Occupation:Director of Quality |
Location:Maryville, TN |
Education Level:Bachelor |
Will Relocate:YES |
Description
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY: Diversified energetic and motivated professional of disciplines in Manufacturing, Production, Aerospace, Quality and Logistics. Experienced and talented in technical disciplines ranging from ferrous and non-ferrous forgings, to labs and clean room electronic component assembly. Experience includes automated systems, CNC equipment, maintenance theory, application and techniques, GD&T, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems including electro-mechanical systems and interfaces with background in laboratory wet chemistry analysis, prototyping, R&D, test & evaluation, metallurgy, various computer hardware, software, aerospace and military systems and munitions. I retain disciplined advanced aptitude in root cause analysis, troubleshooting, evaluation and remediation. Emphasis is focused on quality, continuous improvement and attention to detail in operations. I have experience in technical writing, preparing and delivering program level presentations and experienced with suppliers worldwide. ENGINEERING, QUALITY and MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE: Contracts Quality Assurance Specialist, DCMA - Supply Chain Management of DOD suppliers procurement quality in aerospace and munitions manufacturing. Assigned to military procurement quality oversight and product quality verification utilizing control plan fundamentals, maintenance and product process review, survey, audits and inspection. FAI, CAPA, RCCA, SPC, and contractual acquisition compliance and inspection. Compensatory award for identification of critical safety item process fault, root cause corrective action and maintenance preventative measure implementation for production machinery defects in munitions manufacture. Third Party Contract Quality and Consulting-Supplier quality for DOD primes (Boeing, Lockheed, Sikorsky, Parker-Hannifin, General Dynamics, Grumman, Goodrich and others) their vendors, and sub-tiers specializing in aerospace systems, munitions, subsystems and components. Conducted compliance to ISO 9001:2000, QS9000 and AS9100 verification. Supply chain quality management, logistics and support, supplier quality engineering and testing, quality system inspection, product and process quality, quality management system audits and predictive performance and lab analysis. Business Aerospace quality auditing, source inspection, fabrication and contract services for military acquisitions and procurement: Quality contract consultant conducting supply chain source conformity, AS9100 aerospace standards, supplier training, FAI, audits, rotor and fixed wing aircraft systems, components, electrical harnesses, munitions and hardware. Depth includes contract verification, traceability of aerospace and military materials, systems and components requirements, manufacturing processes and process control. Project management includes supplier quality engineering, logistics, purchasing and fabrication of machinery and equipment for the ISO 14000 industry as an independent business owner. Quality Robertshaw Controls, Contract Quality: Electrical and mechanical sensors, actuators and transmitters. Conducted various aspects of mechanical and wet chemistry laboratory tests for manufacturing processes. Supported quality assurance and manufacturing equipment maintenance programs for high volume processes from electronics, to plating and stamping, thermostat R&D and functional testing. Team member responsible for PPAP and APQP evaluations and submittal, test and evaluation of complex actuating systems including electrical sensors and transducers to include FMEA, life-cycle, trend analysis and extensive reliability testing. Technician US based Japanese automotive parts manufacturer (DENSO). Contract support of electronics/electrical hardware manufacture, environmental controls and monitoring, Lab based chemical quality assurance testing, process wastewater metals and chemical neutralization purification treatment using wet chem. analysis, industrial facility systems operation maintenance and monitoring, troubleshooting of electronics manufacturing processes, assisting design development and testing of new pH controls for continuous wave solder process and high volume continuous process electronics manufacturing support. Engineer ARC Electrical Manufacturing Engineer: Energetic applications. Conducted high volume continuous operations, machine and product improvements in fusion welding and machining of energetic pressure vessels used in automotive airbags. Targeted process losses and supplier conformity resulted in 70% loss reduction. Analyzed, designed, recommended and implemented new and current equipment and welding process improvements for increased performance and reliability. Assumed supplier quality engineering duties in lieu of assigned quality support personnel. Integrated vendor constraints with process design limitations through extensive collaboration to achieve repeatability in design, tooling and manufacture. Conducted PPAP and APQP for new and existing product utilizing Juran, lean and six sigma practices. Detected, analyzed, evaluated and corrected critical test equipment calibration for pressure vessels. Engineer VIC International: Sales company venture with concerns in CNC equipment. Managed, developed and implemented structure for effective installation, maintenance, management, logistics, set-up, operation, training and warranty of CNC equipment to include preventative maintenance scheduling and repair. Extensive field training and travel addressing, analyzing and resolving customer electrical supply and controls issues in Europe and the USA. Co-Op Student University of Tennessee - Mechanical Engineering: TRW / Koyo Documentation, design and development with coordination of manufacturing and design groups timelines and QA. Maintained SPC data on processes and maintenance. Independently determined root cause of two in-plant explosions through cascade chemical reaction analysis preventing further events and expanding chemical safety awareness.
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