VANESSA ADAN
Anaheim,CA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Experienced production leader knowledgeable in Aerospace practices and regulatory requirements. Directs and motivates employees to accomplish challenging performance and quality objectives. Successful at keeping costs low and employee job satisfaction high while promoting safety and compliance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor/TeamLead
GKN Aerospace
Garden Grove, CA
01.2020 - Current
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures and unavoidable delays.
- Utilized lean practices to balance workflow and alleviate redundancy.
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Accomplished targets and met demand by assessing equipment performance, reviewing materials supplies and organizing manpower.
- Collaborated across departments to establish project guidelines and create unique products to drive profitability.
- Boosted production throughput and quality by revamping procedures and monitoring strategies.
- Compiled production equipment status reports, detailing parts produced, downtime duration and potential quality concerns.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Evaluated incoming materials for quality and amounts ordered.
- Reduced inventory and monthly team labor hours by strategically updating processes and reorganizing operational workflows.
- Supervised work on bestselling, industry-leading products.
- Oversaw equipment modifications and upgrades.
- Achieved on-time shipments goal by empowering employees to continued success.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Set and enforced performance-oriented production approach, significantly increasing worker output and reducing safety incidents.
- Reduced obstacles and variables to maintain production performance and meet deadlines.
- Implemented program changes to identify and quickly resolve root cause issues bottlenecking production levels.
- Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.
- Monitored materials use to identify concerns and keep costs low.
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
Document Control Administrator. /Assistant Facility Security Officer
07.2016 - 01.2020
- Under minimal supervision, perform in-depth analysis of ALL documents and records to be managed and maintained for the company database (Company Generate and Customer Data)
- Reviewed, processed, formatted, and finalized data/documents to include but not limited to the following request: Drawing Revisions , Drawing
- Review , Data Export Control, CAD Model (UGNX, CAD, STP, IGS files) , Engineering Orders, Engineering
- Reports, Process Change Notices, Process Specifications, Resident Work Instructions, CNC Data Sheets (Tooling),
- Quality Assurance Processes, Quality Form Reviews, First Article Inspections, Delta First Article Inspections,
- Customer Change Review Request, PO Change Request, Corporate Procedures, Operating Procedures, ATPs,
- Job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developed and implemented transparent document control procedures forms and checklist utilizing Lean
- Training
- Imported and exported/documents to and from Customer Data bases and SFTP server
- Heavy word formatting and reformatting of data and documents to include letters, forms, reports, to meet company policies and procedures standards
- Create, prepare, or edit presentations
- Responsible for Downloading/ uploading customer data/documents from Customer Portal to our PLM systems in a timely fashion
- Document Control Point of contact and main support to the entire facility in various quality assurance, and customer driven audits
- Responsible for the maintenance and storage of top level work orders and inspection report records (log, check-in/out and store)
- Single point of contact for PLM database software training to all employees
- Training includes from generating Basic search functions, entering new datasets, and revising preexisting datasets
- Administer Special Security Agreement Briefing and Training and Insider Threat Awareness Briefing and
- Training to all new incoming employees
- Maintained, controlled and updated various Document Logs to include but not limited to the distribution of
- Controlled drawing, specs, forms, and anything identified as being controlled in our PDLM systems
- Used various Lean Leaders Methods to track and continuously improve day to day progress and improvements.
Quality Assurance Engineer Coordinator
GKN Aerospace
Santa Ana, CA
03.2015 - 07.2016
- Under minimal supervision perform a wide variety of executive administrative duties supporting Senior Quality
- Engineers in the Core Programs, to include but not limited to other duties in other programs as assigned to directly by management staff
- Job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assist in coordinating and scheduling weekend coverage for all programs as needed
- Served as Interim QA Supervisor when authorized in the absence of quality supervisors, make executive decisions regarding urgent business matters requesting immediate action and refer to appropriate company personnel or helps implement actions
- Prepare letters, forms, reports, agenda, correspondence, schedule and other materials
- Create, prepare, or edit presentations
- Coordinate meetings and takes meeting minutes
- Responsible for the Final Inspection of shipping data packets of Final Parts before they shipped, ensuring and verifying all document requirements are in compliance and meet customer, company, and export control requirements prior to shipping out
- Including but not limited to checking for completion status of top level workorders, no open NCR, passing test reports, completeness of COC, complete data packets for client submission
- Transmit / ship data to client electronically
- Perform internal document audits
- Assist in the maintenance and storage of records
- Audit processes to ensure compliance with appropriate procedures, practices and customer specifications
- Support other department personnel as required
- Serve as liaison between Top Level Management and the Staff.
- Drafted reports on quality verification activity outcomes, presenting findings to decision-makers and recommending response efforts.
- Evaluated accuracy of existing quality assurance measurement techniques, implementing improvements to increase efficacy and reduce errors.
- Investigated recurring customer complaints, determining source of Type non-conformance incidences and recommending solutions.
- Drafted and reviewed quality assurance policies and procedures, improving customer feedback metrics by Number%.
- Recorded findings of inspection process, collaborating with quality team to implement corrective actions.
- Addressed non-conformance issues, pausing production to correct errors.
- Performed standard first article inspections and random sampling inspections to verify adherence to customer standards.
- Analyzed quality and performance data to support operational decision-making.
- Liaised with vendors and end-users to uncover system optimization opportunities.
- Assisted with quality control audits.
- Developed monthly, end-of-quarter and other statistical reports for leadership team and quality improvement programs.
- Spearheaded programs to keep production processes in line with industry standards.
- Created and collaborated in implementation and maintenance of customer complaint log.
- Collaborated with management to provide training on improved processes and assisted with creation and maintenance of quality training.
- Collected and analyzed data and initiated improvements to increase security and performance.
- Updated inspection journals and daily summary logs with quality-related data.
- Inspected finished goods to verify conformance with customer specifications and company quality standards.
- Developed educational materials used to train staff on QA standards.
- Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
- Executed quality improvement research and studies.
- Experimented with products to test and determine reliability.
Document Control Coordinator /Special Projects Team Lead
Talascend, Bechtel Corporation
Buena Park, CA
12.2012 - 12.2014
- Provided a wide variety of administrative support within the departments and projects through research, analysis, and coordination with functional departments and disciplines
- Used office automation tools
- Team Leader for special projects under the direction of the Project Manager
- Planned, controlled, and carried out records management and administrative activities for the wireless project with my team
- Job duties and responsibilities included, but were not limited to the following:
- Registered, controlled, distributed, transmitted, filed and archived project records using the standard
- Electronic Document Management System (EDMS)
- Assisted with the setup of the EDMS database for the project and maintained user access to the system
- Planned scope of administrative work, established priorities and trained personnel to perform assigned duties
- Collaborated in the development and implementation of the records retention and turnover plans
- Established a proactive working environment and a great working support group/ network as required by communicating efficiently and effectively with superiors, colleagues, staff, customer project team members, the client, and field personnel, to ensure quality, schedule and budget were met as defined
- Supported quality assurance audits, internal technical reviews, client reviews, and ISO 9000 audits
- Guided my team and together we produced high quality deliverables with an error margin of 3% or less meeting all the Key Milestones on time with zero returns
- Minimized cost and improved efficiency by creating, developing and implementing a detailed streamline process method and quality checklists for the high volume of deliverables, data and documentation (Site
- Acquisition, Compliance, Engineering, Construction, New Site Built, Client Data) preparation and submission for Key milestones requirements for the Special Projects team
- Kept abreast of department technologies, techniques, and services as they became available
- Coordinated project space requirements, communications, equipment, project library
- Operated standard office equipment, copiers, and automation tools
- Performed / assisted with other general administrative or clerical duties as assigned.
Education
Civil Litigation Legal Writing Legal Research English Grammar English Writing Records Management/ Machine Transcription Legal Procedures I-IV Legal Procedures I-IV Computer ( QuickBooks, Times Slips) Legal Solutions Plus, & Word Perfect - undefined
Legal Administrative Certificate Legal Secretary /Paralegal Program Business Law Contract Law/ - undefined
12.2005
Skills
- Detail Oriented, Extremely Organized,
- Self-Starter, Independent, Effective Motivator,
- Team Leader with Efficient Streamlining, and
- Training Skills
- Technical Translation/Interpretation
- Able to convey complex verbatim in policies,
- Processes, and procedures to transparent
- Terminology to the normal user
- Language English And Spanish
- Quality Audit Support Process Corrective action obtain and Assess objective Evidence fairly
- First Article Inspection Reports
- Lean Practice, and Continuous Improvement skills
- Strong Written & Verbal Communications Skills
- Excellent Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving skills
- Result Oriented Goal Focused Driven, Positive Personality
- Adaptable to all computer software and Programs
- Staff Liaison, Staff Scheduling, Great Prioritizing, Time management, and Multi-Tasking skills
- Type 55-65 WPM
Timeline
Production Supervisor/TeamLead
GKN Aerospace
01.2020 - Current
Document Control Administrator. /Assistant Facility Security Officer
07.2016 - 01.2020
Quality Assurance Engineer Coordinator
GKN Aerospace
03.2015 - 07.2016
Document Control Coordinator /Special Projects Team Lead
Talascend, Bechtel Corporation
12.2012 - 12.2014