Engineer Six Sigma

SUMMARY

I am a quality engineer and certified Six Sigma Black Belt (trained in Lean, variation reduction, and DFSS methodologies) with experience in materials research, technical service, and quality engineering, working in commercial and defense manufacturing industries, as well as government and private research labs. I have strong analytical and project management skills with more than 20 years of experience as a team leader who fosters problem solving using investigative skills that generate creative, technically sound solutions. My skill set of quality tools includes training and work experience in Quality Management Systems such as ISO9001 and AS9100.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JAN 2008 – OCT 2009

SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT AAI CORP, An Operating Unit of Textron Systems,

(*SECRET security clearance) a Textron Inc. Company

Hunt Valley, MD

• DFSS Black Belt training – special emphasis on QFD and TRIZ (Feb. ’08 – June ’08)

• Lead process improvement projects with documented savings up to $250K in operations, quality, contract management, and supply chain

• Organize and support Green Belt training of Senior Leadership Team at AAI

• Mentor Lean Six Sigma Green Belt community

• Organize and conduct forums and on-demand training for sharing knowledge and institutionalizing Six Sigma and Lean methodologies throughout the organization

O Additional training in Value Stream Mapping for process improvement

• Create and maintain AAI Six Sigma website using CMS (content management software) to facilitate company-wide access to Lean Six Sigma tools and training

DEC 2005-DEC 07

QUALITY ENGINEER IV AAI CORP. Hunt Valley, MD

(*SECRET security clearance)

• Facilitator and trainer to process improvement teams

• Training activities

o Trained Exec. VP-commissioned Business Operations Process Teams (BOPT) in DMAIC and Cause & Effect (fishbone) analysis methodology

o Trainer for company sponsored on-demand training for Cause & Effect Analysis

o Facilitated and led teams in problem solving activities

• Cause & effect analysis approach to identify action items resulted in 25% increase in weekly engine throughput

• Cause & effect analysis identified need to standardize material flow process that has been streamlined and implemented (still in control phase for results measurement)

• 3 problem statement analyses for BOPT

• Audit engineering development programs to CMMI requirements

LEAN SIX SIGMA (LSS) IMPLEMENTATION GROUP (2/07 – 1/08)

• Three-person team

o Evaluated and selected LSS trainer (Air Academy Assoc)

o Defining and executing infrastructure for corporate wide implementation of LSS

• LSS Synchronization Workshop (3 days)

• Completed first wave of AAI training programs in

o LSS Executive (1 day), LSS Champion (2.5 days)

o LSS Green Belt training (2 weeks) and passed knowledge assessment

o Coach Champions and Green Belts in project selection and use of LSS tools

• Use newly introduced ERP software in job requirements as Quality Engineer

• Professional Skills training

o Certified IPC Application Specialist (CIS) training-coursework- included knowledge of IPC-A-610D and J-STD-001D

o DOE training presented by Lois Jordan

o Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing class (GD&T) and reading blueprints

o APICS - Basics of Supply Chain Management (passed qualifying exam)

AUG 2000 to MAR 2005

QUALITY MANAGER, SAFETY MANAGER, MANAGER OF CUSTOMER SUPPORT

KREIDO LABORATORIES, Camarillo, CA

• Implemented systematic documentation of project activities

• Introduced methodologies to monitor and systematically reduce variation in processes

o Thickness variation on 0.0065” thick pressed substrates reduced to ±0.0005”

• Developed ACCESS database for characterizing and documenting products and processes

• Implemented program management using Gantt Charts

• Designed and analyzed multivariable DOE’s (designed experiments)

o Investigate significant process parameters for conversion of batch process to proprietary continuous processes

• Wrote facility Hazardous Materials Business Plan

• Trained for shipping hazardous materials under 49 CFR regulations

• Coordinated all activities for manufacture & quality control of microwave range filter packages

• Managed import and export shipping under ATA CARNET

• Maintained customer activity files

JUN 1998 to AUG 2000

SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT CYTEC ENGINEERED MATERIAL

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER (formerly CYTEC FIBERITE, INC.) Greenville, TX

• 4 months of combined classroom and on-the job training (Six Sigma Associates)

• Completed project with Boeing Commercial Aerospace which resulted in $300,000 annual savings in materials and labor costs

• Defined LIMS software tools that supported data collection for Black Belt project

• Project leader in implementation of Labware LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System)

o Company-wide implementation based at remote headquarters required on-site contact and leader

o Organized upgrade of Quality Assurance lab equipment

o Trained plant users in LIMS software

• Team leader for plant’s ISO 9001 certification

o Served as Internal Auditor

o Revised corrective action process to improve tracking and resolution

APR 1994 to JUN 1998

STAFF QUALITY ENGINEER PERMACEL, A NITTO-DENKO COMPANY

North Brunswick, NJ

• Trained internal auditor for ISO 9001 and ISO 14000

• Critical quality team member for ISO 9001 certification of plant.

• Team leader for quality system upgrades to corrective and preventative actions on customer complaints that reduced claim costs from 0.7% to 0.4% of sales

JUL 1989 to JUN 1993

SENIOR ENGINEER (Product Technology) ICI FIBERITE, INC.

Tempe, AZ & Somerset, NJ

• Technical leader for team that won first place in ICI Advanced Material Division for The Chairman's Award for Market Focus

• Project manager for developing and writing Business Plan for polyimide resin system used by major aircraft engine manufacturers in U.S. and France

• Project leader for cross-functional corporation team in developing a common, unified material specification for the polyimide resin system (to eliminate cost of multiple certifications and allow economic production of larger lot sizes)

APR 1987 to JUL 1989

LABORATORY SUPERVISOR PDA ENGINEERING

• 6 technicians Albuquerque, NM

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