Manager Quality

DANIELA A. GLIGOR

**** ********* **. #*, ********,

OH 43560.

PH: 419-***-****; e-mail:

*********@*****.***

QUALITY ASSURANCE & CONTROL MANAGER

Innovative and results driven professional, with a strong record of

success. A resourceful technical approach that combines confidant

leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to motivate

employees. Talent for making rapid and correct assessments of diverse

situational challenges and then developing and leading the resulting action

plans. Key qualifications include:

Engineering Process & Quality Development Performance & Productivity

Improvement

Alloy Development & Applications Customer & Account

Management Experience

Lean Manufacturing Implementation Supplier Quality Program

Development

Failure Analysis Team

Building, Change Management

Bachelor of Science - Metallurgy - Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Cluj, Romania

Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing - Black Belt Certified

Certified Managing for Continuous Improvement - Lean Manufacturing

Implementation - MMTC (Ann Arbor, MI)

Member: American Foundry Society, American Welding Society.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Detroit Stoker Company, Monroe, MI

1999 - present

MANAGER - Quality Assurance & Control

Developing and personally directing high profile projects in the QA/QC

turnaround and Process Improvement areas. Aggressively reorganized all

aspects of Quality & Engineering operations for this OEM, achieved

substantial target objectives and correctly positioned manufacturing

sectors to have the ability to maximize opportunities and develop

competencies in a rapidly changing internationally competitive market.

Introduction of new high temperature high alloys - changed this "one

approach" traditional OEM in to a commercially and product performance

driven manufacturer - resulting in an excellent Customer Satisfaction

response and business diversification..

- Developed & implemented new QA Procedural Manual & Operations Manual

- complies with ISO 9001 registration.

Lean Manufacturing introduction and mentoring - training of all personnel

involved, verification of implementation, resulting in improvement of JIT

by 45 % and productivity by 25 %.

Managed Process and Product Development for all Suppliers, managed Supplier

Quality Programs, and personally undertook all Foundry & Heat Treating

Supplier Audits and Corrective Action efforts - International & Domestic

Supply base.

Redirected & managed the Plant-wide controls & calibration process;

upgraded the QC Laboratory utilities and practice - microstructure

evaluation, micro hardness, surface finish, compound layer assessment,

furnace gas.

NOTE: Detroit Stoker Company is a leading manufacturer of industrial

incinerators for the waste & power generation type of applications, with a

worldwide customer base. Direct supervision of 4 salary. Alloys used : High

Nickel, High Chrome, High Cobalt, Stainless Steel, Austempered Ductile

Irons, Ductile Irons, Alloyed Irons, Carbon Steels, Gray Irons.

DANIELA A. GLIGOR

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Harris Industries Inc., Longview, TX

1996 - 1999

MANAGER - Quality& Engineering & Technology Development

I was employed as an agent of change with an emphasis on new alloys &

processes, new products, Supplier Quality Program Development, Project

Management, Engineering & Manufacturing support:

Devised & Implemented long term Quality Improvement Program - resulting in

an immediate reduction of scrap and rework by the first year. - from 15 %

to 3 %.

Updated & Developed Metallurgical Laboratory Procedures & introduced SPC

program.

Managed the New Product Development & Launch Program

Developed NEW ALLOYS for Harsh Environment Systems - oil & chemical & gas &

erosive harsh environments - Stainless Steel, Manganese Steel, Hastalloy,

Ni-Resist, Ni-Hard, Austempered Ductile Irons

Directed & evaluated failure analysis.

NOTE: Harris Industries is a Machine and Foundry company servicing the oil,

steel mill, agricultural and processing industries, in addition to the

above I also had full production responsibility for the Melting Department.

Direct supervision of 3 salary and 18 hourly employees (non union)

Aldan Enterprises Ltd., Cleveland, OH

1991- 1996

STAFF SPECIALIST - Product & Process Development Metallurgy

Instrumental in supporting business expansion in the automotive &

commercial market, I was brought on board to provide Metallurgy and QC

expertise to this engineering & technology consulting company. Primary

focus was on production improvement, scrap reduction, pattern & product

development and personnel training:

SPC implementation & Variable Process Characteristics - OEM, Captive

Foundry, Commercial Foundry

Production Efficiency through melting procedure streamlining, primary

materials management - STAINLESS STEEL, Ductile Irons, NI - HARD, NI-

RESIST, Alloyed Irons & Steel

Managed QC and Continuous Improvement & Training Programs - OEM & Foundry

facilities

Granomar Company, Cluj, RO

1985 - 1991

PROJECT ENGINEER

This OEM is a leader in the design & manufacturing of equipment for the

Stone Quarry, Processing & Mining Industries. I was responsible for the

upgrade of the production flow, cost model development & management, new

product launch & manufacturing coordination. In my last three years here,

Project Lead for new contracts.

Development & Management New Products & New Product Launch

Metal & Alloy Elaboration Procedure Improvement - High WEAR Alloys

New Process & Product Development - Ni-Hard Alloys, Austempered Ductile

Iron Alloys

NOTE: I was continuously employed, full time at Granomar while attending

College, graduated 6 years later in 1991.

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