Bruce Swartz
Disputanta, VA 23842
Phone: Home 804-***-****
E-mail: ********@*****.***
Career Objective: Senior Quality Assurance and Control Director.
Career Summary: Senior Quality Manager with over 17 years of experience. Technical skills include corporate training, Lean 6 Sigma, lead auditing, problem solving and team leading of 40+ members in multi-million dollar projects
Professional Experience:
Rolls-Royce NA (2010 - current) Senior Quality Manager
Establish policies and procedures to ensure full regulatory compliance
Greenfield manager for 2 ground up factories. Set up in record time with a minimum of non-conformances
Established Continuous Improvement program that saved in excess of $2 million in the 1st year
Decreased scrap budget by 33% and increased recycle value by 25%
8D problem solving coach in charge of training site trainers and coaches
Selected as the Crosspointe Campus Master Champion in (HPC) High Performance Culture
Completed and received certification as Internal Auditor and Lead Auditor through internal and external (ASQ) certifying bodies
Northrup Grumman (AMSEC) 2009-2010 Corporate Training Manager, Process Excellence Group
Created senior and middle management development curriculum
Conducted lean six sigma classes
Infineon (Qimonda NA) 2006-2009 Manufacturing Manager
Green Belt trained and certified in Lean 6 Sigma Manufacturing
ISO 9001 Lead auditor
Fab Lean Manufacturing 5S Champion led the way to bring in Lean manufacturing standards and safety, the number 1 priority. Achieved 97% decrease in findings within 4 weeks
Intel Corp 1997-2006 Manufacturing Manager
Implement quality control programs to ensure finished products meet customers standards
Green Belt trained and certified in Lean Manufacturing
ISO 9001 auditor for manufacturing and training
Managed the fastest ever product hiring ramp in Intel history. Hired both permanent and contracted technical personnel to support the 2005 plant expansion program
Co-lead on a cross-functional team including TAC, internal partners, IT, Manufacturing, Quality engineers and human resource representatives to reduce errors between business and technical customers, thereby improving internal customer satisfaction
United States Air Force 1975-1997 Operations Manager
Self-Inspection (internal audits) lead for 4 organization in a 14 year period
Operational Manager and/or Division Superintendent at four combat ready air bases
Oversaw functional responsibility of Personnel, Budget, Operations, and Training for a group with $40+ million in equipment and an annual budget of $2.5 million
Program manager of a staff of 35 professionals in three separate divisions providing personalized services of all aspects of Flight/operational Planning to Ground/Airborne Aircraft. Servicing, Inspecting, Evaluating Transient Aircraft
Attained a 99.5% accuracy and efficiency rating for all aircrew training
Total Quality Management (TQM) trained and certified
Skills Summary:
Highly experienced in Project, Program and People management/leadership
Possess excellent communication and management abilities for handling small (5-10) to large(30-50) teams
17+ years of experience in the field of quality management
Possess efficient/strong analytical abilities and experience in administration of quality management metrics
Excellent in designing top quality automated tools and products
Highly experienced coordinating with HR and financial groups
Well versed in creating and co-authoring curriculum for entry-level to senior management
Establishing clear standards for clients and customers
Very proficient in vendor quality management (ISO, NUCAP, NADCAP, Sabre, etc)
Outstanding operational and manufacturing skills (USAF, Intel, Qimonda, Northrup Grumman & Rolls-Royce)
Very proficient in line loading, balancing, pull systems, Just in Time, etc.
Varied and diverse background from physical sciences to manufacturing to aerospace to semiconductors, etc.
Expert at setting up Greenfield sites. 4 different factories in semiconductors to aerospace manufacturing
Technical and Professional Skills:
Proficiency in MS-Access, MS-Excel and other MS-Office software packages
Proficient in quality assessment of new automated products
Skilled with Gauge Insight, Minitab, SPC++ and other tracking and statistical software
Exceptionally strong in audit preparation and conducting of same
SAP proficient
Certified Lead Auditor (ASQ, Intel & Rolls-Royce) 10 years (ISO 9001-2015, AS9100c, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001)
USAF certified Lead Auditor and Self-Inspection Lead 15 years
Certified internal ISO auditor (Intel, Qimonda & Rolls-Royce) 17 years
Have held the following government clearances: Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret BI and Top secret SCI
Total Quality Management (USAF) 5 years
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, 10 years
Master Instructor (USAF, Intel, Rolls-Royce)
EDUCATION
MS Computer Information systems, Dean's List
University of Phoenix, Albuquerque, New Mexico
BA in Management, Dean's List
University of Phoenix, Albuquerque, New Mexico
AS in Instruction of Technology and Military Science
Community College of Air Force
Numerous professional courses in: Training, Management,
Voice/Data Technology, Networking Technology,
Quality Management and Interpersonal Skills.