Christopher Kiel

Long Beach, CA ***** 562-***-**** admgsj@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/Christopher-Kiel

QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Results oriented professional with extensive experience in engineering, quality, manufacturing and program/project management in the Aerospace and Automotive industries. Proven track record modifying procedures/processes to lower cost, improve customer satisfaction and increase profits. Known for being an analytical problem solver, identifying issues, analyzing alternatives and following through to resolution. Key areas of expertise include:

Leadership Customer Negotiations Risk Mitigation Strategic Planning Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing Kaizen 5S SAP RPS Forecasting Business Continuity Curriculum Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE, Garden Grove / Torrance, CA 2007 – 2020

Engineer II Supplier Quality Assurance, 2017 –2020

Assessed the Quality Management System of suppliers by: Monitoring and maintaining Regulatory Compliance internally and with suppliers, and coordinated third party audits to approve suppliers. Planned and provided training regarding QMS policies and procedures. Executed and maintained product integrity standards by use of Preliminary Review Board process in dealing with non-conforming product. Provided support internally, and to suppliers of rejected hardware. Site Quality lead for Counterfeit Parts Prevention.

•Actively worked with supplier to complete RMRA’s (non-conforming product) and reduce the quantity of open RMRA’s by 50 %.

•Reviewed and approved Supplier/Internal/Customer CARS (Corrective Active Response) and escapes and provided input on RCCA and CAMP to reduce re-occurrence.

•Wrote, implemented and instructed the use of macros to help run daily reports saving approximately 1 hours a day.

•Lead and collaborated with cross –functional team to write and implement a process to perform Source Inspection and receive product during COVID-19.

•Lead and assisted with the development or correction of quality procedures, work instructions, and forms as needed.

•Selected to participate in a select group, companywide, to support the Aerospace group to maintain data integrity of flow-down requirements and Quality clauses because of my experience.

•Conducted internal audits, assuring compliance to AS9100/ISO9001 and site QMS requirements.

•Oversaw orders while site was in process of closing, providing detail status with customers.

Analyst II Operational Excellence, 2007 – 2016

Liaison between supply chain, manufacturing site, Customer Business Team and point of contact for customer providing status on production and production returned hardware. Collaborated with cross functional teams from Sub-tier Suppliers, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering to conduct Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), set priorities, create and implement recovery plans based on results from the RCCA. Developed and prepared site reports for KPI’s (OTD, OTTR, etc) for Corporate and customer reviews.

Christopher Kiel

Long Beach, CA 90805 562-***-**** admgsj@r.postjobfree.com

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

•Directed and changed daily priorities and expedited all aspects of sub-tier suppliers, procurement, planning, manufacturing and shipments to meet customer demand, improving customer on time delivery by 9%.

•Developed, evaluated and recommended focused production/recovery plans, and then followed through with each department to ensure timely completion.

•Prepared yearly Production Readiness Assessments (PRA) and presented to customers, identifying production plans, site capacities, resources (man, material, and machine) availability, as well as constraints and improvement plans to support site objectives.

•Oversaw the scheduling and production in manufacturing to support overall site objectives.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Gardena, CA

Campaign/Countermeasure Parts Supply Supply Chain Management, Ordering and Forecast Specialist

•Performed as Project Manager for 3 unique multi-million dollar programs, managing vendor inventory, minimizing backorders, and reducing inventory levels by more than 30%, saved more than $3 Million while improving delivery to customers.

HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO. El Segundo, CA

Project Engineer

•Supervised 9 engineers in designing and overseeing the manufacture of test equipment and execution of tests for multi-year manufacturing programs.

•Reviewed test equipment modification backlog, initiated corrective action and reduced backlog by 95% without impact to production schedule.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS), Electronic Engineering Technology

Ohio Institute of Technology, Columbus, OH

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Focus Institute, Lakewood, CA

Creating/Deleting Users File/System Security Backup Network Printing File Recovery

Loading Novell 3.12 Software DOS Windows Window for Work Groups

Word Excel Access Power Point.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Emergency Medical Response Team Honeywell Aerospace-Torrance/Garden Grove, CA

Calvary Old Path- Disaster Response and planning.

TruHope International- Disaster Response Ministry of CC West Grove

•Managed, Organized and led volunteer workforce of between 2 to 150 personal in a disaster environment. Provide training to our volunteer organization such as First Aid, CPR/AED, NIMS, Ham Radio, search and rescue.

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