Quality Engineer
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Basil N. Kambalouris Basil N. Kambalouris - LinkedIn Profile
**** ********* ***** ************@*****.*** Cell: 512-***-****
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Implementing Strategic & Tactical Initiatives
Quality Professional and Manager with a track record for achieving bottom-line results while promoting team cohesiveness
Experienced Supplier Quality Manager for Fortune 500 electro-mechanical corporations
Drives supplier development & performance in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, using APQP, Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma Methodologies
PROVEN ABILITIES:
Lean Manufacturing
Product Quality Management
Supplier Quality Management
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Six Sigma / SPC / Productivity
Process Optimization
FMEA, PFMEA
Supplier Development / Assessment
Benchmarking
Project Management
Outsourcing of Engineering Assemblies & Services
DMAIC,8D, RCA, CLCA, Gauge R&R, PPAP,MSA, APQP,CAPA
COMPLIANCE & QUALITY STANDARDS:
AS 9100; ISO 9000; ISO 13485 GMP standards; TS 16949 Management By Fact (MBF); Management For Results; Benchmarking; PQP (Process Qualification Program); Lean Manufacturing; PDP (Product Development Process); Copy Exact: Supply Chain Awareness & Expectations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SQA SERVICES, INC., Cleveland, OH
Senior Quality Professional Consultant 2015 to Present
Provide managed supplier quality services as a consultant to manufacturers within the healthcare, aerospace and high tech industries
Contract with Philips Healthcare in Cleveland OH, working with the SQM to improve supplier processes and Quality documentation
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS GROUP, Jasper, IN
Senior Quality Engineer 2013 to 2015
Responsible for work product quality and continual assessment of manufacturing product and process yield
Utilize statistical methods and preventive action methods to evaluate and initiate actions to identify and control sources of variation detrimental to quality, cost, and schedule targets
Conduct/coordinate process and product evaluations and assessments
Quality and cost data analysis, lead root cause, corrective and preventive action investigations/decisions/validations, variation management actions, supplier quality integration tasks, along with area improvement strategy and planning
Responsible and accountable for delivering effective methods and initiating improvements that will drive and improve overall quality performance reducing area defects and Scrap, Rework, Repair cost to minimum as measured and trended by quality diagnostic measurement system
Collaborate with various functions to assure compliance and continuous improvement
Work at all levels of the organization to identify and drive systemic root cause and corrective action utilizing quantitative, qualitative analytical capabilities to communicate and influence others in a concise, data driven manner
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Troy, AL
Senior Quality Engineer 2012 to 2013
Responsible for recommending strategic/tactical quality manufacturing and supplier management processes and quality improvement projects. Strong interaction with upper-level management of internal and external customers for the purpose of meeting and exceeding corporate goals.
Analyze and compile data to develop corrective action plans with Production, Manufacturing, Tooling and Engineering to increase Quality reduce cost and improve process capability
Identify areas of continuous process and manufacturing improvement; drive programs to ensure adoption and measured results to help decrease manufacturing non-conformances
Prepare presentations that identify quality and manufacturing trends; recommend improvement opportunities to upper management
Member of Corrective Action Board and Supplier Corrective Action Board
Liaison to DCMA
Responsible for Hardware Quality Audits (HQA)
Responsible for analyzing supplier non-conformances
Update supplier ratings and discuss with responsible teams and senior management regarding opportunities for improvements
Involved with DD 250 activities
CLIPPER WINDPOWER, INC. (a United Technologies company), Carpinteria, CA 2009 to 2011
Wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development.
Supplier Quality Leader
Reason for leaving: Reduction of workforce due to financial constraints
Responsible for driving domestic and international supplier management processes and quality improvement projects. Strong interaction with upper-level management of internal and external customers to understand corporate goals and expectations and meet them by driving process improvement projects. Effective use of Advanced Quality Tools (APQP), combined with a Six Sigma (Black Belt) background, used to train and mentor suppliers in order to achieve quality improvements.
Accomplishments:
Cost savings of $2.5 million
40% increase in Product Quality
25% increase in On-Time Delivery for the company
Methods:
Managed multiple Quality Improvement Projects and provided technical expertise to company employees, suppliers, customers, and regulatory agencies. Ensured compliance with contractual, company, and regulatory requirements to assure quality system compliance. Mentored and coached suppliers in Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma Methodologies.
Conducted research and used benchmarking to industry standards. Compiled, measured and analyzed process capability data, models and process improvements. Developed and utilized statistical process improvement methods.
Led Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma projects, utilizing cross-functional teams at the Suppliers and within the Company, to achieve bottom-line results that reduced Quality and Material Costs and met Delivery Goals.
Cost savings of $2million
MIDDLE RIVER AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (a division of GE), Baltimore, MD 2008 to 2009
Principal Quality Engineer Consultant (Consulting Contract position through Belcan Engineering)
Accomplishments:
Enhancement of product quality
Methods:
Managed multiple Projects relative to the incorporation of Lean Six Sigma initiatives launched by Program Quality Engineers to meet customer delivery requirements.
Mentored and trained Quality Engineers and Manufacturing personnel regarding advanced Quality Tools (SPC, FMEA, Six Sigma, and 5S’s, VSM, CAPA, etc.). Consulted with upper management regarding Quality improvements that would result in cost savings and improvement of product quality by 30%
Managed cross-functional teams that were responsible for increasing inventory turns, improving delivery time and Product Quality, and reducing material costs by 20%.
Led Corrective Action Board.
Managed Supplier Deliverables with Procurement and Leadership by analyzing matrices and monitoring forecast activities.
Participated in floor level development and planning of new product lines.
BOEING COMPANY, Integrated Defense Systems, San Antonio, TX 2007 to 2007
Supplier Quality Management Consultant (Consulting Contract position through Volt Technical)
Accomplishments:
Cost savings of $1.5 million
30% increase in Product Quality
20% increase in On-Time Delivery for the company
Methods:
Managed an effective and efficient Quality Management System; Developed and administered directives, policies, processes and procedures to assure program/contract, company, customer/government, regulatory requirements, international standards, and working agreements were deployed
Compiled, measured and analyzed process capability data, models and process improvements; Conducted quality system/process audits, provided customer interface, and ensured preventive and corrective actions were effective; Developed and utilized statistical process improvement methods to identify trends and monitor quality improvements
FLEETGUARD, INC. (a division of Cummins, Inc.), Cookeville, TN 2005 to 2006
Plant Quality Manager
Member of Leadership Team: Coordinated subordinate employee recruitment, training and performance reviews; Managed, mentored and trained union and non-union employees in a manufacturing environment; Responsible for plant quality, departmental budget, incoming inspection and plant suppliers in support of industry standard TS 16949 certification.
Reason for leaving: Corporate reorganization affecting upper management. Company restructured
and renamed Cummins Filtration in 2006.
Accomplishments:
Motivated and developed employees to eliminate overtime hours while maintaining optimal productivity
Identified areas of continuous process and manufacturing improvement and drove programs to ensure adoption and measured results; decreased manufacturing non-conformances by 30%
Provided expertise in Lean Manufacturing, world class Quality, knowledge based management, and data-based decision making; Led team in monitoring specific failure trends and facilitate corrective actions, resulting in the reduction of defective vendor materials to near Zero
BOEING COMPANY, Integrated Defense Systems, Ridley Park, PA 2003 to 2004
Senior QA Engineer
Reason for leaving: Reduction of 15% workforce due to a military contract RAH-66 Comanche Boeing Sikorsky cancellation that accounted for the loss of 500 jobs at Ridley plant.
Managed Total Quality Management Projects in the composite area. Led the V-22 MCAB and Pro-CAS meetings. Monitored specific failure trends and facilitated corrective actions through joint efforts with MR&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering, Tooling and EI teams to enhance quality of product.
Accomplishments: Analyzed and compiled data to develop corrective action plans with Production, Manufacturing, Tooling and Engineering to increase Quality, reduce cost and improve process capability that resulted to $1.4M in cost savings.
Methods:
Planned and coordinated process and Quality improvements (Kaizen events) that used Six Sigma Techniques and utilized a team approach to implement them in a Manufacturing environment.
APPLIED MATERIALS, Austin, TX 1997 to 2002 (Semiconductor equipment manufacturer)
Lead Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Reason for leaving: Reduction of 15% workforce (the company had another 10% reduction 11/6/02,
6% reduction 1/1/03, and a 14% reduction in March 2003).
Management of domestic and international critical OEM/Electrical suppliers of a $10 billion company. Responsible for all strategic quality manufacturing and supplier management processes, and quality improvement projects. Strong interaction with upper level management of internal and external customers for the purpose of meeting and
exceeding corporate goals.
Accomplishments: Performed numerous assessments as Lead Assessor and managed the implementation of effective short and long-term corrective actions for quality and process improvements; various manufacturing projects resulting in substantial quality improvement and cost savings of $3.5 million.
Increased production capability by over 60%
Improved testing throughputs by 40%
Reduced non-conformances of all engaged suppliers by more than 60%
Methods:
Effective use of Quality Tools, combined with Lean, Kaizen events and Six Sigma (Black Belt) projects, used to train and mentor suppliers.
ETHICON, INC., a Johnson & Johnson Company, Somerville, NJ 1996 to 1997
Supplier Liaison/ Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Consulting Contract position through Joule Technical Services)
Supported the teams by utilizing my diversified experience and professional background in the capacity of consultant. Instituted Skip-Lot inspection, with the intent to ship to stock, using statistical rationale and supplier process capabilities. Responsible as a member of a team to lead supplier assessments and GMP audits.
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC. (Micro Optical Devices), Elizabeth, NJ 1995 to 1996
(A new venture division of AlliedSignal Engineered Materials Sector specializing in optical polymer enhancements for the Japanese LCD laptop and monitor business)
Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
Reason for leaving: Division closed due to market changes and customer expectations.
Member of a Start-up company management team that was responsible for developing, evaluating and implementing standards for products and processes while ensuring optimum quality, test, and report procedures. Applied knowledge of FMEA, DOE, and SPC to projects/processes to achieve continuous cost/savings/quality improvements of incoming
materials. Developed and implemented audit systems for supplier evaluation/selection. Completed Process Improvement Leader (Six-Sigma Black Belt) and Breakthrough Management training.
Accomplishments:
Increased production capability by over 50%
Improved test throughputs by 30%
Improved incoming material flow time by 40%
DATASCOPE, Cardiac Assist Division, Paramus, NJ 1993 to 1994
Lead Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Reason for leaving: While the company (110 people) was anticipating a 10% workforce reduction, I left for the startup opportunity with Allied Signal and the chance to work again with a Fortune 500 company.
Responsible for managing Total Quality Management activities and SPC to increase Quality/Reliability and reduce cost. Coordinated, planned and scheduled Corrective Action Team (CAT) meetings. Monitored specific failure trends and facilitated corrective actions through joint efforts with R&D and vendor to enhance quality of product. Responsible for
GMP audits. Designed, calibrated and validated fixtures in order to test critical components to assure conformance to specifications. Managed Quality and Delivery matrices, analyzed results and presented status and corrective action to upper management.
RAYTHEON ESD-LI, Melville, NY 1983 to 1992
(Defense contract sector of Raytheon responsible for the B1-B and B-52 aircraft jamming systems)
Manager of Vendor Quality Assurance 1990-1992
Reason for leaving: Division closed. All employees let go.
Managed 4 engineers and 12 technicians, $2 million budget. Strengthened the department’s ability to evaluate, monitor and track the quality performance of suppliers in meeting company requirements, using on-site inspections, audits, statistical process control evaluations, and historical data.
Accomplishments: Developed and implemented computerized method to report failures resulting in 25% cost savings in Quality/Reliability Department
Reliability Assurance Engineer 1988-1990
Quality Assurance Engineer 1983-1988
EDUCATION
MS, Technology Management, Polytechnic University, Farmingdale, NY
BS, New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Six Sigma Training, Cummins, 2005
Process Improvement Leader (Six-Sigma) and Breakthrough Management Training, Allied Signal, 1996
ISO 9001: 2000 Transition Auditor Training (DNV), 2001
Lead Auditor Training course, 2000
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