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Dwayne Blankenship

Objective

To be successful in a Quality Lean Six Sigma Compliance role, or Operational Leadership role in a growing and stable manufacturing industry.

Experience

2019- Present GE Aviation West Chester, Ohio

Senior Production Quality Staff Manager (Additive Manufacturing)

Additive Technology Center/ TDI FAA Accountable Manager

Lead introduction of APQP and PFMEA for Additive Aviation Products

Developed Quality Metrics for NPI in order to prepare hardware for Industrialization

Coordinated process improvements to increase overall yield to post processing suppliers

Created six Quality disciplines of focus for the site including; Supplier Quality, Shop Quality, Digital Quality, Customer Quality, Systems Quality, and Process Improvement

Aligned resources in order to support the quality system expanding the workforce thirty percent

Collaborated with Manufacturing Engineering to develop a playbook that allows the teams to work cohesively towards one goal

2017-2019 GE Aviation Vandalia, Ohio

Senior Production Quality Staff Manager/

Manufacturing Engineering Leader

Created strategic action plan for the site and executed actions the achieved desired outputs.

Led change to all current legacy Quality systems procedures to align Vandalia to Aerospace requirements

Reduced losses, customer disruptions, and shop NC’s by 20 percent

Collaborated with marketing and other functions to create a seamless customer issue investigation process that drives the use of RCCA tools such as TOPS 8D

Utilize 6 sigma methodology when planning processes in the shop

Worked with the digital team and other resources to reduce the amount of quality related transactions in multiple systems as well as created several programs to error proof product definition requirements and compliance

Successfully launched T6/T7 Industrial Starter for distribution

Facilitated several cost-out initiatives and drawing simplification projects that have led to reduced product cost and improved DLP

Achieved AS9100D certification for the site as well as ISO9001-2015, NADCAP site coordinator for Weld and NDT processes, as well as Non-Conventional machining

MRB Chair and PR approved as well as SPS engineer

Manage a team of 14 direct reports in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Inspection

Streamlined third party Aviation customer DSQR and Shipping processes reducing the amount of touch time and expedite fees

2015-2017 GE Aviation Dayton, Ohio

Quality Leader/FAA Accountable Manager

Drove error proofing projects to completion on the OEM, Aftermarket, and MRO sides of the business to ensure customer satisfaction.

Lead a team of eight Quality Engineers to drive improvement of existing legacy engine programs as well as ensure that the engineering NPI tollgate process is followed to initiate manufacturing for quality.

Acted as a liaison for the business with the FAA, CAAC, EASA and other regulatory bodies to ensure that compliance is met within the organization and for articles release under the provisions of FAR145 and 8130.21H.

Maintained manufacturing certifying agent status for Airflow to ensure that compliance to internal specifications are met, and that personnel are trained in an acceptable manner.

Authored and approved quality system procedures, while conducting audits of these procedures on a regular basis to ensure compliance.

Initiated investigations with product engineers regarding product conformity and intent to blue print/model while leading changes to these drawings, and or specifications to meet the requirements and intent of design to reduce non-conformances in ENMS system and reduce overall shop losses.

Reduced escapes through systemic process changes and procedural actions within the manufacturing cells.

Lead systemic Apollo, 3X5 why, PFMEA projects to ensure DFQ of NPI hardware along with QIP’s at the plant level to ensure that changes are being driven to closure.

Conducted reviews of hardware that has escaped, along with like product families and processes by way of read across and 6M to drive systemic manufacturing improvements.

SPS Focal Point for Dayton Operations

Drug Free Workplace DER acting in all respects of the FAA

2012-2015 GE Aviation Dayton, Ohio

Product Quality Engineer

Dayton Airfoils Airflow Certifying Agent, providing guidance to five operators. Maintain all machine programs, procedures, and required documentation.

Maintained and managed all internal equipment compliance to Dayton procedures.

Supported daily quality functions and provide additional inspection assistance where required.

Drove process changes for multiple manufacturing operations to gain additional throughput.

Sourced additional equipment for process changes/improvements, and drive implementation to completion.

Lead the Global Growth Team from a Quality standpoint in ongoing additional efforts to increase capacity by providing support to our teams in Pune India, Poland, as well as Butte, Montana.

Additional responsibilities will be working with global suppliers to achieve manufacturing excellence as well as maintain an acceptable quality rating.

Support global suppliers with external regulatory audits, and travel up to twenty five percent each year to achieve these goals by providing training, counseling and driving a Quality focused strategy throughout the site.

AS9100C Trained, and responsible for several elements in my current role.

Authored and maintained work instructions, Quality Control Instructions, and interim changes to these documents.

2010-2012 GE Aviation Dayton, Ohio

Component Repair FAA Quality Engineer

FAA Repairman.

Compliance Auditor, CVP Auditor, and AS9100 Site Representative.

Manufacturing Inspector in the MRO and OEM Divisions.

Supplier Quality Representative for suppliers in Mexico, Ohio, and Washington.

FTY and Loss Leader for the Dayton Site, executing and driving completion of projects to increase yield and reduce overall site losses from scrap and rework.

Assistant to the FAA Repair Station Manager and provided oversight to seventeen Certified FAA Repairmen.

MRP System Administrator.

Support Central (internal website) resident expert, providing guidance driving several workflow and data form initiatives, as well as maintaining thirty-seven active workflows, and seven individual sites.

Controlled Material Manager driving compliance of all internal materials to meet all procedural and regulatory requirements

2006–2010 GE Aviation Dayton, Ohio

Senior Quality Technician

Inspection and calibration of complex measurement equipment.

Coordinate calibration of third-party calibration control.

Dimensional inspection of fixtures and tooling.

Manufacturing Quality Inspector.

MMCS (Gauge and Tool System) Administrator.

Lean Manufacturing Coordinator.

EHS Coordinator.

First Aid Responder.

1999-2006 Worthington Steel Monroe, Ohio

Quality Line Technician

Inspection of production press parts.

Calibration of line measuring equipment.

Work instruction and planning auditing.

Team Quality representative ensuring that communication of quality procedures are flowed down and understood by the teams.

Dimensional inspection of hardware, along with completion of first articles.

References available upon request

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