Quality Engineer

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United States

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October 06, 2008

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Santiago Loa, Jr.

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Laredo, Texas 78046

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Email: ***********@*******.***

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

A goal-oriented professional with solid quality engineering, durability engineering and good manufacturing practices experience. Demonstrated experience in quality systems, including TOC, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Demonstrated experience in preventive maintenance in a manufacturing and processing environment. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. A strong work ethic combined with a commitment to excellence in all projects undertaken. A team player, working effectively with peers and senior management in accomplishing objectives. Exemplary communication and presentation skills.

AREAS OF STRENGTH

SPC - PROJECT PLANNING - PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION - PROJECT MANAGEMENT - ISO PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE

DOCUMENT CONTROL

TRAINING - INSPECTION CONDUCTION - INVENTORY CONTROL

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Significant experience in root cause analysis utilizing tools such as PDCA, 5W2H, FMEA and 8D.

Ability to understand a component’s purpose, test and resolve any issues encountered with said component, resulting in a quality product for the customer.

Good Manufacturing Practices

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sanmina-SCI-Laredo, TX

October 2006 – Present

Plant Quality Engineer

Responsible for the integrity of corporate and plant level quality systems. Have full responsibility for plant document control. Responsible for the implementation and continuous adherence to ISO 9000 standards. Participate in and conduct MRB activities. Responsible for supplier quality. Issue both internal and external ECO/ECNs. Conference with plant personnel for identifying root cause of both internal and external discrepancies. Conduct daily production meeting.

• Within 8 hours, using 8D and PDCA tools, successfully identified the root cause and implemented corrective and preventive actions for a major discrepancy involving a critical shipment for a customer.

• Developed and implemented the plant’s document control department in under a month.

• Successfully implemented projects that affect the bottom line of the plant utilizing tools such as theory of constraint, lean manufacturing and six sigma methodology.

• Successfully achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification.

• Oversee the training of plant personnel, including new hire orientation and continuous education of existing employees.

• Responsible for the plant’s 5S program.

• Successfully completed TOC, Lean Six Sigma training, resulting in Green Belt certification.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE-continued

Cimino Brothers Produce-Laredo, TX

November 2005 – July 2006

Good Manufacturing Practices Supervisor

Responsible for reducing the risk of contamination of produce during handling, packaging, storage and shipping. Develop new documents for production, maintenance, and administrative use. Overlook the general safety of the plant personnel.

• Train employees on following good manufacturing practices, HACCP and FDA rules and regulations.

• Developed and implemented a preventive maintenance program for production equipment.

• Developed and implemented plant's sanitation program.

• Developed and implemented plant's document coding and department formats.

• Implemented pest control plan.

• Established working relationship with suppliers for employees' uniforms, employees' personal hygiene, and the company's laboratory analysis needs.

• Organized a forklift safety training class.

• Developed and presented on-going training and comprehension classes.

DRIVEtest, LLC - Laredo, TX

March 2002 - June 2005

Test Engineer

Responsible for the testing of my assigned vehicle fleet. Responsible for scheduling maintenance and repair of assigned vehicle fleet. Full responsibility for programming of flight recorder on each test vehicle. Flight recorder is used for data capture. Consult with engineering in the root cause analysis of a failed part or parts. After analysis, input all information into assigned database. Serve as the information technology liaison for our parent company, Smithers Scientific Services.

• Through a series of data capture, instrumentation, road evaluations and re-worked components, successfully diagnosed and corrected a transmission overheat issue two months prior to vehicle’s Fall 2004 European launch.

• Successfully assisted engineering in resolving a diesel fuel management problem encountered during road evaluations. The issue was not encountered during dyno-testing. The issue was traced to poor materials within the fuel pump’s drive gears.

• In 16 weeks, managed to complete a 10,000 mile special evaluation test on a soft top before the April 2004 release of the long wheelbase Wrangler Unlimited. The new top had reinforced C-pillars, in which the original extended top at 60 MPH would collapse, hindering rearward visibility. The test soft top endured the 10,000 miles without any damage and never collapsed.

• Part of development team for ISO 17025 implementation.

• Conduct thorough inspection for mechanical integrity of vehicles scheduled to run in excess of 120 MPH.

• Instruct new hires in automotive terminology, issue reporting and business ethics.

• Provide network support and perform network administration.

• Provide end user computer support.

• Perform all hardware and software installation.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Wyoming Technical Institute – Laramie, WY

A.A.S. in Automotive Technology and Management, December 22, 2000

• Perfect Attendance

Sanmina-SCI Corporation – Allen, TX

TOC Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Course, February 8, 2008