United States Marine Corps veteran. Quality Management professional 16 years with successful career delivering efficiency and standardization, and maintaining all ISO and Quality Systems. Drives smooth operation of production and manufacturing lines, coordinate efforts of employees and facilitate communication between management and production departments. Apply creativity in improving manufacturing process to achieve higher productivity and quality of finished goods. Experience in reviewing and interpreting regulatory and programmatic guidance, implementation of corporate compliance, risk management and corrective action programs.
⠐ Establish quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of management, engineers (QE) and stakeholders
⠐ Confer or negotiate with suppliers, devise test methods and procedures
⠐ Maintain product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures
⠐ Prepare product, program and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends (KPI)
⠐ Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality processes and reduce defects
⠐ Maintain quality assurance staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
⠐ Adopt and promote Boeing commitment to always provide a safe workplace
⠐ Achieve financial objectives by preparing quality assurance budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variance; initiating corrective action
⠐ Participated in sales calls, management meetings, and implementation of strategic sourcing initiatives for assigned corporate-wide commodities and service categories
⠐ Collaborate with contract manufacturers to establish and maintain quality agreements that outline clear quality expectations, risk mitigation, standards and responsibilities
⠐ Spearhead business unit meetings communicating quality related training, supplier C.I. project activity, supplier scorecard, and overall performance
⠐ Maintain relationships with suppliers and maintain the Approval Supplier List (AVL)
⠐ Kaizen Team Lead managing projects with key vendors and stake holders in order to identify and eliminate zero value steps within Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
⠐ Manage supplier qualification and maintenance program, supplier changes and evaluate associated risk to product and Quality management systems (QMS)
⠐ Manage Supplier Corrective Action Report (SCAR), review SCAR responses for acceptability (RCCA)
⠐ Establish rework standards by devising inspection and physical testing methods and procedures