Quality Manager (224519) BSME, Six Sigma Green Belt / Stamping, Extrusion, Assembly, Injection Molding, Blow Molding / Automotive, Electronics, Medical Products / Houston area
Houston based Quality Manager with 20 years of experience supporting manufacturing assembly, stamping, extrusion, injection molding and blow molding operations in the Automotive, Electronics, Packaging, and Medical Products industries. He has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and is a Six Sigma Green Belt. He is skilled in all aspects of quality both internal and supplier quality best practices. He has led and managed teams of 8 to 10 across multiple locations. he has some impressive wins that improved processes and the bottom line for his employers. He has the ability to multi-task with ease in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. He just moved into the Houston area after finishing a contract and is looking for a new Quality Leadership role. This Game Changer is ready to raise the bar for a new team! Will you be quick enough to add him before your competition? His notable experience includes:
• Creation of inspection reports and dock-to-stock assessments following established procedures.
• Provide guidance and direction to cross-functional teams in the areas of Validation and Incoming Inspection, including the creation of validation plans, protocols and reports.
• Conducted periodic internal audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
• Revised procedures and reports periodically to identify hidden risks or non-conformity issues.
• Developed procedures related to the Injection molding process per ISO 9000 requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement activities as they are related to Quality procedures between Globtek, Suzhou, China and Globtek HQ, Northvale-USA.
• Responded timely to customer compliance requests for Quality Audits.
• Worked with cross-functional groups (SQE, NPI and manufacturing) to eliminate any barriers that affect the overall quality by applying techniques (MSA) to provide timely data usable for informed decision-making.
• Represented quality assurance in design review (pilot run) of new or resigned products.
• Optimized the First Pass Yield % (FPY) on the remote-control products from 67 % to 95 % by collecting and analyzing daily data in order to determine the top ten quality issues.
• Led a team of 8.
• Achieved a reduction of waste from 10% to 4 % by performing and managing product trial activities.
• Developed Standard Operating Condition (SOC) to improve efficiency, maintaining consistent results.
• Reduced the annual percentage of rejection from 2,47 % to 0.18 % achieving customer expectation (2011- scorecard report –Target= 0.17).
• Increased the annual SC Johnson Company Quality Assurance Audit score from 2.0 to 3.9, bringing the plant to Excellent Status.
• Responsible for data collection to conduct capability studies to proactively meet customer expectations and
• Performed quality audit on-site at supplier location and handled customer quality concerns.
• Managed and worked with suppliers on quality issues for automotive part assemblies, including front and rear frame doors, bumpers, front seat back panels and wired harnesses (Liaised between General Motor- Quality Supplier Chain support department and Tier one supplier).
• Automotive Manufacturing
• Packaging Manufacturing
• Electronics Manufacturing
• Medical Products Manufacturing
• OEM Manufacturing
• Tier 1 / Tier 2 Manufacturing
• Extrusion Operations – Excelsior
• Plastic Melting Operations – Excelsior, Globtek
• Stamping Operations – Automotive contract for GM
• Assembly Operations
• Packaging Assembly
• Injection Molding Operations
• Blow Molding Operations
• Thin Film / Coatings Manufacturing
• Electronics Manufacturing
• Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
• Supplier Validation / Qualification
• Tooling Quality
• Using Quality Database Systems
• Process Control Quality Experience
• Creating SOP Training
• Quality Management Experience
• Quality Training Experience
• Production Quality experience
• Performing Internal / External Quality system audits
• Total Quality Management (TQM)
• NPI
• Statistical Investigations
• Investigating Customer Complaints
• Documenting Initial Submissions
• Conducting Trial Fit / Function
• Using Control Plans
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Pareto Charts
• Poka Yoke Assessments
• DFMEA / PFMEA
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• DOE Design of Experiments
• 5S / 6S
• 8D
• Establishing Cpk For Process
• Troubleshooting Root Cause
• Implementing Corrective Actions
• ISO Standards
• ASTM Standards
• AS9100
• ISO9001
• ISO14001
• GM QSB+
• ISO Auditing
• Working With Lean Teams
• Implementing Continuous improvement
• Packaging Validation
• Process Analysis
• Generating Process Control Charts
• Process Testing / Validation
• Working with R&D
• Mechanical Testing
• First Article Inspection FAI
• Tracking Yield Metrics
• Tracking Defects Per Unit
• Reducing WIP Inventory
• Sorting Suspect Parts
• Calibrating Equipment
• PPAP
• APQP
• SAP Software
• Gage R&R
• PPM Reduction
Education
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering / Fermin Toro University -Venezuela 1997-2002
Certifications
• Six Sigma Green Belt 2013
• SQF Practitioner 2018
• OSHA Training 2019