Quality Manager

Saul Pacheco Jr.

***** *. **** ****** ● Lenexa, KS 66227

913-***-**** ● **********@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/saulpachecojr

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT QUALITY

A proven, results-driven, senior-level executive with expertise in strategic planning, developing and implementing both

quality and business management systems, operations management, and supply chain management. Experienced with

start-ups, high growth, high-volume, low-volume/high mix, and Fortune 500 companies within the Aerospace, General

Aviation, Medical Device, Automotive, Custom Manufacturing, and Defense Electronics industries. A team player

continually striving to improve processes, strategic initiatives, products, customer relations, and financial

performance.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

P&L Management ● Lean Manufacturing ● Supplier Development ● Organizational Development

Six Sigma Principles & Practices ● Continuous Improvement ● Leadership Development ● Manufacturing

Operations ● Contract Negotiation● Supply Chain Management ● Quality Assurance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

B/E AEROSPACE INC. 06/2010 – 03/2015

Global Vice President Quality

Responsible for multiple manufacturing site quality organizations across the US, Germany, and Spain. Products

manufactured at these locations include life support systems (oxygen products, crew, and passenger) and galley

inserts (espresso makers, coffee makers, water boilers, beverage cups).

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Developed rolling three (3) year Strategic Plans with Senior Leadership Teams to provide cohesive cross -

functional initiatives to drive and support financial commitments to the corporation for both Life Support

Systems and Galley Inserts businesses

Championed Business Management System standardization across the US, Germany, and Spain facilities to

manage the day-to-day manufacturing operations compliant to AS9100/EN9100 standards for both Life

Support Systems and Galley Inserts organizations

Collaborated with Quality Leaders across the corporation to share "best practices", drive standardization

of Quality Metrics, and develop strategic initiatives driven by Quality

Shored-up Quality organization to support start-up of Everett, WA facility responsible for final assembly of

passenger service units and oxygen-fill operations supporting all Boeing platforms

Implemented Global Supplier Quality Management/Development organization located in US, Germany,

and China to improve supply base performance, support company’s low-cost strategic initiatives, and

material cost reduction efforts

Supported Supply Chain Organization in reduction of overall supply base from 578 suppliers to 320 over

2-year period using Risk Based Analysis Tools; Supplier OTD and Quality performance improved from

85% and 88% to 96% and 97% respectively over the same

SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 06/2008 – 06/2010

Quality Continuous Improvement Director

Managed multiple site product integrity inspections, quality assurance engineering, process engineering, internal

audits, document control, aviation flight safety, metrology/calibration, receiving inspection, supplier quality

assurance, and process/continuous improvement programs utilizing the ACE tools and operating system .

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Utilized the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) business operating system to align site metrics

throughout the organization, to transform existing culture into a continuous improvement culture

Successfully championed ACE Bronze medallion submission for both the Schweizer East and Schweizer

West facilities in compliance with UTC ACE standards of excellence

Developed/implemented Supplier Quality improvement program to stabilize product from our suppliers

and reduce nonconforming product from entering the production system

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EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

Implemented electronic systems to improve document control, calibration of tool s/gauges, track

discrepant material, and monitor effectiveness of corrective actions

Set-up Quality/ACE/Aviation Flight Safety organizations to support start-up of the Hawk Works facility

responsible for final assembly and aircraft completions/modifications of the Sikorsky Naval Hawks and

Sea Hawks

Implemented standardized Quality Control/Process Control system across the facilities to provide

organization with trend analysis, pareto analysis, and status of corrective action implementation

ECLIPSE AVIATION (Start-up Company) 08/2006 – 01/2008

Vice President Quality

Managed multiple site supplier quality assurance, manufacturing quality inspection, quality assurance

engineering, internal audits, document control, metrology/calibration, receiving/inspection, satellite repair

stations, and process/continuous improvement programs.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Spearheaded the Production Certificate process within Eclipse Aviation

Developed/implemented Quality Operating System and Quality Manual in compliance with AS9100 and

FAR 14 CFR Part 21

Implemented process improvement programs throughout Eclipse Aviation, resulting in the safe and

efficient production of 104 aircraft, 98 of which were delivered in 2007

Developed and deployed the business quality metrics for the company, resulting in increased customer

satisfaction, improved supplier performance, improved design change cycle time, reduced errors, and

reduced scrap/rework costs associated with cost of poor quality

MEDTRONIC 05/2004 – 08/2006

Global Director Released Product Quality

Managed the returned product analysis, release product reliability, customer complaint database management,

and product performance communication across multiple manufacturing sites for the Cardiac Rhythm and

Disease Management (CRDM) business with revenues that exceeded $4B.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Supported design, supply chain, and manufacturing organizations; provided resources to assist in the

design reviews, new product introduction phase, product/process characterization, process capability

studies, and over all component qualification and validation processes

Led a cross-functional team to develop ‘The Battery Usage Tool”, a PC-based application that reads and

extracts relevant battery usage data from a patient save-to-disk file obtained by interrogating the device

memory

Launched 1st interactive product performance/reliability report on the web, considered to be best-in-class

for the medical device industry

CAREER NOTES

MOTOROLA 10/1993 – 05/2004

Technical Operations Manager (04/2001 – 05/2004)

Manufacturing Operations Manager (01/1999 – 04/2001)

Senior Production Manager (06/1996 – 01/1999)

Quality/Process Engineering Manager (01/1995 – 06/1996)

Managed process engineering, test engineering, facilities, maintenance, and information systems for Motorola’s

Automotive and Electronics Systems Sector located in Nogales, Mexico. This was a start-up to provide Motorola

with a best-in-class quality, low-cost manufacturing operation in North America for its automotive division with

revenue of $450M

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 03/1985 – 10/1993

Program Manager (02/1993 – 10/1993)

Supply Chain Manager (03/1990 – 02/1993)

Program Quality Assurance Engineer (03/1985 – 03/1990)

Managed desktop workstation for TI’s Custom Manufacturing Services Organization. Developed/implemented

data collection system to track quality performance of internal and external suppliers, that was successfully used

to reduce DPMO levels from 25K to 800/month. Annual savings were estimated at $1M.

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EDUCATION

PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET, HAMMOND, IN

B.S. Degree (Industrial Engineering & Technology)

TRAINING & SKILLS

ACE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (ASSOCIATE LEVEL)

EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS (KARRASS)

MOTOROLA SIX SIGMA MANUFACTURING

TAGUCHI METHODS OF DOE, MRP, AND ERP SYSTEMS

VALUE STREAM/PROCESS MAPPING

5-S CONCEPTS

LEAN MANUFACTURING UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

QS9000 INTERNAL AUDITOR TRAINING

LEAN-SIGMA TRAINING

PAUL KRENSKY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

GLOBAL MANUFACTURING

MOTOROLA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

MANAGER OF MANAGERS TRAINING

SPANISH – INTERMEDIATE FLUENCY

VOLUNTEER WORK

UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL TEXAS (COMPANY FOCAL)

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT (INSTRUCTOR) – PROVIDED BUSINESS LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO 6TH GRADERS

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (COACH) – 2 YEARS

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