ROBERT BOB ANDERSON
Valencia
Summary
Detail-oriented Manufacturing, Quality Assurance Engineer and Environmental Safety & Health Engineer delivering complex engineering solutions for manufacturing and machining components. Achieved system functionality through troubleshooting, risk assessments, and design improvements, while fabricating components from high-temperature aerospace alloys and advanced ceramics. Focused on implementing quality assurance processes that meet client needs with accuracy and dependability, demonstrating leadership and integrity in fast-paced environments.
Overview
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Certification
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34
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance and Environmental Safety & Health Manager
Thirty Meter Telescope
10.2014 - Current
- My role on this project is ensure Quality Assurance and ES&H plans are used and adhered to by all international partners.
- Built a team of Quality and ES&H engineers to oversee international partners and global vendors.
- Review and approve all design documentation from Conceptual to Preliminary to Final Design then manage and document the process during fabrication for all sub systems including all science instruments.
- Managed opto-mechanical facility with engineers and technicians to build and test complex assemblies, ensuring operational requirements met before inventory.
- I also manage our inventory control system to ensure all requested components or assemblies has all the required documentation (Inspection reports material certs and all outside processing certs) Deliver the entire End Item Data Package to the subsystems giving the approval for safe use.
- Conducted training sessions for all personnel on safe working conditions in the lab, site, and offices. on safe working conditions at the lab, site, and offices, including OSHA requirements.
- Facilitated annual safety training workshops for staff, emphasizing emergency response techniques, including use of AED devices and CPR.
- The Thirty Meter Telescope project is an International astronomy project to design and build the world’s largest land based optical Telescope.
Senior Applications & Project Engineer
Mitsui Seiki USA
04.2013 - 10.2014
- Collaborated with sales staff on project requirements and served as technical lead during customer visits.
- Assessed customer requirements and delivered tailored solutions using our equipment.
- Trained customers on safe operation of the equipment after installation.
- Described Mitsui Seiki as a leading Japanese manufacturer of CNC milling machines.
Quality Assurance & Manufacturing Engineering Group Leader
California Institute of Technology
11.2010 - 04.2013
- Assembled and led Quality and Mechanical engineers team to ensure compliance with internal and external quality standards for the project.
- Developed and documented procedures for acceptance of manufactured hardware and internal processes to streamline quality assurance.
- Managed and approved all outside vendors prior to issuing purchase orders.
- Approved all statements of work for all outside processes.
- Approved all drawings and models for manufactured hardware.
- Worked hands on with assembly technicians at the sites to gain first-hand knowledge of any issues during assembly.
- Communicated quality issues to project engineering management to facilitate timely resolution and maintain project integrity.
- Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) LIGO.ORG
General Manager
S&H Machine
07.2010 - 11.2010
- Oversaw day-to-day operations, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Managed direct reports including quality manager, sales manager, and office personnel across accounting and human resources.
- Prepared profit and loss statements, achieving on-time delivery exceeding 95% with quality rating above 97.5%
Production Manager
Vanderhorst Brothers Inc.
04.2009 - 06.2010
- Managed all day-to-day operations in all process areas including the machine shop, assembly, quality, shipping, and receiving.
- Drove lean manufacturing processes and 5S projects to improve operational efficiency.
- Managed MRP system for purchasing, customer interfaces, and contract review to streamline operations.
- Reviewing sales data to determine shop load and maintain on time delivery >90% and quality ratings > 96%.
- Direct reports include quality management, engineering, shop supervisor and all office personnel.
- Reviewed labor reporting and variances of actual process times against standards, adjusting manufacturing processes to align with targets.
Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer
Ceradyne Inc.
Irvine, CA
01.2006 - 03.2009
- Redesigned shop floor layout and coordinated relocation of Honeywell operation from Torrance to Irvine, ensuring seamless setup and functionality.
- Managed all processes in the machine shop and assembly area, including lean manufacturing activities and 5S projects.
- Reviewed process times against standards and adjusted manufacturing processes to align with benchmarks using SPC data collection.
- Designed CNC tools and fixtures for improved manufacturing processes.
- Utilized MRP system for process documentation and new product quoting.
- Able to fulfill customer’s objectives and goals without compromising accuracy, quality or delivery time.
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Honeywell Engines & Systems
Torrance, CA
01.1993 - 01.2006
- Developed Si3n4 material, overseeing batching, pressing, thermal processing, machining/grinding, CNC programming, and tool and fixture design and inspection.
- Managed process documentation, new product quoting, manufacturing instructions, and inspection processes including SPC data collection.
- Fulfilled customer objectives by maintaining high standards of accuracy, quality, and delivery timelines.
- Set up the machine shop and processing areas to manufacture a wide range of components out of silicon nitride.
- Develop processes in the ceramic lab to manufacture a variety of parts for numerous clients.
- Adjusted census data on the shop floor and conducted performance reviews for personnel to enhance team performance.
- (Ceramics Components Division) Torrance, CA
Skills
- Quality Assurance & Control
- Environmental Safety & Health
- Regulatory Compliance
- Environmental Compliance
- Risk assessment
- Safety Audits
- Workplace Safety
- Corrective Actions
- Lean Enterprise
- Six Sigma
- Manufacturing Management & Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Program/Project Management
- Process Management
- Process improvement
- Troubleshooting/Testing
- Specification Review
- Requirements Gathering
- Team Leadership
- Performance Evaluation
Certification
- 2003: Honeywell DFSS Greenbelt (Design for Six Sigma)
- 2000: Honeywell Six Sigma Greenbelt
- 1997: Lean Enterprise Design Systems (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Interests
Bike riding, Water and snow ski, Camping and outdoor activities
Training
- Lean Enterprise systems design
- Six sigma Greenbelt Certification
- Earned Value Management
- Sexual Harassment Training
- Export Compliance for Engineering
- Design Review Key Process Training
- Design Validation Key Process
- Key Characteristics Management
- Requirements Management Process
- IPDS Key Process Training
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- OSHA Compliance
- DFSS Supplemental for ES&S
- Code of Conduct
- Export Regulations Briefing
- Integrated Delivery and Support systems
- Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA)
- Design Review Process
- First Article Inspection
Timeline
Quality Assurance and Environmental Safety & Health Manager
Thirty Meter Telescope
10.2014 - Current
Senior Applications & Project Engineer
Mitsui Seiki USA
04.2013 - 10.2014
Quality Assurance & Manufacturing Engineering Group Leader
California Institute of Technology
11.2010 - 04.2013
General Manager
S&H Machine
07.2010 - 11.2010
Production Manager
Vanderhorst Brothers Inc.
04.2009 - 06.2010
Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer
Ceradyne Inc.
01.2006 - 03.2009
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Honeywell Engines & Systems
01.1993 - 01.2006