Ryan Snedeker
Broken Arrow,OK
Summary
Motivated Quality professional with 20 years of quality experience and over 6 years of experience in quality management, team leadership, and continuous improvement. Known for fostering cross-departmental collaboration to achieve company goals and deliver exceptional customer service. Proven track record of improving operational efficiency, reducing defects, and enhancing on-time delivery rates.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Quality Manager
Astra Manufacturing Solutions Inc.
01.2024 - Current
- Oversee the entire Quality Management System (QMS) certified to AS9100 and manage inspection departments.
- Reduced customer returns by 50% by shifting quality focus from end-stage to front-end processes.
- Maintained AS9100 certification by leveraging industry contacts, implementing effective corrective actions, and resolving audit non-conformities.
- Rewrote quality manual, procedures, and work instructions to enhance process adherence and compliance.
- Co-implemented a company-wide training program through ADP, ensuring adherence to newly established documentation.
- Improved calibration processes by outsourcing to a supplier with an online database, reducing internal quality labor while maintaining high standards.
- Invested in vision inspection equipment, optimizing inspection processes and reducing labor needs.
- Reduced the quality department headcount from 7 to 3 plus one temporary worker, while improving throughput.
- Led multiple improvement teams, utilizing statistical analysis and control to decrease the cost of poor quality (COPQ) from 8% to 3% and improve on time delivery (OTD) from 70% to 90%.
Quality Manager
ADVANCED
07.2018 - 01.2024
- Lead internal audits and manage the inspection department.
- Achieved a consistent on-time delivery rate of over 90%.
- Reduced customer returns by 25% and COPQ from 7% to less than 1%.
- Streamlined inspection processes, cutting turnaround time from 2 days to same-day.
- By streamlining the inspection processes, production spindle utilization boosted from 10% to over 20%
- Introduced and gained approval for 3D/Model-Based Definition processes and quality approval for aerospace OEMs and Tier 1's.
- Implemented a world-class training program with online courses.
- Cut corrective action resolution time from 1 year to under 90 days.
- Wrote and implemented entirely new Quality Management System.
- Led the organization through a successful ERP/MRP changeover.
Adjunct Professor
Tulsa Community College
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
- Taught Quality related courses such as GD&T, Statistical Process Control, and Inspection Principles, providing instruction to up to 8 students.
- Developed curriculum standards, lesson plans and syllabi.
- Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
Quality Systems Engineer
PCC Aerostructures - Walden's Machine
12.2017 - 07.2018
- Reviewed and approved quality requirements for purchase orders and engineering specifications to meet contract compliance.
- Devised and implemented best quality practices and processes for product development.
- Led internal audits and hosted regulatory and customer audits.
- Trained staff in Quality Assurance practices.
- Managed the corrective action program and performed root cause analysis.
- Interfaced with suppliers, inspectors and clients to resolve outstanding non-conformance issues prior to shipment.
- Designed and developed forms and instructions to evaluate, assess and report quality standards and data.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement process changes.
FIRST ARTICLE QUALITY INSPECTOR
APA Services
04.2017 - 11.2017
- Developed First Article Reports (FAIR) using Net Inspect.
- Conducted dimensional inspections and documented results.
General Contractor
Self-employeed
01.2016 - 04.2017
- Managed all aspects of home construction, from budgeting to scheduling subcontractors.
Quality Assurance Auditor
Bizjet International
06.2015 - 02.2016
- Conducted internal and supplier audits and managed the corrective action system.
- Coordinated 3rd party audits from regulatory agency's and customers.
Quality Engineering Technician
Sercel-grc
12.2012 - 06.2015
- Supervised inspection processes and conducted internal and supplier quality audits.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OKHigh School Diploma -
Broken Arrow High School
Broken Arrow, OK05-1997
Skills
- Statistical process control
- Design of experiments
- Operational improvements
- External audit support
- ISO 9001; AS/EN 9100 & 9110
- CMM operation and programming
- Microsoft Office highly proficient
- Auditing – Certified by ASQ
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - Certified by ASQ
- Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence - Certified by ASQ
- GD&T
- Inspection Methods
Certification
- CQM - Certified Quality Manager
- CQA - Certified Quality Auditor
- LSSGB - Certified Lean Six SIgma Green Belt
Timeline
Quality Manager
Astra Manufacturing Solutions Inc.
01.2024 - Current
Adjunct Professor
Tulsa Community College
01.2022 - 05.2023
Quality Manager
ADVANCED
07.2018 - 01.2024
Quality Systems Engineer
PCC Aerostructures - Walden's Machine
12.2017 - 07.2018
FIRST ARTICLE QUALITY INSPECTOR
APA Services
04.2017 - 11.2017
General Contractor
Self-employeed
01.2016 - 04.2017
Quality Assurance Auditor
Bizjet International
06.2015 - 02.2016
Quality Engineering Technician
Sercel-grc
12.2012 - 06.2015
- CQM - Certified Quality Manager
- CQA - Certified Quality Auditor
- LSSGB - Certified Lean Six SIgma Green Belt
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering
Tulsa Community College
High School Diploma -
Broken Arrow High School
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