Quality Engineer Management

Donald B. Gage

Leander, Texas *****

Cell – 512-***-****

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

I am currently seeking a position in Data Analysis, Supplier Development or Commodity Management.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Offering 20+ years of management, supervisory and technical expertise.

Chief Warrant Officer (8 years) - Familiar with the Army's Leadership Principles and Practices.

8 years of Data Analyst experience with two Global Companies.

Problem Solver Skilled in training development and instruction.

Experienced in quality assurance management, production and project management.

Recognized for excellent leadership, management, training, and technical abilities.

Holds patents in Blu-ray Disc Technology, Compact Disc Recording and Tape Drive Technology.

Experience

Commodity Manager at Kalmar RT Center, L.L.C. May 2014 - Present

Create, implement, and maintain strategic sourcing strategies for a predefined commodity portfolio to support requirements.

Undertake spend analysis, supplier assessment and supplier selection to agreed processes.

Develop and implement commodity strategies in line with corporate initiatives to improve supply chain efficiencies and reduce the total cost of supply chain management.

Manage commodity and implementation teams in delivering supply chain strategies within project timescales.

Coordinate all activities with VP Materials Management, Product Development Engineering Team, Quality Assurance Team, and Production Team.

Drives savings expectations in line with profit plan and overall business objectives.

With strategic sourcing, helped create a $25,000 cost reduction savings in materials for the company per vehicle ($167,000 base).

Supplier Development at Kalmar RT Center, L.L.C. January 2011 - June 2014

Worked to continuously develop Suppliers within the identified Supplier Development areas such as; Action plans, Containment activities, Component Quality, continuous improvement, and Root Cause Analysis

Participated, planned and Lead Supplier Assessments

Actively monitored and follow-up the Supplier Reporting such as PPM/Cost/Delivery

Approved PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) documentation from Suppliers.

Part of and lead cross functional teams in APQP (Advance Product Quality Process) items related to supplier development.

Trained company internal associates and Suppliers in the quality tools like PPAP/APQP

Supplier Quality Engineer at Dell Inc. March 2006 - January 2009

Supplier Quality Engineer Responsible for Supplier Factory and Global Quality.

Establish Global Quality Metrics for Supplier Factory processes. Establish Management practices to improve Supplier Factory Metrics.

Establish improvement methods for poor Global quality field trends.

Analyze factory data and customer data to identify improvement opportunities.

Utilized 6 Sigma methodology to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

Drove product quality improvements through data analysis using field data and manufacturing data sets

Peripheral Quality Engineer at Dell Inc. February 2004 - February 2006

Peripheral Quality Engineer Led a cross functional team directing activities for improving the

customer experience with Optical Drive Technology

Test Engineering Analyst at Dell Inc. January 2000 - January 2004

Provided significant contributions in a dynamic group process that succeeded in system development and lifecycle testing for: Optical devices (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-Writers, and DVD-Writers

Associate Systems Analyst at Applied Control Systems June 1998 - August 1999

Chief Warrant Officer 2 (retired) United States Army January 1982 - May 1997 (Retired)

Supervised personnel and performed equipment systems analysis, troubleshooting, modifications, preventive and corrective maintenance on multiple electrical and mechanical systems, including tactical nuclear weapon systems.

Recognized for exceptional training and readiness of unit Nuclear Accident/Incident Response and Assistance Teams.

Certifications

Certified Quality Auditor

ASQ License 40589 June 2010 to June 2013

Education

Park University – 1999, Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Computer Information Systems Management, Cum Laude

Honors and Awards

US Pat. 10637144 - Filed Aug 8, 2003

US Pat. 10818305 - Filed Apr 5, 2004

US Pat. 10935445 - Filed Sep 7, 2004

US Pat. App 12420938 - Filed Apr 9, 2009

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