Karl Pierre

As Quality and Documentation Engineer, responsibilities lay in ensuring that all project documentation, quality processes, and contractor quality issues are properly controlled, tracked and delivered according to contract requirements. Liaison between fabrication teams, contractors and project QMS.

Oversee all aspects of supplier quality, partnering closely with supply chain, manufacturing, and engineering teams to cultivate reliable and collaborative supplier relationships. Maintain consistent communication and cross-functional engagement to achieve high levels of supplier performance. Lead nonconformance investigations, corrective actions, and problem-resolution activities. Develop and maintain supplier performance dashboards, drive continuous improvement in products and processes, and support initiatives that reduce cycle time and cost. Ensure adherence to quality standards and provide engineering guidance to suppliers when required.

Ensured full compliance with customer purchase orders, engineering drawings, and specifications for all assigned hardware.

Developed inspection standards and provided hands-on guidance to inspection, manufacturing, and engineering teams.

Conducted internal quality audits, monitored production processes, and drove root-cause analysis with effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Responsible for managing and improving the company's quality management system, ensuring full compliance with AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 requirements. Oversees procedural and policy adherence, lead internal audits, host third-party and regulatory audits, and maintain an effective corrective and preventive action (CAPA) system to resolve internal and external quality issues.

Developed and executed comprehensive quality plans supporting manufacturing processes for rotating and structural aerospace hardware.

Continuously evaluated process capability, identified performance gaps, and led root cause investigations and corrective action initiatives to enhance product reliability, reduce variation, and improve overall operational metrics.

Accomplishments:

• Managed a targeted problem‑solving project that resolved recurring non‑conformances and improved product reliability, decreasing scrap rates from 50% to less than 10% in the first six months. Supported root‑cause analysis efforts to reduce risk and promote ongoing process improvement.

Performed incoming inspection of supplier‑provided materials to verify dimensional, cosmetic, and documentation compliance with ClearMotion’s quality system and engineering specifications.

Accomplishment:

• Designed and executed end‑to‑end inspection workflows (incoming, in‑process, final), transforming the company’s quality assurance capability.
• Elevated organizational quality and productivity from 15% to 80% in the first year through strategic investment in advanced metrology tools, custom gauges, and standardized quality documentation.
• Established and administered a full calibration management program, ensuring reliable measurement systems and regulatory compliance.

Accountable for ensuring compliance across business and quality systems. Functions as the key interface between quality and production, guiding cross-functional teams to diagnose problems, determine root causes, and deploy corrective actions that strengthen operational performance and regulatory adherence.

Accomplishment:

• Successfully led a part-marking process improvement project that eliminated human error and programming time, reducing the rework/scrap rate from 70% to under 5%.

Performed comprehensive visual and mechanical inspections on diverse mechanical components, including setup and use of standard metrology equipment, to ensure all products, materials, and tooling met customer requirements and internal quality specifications.

• Responsible for producing machined parts by programming, setting up and operating CNC machines, maintaininging quality and safety standards, maintain records, equipment and supplies.
• Set-up & operate CNC Machines.
• Select tooling & fixtures according to specifications.
• Read & interpret engineering instructions & blueprints.
• Familiar with geometric tolerances.
• Knowledgeable of in-process inspection. Able to use & interpret precision measuring devices. (micrometers, vernieres, hand tools & gages).

• Responsibilities included but not limited to setting up and operating CNC Lathes in an efficient manner to fabricate precision machined aerospace and military components.

• Operated manual lathe machine
• Utilized basic hand tools such as Verniers and Micrometers
• Managed stock room and shipping department
• Responsible for incoming and outgoing shipments of product