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VEERA PEESARI

Cerritos, *****, CA www.linkedin.com/in/veera-peesari

Cell # 818-***-**** adcndr@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Over 9 years of strong Quality Engineering and Assurance experience in the Manufacturing, Food and Beverage industries. A top Quality Leader effective in all aspects of Quality related activities, continuous improvements, Lean manufacturing implementation, Six Sigma, manufacturing engineering, statistics, product disposition, operations productivity, CAPA management, risk management, auditing, decision making, people management, process engineering, Customer complaints, vendor management, quality improvement tools, KPI reporting, leadership skills, crisis management, recall and project management.

Education

Master’s Degree - Manufacturing Systems Engineering, California State University, Northridge GPA 3.6/4.0

Bachelor’s Degree - Mechanical Engineering, J.N.T. University, India GPA 3.5/4.0 Certifications

Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) from the American Society of Quality (ASQ) 2017 Certificate #67477

Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) from the ASQ 2016 Certification #98578

Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) from the ASQ 2016 Certification #11756

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) from SAI Global 2017

GMP/Sanitation workshop from the AIB International 2019

Preventive Controls For Human Food (PCQI) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) from FSPCA 2019 Technical Skills and Industry Knowledge

Complaint management, ASTM Auditing, ISO 9001:2015, MRB Root cause analysis (RCA), EPA Statistics, Injection Molding, OSHA Supply chain management Thread Gages expert, ISO13485 OEE, Logistics, NCR, CAPA, P&L Poke Yoke, Kaizen, JIT, PDCA 5S, 5 whys, 8D, DMAIC, FMEA Risk management, Team building Six Sigma, GD&T, SPC, SOPs ANSI/NIST standards, NSF, UL Lean manufacturing, Pest Control Cost of Quality, Problem Solving Continuous Improvement (CI) Metal/Steel Fabrication, Plastics Strategic planning, Coaching Plant Sanitation, Calibration Total Quality Management (TQM) CGMPs, HACCP, PCQI, Glass Operations management, SQF Leadership, Project management Data Analysis, KPI Reporting Budget management, APQP Employment History

Operations Quality Manager Century Snacks Company, Commerce, CA Dec 2018-Present Quality Engineering Supervisor (Head of Quality) Wilbur Curtis Company, Montebello, CA Dec 2014-Nov 2018 Quality Engineer Wilbur Curtis Company, Montebello, CA Mar 2011-Dec 2014 Professional Experience: Century Snacks Company

Operations Quality Manager to oversee operations by ensuring the implementation of Quality and Food Safety expectations with our internal and external customers, suppliers and vendor partners

Performed FFA oil analysis that saved the company $90,000 to $110,000 per year

Improved daily first-hour production efficiency by 21% within 5 months

Increased Lab Technicians productivity by 32% in 3 months

Achieved 15% of Operators productivity by implementing 5S at production areas

Standardized ERP reason codes, Redzone reason codes and receiving inspection log codes, hold log codes and reporting structure

Slashed 35% of calibration and testing equipment cost annually by negotiating price, reorganizing and setting up new test stations on the production floor

Reduced Supplier quality issues by 27% within 6 months by improving their SPC 2

Cut Lab Technicians and Operators inspection time by 18% by streamlining the inspection activities

Standardized several processes by implementing new GMP checklists, changeover checklist, rework sign-off checklist, SPC chart and, supplier scorecard

Tackled several external audits namely Costco, CVS, Ikea, FDA, SQF and Almond Board of California

Investigated and resolved several in-house and customer complaints related to seasoned nuts, trail mixes, dried fruits, chocolates, gummies, roasting machines, Toyo packaging machines, and Matrix packaging machines

Manage and execute the supplier audit, qualification, and management program

Assist in the development of ingredient and primary packaging material COAs and specifications

Monitor quality and food safety trends to anticipate issues and implement the appropriate countermeasures to prevent a negative impact on the business

Manage quality improvement plans and actively communicate performance through dashboards or other tools through periodic meetings with internal customers, suppliers, and vendors

Monitor COAs for incoming ingredients and materials, define the appropriate sensorial and analytical testing to determine acceptability for receipt, oversee testing equipment calibration and continuous improvement programs

Provide Quality & Food Safety input into innovation/renovation and cost reduction projects regarding ingredients and materials. Manage and direct Quality receiving team and ingredient/primary packaging evaluation activities Professional Experience: Wilbur Curtis Company

A top Quality Leader with hands-on experience in Quality assurance, manufacturing, engineering, fabrication, R&D, Lean Six Sigma, continuous improvement, designing, welding, machining, injection molding, plating, bending, forging, assembly, packaging, testing, and labeling of the world’s most advanced, top-of-the-line commercial coffee brewing equipment, iced tea brewing systems, and specialty beverage dispensers

Saved 250 plus hours of inspection time annually at Receiving Inspection station by creating and implementation of the Dock-To-Stock (DTS) program

Implemented and executed Quick Response code (QR code) companywide to establish product traceability

Reduced internal and external Non-conformances annual count by 22% within 24 months

Reduced daily manufacturing scrap rate by 15% in 6 months

From scratch created a successful Quality Assurance team that consistently exceeded goals for all quality metrics

Standardized Tool calibration and verification management system using SharePoint

Provided technical support to the Manufacturing shop, Fabrication, Assembly processes, Planning, Marketing, Engineering, Receiving, Customer service, Inventory, Shipping, Reliability and Purchasing departments

Addressed in-house issues, supplier issues, and customer and field complaints; develop containment actions and root cause analysis. Initiated 200 plus Engineering Action Requests (EAR’s/ECN’s)

Oversee corrective actions, CAR verification activities, MRB and RMA components

Experience in executing non-conformance reports, developing testing procedures and purchasing testing tools

Oversee Receiving inspection department activities, tool calibration, and verification activities

Responsible for developing quality processes and methodologies, including quality control plans and ensure products meet their specifications. Over 7 years of experience with JDE ERP system and rigorous use of MS Office

Analyzed and approved various electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical components first articles, product deviations, process deviations, supplier deviations and concessions

Managed 100 plus vendors locally and overseas and conducted several internal and external audits

Perform other duties as required by the V.P. of manufacturing

Served as the "go-to person" for resolving the most complex problems in the field Software/Database/Reporting Tools Experience

Setup, design, execution, and monitoring of Mitutoyo Measurlink software and WINSPC for manufacturing and receiving inspection environment

Monitoring and reporting of daily production efficiency and productivity using RedZone production system

Experience with Tableau, Power BI, JDE ERP system, NAV ERP system, and SharePoint management system

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