Quality Manager (287718) MBA, BS Engineering, Green Belt / Foundry, Machining, Steel, Food, Metals /
Strategic and results-driven Quality Manager with a proven track record of optimizing business processes and driving operational excellence. He has an MBA and a Bachelors in Industrial Technology Engineering and is a Six Sigma Green Belt. Adept at leading cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals, process improvements, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Skilled in implementing process improvements, product management, and cost control measures while sustaining a culture of safety and quality excellence.
• Manage all aspects of the company quality assurance program
• Facilitate Advanced Problem-Solving teams for process and continuous improvement
• Improved Quality system efficiency while reducing cost
• Responsible for Food Safety Compliance, SSOP, HACCP, GMP, FSMA, and Quality
• Increasing the efficiency and productivity of manufacturing lines while improving product quality
• Managed ISO 9001 quality management system
• Drove operational improvements, which resulted in savings and improved profit margins
• Led ISO 9001:2015 certification effort along with Military Standards adherence
• Supervised 30 union employees along with engineers and inspection supervisors
• Trained union and management employees on Advanced Problem Solving
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
• 5S
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• ISO 9001 Standards, SQF, AAR Standards
• Regulatory Compliance
• Steel Manufacturing
• Machining Operations
• Quality Auditing
• Quality Control
• Quality Improvement
• Quality Management
• Quality System
• Regulatory Requirements
• Analytical Skills
• Auditing
• Business Development
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Transformation
• Change Management
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Communication Training
• Continuous Improvement
• Contract Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Corrective Actions
• Cost Control
• Cost Engineering
• Creative Problem Solving
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Customer Retention
• Customer Satisfaction
• Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Failure Analysis
• Financial Analysis
• First Article Inspection
• FMEA
• PPAP
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Industrial Engineering
• Industrial Safety
• Internal Audits
• Interpersonal Skills
• ISO 9000
• Key Performance Indicators
• Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing
• Lean Methodologies
• Management Review
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Measurements
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operational Excellence
• Operational Planning
• Operations Management
• People Management
• Problem Solving
• Process Engineering
• PFMEA
• Process Improvement
• Product Development
• Product Management
• Program Management
• Project Management
• RCCA
• Risk Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• SAP
• SPC
• SQL
• Coaching
• Strategic Planning
• Succession Planning
• Supplier Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Talent Management
• Team Building
• Team Collaboration
• Team Leadership
• Value Stream Mapping
Achieved over $12 million in scrap reduction by utilizing the A3 method of problem solving
Education
• MBA: Business Administration/ Lindenwood University – St. Charles, MO
• Bachelor of Science: Industrial Technology – School of Engineering/ Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, IL