Deborah

9/21/2014
Peachtree City, GA

Position Desired

Quality Engineering
Anywhere in GA
Yes

Resume

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Experienced and ambitious individual with over 16 years of manufacturing experience and proven leadership skills
- Self-motivated and results-oriented attitude with excellent interpersonal skills and proven leadership skills
- Extensive knowledge of production, safety, and quality standards for ISO 13485 facility
- Experience with Lean Continuous improvement initiatives within manufacturing environment
- Build effective teams to motivate employees to perform at the highest level
- Ability to multi-task and change direction quickly

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COVIDIEN ATLANTA DC DISTRIBUTION
International Warehouse Supervisor, Atlanta, GA (01/13 – Present)
- Plan operational activities to optimize safety, quality and productivity for internal and external customers
- Monitor the dissemination of work activities for 8 direct reports to ensure optimal productivity
- Work with Global Logistics Planning team to establish shipping schedule and plan the execution of priority shipments
- Manage the picking, processing, auditing, screening and shipping of all International Shipments
- Manage DSA (Designated Screening Area) function and processes
- Oversee International container load out process
- Resolve employee relation issues and promote a positive working environment
- Assess direct report’s performance and issue performance evaluations
- Ensure all assigned personal are trained to adequately perform the essential function of their job
- Lead and participate on continuous improvement projects utilizing Six Sigma and Lean concepts

COVIDIEN (Formerly Tyco Healthcare)
Quality Engineer, Augusta, GA (7/11 – 12/12)
- Support and maintain the quality system within area Focus factor
- Provide quality system recommendations and followed through to implementation to address issues found
- Track and report quality metrics for area Focus factory
- Investigate and respond to Focus factory customer complaints
- Determine root cause and corrective action for customer complaints
- Manage SCAR program for Focus factory
- Develop validation protocols and perform validation studies as required
- Review and provides input to validations prepared by process engineers, or supervisors
- Manage non-conformance program for area focus factory
- Lead or assist in root cause investigation for focus factory non-conforming product
- Lead or participate in continuous improvement activities for plant and/or focus factory
- Lead or participate in external audits of suppliers or customers as required
- Provide support for quality system audits by FDA, customers, corporate auditors, and internal auditors
- Participated in Six Sigma and Lean Continuous Improvement events
- Lead weekly meetings with quality techs communicating department issues/objectives
- Responsible for oversight of quality technicians
- Reviewed Device History Records (DHR) to ensure compliance

Quality Technician II, Augusta, GA (10/08 – 7/11)
- Tracked quality complaints for quality engineers
- Performed internal investi...

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