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David S. Brown

adw6wx@r.postjobfree.com • 1-234-***-****

Hudson, OH 44236

QA/QC Management

Accomplished leader with 30 years’ international experience, including 15 years in medical devices. Track record of developing corrective, preventive action plans and implementing quality control procedures. Proven success ensuring company's services meet or exceed customers’ expectations. Excel at creating and executing quality control systems that ensure highest level of quality for products. Adept at identifying and resolving quality-related issues in a timely manner. Familiar with industry-specific quality and industry standards. Committed to drive continuous improvement and maintain the highest level of quality in all aspects of work.

Areas of Expertise

● Quality Assurance

● Supplier Relations

● Operational Excellence

● Lean Manufacturing

● Business Management

● Product Testing & Auditing

● Software Systems

● Team Leadership & Training

● Six Sigma Methodologies

Accomplishments

● Carried out a Six Sigma Black Belt project involving implementation of lean manufacturing practices that resulted in reduction of $450K+ in scrap and rework and 90% in production lead time.

● Trained quality, manufacturing, and development engineers in six sigma and lean manufacturing to sustain project benefits.

● Developed strong leadership skills that enabled all quality engineers and technicians to obtain ASQ certification. return to school, and pursue further education.

● Spearheaded successful implementation of zero-tolerance policy against discrimination.

● Employed statistical analysis to remove batch animal testing for lot release, thus removing the need to sacrifice 30 white rabbits per batch that helped in gaining approval for a highly regulated product and eliminating the need of animal testing. Career Experience

Home Depot, Streetsboro, OH 5/2020 – Present

Cashier

Deliver support in operating cash registers, processing credit card transactions, handling customer checks, scanning items, and providing accurate change. Supervise opening and closing procedures, such as counting cash drawers, balancing the till, and organizing the register area. Assist with inventory management, restock items, and maintain business environment.

● Addressed customer questions and concerns related to payment via effective communication.

● Earned Employee of the Year Award and Credit Card Superstar title across tristate region among top 1% of employees. David Brown LLC, 6/2009 – 5/2020

Senior Contract Consultant, Global

Completed all contract work accurately and timely that sold medical devices to clients. Steered remediation efforts while working at key medical device and tissue bank facilities. Accomplished design control and auditing activities for a major biological test lab. Managed quality assurance for a business software supplier looking to break into the medical device sector. Produced a variety of high-tech materials and manufacturing techniques. Provided assistance to an orthopedic manufacturer in moving manufacturing operations from one German location to another. Processes included plastic injection molding, machining and metal finishing among others. Materials included UHMW PE, stainless steels, titanium and various biocompatible materials.

● Created and implemented a CAPA system for a significant medical equipment manufacturer. Page 2 2

● Established the quality system and created quality plans onsite for large medical device manufacturer. Experienced with most inspection and measurement equipment including CMMs and vision systems.

● Co-founded an organization that developed high-quality compliance software for small medical device and tissue banking businesses.

● Created a tool kit for commercial document control software and validated the MRP system for tissue banking to optimize validation operations.

● Identified need for skills improvement and led training sessions on quality for public that improved work efficiency. Additional Experience

Senior Auditor Corporate Audit Staff/Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI Senior Director, Global Quality/Director General, French Operations/Tissue Bank Director, Wright Medical Group, Inc., Arlington, TN

Senior Director, Global Quality, Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, TN Director, Preproduction Quality Assurance, Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, TN Manager, Quality Engineering, Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, TN Manager, Operations Engineering, Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN Senior Manufacturing & Quality Systems Engineer, BG Automotive Motors (GE & Bosch), Hendersonville, TN Senior Factory Automation Systems Engineer, General Electric, Factory Automation Systems, Charlottesville, VA Senior Manufacturing Resource (Manufacturing Engineering Manager), Consolidated Diesel Co., Rocky Mount, NC Manager, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering, Control Components International (Babcock & Wilcox), Irvine, CA Program Manager/Production Superintendent, Babcock & Wilcox, Brunswick, Georgia Corporate Manufacturing Engineer, Babcock & Wilcox, Barberton, Ohio Education

Master of Science in Quality Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Certifications

Certified Black Belt, Six Sigma Academy/ASQ

Certified Quality Engineer/Quality Auditor, ASQ

Certified Lead Auditor, RABQSA

Certified Tissue Banking Specialist, AATB

French Language Training, Berlitz

Training for Radiation Emitting Products - Part 1020, FDA Affiliations

American Poolplayers Association

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