Quality Engineer

Thomas P. Aleandri

*** ****** **** **

Woodbury, Connecticut 06798d

Telephone: 203-***-****

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

Objective: To obtain a challenging position as a Quality Engineer in a growing and expanding company.

Experience:

1997 to 2009 The Siemon Company, Watertown, Ct

Quality Engineer

• Apply Statistical Quality Control, Root Cause Analysis, AQP, FMEA, Control Plans methods to achieve corporate quality goals

• Planned, coordinated and scheduled annual ISO 9000 compliance audits to meet defined timelines.

• Handle multiple projects of varying complexity to assure that scheduled milestones and release dates are met.

• Led quality improvement projects to meet operations goal for obsolete or slow moving inventory and improvement of receiving inspection throughput.

• Led cross functional teams in global manufacturing process transfer of fiber assemblies and sheet metal enclosures to other Siemon manufacturing facilities.

• Involved in reliability testing of new and existing product including test planning and testing.

• Develop and release of process control documentation.

• Responsible for implementing and updating quality procedures and standards for manufacturing.

• Serve on new product development (NPD) teams that established new product or processes.

• Responsible for corrective actions and customer quality concerns.

• Development of Quality metrics of Customer Complaints, Supplier Corrective Action Requests,

• Managed and worked with suppliers as well as internal manufacturing on quality issues for printed circuit board assemblies, fiber optic connectivity, fiber optic harnesses and assemblies, molded components, terminal blocks, pad printing decoration, and sheet metal assemblies.

• Conducted on-site supplier system and special process audits of quality, production processes, record retention systems, and work procedures to qualify as accredited fiber cable, fiber component, mold supplier validation, and printed circuit board assembly suppliers.

• Quality representative for review and disposition of First Article Inspection reports.

• Quality representative for creation of mold operation inspection sheets and process documentation.

• Development of in-process gaging.

1991 - 1997 Torrington Company, Watertown, Ct.

Senior Quality Control Technician

• Provide training to QC Technicians

• Assist Engineering in improvements of processes including gaging

• Monitor production of excessive scrap, quality of parts, and operation of processes.

• Formalize Material Review and Process Change documents for management review.

• Perform R&R and Pareto analysis.

• Participating team member in the 8-D problem solving process

• Review an implement all QS9000 documentation at the manufacturing workstations.

1985 - 1991 General Datacomm Industries, Naugatuck, Ct.

Quality Test Technician

• Perform preventative maintenance on digital test equipment.

• Assist and perform technical support for the Receiving Inspection department.

• Build, repair, and troubleshoot computer test equipment used in the testing of components.

1983 – 1984 Mattatuck Manufacturing Company, Waterbury, Ct.

Inspector

• Inspection of automotive cable assemblies and components made on Davenport, Browne & Sharpe, custom automation assembly, and eyelet machines.

• Established facility wide gage calibration system

Education:

1991 - 2001 Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Ct.

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Systems (BSES)

1980 - 1982 Waterbury State Technical College, Waterbury, Ct.

Associate of Science, Electrical Engineering, (ASEE)

1977 – 1979 Holy Cross High School, Waterbury, Ct

Diploma

Skills:

• Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC)

• Demonstrated ability to use problem solving / root cause analysis techniques.

• Strong organization and communication skills.

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines.

• Leadership skills sufficient to effectively manage teams in achieving organizational objectives

• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, Visio, Minitab, and Windows-based software applications

• Experience with ISO 9001:2000

• Advanced quality tools such as GD&T, Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, 6Sigma, Continuous Improvement - TQM, and Kaizen,

• More that 10 years experience in Quality field.

• Six Sigma Green Belt training.

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