Quality Director (245589) BSET, CQM / Machining, Welding, Assembly, Injection Molding, Stamping / Multi Site Quality / Will Relo
Accomplished Quality & Production professional with 20+ years of measurable achievements. He has a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and is a CQM. He has successful experience in Production, Quality, Engineering, Warehouse, and R&D. He has strategically positioned some of the largest laser & inkjet cartridge and pressure washer corporations in the U.S. and Globally to decrease the cost of Quality, improve customer experience/satisfaction, and improve their bottom lines with process improvements & lean methods. He currently oversees Quality across 6 plant locations. He is recognized for delivering continued quality service, and improved productivity with increased profitability. This Money Making Game Changer is interested in confidentially exploring new challenges. He is single and willing to relocate for the right opportunity!
• Director of Global Quality position where I was directing 40 employees, responsible for all Quality and Supplier Management for all 6 facilities across Global Enterprise
• Worked at a company that was making products without work instructions/SOP, BOMs were incorrect which caused inventory back-flushing issues causing inventory, planning, and major efficiency issues.
o Created 6-month project to create WI/SOP for every product,
o Validate BOM’s which fixed inventory back-flushing issues.
o Implemented training programs and bonuses for floor employees that were quality and qty based.
o Production times were cut by 40%.
o Product quality defect rates dropped from 8% to less than 1%.
o Production times were decreased from days to hours.
o Improved bottom line
• Culture Shift – Created a “Building Quality In” campaign and made all auditors trainers to remove the stress between the Production and Quality departments.
• Created a Work Instruction program, working closely with engineering on building work instructions on screen rather than on paper.
• Created daily checklists, improved then rewrote work instructions, improved reporting structures then wrote new job descriptions based on changes made.
• Greatly improved the PPAP and MPAP procedures.
• Special Project Management (Outsourcing, Trending Defective Solutions, RCCA and Countermeasure)
• Production Management (Scheduling & Implemented Planned Attrition Program)
• Business Development (Sponsoring, Project Positioning and Outsourcing)
• Technical Writing (SOP, Work Instruction, Quality Alerts, Service Bulletins)
• Certified Laser Printer Technician (HP, Lexmark, Brother, Xerox)
• Quality Engineering Manager
• Multi-site Quality
• Quality Manager
• PPAP
• 5S
• Kaizen Events
• Implementing Lean
• Total Quality Management
• Continuous Improvement Specialist
• Process Engineer
• Operations Manager
• Quality and Production Trainer Lean Manufacturing Specialist
• Head of Research & Development (New Product Rollout)
• Head of Product Development
• Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing Methodologies
• Establishing Production Sequences
• Manufacturing Operations
• Cell Manufacturing Operations
• Batch Manufacturing Operations
• Machining Operations
• Welding Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Painting Operations
• Non-Destructive Testing
• Shipping / Receiving Operations
• Equipment Parts / Component Manufacturing
• Electrical Instruments / Component Manufacturing.
• Fabricated Metal, and Machinery Manufacturing
• Computer and Electronics Manufacturing
• BOM
• Creating SOPs
• Improving Processes
• Reducing Production Times
• FIFO Systems
• JIT Systems
• Improving Manufacturing Processes
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
• B.S. Electrical Engineering & Technology
• Certified Mfg. Engineer
• Certified Project Manager
• Certified Quality Manager –
• Certified Toyota Production Systems