Angel Cereceres

• Responsible for Quality and OPEX operations across three manufacturing facilities and three distribution centers across the US
• Responsible for the maintenance and continual improvement of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
• Collaborated with other departments such as Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to integrate quality control measures throughout all stages of the manufacturing process
• Lead and managed a team of 55+ Quality and OPEX professionals overseeing their performance development and coordination to ensure adherence to the highest standards of quality and safety in all operational processes.

• Established and implemented Quality Management systems ensuring the highest standards across 11 distribution centers
• Provided comprehensive reports on Quality performance, initiating investigations into store returns and internal process failures
• Implemented and coordinated Quality statistical process tools such as PowerBi and Tableau to ensure timely data is provided at any given time
• Implemented a cost reduction project of $2.1M by reducing the amount of damaged material being discarded vs recouped.
• Implemented a picking efficiency project called "Golden Zone" that increased picking and shipping of high velocity items across 30 distribution centers by 32%.
• Managed a team of 40 direct reports and indirect reports with an operating budget of 846M.

• Managed a team of 13 managers across Inventory Control and Supplier Quality functions and approximately 300+ indirect associates
• Responsible for 7 consolidation buildings across the US
• Led a Six Sigma reduction effort that reduced the amount of missing product to the Regional DC by 80% per week and achieved savings of $18K per week per each distribution center
• Led a motion-sensing project that reduced the travel time to replenish a location by optimizing slotting and preslotting efforts across the distribution centers.

• Responsible for the Quality Management system across 4 manufacturing facilities across the U.S.

• Reviewed and approved all incoming first article inspections, PPAP documents, FMEA, Advance Quality Planning and Material-Test certification prior to product release to customers.

• Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.

• Received a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification after completing four projects for total cost savings of $900K.

• Responsible for managing the Quality-Ballistics Laboratory and the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System across 2 plants. Analyze consumer complaints and implement all corporate and local quality compliance regulations.

• Responsible for elaboration, development, and follow-up of FMEA, Control Plans, Etc., in accordance with the Department of Defense, SAAMI, and International standards.

• Implemented ISO 9001-2015 QMS in accordance with corporate standards and served as site representative.

• Managed, coached and developed a Quality team of 5 Supervisors, 48 Technicians, and 4 Supplier Quality Auditor in the U.S and Spain.

• Accomplished a 35% reduction in internal scrap across 3 business sectors by using 8D methodology.

• Primary responsibility is to ensure consistent quality of production by developing and enforcing good manufacturing practices (GMP) systems, maintaining processes, promoting documentation, and managing staff

• Primary responsibility is to ensure consistent quality of production by developing and enforcing good manufacturing practices (GMP) systems; validating processes; providing documentation; managing staff.

• Serve as the Food Safety Team Leader and provide leadership of the FDA /HACCP/GMP program. Coach technical and manufacturing personnel on GMP and food safety practices.

• Serve as Champion for annual and periodic 3rd-party product safety/sanitation audits from AIB-Silliker-SQF.

• Ensure compliance with AIB, Silliker, SQF, FDA and Prop65 standards by initiating and gathering samples for microbiological, foreign metals and BPA testing.

• Oversaw the supervision of the QA Laboratory and provides direction in testing procedures and practices in collaboration with the QA Supervisor. Managed 4 supervisors and 12 technicians.

• Accomplished 80% reduction in internal complaints as well as an 85% reduction in Customer Complaints.

• Responsible for daily management of product quality and reliability
• Liaison with customers, suppliers, and all internal support functions concerning the management of quality and reliability with the objective of continuous improvement of products and processes
• Promote quality achievement and performance improvement across the organization by priming the company's management group to formulate proactive quality procedures
• Responsible for corrective actions, supplier quality management, customer complaints, change control, audit processes, standard procedures, test methods, and process controls
• Led company to receive OSHCON certification by Texas OSHA.

• Provided support to MicroMetld Corp ISO registered Quality Management System by testing and inspecting products at various stages of operation, ensuring no nonconforming products and compliance with work instructions, control plans, industry codes, and regulations
• Recorded and evaluated inspection and test data and prepared statistical reports for management review and process improvement
• Ensured quality system work instructions, control plans, test instructions, and SOP charts were followed
• Performed internal audits with the lead auditor
• Processed corrective and preventative action reports for continual improvement, including supplier and customer complaint reports
• Recommended process improvement for continuous improvement of ISO Management System.