David Orellana
Fontana,CA
Summary
Quality-minded professional with 20 plus years of quality and operations experience. Excel in resolving challenges with data driven solutions, system and process improvements proven to increase efficiencies, customer satisfaction and sustained business results. A proven track record and leader with proficiency in project management methods, problem solving, implementing key measures and maintaining compliance.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Quality
Neutronic Stamping & Plating
11.2022 - Current
- NSP, a privately owned company, is a global supplier specializing in manufacturing premium electronic contacts, pins, and lead-frames, serving a wide range of industries including Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications, Defense, and Medical.
- Lead company’s entire quality management system, set policies, ensure compliance with standards and regulations, lead quality teams, manage audits, and collaborate across departments to guarantee products and services consistently meet customer expectations and achieve high standards of excellence, drive sustains business results using KPI’s.
- Facilitate and ensure customer inquiries to successful resolution (internal & external)
- Define and implement long-term QMS strategies
- Develop quality control frameworks, and ensure products and processes meet quality standards and regulatory requirements.
- Manage QA teams, oversee budgets, foster cross-functional collaboration with engineering and product teams, and use metrics to drive continuous improvement and strategic planning for product reliability and customer satisfaction.
- Industrial / Manufacturing
QEHS Manager
BrassCraft Manufacturing Company
05.2021 - 09.2022
- BrassCraft Manufacturing Company, a Masco Company, is a leading Global manufacturer and supplier of plumbing products for the new construction and repair/remodel markets. The company is registered to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 management standards.
- Champions the quality, environmental health and safety management system to assure proper execution and adherence to systems that impact business metrics that drive improvements.
- Facilitate and ensure customer inquiries to successful resolution (internal & external)
- Industrial / Manufacturing
- Plant relocating to NC
US-Quality Assurance Manager
Yinlun TDI, LLC
05.2017 - 05.2021
- Global Supplier of thermal management solutions to the Automotive, Heavy Truck, Military industries that is registered to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 management standards.
- Champions the quality management system to assure proper execution and adherence to systems that impact business metrics that drive improvements.
- Facilitate and insure customer inquiries to successful resolution (internal & external)
- Champion internal, 2nd and 3rd party audits of QMS.
- Facilitate MRB review to successful resolution.
- Champion the use of quality core tools company wide.
- Lead and facilitate improved communications at all levels of the operations (internal & external)
- Ensure lessons learned approach is used across all north American business units.
- Industrial / Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Manager / Export FCO
American Handforge-PCC
10.2016 - 05.2017
- Global Supplier to the Aerospace and Aviation industries that is registered to ISO 9001, AS 9100 & NADCAP for Heat treating and Lab testing. A Precision Cast and Wyman Gordon company
- Champion the quality management system to assure proper execution and adherence to systems that impact business metrics that drive improvements.
- Facilitate and insure customer inquiries to successful resolution (internal & external)
- Champion internal, 2nd and 3rd party audits of QMS.
- Facilitate NCR’s internal, external to successful resolution.
- Champion the use of quality core tools plant wide.
- Ensure lessons learned approach used plant wide.
- Industrial / Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Manager (Division QMR)
Illinois Tool Works CIP -NAMF
02.2010 - 07.2016
- Global Supplier to the Automotive and Aerospace industries registered to ISO TS 16949, AS9100, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO/IEC 17025, FORD Q1 Status and GM Platinum Award.
- Champion the quality management system assuring proper execution and adherence to systems that impact business metrics that drive improvements, at both the plant and division level.
- Facilitate and insure customer inquiries to successful resolution (internal & external)
- Champion internal, 2nd and 3rd party audits of QMS.
- Lead and facilitate improved communications at all levels of the operations (internal & external)
- Ensure lessons learned approach is used plant and division wide.
- Implement and facilitate a supplier management program (SQM/SQA-Tracking)
- Provide guidance and mentoring to division team members that assures successful resolution to both internal & external issues, promote positive team relations across all business units.
- Champion the implementation of sort guide codes list to improve communication, accountability and financial tracking, which supported a COPQ improvement from 13.5% to 1.5% of sales.
- Work collaboratively with members of the manufacturing, R&D, and Sales teams to implement agreed-upon enhancements for new or existing product quality programs.
- Plant Quality Dept. budgets maintained to within < 2% accuracy, Outlook & P&L responsibility for Quality.
- Industrial / Manufacturing
Quality Engr.
Precision Stampings, Inc
10.2008 - 02.2010
- Lead auditor: revised audit system to meet ISO/TS16949 & AS9100 Quality Management System
- Coordinate the timely execution of the QEMS internal audit process.
- Implemented Quality Alert Visual Management System plant wide.
- Coordinated the implementation of metallurgical equipment, Metallurgical Lab and the metallurgical techniques necessary to meet customer specifics.
- Revised, Implemented and conducted training of robust Corrective Action Reporting system.
- Industrial / Manufacturing
Quality Engr. / Plant Supervisor
ITW CIP Stampings-Fasteners
02.1999 - 07.2008
- Manage third party audits, lead role in the company’s recertification and or registration process.
- Monitored and reported internal and external supplier quality performance metrics.
- Active leader in cost reduction/lean manufacturing projects.
- Trained plant personnel in Quality Tools and participated in implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and 5s initiatives.
- Perform daily process Quality Inspections/Testing to ensure compliance to Automotive, ASTM, SAE, MIL, AMS, NASM standards.
- Perform Metallurgical Evaluations for in-process checks, prepare reports for leadership.
- Industrial / Manufacturing
Education
Certification Program - Inspection & Machinist Program
NTMA (National Tooling & Machinist Association)
Ontario, CA01.2009
Manufacturing Technology /Material Science Certification Program
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA01.2002
Diploma - undefined
Willow Park H.S
Apple Valley, CA01.1995
Skills
- Leadership, Quality Management Systems, Problem Resolution, Customer Satisfaction, Cross Functional Team Building, Conflict Resolution, AIAG Core Tools: APQP/PPAP, Control Plan, FMEA, Metrology/Inspection, MSA, SPC Statistical Process Analysis, Project Management, Microsoft Office (excel, word, pp), Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Staff Development & Training Versed in various customer requirements and industry standards such as IATF16949, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO13485, AS9100, ISO17025 and OHSAS18001
- Quality assurance techniques
- Quality risk assessment
- Corrective and preventive actions
- Operational excellence
- Documentation control
- Quality management systems
- Customer complaint resolution
- Quality metrics development
- ISO 9001 compliance
- Six sigma methodologies
- Supplier quality management
- Quality training programs
- Quality auditing
- Quality management
- Six sigma principles
- Strong work ethic
- Teamwork
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Critical thinking
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
- Decision-making
- Operational efficiency
- Team building
- Task prioritization
- Analytical thinking
- Continuous improvement strategies
- Conflict resolution
- Training and development
- Risk assessment
- Professionalism
- Data collection
- Complex Problem-solving
- Inventory control
- Staff supervision
- Time management abilities
- Written communication
- Quality assurance
Accomplishments
- KPI improvements over the first 12 months, First Pass Yield- FPY quality low of 85% to sustainable 98.5%, Scrap unit reduction of 70%, scrap dollar reduction of 64%
- Lead team to a successful upgrade, integration and implementation of the quality and environmental management system that adheres to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and IATF16949:2016 requirements; zero majors non conformances on first pass certification audits
- Chaired team that decreased external customer rejections 70% over a three-year span, using quality tools, process improvements, root cause analysis, product and manufacturing engineering improvements, improved internal and external customer rapport
- Improved QC lab efficiencies implemented a cross-functional team across multiple departments and shifts to initiate feedback. Resulting in implementation of key roles such as promotion of Quality supervisors and Quality lab technicians to support day to day functions. Results in Inspection efficiency times improvements via reduction by 500% (< 1hr), calibration time decreased by 100% and cost reductions of 60%
- Lead and support various plant quality teams within division, using lessons learned, developed KPI’s, conducting quality and manufacturing systems gap assessments to drive improvement and corrective action plans.
- Supported collaborative cross functional management team that improved company net profit by decreasing operational waste costs (COPQ) by 2.7 MM
- Implement supplier quality manual, including quality and delivery metric expectations, process development requirements, implementation and management requirements for maintaining quality processes.
- Lead quality and manufacturing teams domestic and internationally in the areas of quality systems, metrology, PPAP planning, and in the execution of internal and external management system audits, etc.
Certification
- Internal Auditor ISO 9001,14001, IATF 16949, 17025, AS9100, CQI-9, NADCAP
- AIAG Core Tools APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans & SPC
- Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action Reporting, 8d, 3x5 Whys
- Metrology, Blueprints,GD&T CPR First aid certified
- Six Sigma Green Belt/Lean Manufacturing/5s/Safety
- Supervision/Dealing with Personnel/Handling Conflicts/Effective Communication
- Leadership Manufacturing environments / Teamsters Union environment
- Lean 6sigma black belt certified
- IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 19011 certified lead auditor
Languages
Spanish Fluent - full knowledge
Timeline
Director of Quality
Neutronic Stamping & Plating
11.2022 - Current
QEHS Manager
BrassCraft Manufacturing Company
05.2021 - 09.2022
US-Quality Assurance Manager
Yinlun TDI, LLC
05.2017 - 05.2021
Quality Assurance Manager / Export FCO
American Handforge-PCC
10.2016 - 05.2017
Quality Assurance Manager (Division QMR)
Illinois Tool Works CIP -NAMF
02.2010 - 07.2016
Quality Engr.
Precision Stampings, Inc
10.2008 - 02.2010
Quality Engr. / Plant Supervisor
ITW CIP Stampings-Fasteners
02.1999 - 07.2008
Manufacturing Technology /Material Science Certification Program
Cerritos College
Diploma - undefined
Willow Park H.S
Certification Program - Inspection & Machinist Program
NTMA (National Tooling & Machinist Association)