Quality Engineer

ALEX HINOJOS

**** ***** ******** ** ********* Alabama 36078 ********@***.*** 505-***-****

Summary:

•Dedicated quality professional with excellent technical, analytical, and communication skills demonstrated with over 21 years of experience.

•Proven ability to represent several aerospace and aviation companies simultaneously, performing quality inspections, supplier quality engineering, audit/conformance reviews, surveillance/source inspections and mandated audits at supplier/vendor facilities nationwide.

•Years of experience on Sikorsky Models

•Certified Sikorsky DQR. CPI DQR. Parker Hannifin DQR.

Skills & Abilities:

•Extensive knowledge of the AS9100/AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI) process, Statistical Process Control, Applied Metrology J-STD-001,003 IPC-610/620/630, Tip QA, Citrix, Net-Inspect,

Six-Sigma, QAPP, PCDs, ISO Auditor, PFMEA, SCAR, RCCAs Investigations. DFMEA/PFMEA

•Proficient in wide range of Quality Inspections; In Aerospace, Military Ordinance, Electrical, Mechanical, Metallurgical, and Composites.

•Excellent communication skills: ability to convey information clearly, ask questions to understand addressed needs, develop rapport and resolve problems, and follow up with Quality Based Metrics. DFMEA/PFMEA AS9145

•Skilled in Metrology Instrumentation and Calibrations, Audit NADCAP,

•Seasoned in Quality Systems Development, implementation and analysis and using software and other metrics. Solumina, Tip QA, Enovia.

•Vendor/Supplier/Source oversight and surveillance, internal and external auditing inspections.

GKN AEROSPACE – Tallassee, AL Quality Engineer/Supplier Quality May 2021 – October 2024

Generated/proofed FAI’s IMS, ICLs. for Sikorsky, determined quality improvement factors using Quality Tools and quality mapping criteria tools to their existing pre-production and present manufacturing processes and parts and assemblies. Aided in the RCCA, NCR’s PPAP, and FMEAs. and MRB FAI generating duties to existing procedures and processes and implemented IMS/IQL’s for incoming product from outside suppliers for the War in Quality Specialty Team. Generated 8Ds for CARs. Switchboard/Change board applications.

PARKER HANNIFIN AEROSPACE - Naples, Florida Quality Engineer January 2021 – May 2021

Generate Assembly FAIs / MRB and In-process/legacy, FAIs and Deltas detail parts and machined assemblies with special process finishes, Rolls Royce, Boeing, other Parker Hannifin companies. PPAP, PFMEAs, 8-D, RCCAs. Catia Drawings.

BOEING AEROSPACE - Everett WA. Source Supplier/Quality Engineer November 2019 - March 2020

Source Inspected various suppliers on their Quality Systems/Audits and interior manufacturing practices for various Boeing models including composites, plastics and assemblies, implemented quality targets and plans. Supplier performance monitoring, including PPM’s, 8D, % On-time delivery, % PPAP completed on-time and first time; ECN’s initiated at PPAP, PFMEAs.

GKN Aerospace/PDS - St Louis, MO Quality Engineer March- November 2019

Sikorsky CH53 Helicopter, Generated data base for Sikorsky/GKN suppliers for FAIs, AS9102, developed/generated RCCAs, NCRs, Revised FAIs to Sikorsky specs. Analyst/logistics. Utilizing AS9145, APQP product development or existing product revisions.

TRIUMPH Aerospace Gears/Launch - Macomb, MI Quality Engineer MRB August 2018- March 2019

Boeing Apache Military Helicopter Transmission Gears and assemblies, RCCAs, PFMEAs, AS9100 and AS9102 assist on NCR submittals to customers. Tracking supplier Non-Conformances, using AS9145, APQP methodologies from customer as well as internal metrics. Production part Approval Process PPAP.

AIM Aerospace/Launch - San Diego, CA Quality Engineer March 2018 - August 2018 Executed Quality Engineering reverse/plans for Dept. of Defense Resolute Eagle Drone. Designated to Quality Engineering to generate quality plans and procedures for components/assemblies/drawings. Generated FAIs, verified ply layups of GraphiteKevlar/composite tooling and administered changes, inspected materials.

GKN Aerospace/PDS - Tallassee, AL DQR Quality Engineer September 2016 - March 2018

•Generated AS-9102 First Articles Inspections, documentation for Sikorsky appendix A team Blackhawk

•Inspected military details and assembly’s

•Performed diversified and complex tasks associated with visual and dimensional inspection from first article through final inspection.

•Inspected composite components and assemblies, bonded parts and other miscellaneous accessories utilizing engineering drawings, and models. For Sikorsky Blackhawk.

•Organize/ Employed logistics matrix of ME and QE personnel to design FAI methodology.

Kaman Aerospace/ERI – Jacksonville, FL Inspector-Supplier Quality May 2011 – May 2016

•Responsible for ensuring the quality of all aircraft components and hardware meet acceptable standards of quality and airworthiness.

•Ensures that raw materials meet material specifications and that aircraft components meet engineering requirements prior to release from QA quarantine area or final buy-off.

•Generated FAIs, TipQA, Citrix, QAPPs, and Receiving Inspection Criteria for each vendor.

EG and G /URS Corporation – Albuquerque, NM Supplier Quality Engineer January 2010 – April 2011

•SQE for the LKMD for Dessert Storm Troops, Vigilant over suppliers for the manufacturing of the

LKMD. Lighting Kit Motion Detector using J STD 001 Class 3 IPC 610 IPC 620

•Mediator for DCMA / U.S. ARMY and supplier web implemented mandates and methods to Suppliers Quality standards throughout the country.

GKN Aerospace/ERI – Tallassee, AL Supplier Quality/ FAI ME February 2008 – April 2009 Contracted by Engineering Resources Inc. Source inspected composites for Honda Jet.

•Generated AS-9102 First Article Inspections, documentation, for Gulfstream, Airbus, General Electric Aircraft, Sikorsky, Military Helicopters, Boeing and Supplier Engineering support.

Eclipse Aviation/ERI – Albuquerque, NM Quality Assurance Inspector January 2006 – December 2008

•Performed function testing of airplane operations, electrical and mechanical; rigging and engine run testing. SAP systems, in line processes.

•FAI’s and Delta Engineering for extended tip fuel tanks on Fuji supplied aircraft wings.

GTC Electronics – Albuquerque, NM Quality Source Inspector September 1997 – January 2006

Sourced for Parker Hannifin Space, Lockheed Fire and Missile Control, Bell/Boeing Helicopter Quality Inspected product to J-STD-001/003 and IPC 610 Acceptance also IPC 620 Cable and Harness Sourced CCA and CBs as well other electronics/ for JASSM, Tomahawk Missile, De Icer, and other Raytheon military electronic applications.

Education:

University of Texas at El Paso - Metallurgical Engineering - El Paso, TX

Western Technical Institute - Electrical Engineering - El Paso, TX

Technical Center - Personal Computers & Business Administration - El Paso, TX

National American University - Quality Healthcare Management - Albuquerque, NM

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