Michael Bradley
Buffalo,NY
Summary
Professional with significant expertise in team leadership and operational management. Proven track record in driving team collaboration and delivering impactful results. Skilled in conflict resolution, process optimization, and strategic planning, with flexible approach to evolving business needs. Known for reliability, strong communication, and fostering productive work environment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
NCM Supervisor
Tesla
05.2024 - Current
- Lead a team of 35 process technicians and NCM associates to drive departmental goals and metrics
- Manage operations and implement countermeasures to reduce defects and scrap
- Collaborate with production engineering, quality, and other departments to resolve issues and implement preventative measures.
- Conduct rework and investigations on units at various stages of production
- Analyze first pass yield and last pass yield to identify areas for process improvement
Process Engineering Technician
Tesla
11.2022 - 03.2024
- Reviewed processes, identifying areas that required improvement.
- Developed documentation, diagrams and specifications to meet project requirements and regulatory standards.
- Reviewed processes, identifying areas requiring improvement.
- Drive continuous improvement & optimization activities to meet production targets including availability, quality, and performance
- Met weekly with team members to discuss project implementations and alleviate any issues.
- Developed manufacturing processes that were robust yet simple to perform.
- Enhanced production efficiency by implementing lean manufacturing principles and process improvements.
- Supervised manufacturing engineering team members, fostering collaboration and communication for efficient project completion.
Quality Technician
Tesla
02.2020 - 11.2022
- · Worked with production personnel to promote quality into manufacturing process
- · Worked with engineering team to determine root cause and solutions to quality issues
- · Conducted quality checks and qualifications on manufacturing tools on production floor.
- · Communication with supervisors and production associates regarding quality status.
- Work with training department ensuring manufacturing Instructions, versatility matrices and other technical documentation are current
- Sampled materials and products to conduct in-depth measurements and tests.
Quality Assurance Lead Technician
Harmac Medical Products
03.2019 - 01.2020
- Educated employees on specific QA standards and confirmed maintenance of standards.
- Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
- Helped uncover and fix production problems in order to reduce overall defect rates.
- Documented findings and entered into for tracking.
- Performed thorough inspections of incoming materials and outgoing products with other team members.
- Analyzed quality threshold metrics to compile QMS reports.
Field Technician Supervisor
DIRECTV
05.2013 - 02.2019
- Trained technicians on safety, task prioritization and project management techniques..
- Planned, scheduled and delegated daily work to team of employees.
- Monitor contracted techs work quality with 25% volume QC requirement. Contracted management is required to QC any tech with negative SIN30 metric using activities I pull from Analytics. I go over results weekly with contracted QC manager. We also have weekly ride along to monitor first hand any techs with questionable methods, practices, or trends.
- Lead team of 15 Technician set and managed schedules to give proper coverage to required areas and meet customer service demands.
- Discovered and resolved issues that affected project outcomes.
Education
Associate of Science - Civil Engineering
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY09.2021
Skills
Process improvement and cost reduction
Team management and supervision
Cross-functional collaboration and communication
Data analysis and reporting (first pass yield, last pass yield, scrap targets)
NCM procedures and troubleshooting
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Specification understanding and implementation
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Efficient time management and scheduling
Accomplishments
- Reduced NCM triage costs by 60.5% ($167,000 to $66,000) in 8 weeks through effective audits and part dispositioning.
- Achieved a 10.8% week-over-week decrease in NCM triage, contributing to cost reduction efforts.
- Reduced scrap targets by 10% each quarter consecutive across various production lines.
- Successfully met NCM triage inventory targets of 20% for 3 consecutive quarters
- Supervised a team of 35 staff members, driving efficiency and productivity in the NCM department
Timeline
NCM Supervisor
Tesla
05.2024 - Current
Process Engineering Technician
Tesla
11.2022 - 03.2024
Quality Technician
Tesla
02.2020 - 11.2022
Quality Assurance Lead Technician
Harmac Medical Products
03.2019 - 01.2020
Field Technician Supervisor
DIRECTV
05.2013 - 02.2019
Associate of Science - Civil Engineering
Erie Community College