Inspection Manager Quality Engineer

TIMOTHY R. FORAN

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Marana, Arizona 85658

Cell: 520-***-****

Home: 520-***-****

E-Mail: *******@*******.***

BACKGROUND: Capability to analyze geometric dimensioning/ tolerancing for interference and tolerance stackups per ANSI/ASME Y14.5. Conversant with Process Capability Index (Cpk), Performance Rates (Ppk) in statistical analysis. Used Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) in new product development. Audited to AS9100 Quality Management Systems, IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies, and AS9102 Aerospace First Article Inspections. Experience in Program Quality, Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain on Government & Direct Commercial Sales Contracts.

CLEARANCE: Active DOD Secret Clearance

EXPERIENCE

BELCAN TECHNICAL SERVICES-TEMPE, AZ

4/9/19-6/17/19

Ramp Rate Mfg. Quality Engineer – Analyzed and reviewed machine shops and sensor vendors for capacity, quality, financial stability, and schedule to support a Honeywell Ramp Rate increase for future contracts. 4/17/-1/19 -GEOST INC. – TUCSON, AZ

Quality Manager – Created Quality, Calibration, FOD, ESD, and Counterfeit Parts Plans. Receiving Inspection Manager for incoming parts. Performed supplier assessments on new suppliers. Responsible for all quality elements on aerospace programs. Built up an aerospace quality assurance department from a previous R & D company environment to AS 9100 standards. Participated in Customer Program reviews with presentations on quality assurance efforts. Successfully submitted abstract for presentation “ Implementing a Quality Culture in an R & D Environment”for FABTEC conference, Atlanta, GA 2018. Company Trainer and JPL certified instructor for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Critical Parts Handling, and Foreign Object Damage.

Mfg. Engineer – retrofit a Bridgeport-style mill with Anilam readout. Set up pedestal bench grinder, created manual inspection area, clean room inspections using surface plate, optical comparator and height gage. 06/15 – PRESENT TRF CONSULTING - MARANA, ARIZONA

Consultant-Created Manufacturing Engineering and Quality statements of work for new business proposals. Technical writing for machining, piece part, and assembly instructions. Initiated source inspection plans and risk assessments. Performed supplier capability and capacity assessments for new vendors. Verified Government Property (Tooling & Test Equipment) at subcontractors. Performed make/buy analysis for new business programs. 04/14-06/15- VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS-ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA Supplier Quality Engineer (Contract) – Created Ventana Part Approval Process (VPAP) documents to flow down to suppliers verifying supplier product verification and process capability/repeatability. Participated in design reviews to ensure supplier ability to manufacture parts/assemblies. Used SAP, Agile, and Master Control databases to review drawings for manufacturing tolerances, inspection methods & producibility. Acted as Liaison Engineer between Design Engineering and incoming inspection for failed first articles. Supported shop floor in the investigation of supplier defects and closed loop corrective action back to the supplier. Used manufacturing engineering analysis to recommend tooling, packaging concepts and improve cycle time. Recommended inspection fixtures to reduce inspection cycle time. Developed supplier response metrics and “stoplight” charts to track supplier VPAP performances and cycle time. Supported Final Design Review with Quality and Manufacturing Review of drawings for the Atlas HE600 Program. Created supplier audit documentation to verify supplier quality ratings on the Approved Supplier List in an ISO 135485 environment.

10/11 – 04/14 TRF CONSULTING - MARANA, ARIZONA

Consultant-Created Manufacturing Engineering and Quality statements of work for new business proposals. Technical writing for machining, piece part, and assembly instructions. Initiated source inspection plans and risk assessments. Performed supplier capability and capacity assessments for new vendors. Verified Government Property (Tooling & Test Equipment) at subcontractors. Performed make/buy analysis for new business programs. 3/11- 10/11 PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION – TUCSON, ARIZONA Project Manufacturing Engineer – Responsible for all aspects of manufacturing and procurement on the Lockheed Martin Orion FL01 Subassembly cooling flow monitor on the Orion spacecraft. Created make/buy plans, manufacturing plan, and reviewed designs for manufacturing capability/capacity. Audited suppliers to Lockheed special process requirements. Fabricated test fixture for turbine flow meter testing. Created initial draft materials and process plan using Boeing and Lockheed Martin

“best practices” for space hardware materials. Conversant with orbital welding on stainless steel and titanium tubing to NASA requirements. Responsible for calibration of all manufacturing equipment. 8/10 – 3//11 TRF CONSULTING - MARANA, ARIZONA

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7/00 - 8/10 RAYTHEON SPACE & AIRBORNE SYSTEMS /MISSILE SYSTEMS 5/09 - 8/10 Materials Quality Manager - Littoral Radar Surveillance System Responsible for all aspects of supplier quality for major suppliers, investigates root cause and corrective actions for supplier defects, coordinates and audits source inspections, develops estimates for source inspections and monitors supplier budgets and schedules for quality ratings and continuous improvement. Initiates supplier corrective action requests and drives closed loop correction actions. Current Supplier quality data system program acceptance rate is 95.7%. Relocated to Tucson, AZ on 8/7/10. 10/31/06 - 5/6/09 - Materials Quality Manager - Intelligence Surveillance, Reconnaissance Systems Responsible for all aspects of supplier quality for 16 programs. Accountable for major suppliers, investigates root cause and corrective actions for supplier defects, coordinates and audits source inspections, develops estimates for source inspections and monitors supplier budgets and schedules for quality ratings and continuous improvement. Initiates supplier corrective action requests and drives closed loop correction actions. 1/04/03 - 10/31/06 - Quality Manager - Airborne Early Warning Systems/Airborne Integrated Missions Systems Responsible for all quality assurance activities, gating processes, CMMI and EMS compliance, quality plans and quality requirements; Responsible for discrepant material and sub-tiered supplier quality assurance activities. Directed activities of all quality engineers; Supervised hardware/software quality engineers on budget, schedule, and staffing activities; responsible for 10 programs; participated in first article inspections and FCA/PCA activities. Raytheon internal Material Review Board (MRB) Chairman for disposition of discrepant material and sub-tiered supplier quality assurance activities. Participated in customer reviews and teleconferences. Acted as mentor and coach for Asian professionals as vice president of mentoring for the Raytheon Asian Pacific Association (employee resource group). Developed quality requirements and supplier quality flow down for the future cargo aircraft (FCA) proposal - using a CASA - Airbus flight platform.

7/00 - 12/03 Program Quality Manager- Surface Navy Air Defense (SNADS) -Japan Sparrow & Sparrow Repair Program - Resolved Warranty Claims and answered Technical Questions on Production of the Sparrow Missile by Mitsubishi Electronics (MELCO) and its subcontractors - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Storage Battery, Daikin Ltd., Mitsubishi Precision Gear, and Ishikawafujima Heavy Industries. Supported Program Management Reviews and Quality Meetings with the Japanese customer in Tucson and Japan to achieve defect reduction. 7/00 - 12/03 Program Quality Manager- Surface Navy Air Defense (SNADS) -Japan Sparrow & Sparrow Repair Program - Resolved Warranty Claims and answered Technical Questions on Production of the Sparrow Missile by Mitsubishi Electronics

(MELCO) and its subcontractors - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Storage Battery, Daikin Ltd., Mitsubishi Precision Gear, and Ishikawafujima Heavy Industries. Supported Program Management Reviews and Quality Meetings with the Japanese customer in Tucson and Japan to achieve defect reduction Served as Cost Account Manager for All Sparrow Quality Budget and Schedule activities. Developed manpower and scheduling activity requirements for Japan Sparrow and Sparrow Spares quality support. Managed two direct salaried employees. Led Quality Floor Inspector Meetings to improve communication from the Japanese customer and lower defects. Wrote Quality Proposals for new business initiatives. Led Corrective and Preventative Action Team to examine scrap and rework reduction, test yields, line loss, and defects per unit (DPU) on Japan hardware. Directed Inspection shop personnel in quality methods and Japanese Inspection Requirements. Maintained a zero defect rate over 6400 parts and achieved zero defects for three months in 2001. Solved Supplier Quality Management problems with Engineering and Operations. Focused Work Group Team Leader for Japan Sparrow in Yr. 2000. Initiated a quality requirements effort for Japan ESSM Program. Program end status was a .2% defect rated over 3,728 parts shipped to Japan. Previous defect rate was a 1.3 % defect rate over 40,000 piece parts shipped to Japan. 86 - 7/00 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, VOUGHT SYSTEMS DIVISION

4/99-7/00 Senior Manufacturing Project Engineering - International Space Station & Space Programs Supervised a two-person team in the fabrication of a cold bonded test panel. Developed Manufacturing Process Methods

(MPMs) for adhesive cold bonding on the Astrolink satellite radiator test panel built to NASA specifications. Supported engineering resource planning/ materials resource planning systems (ERP/MRP) in manufacturing/fabrication. Provided Manufacturing Project Engineering support for the Space Shuttle Nose Cap and Shuttle Bay Doors Spares Program. Developed manufacturing floor layouts using Visio software for Heat Rejection System and Photovoltaic radiator panel assembly area. Troubleshot tooling problems and updated welding qualification schedules to support the Heat Rejection System spares contract.

4/96 - 4/99 Quality Engineering -Program Management Office Quality Engineer Program Management Office Quality Engineer for International Programs Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Japan Program - A Joint Venture between Nissan Aerospace (Ishikawafujima Heavy Industries - IHI) subcontractors Mitsubishi Electronics, Komatsu, Hitachi, and General Dynamics Land Systems. Served as interim Program Quality Manager- International Programs MLRS Japan - during travel/vacations by upper management. Initiated the return of defective parts/assemblies return of replacement hardware per contract requirements, and coordinated commercial shipping licenses and invoices for the shipment of hardware between the United States and Japan. Performed source verification on Japanese designated hardware. Resolved warranty claims on hydraulic, electrical and mechanical parts.

Resolved drawing discrepancy issues, dispositioned defective hardware, as part of the material review board (MRB) mediated return to vendor issues and supplier corrective action. 6/86 - 4/96 Manufacturing Engineering

Technical Project Manager - Fire Direction Adaptive Equipment Program, Improved Fire Control System, and Improved Launcher Mechanical System -. Responsible for $25 million budget and schedule on manufacturing activities for developmental programs. Managed budget to meet scheduled target cost requirements as Cost Account Manager (CAM). Developed and demonstrated a Standard Repair Procedure for the European Production Group-Multiple Launch Rocket System Consisting of Wegmann & Co, GMBH, (Germany) Marconi Aerospace (Italy) and Aerospatiale (France). Wrote Proposals and Manufacturing Engineering Statements of Work to government specifications and contractual requirements

(i.e. hours estimates, tooling concepts, make vs. buy sourcing, manufacturing schedules, and production plans). Delivered instructional presentations regarding manufacturing process improvements to upper management and government officials. - Program Reviews with US Army Missile Command- Huntsville, Alabama Developed statistical process control (SPC) analysis of missile skin fabrication for the Seek and Destroy Armor Missile Program

(SADARM) which saved the company $150,000. Reviewed engineering designs for producibility (i.e. design for assembly, design for manufacturing) requirements and process improvements on electromechanical hardware for the Multiple Launch Rocket System. Initiated preliminary tooling concepts and provided tooling cost analyses for low-cost fabrication on the Improved Fire Control System Program.

Performed supply chain manufacturing engineering analyses of vendor electromechanical (circuit card assemblies, cables, machined details and assemblies) manufacturing capacity and capability on advanced programs. Provided manufacturing time cycle estimate/price analysis for cost reductions of prototype hardware. Reviewed outside vendors for statistical process control

(i.e.: operator verification, control charts, histograms and Pareto analysis) and Just in Time (Kanban) inventory control. Utilized Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Design of Experiments (DOE) with Quality and Design Engineering. Developed estimates on machined parts and assemblies for fabrication/assembly times. Developed plant layouts and selected capital equipment for a fabrication plant in Duncan, OK.

EDUCATION & AWARDS

MBA - University of Phoenix - Global Management (International Business) (2005) GPA - 3.87

B. A. in Communication, 1975 - State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, N.Y.

ASQ Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Certification - March 6, 2010 Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist Certification - November 13, 2001 ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems Provisional Auditor - certified by Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) - 7/12/97

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMFE) - 12/31/87. Recertified - 11/20/95, 11/26/02, 11/26/2004, 12/28/2005 Raytheon Asian Pacific Association - Vice President Mentoring - 1/6/ 2005 – 8/2010 American Society of Quality - Chairman 6/2003- Tucson Old Pueblo Section 5/2002-6/2003; Member 9/1996 - 2018 Raytheon Quality Excellence Award- Distinguished Level - Yr 2001 Loral Employee of the Month - Fire Support Programs -Yr 1994 Competent Leader/Communicator, Toastmasters International – Yr. 2011 References Available Upon Request

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