Alyssa Escoto

· Led a team of 8 QEs in the elimination of CAPA backlog and reduction in average aging by 67% year to date, pioneering the development and implementation of weekly CAPA council meetings, and innovative processes aimed at enhancing overall efficiency sitewide

· Championed and successfully executed a DMAIC project on the legacy chamber line, resulting in an annual cost savings of $85,000

·Orchestrated and led a comprehensive site qualification project encompassing the seamless transition of 17 distinct products. Spearheaded the analysis of statistical process control data, process capability studies, and meticulously completed first and last article reports

· Presented comprehensive CAPA metrics to corporate stakeholders on a monthly basis, showcasing key performance indicators, trend analyses, and the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions

· Routinely trained a wide range of internal departments (HR, Business Unit, Production, etc.) on CAPA fundamentals, fostering a culture of quality awareness and continuous improvement

· Established as the CAPA Subject Matter Expert (SME), taking charge of evaluating peer CAPAs, ensuring their robustness, and rigorously enforcing adherence to the Global CAPA procedure

· Played integral role in achieving Best in Class on customer Quality Scorecard, ensuring timely and effective resolution of customer 8Ds.

· Partnered with Global Quality Representatives and Site Quality Manager to develop CAR Look Across Workbook, launching horizontal deployment of lessons learned at our site to preemptively identify and resolve risks in similar processes/product lines

· Independently executed in-depth root cause analyses and corrective action investigations on the legacy chamber line, eliminating the recurrence of nonconformities by developing and implementing work instructions, protective fixtures, and inspection guidelines

· Assumed a proactive leadership role in transitioning our site to the new Global CAPA System, facilitating training programs, supporting data migration and providing continuous feedback for post-implementation improvements

· Played a key role in the successful acquisition of an ISO 9001:2015 certification for the site, updating site Quality Manual, organizing the Quality Management System (QMS), and using 5S to standardize the shop floor

· Overturned liability of quality issues not caused by Mission Tool, conducting failure analyses on returned material and interfacing with customer in weekly RMA meetings

· Prepared shop for successful introduction of new products, reviewing customer engineering drawings for manufacturability prior to commencing production

· Tracked process improvements by performing routine internal audits, validating the conformance of products through visual and mechanical inspection