Quality Engineer Senior of

**** ******** ****, **** ********** MD *****

Phone 240-***-****

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Professional Summary

Highly motivated Manufacturing professional with extensive experience demonstrating an ability to efficiently manage production, resources, & teams in high growth environments while achieving organizational targets, departmental goals. Utilizing hands-on knowledge to continuously improve production processes in a just-in-time manufacturing environment with a focus on the customer. Skilled in meeting quality standards & minimizing costs & adding to the bottom line. Understands & uses problems solving tools such as 8D, Ishikawa diagrams, 5Y’s etc. to identify root causes & establishing robust corrective actions. Competent in the evaluation of final product outputs to determine their compliance with standards & design requirements. Completed internal & external audits within both AS & ISO standards. Compiled & presented data to support AS9102 FAIRs, internally & externally to customers with the ability to access customer sites within Net-Inspect, SCORE & Exostar for each customer specific requirements. Grasps new concepts quickly & multitasks projects as it requires to drive successful outcomes.

Skills

Certified in Closed-Loop Manufacturing Systems, Single Piece Flow, FMEA, Control Plan & Run Rate, Flow Chart & Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).

Certified Team Building & Support, Problem-Solving Tools, Basic & Advanced Leadership Skills

Solid Works 2009 & 2010 Essentials and Drawings.

AUTOCAD Cad I ETD2320L, AUTOCAD Cad II ETD2340L, Inventor Solid Modeling ETD2355L.

Lead DSQR Certified AS13001 Supplier Self Release Training, ISO 900, AS9102, AS9103

AS9100-2016 Lead Auditor Certificate # 01090 01/27/2023

Six Sigma Yellow Belt ID # 83247939 September 2023

Work History

Senior Quality Engineer - August 2023 to Present

Aerothreads

Established an ISO 9000 compliance status.

Wrote Quality Manual, and ISO 9001 required Quality Procedures as they applied to Aerothreads QMS.

Performed internal audits, amended process manuals and work instructions to support change.

POC for customer Audits

Established internal calibration process.

Implemented SCAR and CAR records and tracking / MRB actions.

Created Supplier Self-Assessment for ISO 9001:2015 QMS

Monitored and reported on cleanroom and climate-controlled inventory rooms environmental status.

Implemented the use inspection stamps and the tracking thereof.

Primary advocate for the creation and implementation of routers generated within Costpoint (MRP)

Established AS9102 FAIR documentation for incoming products as well as for customer required FAI’s.

Senior Quality Engineer –07/2022 to August 2023

Antenna Research Associates (ARA)

Managed three Quality Inspection team members.

Established internal calibration process by implementing GAGEtrak Lite.

Scheduled training programs for using the CMM.

Performed internal audits, amended process manuals and work instructions to support change.

Supported ISO 9000 Audits

Tracked MRB actions and reduced completion time to within 48 hours.

Quality Representative for the Configuration and Control Board, (CCB)

Quality liaison for the transfer of product from R&D sister sites to ARA Laurel location.

Senior Quality Engineer –08/11 to 07/2022

Manager of People (MOP) Eaton Aerospace Group, Fluid Conveyance Systems - Beltsville MD

Managed fourteen team members consisting of, (DSQR’s), Final Inspectors, Calibration & CMM Techs.

Generated internal & customer FAIRs (NetInspect, & SCORE), performed LPA’s wrote SOP’s and VWI’s.

Wrote Training manuals, and skill matrix records.

Quality liaison for GE, PWA, PWC, Boeing, Honeywell, Hamilton Sundstrand, Snecma & Rolls Royce etc.

Worked with Auditors, Engineers and PQE’s on process audits, annual AS9001, NADCAP audits etc.

Reviewed PO’s, technical drawings and contracts, completed.

Tracked Quality Lead Indictors (QLI’s) scrap, FPY, throughput, RMA’s, CAPA’s & QN’s both internally & externally with the use of root cause analysis tools such as A3, 3x5 Whys, 8D’s & Agile software.

Manufacturing Engineer – 10/08 to 08/11

Survivability Systems LLC (Defense, Homeland Security Products) - Bethesda, MD

Integrated new products into manufacturing. Developed total drawing packages for all products.

Designed & developed a pull manufacturing process, enabled continuous improvement program implementation. FMEA, MRB & Safety teams established.

Coached & trained work force in six sigma practices & principles.

Established first 5S event in company history.

New Product Engineering Manager – 01/06 to 10/08

UPT LLC (Parachute Deployment Systems, Sport, & Military Applications) - Deland, FL

Created systems to transition new product concepts from idea phase through R&D & into production.

Forged solid relationships with strategic partners in Military & commercial environments.

Developed processes to ISO 9001, PIA and FAA required standards.

Established testing parameters for qualifying prototype hardware & components.

MS Projects for better planning & tracking of projects.

Design Engineer (four of) with Auto Cad 2007 & Inventor 2008 & training for each.

Improved customer service & MRP with non-descript part numbering system, implemented into MAS90.

All manufacturing operations, including assembly, prototype design, testing & MRB evaluation.

Business/Production Manager – 08/03 to 01/06

Emergency One - (Custom First Response Vehicles) - Ocala, FL

Success guiding sizable, cross functional teams in development of quality, service & productivity solutions.

Used Kaizen teams, continuous improvement teams to control suppliers for consistent results.

Proactive approach identified & minimized any problem threatening a project time, economy and quality.

Manufacturing capacity increased from one unit per month to two per week.

Integrated product line (stainless steel production) alongside aluminum products.

Improved safety record using DuPont STOP safety.

Engineering/Q.A. Manager – 12/02 to 07/03

Power Flow Systems (Tuned Exhaust Systems – Light Aircraft) - Daytona Beach, FL

Audited company’s manufacturing practices, principles to evaluate product conformity issues.

Established an internal fabrication shop for configuration control to products & become vertically integrated.

Hired two welder/fabricators, made, cataloged jigs & fixtures necessary to produce conforming product.

Receiving Inspection/shipping clerk to measure & record incoming product variables.

Increased delivery times from three weeks to three days with a simple Kan-Ban system.

Audited the Quality Control Manual, created work instructions compliant to FAA part (21) certification.

Q.A. Manager - 02/98 to 12/02

Performance Designs Inc. (Ram Air Parachutes - Sport and Military Applications) - Deland, FL

Implemented 5S practices on shop floor & for incoming material identification & storage.

Developed manufacturing & quality inspection processes to FAA part (21) certification.

Receiving inspection standards improved to include 100% non-destructive fabric inspection.

MRB team leader, drove down scrap reduced laser table defect/scrap rate from 26% to 2%.

Implemented & completed the first “No Fault” FAA TSO ASCEP’s audit in company’s history.

Manufacturing Engineer – 10/90 to 02/98

Memtec America Corp. (Stainless Steel Fiber – Filtration System Manufacturer) – Deland, FL

Assigned to non-woven & furnace area for stainless steel webbing & sintered non-woven stainless steels.

Utilized lean practices & created teams for FMEA driving down defects & improve process performance.

Project Lead for “Commitment to Continuous Improvement” team.

Established equipment preventative maintenance schedules based off product measurement deviations.

Recorded web density measurements from a continuous scanning device, indicated adjustments needed to maintain consistency in product.

CERTIFICATIONS / EDUCATION

City & Guilds 200 Part I General Craft Studies City and Guilds 215 Part II Maintenance Craft Studies

City and Guilds 215 Part III Maintenance Craft Studies City & Guilds 205 Part III Plant Reconditioning

City and Guilds 215 Part III Welding EITB Certificate F10-General Welding & Cutting

T.E.C. Certificate in Science National Certificate in Science

Bachelor of Business Administration in Quality Management. Grendal University

AS13001 Aerospace Quality Training for Self-Release Delegates SAE International

AS9100-2016 Lead Auditor Certificate # 01090 01/27/2023

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Professional ID # 83247939 September 30th 2023

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Professional ID # 102372923 April 26th 2023

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