidiary of Bentley Systems, Inc.)

(The First Structural Engineering Software Company in USA to achieve ISO 9001 Certification)

Quality Assurance Manager 01/1998-03/2003

Responsible for preparation, development and complete document production, training and implementation from

ground zero to obtain ISO 9001 Certification and lead the company to obtain ISO 9001 Certification in 2000.

Performed Nuclear/Government/ customer contract review, supplier audits. Hands-on experience in Software testing

(Regression and Beta Testing) and software verification, validation & software product life cycle review process.

Developed Quality and manufacturing procedures and lead internal Quality System Audits. Chaired Management

Review Board(MRB) and Software design review meetings. Participated software final testing and new product

release process. Conducted Training and Certification for employees and management personnel in ISO 9001:2000

Internal Audit course.

HYCAL ENGINEERING, El Monte, CA

Quality Assurance Manager 11/1993 - 09/1995

Performed the role of management representative and lead the company to obtain ISO 9001 Certification in 1994.

Supervised manufacturing and Quality Engineering Activities. Reviewed and established Quality and manufacturing

procedures. Provided training classes for ISO 9001 internal audit and certification for various employee and management

groups. Chaired MRB Group for failure analysis of customer returns. Performed Design & Process Failure Mode and

Effect Analysis (DFMEA& PFMEA) and provided Corrective Action for In-process & field failure analysis reports.

Performed extensive on-site supplier audits to qualify suppliers for company's Just-in-Time program and requirement of

customers such as Maytag, Roper Corporation, Honeywell etc.

UNITRODE CORPORATION, Watertown, MA

Quality Control Engineer and Manufacturing Supervisor 08/1983 - 07/1991

Supervised a large group of inspectors, operators and test technicians for Receiving, in-process and final test of hybrid

micro-electronic products, wafer fabrication and power supply manufacturing including Uninterruptible power

supplies, DC/DC Converters and automated assembly of PCB including touch up wave soldering. Responsible for

maintaining quality and manufacturing test standards per MIL-I-45208, MIL-Q-9858, MIL-PRF-55110, MIL-PRF-

31032 requirements. Performed periodic internal audits of process and quality system.

EDUCATION

Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Technology.

SKILLS

Possess hands-on working knowledge of FORTRAN-77, UniGraphics, Auto CAD system, EXCEL Microsoft word 6.0,

MRP-II and MAGIC and ORACLE system for Purchasing, Inventory and Document Control System.

Hands-on experience implementing On-line traditional and short run SPC training & set-up, Six Sigma (Green belt)

training, ISO 9000:2000/ AS9100C/ISO 13485 for Medical Device Manufacturing Company and ISO/TS 16949:2002(E)

Procedures Development, Training and Certification Program for Automotive Parts manufacturing company.

TRAINING AND PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT

Successfully completed supervisory development & MRP courses in Bentley College, Massachusetts

Certified ISO 9001 Internal Auditor & Completed RAB Accredited ISO 9001:2000 &ISO 14000:2004 Lead Auditor

Training & Certification provided by Independent ISO 9000 accreditation Registrar.

Provided consulting services to Manufacturing, Nuclear, Aerospace, DOD Department of Defense), Automotive and

Medical device manufacturing industries to achieve ISO 13485:2003/ISO 9000/AS 9000/ ISO/TS 16949:2002 (E)

Certification.

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Completed ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSBB) Course.

Senior Member - American Society of Quality (ASQ).

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