Quality Assurance Manager

Paul Carrozza

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Costa Mesa, CA 92626 ****.********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JP Instruments (Quality Assurance Manager)

(Jan. 2015 to Present)

Responsible for all Quality Systems and improvement for Aerospace Company to achieve Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certification and stabilize Quality Assurance System for Customers on FAA flight products.

CurtissWright Embedded Computers, San Diego, CA

West Coast Quality Manager (April 2010 to Dec. 2014)

Responsible for multi-site locations within Division and all aspects of Quality Assurance and control to maximize customer satisfaction and drive improvement in quality metrics.

Directed the successful achievement of both AS9100C and ISO9001-2008 certification for multi-site locations within Division.

Responsible for all program and production quality for U.S. wide defense based OEM military programs as the Company Quality Management Representative.

Goodrich Corporation, Fairfield, CA

Quality Assurance Manager (Oct. 2008 to April 2010)

Directed the Quality Organization in all aspects of quality assurance and control to maximize customer satisfaction and On Time Delivery (OTD) while leading a staff of 35 salary and hourly quality professionals. Primary products delivered to major QEM customers BOEING and AIRBUS included landing Gear, Hydraulic Control Systems, and Brake Systems both FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) deliveries.

Directed the start-up of a FAA Repair Station: Planned and prepared facility; wrote and implemented Repair Manual; hired and staffed personnel; identified equipment required; obtained FAA Part 145 Repair Station Certification.

Following my hire as the QAM for the Fairfield site, the Corporation asked me to assume responsibility for the Phoenix, Az. site and their Quality Assurance group and its planned merger with the Fairfield site. Total responsibility for both sites was a Quality Organization of 50 people supporting total sales of 500 million annually. A highly successful merger was accomplished on time per the allocated budget and schedule.

Raytheon Corporation, Goleta, CA

Principal Quality Engineer (Aug. 2001 to Oct. 2008)

Led the total quality program management for both production systems and logistics post-sales support on sophisticated radar warning systems.

Quality Program Engineering Lead for all customer, supplier, and regulatory program requirements. Prepared program plans, project schedules & quotes, contract review, quality plans, specifications, and production planning / assembly instructions.

Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Newport Beach, CA

Production Section Manager (Sep. 1997 to Aug. 2001)

Directed a staff of 34 and achieved a 35% increase in production output by implementing employee cross-training and implementation of cellular manufacturing.

Lead Assessor Auditor for the successful implementation of ISO9002 by leading the rewrite of company operating procedures and functioning as the Lead Company Trainer.

Initiated and implemented Statistical Process Control (SPC) which resulted in a 15% improvement in yield and a 20% reduction in scrap.

Matsushita Avionics, Irvine, CA

Quality Assurance Manager (Dec. 1991 to June 1997)

Implemented and directed the Quality Organization and System from the “ground up” in hiring and developing a staff of forty over a six year period which supported annual sales growth of 25 million to 400 million for Aerospace In-Flight Video Entertainment Systems.

Directly led the successful implementation of a Quality System which achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA/Part 21), ISO9001:2000, and BOEING D19000, European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) and FAA Repair Station (Part 145) certifications.

Directed and served as FAA Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative (DMIR) and

Certified Repairman directing Company based FAA Procedures.

Selected and developed U.S. based high volume Surface Mount Technology (SMT) manufacturers of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) as the Special Projects Team Leader to support production and shipment of electronic systems directly from Matsushita Electronics (Japan).

Teledyne Controls, Los Angeles, CA

Senior Quality Project Engineer (Sept. 1988 to Dec. 1991)

Quality Project Engineering Lead for all customer, supplier, and regulatory program requirements. Prepared program plans, project schedules & quotes, contract review, quality plans, and specifications for major flight control systems such as Flight Data Recorder and Data Management Systems to worldwide customers under FAA certifications.

Directed and served as FAA Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative (DMIR) and Certified Repairman in compliance with FAA Procedures.

Implemented TS16949 Quality System for Automotive Parts Sales to major OEMs to include Ford Motor and General Motors. Development of PPAPs for OEM Customers.

United States Air Force, Cheyenne, WY

Jan. 1984 to Sept. 1988

Captain / Logistics Plans and Programs Officer (Jan. 1984 to Sept. 1988)

Directly managed base wide personnel and logistics systems to include raw materials, training, base supplies, equipment, and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Systems.

Managed project and contractual agreements to a budget savings exceeding $750,000 annually.

EDUCATION

MBA, University of Wyoming, 1989; GPA 3.89/4.00

BA, Business Administration / Minor in Mathematics, Mississippi State University, 1984

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Certified ISO Lead Assessor Auditor of Quality Systems, QMI, 2000

FAA DMIR

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