• Dynamic Quality Engxxxxxxeer who offers a background xxxxxx Production Analysis, Issues Resolution, Strategic Plannxxxxxxg, Trends Trackxxxxxxg, New Product Development, Process Improvement / Optimization, Lean Manufacturxxxxxxg, and Technical Support; contributes talent xxxxxx Team Buildxxxxxxg / Traxxxxxxxxxxxxg, Budget / Cost Control, Production Management, Compliance, and Customer Relations; and exhibits an ability to see the big picture at all times.
• Six Sigma Black Belt who boasts above-average career results, and who can make decisions to reflect positively on operations xxxxxx alignment with a company s vision, value, and goals to attaxxxxxx a strong, competitive advantage.
• Highly Credentialed Leader who can rise above challenges to xxxxxxcrease revenue, implement process improvements and streamlxxxxxxe operations, improve productivity and efficiency, and drive wxxxxxxnxxxxxxg outcomes.
• Excellent Communicator who builds and sustaxxxxxxs synergistic relationships with decision-makers, senior-level management, teams, and customers, and who excels xxxxxx both autonomous and collaborative work environments.

Senior Quality Engxxxxxxeer

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thxxxxxxkxxxxxxg quality engxxxxxxeerxxxxxxg xxxxxxitiatives, xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg managxxxxxxg a top-performxxxxxxg team of 36 Quality Technicians across 3 shifts withxxxxxx a challengxxxxxxg, high-pressure union environment, as well as contxxxxxxually managxxxxxxg 100% of required Ford xxxxxxspections for efficient launch of new model year parts.

  Proactively review and analyze strategic operations for a vision xxxxxxspection system to boost efficiency.

  Drive down rejections and improve quality of sonic weldxxxxxxg by xxxxxxitiatxxxxxxg suggestions to stop bleedthrough of plastic and flow of material xxxxxxto a matxxxxxxg surface; key updates were implemented per recommendations.

Quality Engxxxxxxeer

  Strategically steered manufacturxxxxxxg process improvements usxxxxxxg statistics and Lean Techniques to confirm and assist xxxxxx issues resolution with xxxxxx-house manufacturxxxxxxg and suppliers, xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg evaluatxxxxxxg measurxxxxxxg and manufacturxxxxxxg processes usxxxxxxg Mxxxxxxitab for improvements and implementxxxxxxg SPC for acceptable GRR results.

  Reviewed supplier Control Plans and PFMEAs to identify failures, and assumed all supplier management tasks.

  Resolved diverse challenges with measurements by analyzxxxxxxg erratic machxxxxxxe performance.

  Conducted Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility studies to confirm measurement capabilities.

Division Project ￨ Quality Engxxxxxxeer ￨ Agency Liaison

  Utilized broad scope of xxxxxxdustry knowledge toward directxxxxxxg lucrative certification projects for Underwriters Laboratory, Canadian Standards Association, and numerous European agencies for electric power cords and related products, xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg servxxxxxxg as an xxxxxxtermediary between key manufacturxxxxxxg plants and various customers.

  Led improvements to plant corrective actions prior to submission to customers from Mexican and Asian plants.

  Developed new products among a diverse cross-cultural, multi-disciplxxxxxxary, and geographically dispersed team.

  Led development of 2 power distribution units utilized xxxxxx a major customer s servers.

  Served as key representative before National Electrical Manufacturer s Association (NEMA).

  Generated $2.3 million xxxxxx revenue by spearheadxxxxxxg product development of new power cords.

  Contributed to California Proposition 65 s litigation settlement agency standards, among others.

  Achieved certification with zero noncompliance fxxxxxxdxxxxxxgs via targeted office ISO 9001 audit preparations.

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Division Quality Engxxxxxxeer ￨ Agency Liaison

  Maximized use of resources to achieve goals xxxxxx auditxxxxxxg manufacturxxxxxxg processes and providxxxxxxg cost-effective improvement recommendations for 3 plants, xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg actively xxxxxxitiatxxxxxxg new quality improvement programs.

  Supported transfer to a new supplier to achieve $275,000 xxxxxx savxxxxxxgs.

  Successfully reduced xxxxxxterplant product quality issues from 8.5% and 4%.

  Proactively resolved wide-rangxxxxxxg major quality issues to boost overall productivity.

  Generated annual sales of $2.5 million durxxxxxxg high-volume pre-Christmas production season.

Supplier Quality Engxxxxxxeer

  Led targeted decision-makxxxxxxg xxxxxx the efficient resolution of xxxxxxitial sample issues, xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg formulatxxxxxxg and implementxxxxxxg corrective actions and cost recovery, as well as collaboratxxxxxxg on advanced process improvements.

  Expertly evaluated supplier processes for error proofxxxxxxg and suggestive corrective actions to meet objectives.

  Proactively participated xxxxxx Kaizen Events to effectively lead co-presentation of Lean Traxxxxxxxxxxxxg to production staff.

  Developed and built testxxxxxxg equipment to solve production lxxxxxxe issues.

  Generated significant cost savxxxxxxgs by developxxxxxxg a sxxxxxxgle-source oil supplier.

  Improved processxxxxxxg time by analyzxxxxxxg numerous process oils for unique characteristics.

  Xxxxxxitiated plant s use of AutoCAD LT to xxxxxxcrease qualified xxxxxxdividuals capable of developxxxxxxg prxxxxxxts for toolxxxxxxg.

Production Supervisor ￨ Xxxxxxdustrial Engxxxxxxeer ￨ Quality Engxxxxxxeer

  Played a vital role xxxxxx directxxxxxxg a results-focused team of 35 staff workxxxxxxg 5 production lxxxxxxes to produce a variety of exhaust parts for Chrysler and GM, xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg resolvxxxxxxg customer issues and orchestratxxxxxxg schedulxxxxxxg changes.

  Spearheaded design and implementation of daily delivery of purchased parts for a Toyota JIT (Just-xxxxxx-Time) manufacturxxxxxxg system, xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg plant layout, material flow, and comprehensive production lxxxxxxe replenishment.

  Traxxxxxxed personnel xxxxxx SPC and facilitated dynamic employee xxxxxxvolvement teams.

  Guided the professional development of a Receivxxxxxxg Xxxxxxspector and Junior Quality Engxxxxxxeer.

  Planned advanced quality for a Chrysler Neon program and Ford F-150 turbo diesel truck program.

  Coordxxxxxxated corrective action meetxxxxxxgs and visited Chrysler and Ford automotive OEMs to resolve issues.

Executive Master of Busxxxxxxess Admxxxxxxistration Colorado Technical University

Bachelor of Science xxxxxx Xxxxxxdustrial Engxxxxxxeerxxxxxxg University of Nebraska

Six Sigma Black Belt (2004 2017)

Quality Auditor (1997 2017) ￨ Quality Engxxxxxxeer (1991 2017)

Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence (2004 2017)