RICHARD CACIOLA
Gold Bar,WA
Summary
Quality assurance professional with proven track record of enhancing product reliability and streamlining processes. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and achieving consistent results while adapting to evolving project demands. Skilled in root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies, bringing reliability and integrity to every task.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Systems Engineering Analyst
Boeing
11.2022 - 01.2025
- Conducted supplier risk assessments and compliance audits, ensuring alignment with AS9100 standards and industry best practices
- Collaborated with suppliers to implement corrective action plans to address non-conformance issues, reducing defect rates and improving first-pass quality
- Applied Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to evaluate supplier performance and streamline regulatory documentation
- Utilized Cameo and SysML to ensure traceability and alignment between supplier deliverables and project requirements
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to mitigate supplier-related risks, ensuring seamless integration of parts and components into the supply chain
Product Data Management Specialist
Boeing
10.2021 - 11.2022
- Led supplier performance evaluations, monitoring key quality metrics to enhance delivery precision and regulatory compliance
- Spearheaded process improvements that increased compliance rates by 70%, ensuring supplier documentation met regulatory and organizational standards
- Served as a key liaison between quality directors, engineers, and procurement teams to enhance supplier capabilities and mitigate risks
- Assisted in the verification of First Article Inspections (FAI), ensuring alignment with production and compliance expectations
Lead Quality Production Specialist
Boeing
04.2014 - 10.2021
- Conducted supplier audits and training to ensure compliance with hazardous materials regulations and quality standards
- Led root cause investigations into supplier quality issues, implementing corrective actions that reduced defects by 80%
- Collaborated with engineering and procurement teams to assess supplier capabilities, ensuring adherence to GD&T and AS9100 standards
- Developed strategies to mitigate hazardous materials transportation risks, leading to a 95% reduction in compliance findings
Lead Manufacturing Engineer
Boeing
08.2008 - 04.2014
- Led cross functional teams in the creation of new product engineering design guides to establish requirements for the manufacturing and fabrication of structural elements, spatial separations, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) requirements
- Conducted on-site supplier evaluations of technology, data, materials, and procedures
- Performed supplier source selection, budget analysis, and staffing requirements
- Analyzed schedule and work statement processes to identify and mitigate manufacturing risks
- Supervised teams to complete aircraft safety and producibility reviews, improving program schedule performance by 95%
Education
Master of Science - Engineering Technology
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Project Management / Information Technology
City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA01.2018
Certificate - Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Villanova University
Villanova, PA01.2015
Certificate - Architecture and Systems Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA01.2015
Certificate - Systems Engineering Fundamentals
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA01.2015
Skills
- Supplier Quality Management
- Risk Assessment
- Regulatory Compliance
- Supplier Audits
- Corrective Action Implementation
- Root Cause Analysis
- AS9100 Compliance
- GD&T Interpretation
- Manufacturing Process Optimization
- Continuous Improvement
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Process Documentation
- First Article Inspection (FAI)
- Lean Six Sigma
- Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
- CATIA V5
- Redars
- Azure DevOps
- Cameo
- GD&T
- MS Project
- Tableau
- DOORS
- EMES
- MBSE
- SysML
- Supplier Quality Audits
- Corrective Action & Preventative Action (CAPA)
- Risk Analysis
- Hazardous Materials Compliance
- Process Improvement
- Quality processes
- Root-cause analysis
- Inspection methods
- Quality improvement plans
Certification
- AS9100 Compliance Training
- Supplier Risk Mitigation Strategies
- Continuous Improvement & Problem-Solving Methodologies
- Hazardous Materials Handling & Transportation Regulations
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Systems Engineering Analyst
Boeing
11.2022 - 01.2025
Product Data Management Specialist
Boeing
10.2021 - 11.2022
Lead Quality Production Specialist
Boeing
04.2014 - 10.2021
Lead Manufacturing Engineer
Boeing
08.2008 - 04.2014
- AS9100 Compliance Training
- Supplier Risk Mitigation Strategies
- Continuous Improvement & Problem-Solving Methodologies
- Hazardous Materials Handling & Transportation Regulations
Master of Science - Engineering Technology
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science - Project Management / Information Technology
City University of Seattle
Certificate - Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Villanova University
Certificate - Architecture and Systems Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Certificate - Systems Engineering Fundamentals
California Institute of Technology
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