Quality Engineer
Resume:
Daniel R. Beldowicz
Lake Worth, FL *****
**********@***.***
An energetic, hands on, high tech Quality Engineer with 15+ years of manufacturing experience. Expertise in the development / maintenance of Quality Management Systems compliant with ISO9001/AS9100, Manufacturing Systems and Team Concepts.
Proven track record of implementing manufacturing/quality processes “from the ground up” along with driving continuous improvements to increase product yield and reducing cost. Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously working in a fast-paced environment. Strong work ethics and my willingness to go “over and above” in challenging circumstances …..ensuring quality programs make a difference.
TECHNCIAL SKILLS
• MIL-STD-2000 / IPC J STD-001, High Reliability Workmanship Standard
• IPC-A-600 / IPC-A-610 / IPC-A-620, Electronic Printed Wiring Board and Assembly
• MIL-STD-1686 / EIA-625 / ANSI/ESD S20.20, Electrostatic Discharge Control Program
• MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Graphs & Charts
• Supplier Certification Training • Project Management Training
• Total Quality Management Training • ISO 9000 Internal Audit Training
• Just In Time / Lean Manufacturing • GD&T Training
• PQ Systems SPC Training
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Verify Surveillance Corp, - Irvine, CA 2008 to Present
Project Specialist (Independent Contractor) - Field quality professional performing First Article Inspections, source inspections, quality system/process/product audits and preventive/corrective action follow up to closure.
• Performed Process/Product audits for General Dynamics which resulted in the supplier obtaining Dock to Stock status.
• Performed pre-cap and final inspection on space class components for overseas based companies.
• Performed Quality System Audits to AS9100/ISO9001 at major aerospace component manufactures which included corrective action follow up.
Aerospace Technologies Group- Boynton Beach, FL 2007 to 2008
Quality Assurance Manager/Engineer - Hands on engineering lead; supported manufacturing objectives and Quality Management System.
• Wrote, trained and audited manufacturing and quality processes, supporting operations to meet customer requirements.
• Restructured Quality Management System for compliance to AS 9100 by documenting processes and training personnel achieving third party certification.
• Performed internal and external (supplier) audits to documented procedures and processes meeting compliance regulations.
• Drove Corrective/Preventive Actions (CAPA’s) along with Continuous Improvements (CI) improving product reliability and company profits.
• Installed “state of the art” Supplier Management System to document inspection results, providing feedback to suppliers, contributing to improved product quality and reduced cost.
• Supported Lean Manufacturing initiatives, such as 5 S’s, Kaizan and Kanban, improving product quality and delivery and eliminating waste.
• Performed and submitted First Article and Conformity Inspections compliant with AS9102 for customer and/or government approval.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation, Mission & Unmanned Systems- Riviera Beach, FL 2006 to 2007
Quality Assurance Engineer (Contract Services) - Led team of Quality Inspectors in Receiving, In-Process Subassembly and Integration and Test.
• Reviewed customer drawings and generated inspection plans on incoming materials.
• Generated In-Process inspection procedure preventing inspection escapes and increasing assembly performance.
• Documented and performed First Article Inspections on new product designs for both in-house build/supplier furnished products, reporting results to management and generating corrective action plans with operations.
Princeton Instruments (a Roper Industries company) – Trenton, NJ 2000 to 2006
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer/Manager - Led team engaged in ISO 9001, Corrective/Preventive Actions, Continuous Process Improvements, Supplier Management, and qualification testing for new products.
• Lead design/writing/development/implementation/training from the “ground-up” of ISO9001:2000. As ISO Management Representative, guided company to registration.
• Team member of Six Sigma project on camera contamination increasing product performance and reducing RMA’s by 15%.
• Implemented Root Cause and Corrective/ Preventive Action process reducing Warranty Returns by 25%.
• Monitored and reported to management ways to reduce scrap via process control and supplier management for a cost savings of $260K.
• Implemented closed loop Supplier Management process for all suppliers to achieve Dock to Stock status which set up JIT, reducing inventory levels.
• Directed and performed reliability and CE testing on new product identifying manufacturability improvements lowering warranty costs and improving customer satisfaction.
Strategic Technology Systems Inc, – Trenton, NJ 1996 to 2000
Senior Quality Engineer - Managed department engaged in inspection, supplier control, calibration, audits, training and qualification testing for new products. Quality Management system development / staffing / training / hiring for avionics products for commercial-military/government and aerospace markets. Extensive customer collaboration responsibilities.
• Developed and implemented ISO9001:1994 system. Quality System elements (manuals, procedures, work instructions) Deming/Crosby quality principles with various customer focus initiatives.
• Quality System implementation for Supplier Assessment, Incoming Inspection, Calibration, Configuration Control, Inspection/Test, Nonconforming Material, ESD, ECO, RMA/Warrantees, TRR, MRR, Servicing, Corrective/Preventive Action, and Statistical Techniques.
Lockheed Martin Corporation – Princeton, NJ 1993 to 1996
Product Assurance Project Engineer - Directed all product assurance activities, quality control, supplier quality audits, and product verification for next generation communications satellite. Led quality engineering effort through systems integration for final assembly of entire satellite, and certification before launch.
• Managed product validation for 24 new designs. Verified compliance with design specification. Tracked actual schedule, budget and quality performance through testing, inspection, and analysis.
EDUCATION
• BSEE - Bachelor of Science, Electronic Engineering, Ohio Institute of Technology
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
• American Society for Quality - Princeton, NJ and Palm Beach, FL sections
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