Sasha Kabarday

• Responsible for designing and developing manufacturing processes and tools.
• Guided Continuous Improvement to optimize cost versus capability, and leading production initiatives to optimize WIP, Kanban, marketplace, and inventory.
• Led cross-functional team of Engineers and interns while observing progress and delegating tasks.
• Managed Process development from conception to implementation including budgets, timeline, workflow, documentation and training.
• Led technical transfer for IP agreement with key customer.
• Worked closely with R&D to develop and test scale-up processes for new products/processes from the lab to manufacturing.
• Experience with TQM, DOE, CAR, ECN, FMEA, PPAP, APQP, and PVP processes.
• Optimized production processes to reduce non-conforming material occurrences.
• Successfully executed 8D, CAP, and root-cause analyses to develop and implement sustainable corrective actions.
  • Monitored design progress, estimated manufacturing feasibility, and prioritized advanced projects schedule.

• Back-up for day-to-day purchasing operations by successfully sourcing and securing goods and services such as raw materials, production components, and tooling.
• Standardized inventory quarterly reporting and analysis and instituted corrective action for close-outs and out-of-stock items to keep inventory records current.
• Reviewed inventory to eliminate unnecessary expenses and provide optimal stock levels.
• Completed monthly and yearly physical inventory counts.

• Plan production workflow, manage inventory, and lead 20 full-time production employees.
• Responsible for staff productivity and training, quality control, machinery maintenance, and safety.
• Implemented standard evaluation meetings to increase productivity by 50% and promote positive morale.
• Created a traceability system of two production processes and trained staff to maintain them.
• Completed and submitted weekly output reports to support executive decision making.
• Recommended and executed quality improvements for production and product quality.

· Assessed product and process errors to find solutions and increase efficiency.

· Assisted with Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and was involved in several scrap reduction teams.

• Lead a project to make improvements to production process that resulted in saving $3,000/month.
• Aided in developments regarding process improvements (i.e. research, data collection, experiments).

• Performed research and wrote reports for several clean up and remediation projects.
• Participated as a leading team member in the development of a groundwater treatment development.