Deana Albaugh

• Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
• Inspected quality of products, taking note of functionality, appearance and other specifications.
• Inspected incoming and outgoing materials for accuracy and quality.
• Reported repeated issues to supervisors and other departments, collaborating to identify issue roots and rectify problems.

• Led engineering change management for screw specifications, including thread pitch modifications, head type updates, and material composition changes while maintaining strict quality standards.
• Developed and maintained comprehensive documentation for new thread designs and custom specifications, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Implemented standardized processes for equipment setting modifications, including thread rolling machines and heat treatment parameters.
• Managed raw material specification changes for steel grade and plating requirements, coordinating with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Process Control & Quality Assurance:
• Executed daily layered process audits across multiple production shifts, maintaining 98% audit completion rate
• Documented and tracked critical audit findings, implementing immediate corrective actions to prevent quality issues.
• Coordinated cross-functional implementation of engineering change notices (ECNs) with production supervisors and quality control.
• Maintained detailed documentation of heat treatment and surface finishing process modifications.

Quality Systems Management:
• Led internal quality management system audits, ensuring compliance with ISO standards and company procedures.
• Verified process documentation accuracy and training record completion across all departments.
• Developed and maintained audit schedules and matrices, achieving 100% completion rate for planned audits.
• Created comprehensive audit reports and tracked corrective actions to closure, reducing repeat findings by 40%.

Cross-Functional Leadership:
• Facilitated communication between production, quality, and engineering teams for change implementation.
• Coordinated with customers on product modification requests, ensuring clear documentation of requirements.
• Led shift handover meetings to ensure proper communication of process changes and quality alerts.
• Developed best practices documentation, improving standardization across all shifts.