BRIAN L. TUCKER
Summary
Relentless Senior Supplier Quality Engineer with 16 years working alongside quality and supply chain participants to maintain superior production resources. Maintains strict adherence to extremely high supplier standards without alienating business partners. Adept at helping manufacturing allies enhance contributions through judicious application of remedial advice and financial encouragement.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Lincotek Medical
06.2016 - 05.2024
- Primary assignment was overall regional supplier quality management in the Americas for the contract medical manufacturer of orthopedic medical devices and instruments
- Responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the supplier quality management of parts, components, materials and other items which were provided by subcontractors and vendors
- Maintained supplier database and company's Approved Supplier List
- Projects include supplier procedure changes and documentation, supplier risk review evaluation and approval
- Assigned as Senior Lead Auditor or team member for regulatory, internal and supplier audits
- Main quality contact to suppliers in the development, implementation of policies and procedures and regulatory compliance.
- Aided suppliers in raw material selection strategies to encourage superior supply chain outcomes.
- Set up ongoing supplier site evaluation parameters to maintain quality control standards over long-term relationships.
Supplier Quality Engineer
St. Jude Medical (aka Abbott Medical)
03.2007 - 05.2016
- Primary assignment was a Supplier Quality Engineer in Global Supplier Quality Assurance for the manufacturing of neuromodulation systems, medical devices and instruments for the skeletal, spinal and cardiovascular business units
- Projects include supplier procedure changes and documentation, supplier risk review evaluation and approval
- Assigned as lead auditor or team member of regulatory and external supplier audits
- Main quality contact to suppliers in the development and implement of policies and procedures.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Dallas County Community College
Dallas, TexasAssociate of Arts - Accounting
Dallas County Community College
Dallas, TexasAssociate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Dallas, County Community College
Dallas, TexasGeneral Studies -
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TexasGeneral Studies -
Chapman College
Orange, CaliforniaMicrosoft Applications Courses -
Collin County Community College
Plano, TexasSkills
- Engineering Change Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- ISO 13485 & ISO 9001 Knowledge
- Corrective Action Planning
- Supplier Auditing
- Supplier Site Evaluation
- Quality Assurance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Performance Analytics
- Control Plan Development
- SAP Systems
Affiliations
- Veterans of Foreign Wars (Post Commander 2-years) - VFW Post 6557, Pleasant Hill, Ohio
- American Legion (General Member 21-years) - Legion Post 0321, Plano, Texas
- Knights of Columbus (General Member 25-years) - Council 6065 / Assembly 2506, Plano, Texas
- Professional Member - American Society of Quality
Qualifications Summary
- Self-directed, detail-oriented Senior Supplier Quality Engineer with 16 years of related experience in Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Engineering in the medical device industry. Individual possesses a strong design, testing, repair and analytical skills in electronics, RF, medical products and supplier quality. Excellent team leader and individual contributor. Highly analytical, long-range strategic planner with demonstrated record of delivering results on time and under budget. Extensive and strong experience in supplier management, external/internal lead auditor, quality and regulatory compliance and global supplier quality systems development. Highly effective communicator with excellent presentation, organizational and interpersonal skills. Interfaces well at all levels of Fortune 500 companies as well as with vendors and contractors. Additional core strengths include:
- Project/Program Management
- Troubleshooting/ Root Cause Analysis
- Customer/Client Relations
- Product Nonconformance/Reporting
- Supplier Relations/Negotiations
- Manufacturing Process Improvement
- ISO/ FDA/ NADCAP/ EU MDR Regulations & Compliance
- ERP Database Skills - QAD and SAP
- Senior Lead Auditor - ISO 13485 Certified
- ASL Control & Maintenance
- Global Supplier Quality Systems Management
- Supplier Performance/Reporting
- Supplier Risk Management/ Assessments
- Microsoft Office
Timeline
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Lincotek Medical
06.2016 - 05.2024
Supplier Quality Engineer
St. Jude Medical (aka Abbott Medical)
03.2007 - 05.2016
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Dallas County Community College
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Dallas County Community College
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Dallas, County Community College
General Studies -
Dallas Baptist University
General Studies -
Chapman College
Microsoft Applications Courses -
Collin County Community College
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