Quality Manager
Resume:
Darren L. Brown
**** ********** ***** ( East Bend, NC 27018
E-mail: **********@*****.*** ( Home: 336-***-**** ( Mobile: 336-
Quality & Engineering Management
Strategic Planning ( Product Management ( Process Development (
Product Quality Management
Highly skilled and results oriented professional with a strong background
of technical management experience in operations, P&L oversight, product
quality, multi-channel product distribution and production engineering
involving both start-up and growth organizations. Track record with proven
success in strategically changing a company from a negative annual profit
to a positive annual profit through developing and implementing innovative
Lean Manufacturing programs and activities. Experienced in obtaining
superior results by providing training, motivation and support to the
staff. Self motivated with excellent interpersonal, communication and
organizational skills.
Core Competencies
. Organizational Restructuring
. Budget Administration / P&L Management
. Team Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring
. Staff Development & Visionary Leadership
. Implementation of QS-9000 & TS16949 Quality Systems
. Lean Manufacturing
. Corporate Supplier Development Training
. Productivity & Scrap Improvement
. Recruiting and Staff Initiatives
. Risk Management
Professional Experience
Carolina Precision Plastics
12/12 - Current
Quality Manager
Managed, directed & provided daily leadership to the Quality staff through
cross-functional team training & coaching and mentoring of this cosmetic
plastic injection molding company.
Key Achievements:
. Reduced overall company scrap rate by 46% through development of
Corrective Action teams and cross-functional team training to identify
true root cause and implementation of Permanent Corrective Actions.
. Increased throughput & work center productivity through implementation
of Lean Manufacturing activities.
. Aggressively worked with several Cosmetic Customers to become an
certified vendor of plastic decorated commodities through the
development and implementation of an ISO9001 Compliant Quality
System.
. Directed multi-source vendor development of supplied commodities to
support company disaster contingency plans.
Tarheel Plastics, LLC
1/10 - 12/12
Quality Manager
Provide directional leadership to company Managers & associates that are
producing a wide variety of plastics components while reorganizing this
Plastics Injection Molding company to become more successful in the
plastics market by implementing a full Automotive Quality system (TS16949).
Key Achievements:
. Instrumental in reorganizing the Quality Department by recruiting,
training, coaching and mentoring multiple quality inspectors
. Reduced the overall company scrap rate by 12% though Manufacturing &
Quality Best Practices training
ASMO North Carolina, Inc. (ANC)
6/90 - 10/09
ASMO North Carolina, Inc. (Main Plant), Statesville, NC
6/06 - 10/09, 5/01 - 9/03, 6/90 - 1/94
Production Engineering / Quality Assurance Assistant Manager
Provide leadership and strategic direction of a highly automated automotive
company that manufactures and assembles small DC motors, through long range
planning, product management and process development, to ensure overall
company profitability in the areas of Production Engineering, Quality
Control and Component Supply Base. Hands on experience developing
engineering ideas and aides from design thru mass production phase relating
to a wide range of commercial equipment.
Key Achievements:
. Instrumental in recruiting, training, coaching and mentoring multiple
engineers, technicians and quality inspectors
. Aggressively localized raw materials and production tooling for annual
cost savings of $3.4M
. Eliminated 35% of supplied components defects through Supplier
Development Training and on-site audits
. Spearheaded new gauge calibration activities, for 3 divisions,
reducing annual calibration cost by 28%
ASMO North Carolina, Inc. (Mount Airy Division), Mount Airy, NC
9/03 - 6/06
Plant Manager
Managed, directed & provided daily leadership to a company staff of 8
Managers through cross-functional team training, coaching and mentoring,
while ensuring growth and profitability for this automotive division
assembling small DC motors and anti-pinch sensor assemblies with 200+
employees and annual revenues exceeding $34 million.
Key Achievements:
. Instrumental in complete turnaround of under-performing supervisors by
setting high expectations and instituting individual accountability
resulting in 450% increase in profitability over 3 years
. Substantially improved productivity that exceeded all company targets
resulting in multiple company awards in recognition of performance
. Lead, coached and mentored an Employee Involvement (EI) Team that
competed and won the ASMO North America EI Conference
. Effectively managed the JIT system for components and the daily Kanban
production inventory system reducing WIP inventory by 12%
ASMO North Carolina, Inc. (Thomasville Division), Thomasville, NC
1/94 - 5/01
Plant Engineer
Successfully demonstrated the ability to organize and manage the
construction of a new facility, meeting or exceeding the target completion
dates, including the installation and troubleshooting of manufacturing
equipment and start of production. Effectively designed, purchased,
assembled and tested new assembly jigs and fixtures improving line
efficiency for this small DC motor assembly company.
Key Achievements:
. Strategically lead operation improving productivity that exceeded all
company targets resulting in plant expansion within 3 years
. Implemented a Purchasing and inventory control system for tracking MRO
items, machine spare parts and facility spare parts through
specialized software
. Facilitated the implementation of QS-9000 Quality System and authored
numerous procedures and instructions supporting engineering
operations, to ensure annual regulatory compliance.
Specialized Training
. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project) ? IQMS,
JobBoss & MK Inventory Software
. Statistical Process Control ? Building
Alliances Team Development Workshop
. Artemis Noise Analyzing Software ? Gage Track
Calibration Software
. QS9000 Lead Auditor & TS16949 Internal Auditor ? Emergency
Response Team
. Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) ? Advanced
Product Quality Planning (APQP)
Education
Wilkes Community College (Wilkesboro,
NC) 1988 - 1990
Degree: Associate in Applied Science
Major: Electromechanical Technology
GPA: 3.8 of 4.0 (Dean's List)
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