Quality Engineer Continuous Improvement

BRIAN ZWAIN

Green township, New jersey 078**-***-*** 3458 *******@*****.***

Professional summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.

Skills

• Root cause analysis

• Materials review

• Quality assurance

• Non-conforming materials process

• Risk management

• Process change documentation

• Continuous Improvement

• Non-conforming material reports

• Mechanical engineering

• 2D and 3D modeling

• Production understanding

• Schematics understanding

Work history

Senior Quality Engineer 12/2020 to Current

Marotta Controls – Boonton new jersey

Managed risk assessments to identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions for continuous improvement.

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Mentored junior engineers on best practices in quality engineering, fostering a culture of excellence within the team.

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Implemented effective corrective action plans based on thorough data analysis and investigation findings.

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Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize design, manufacturing, and validation processes.

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Championed process improvements initiatives, leading to reduced cycle times and increased production yields.

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Served as liaison between engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to address concerns regarding product quality or performance issues.

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Quality Engineer 11/2018 to 12/2020

Siemens Healthineers USA – Flanders, New Jersey

• Coordinate with quality engineering, product engineering, finance, and procurement teams to prioritize and complete nonconforming material reports.

• Investigate material nonconformance's

• Document nonconformances and identify potential trends for investigation.

• Operate with a cross functional team to complete CAPA projects and Kaizen events.

• Generate reports using Microsoft Excel for nonconforming materials for analysis

• Maintain tool and testing procedure calibration's for production of and certifying instruments Quality Specialist 04/2016 to 11/2018

Mars Wrigley Confectionery – Hackettstown, New Jersey

• Maintain and operate area line equipment

• Report equipment malfunction and adhere to preventative maintenance procedures

• Lead team in assigned activities

• Take corrective actions in solving problems to root cause level Perform quality control calibration of machines, re-calibrating during required periods or in the event

of equipment failure before troubleshooting for root cause.

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• Keep accurate records of quality checks

Process Engineer 05/2014 to 04/2016

Zimmer Biomet – Parsippany, New Jersey

• Ensure product quality by maintaining process and inspection standards.

• Maximize product output by testing alternate process inputs and identifying best parameters. Troubleshoot limiting product defects and process breakdowns in collaboration with team members.

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Develop preventative maintenance and calibration standards while understanding long-term consequences.

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• Maintain stringent design and tolerance constraints. Education

Bachelors Of Science: Mechanical Engineering 05/2013 Rochester Institute of Technology - Henrietta New York Accomplishments

Developed and implemented electronic nonconformance reporting system to replace aging paper system (2021-2022)

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Updated existing process for reporting product rejection and test failure with new ERP system. Lead a cross finctional team of ten in this endevour. (2024-present)

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Reviewed long term feasability of electronic nonconformance system and worked with internal and external developers to implement new web based electronic system.(2023-present)

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Investigated hardware rejection in a team of four to determine root cause. This lead to implementing process change and uodating existing drawings to meet design capabilities.

(2025-present)

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Certifications

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training (2011)

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