Engineer Quality

MICHAEL D. NIELSEN

**** ***** ***** **., **** Loma, CA 91701

Phone: 909-***-****; e-mail: ***************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Reliability, QA, Component Engineer/Manager

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Highly experienced in quality, reliability and component engineering positions. Supervise and chair RMA, MRB and AQL teams on a daily basis. Certification to IPC 610C.

Extremely knowledgeable with ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, UL and TQM practices.

Manufacturing, Quality and Process excellence knowledge and a strong work ethic.

Disciplined, inquisitive, organized and have great analytical and problem solving skills with statistical and goal setting ability.

SKILLS SUMMARY:

Quality Engineer/Supervisor Reliability Engineer

Write and edit QA standards and procedures Generate MTBF predictions, FMEA Analysis

Qualify new product to recognized standards Track returns and implement corrective actions

Audit & inspect the quality of products produced Perform stress analysis on new product introduction

IAW IPC-A-610C, have certification Improve process reliability through data analysis

Document and generate plans and reports Research FIT rates for components used in design

Component Engineer Communication Skills

Generate detailed test specifications Great listener and very articulate

Qualify non-standard parts for production use Design, create, proof-read and edit QA documents

Create nomenclature for all types of components Create presentations for all levels of employees

Review eng. drawings and manufacturing specs Excellent communication skills with customers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Quality Engineer General Micro Systems Rancho Cucamonga, CA 12/13 - 7/15

Designer and manufacturer of Computer Systems

Lead QA Engineer and Company's Management Representative.

Certified Lead Auditor, both internally and with external suppliers for AS9100, restructured company's internal audits to processes instead of clauses, and restructured company's CA/PA policy.

QA representative for customer concerns, C/A and new supplier qualifications.

Generate systems' MTBF and FMEA Analysis for customers and sales' agendas.

Quality Manager Polara Engineering Corona, CA 7/11 - 11/12

Designer and manufacturer of traffic products

Lead in the re-certification of the company to ISO 9001-2008.

Lead auditor, both internally and with external suppliers, and restructured company's internal audits to processes instead of clauses, and restructured company's CAR procedure.

Implemented the company's MRB system and structure and ensured corrective actions taken.

Reformatted the company's RMA policies with more in-depth actions used and FMEA Analysis.

Sr. Reliability Engineer Optivus Proton Therapy Loma Linda, CA 3/07 - 3/11

Designer and manufacturer of first hospital based proton treatment facility

Field Service QA Representative for Certification to ISO 13485

Implemented the electronic detector QA procedure to achieve measured currents in the micro-ampere and nano-ampere counts to be less than 2% within specifications.

Audited, conducted experiments and gave recommendations regarding the cooling safeguards for the magnets that accelerate, direct and deliver the proton beam throughout the entire proton beam line of the facility.

Implemented revised Preventative Maintenance schedules with lead to the greatest throughput of patients and reliability of the system.

Senior Quality Engineer Hamilton Sundstrand Pomona, CA 10/05 – 3/07

Designer and manufacturer of specialized analyzers

Developed and implemented the contractually quality requirements for the manufacturing, delivery and deployment by customer for the first Nozzle Extension Deployment System (NEDS).

Project quality engineer for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) ensuring all quality requirements are met, including manufacturing, test, MRB, drawing and specification review, and classes 5-8 for clean room.

Senior Quality Engineer BE Aerospace Anaheim, CA 4/05 – 10/05

Designer and manufacturer of airline refrigeration systems

Wrote the certified FAA repair manual.

Responsible for all of the quality requirements involving customer returns that resulted in greater customer satisfaction and the quicker implementation of corrective actions.

Marketing Experience Unlimited, EDD Anaheim, CA 10/04 – 4/05

Group of professionals with the California Employment Development Department

Volunteer with EDD promoting their marketing plan that provides services to employers and members searching for employment.

Quality/Reliability Engineer Ortel, a Division of Emcore Alhambra, CA 10/99 – 9/04

Designer and manufacturer of telecommunications equipment with annual sales of $45 million

Designed, implemented and supervised the RMA procedure that resulted in new methods for tracking returns and generating reliability reports.

Designed, implemented and audited the supplier AQL procedure that resulted in established methods for tracking the quality and implementing corrective actions to our suppliers.

Component/Reliability Engineer Orbital Science Pomona, CA 2/99 – 7/99

Designer and manufacturer of electronic equipment

Generated and released the reliability prediction for the Space Station Project.

Responsible for all suppliers’ component ensuring all parts met the reliability requirements.

SOFTWARE EXPERTISE:

MS Windows MS Office 2010 MS Explorer Rel-Calc

RPP 3.2 MIL-STD-217 Various ERP/MRP Systems

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Technology Electronics

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Graduated Magna cum Laude

President Tau Alpha Pi, Engineering Technology Honor Society

Laser Electro-Optic Technology Certificate

Pasadena City College

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