I have over twenty-five years experience developing and managing quality systems in the manufacturing industry. I am an accomplished practitioner of ISO 9000 quality management systems, six-sigma project management, 5S, and lean manufacturing. I am a hands-on, results oriented problem solver who is comfortable spending time on the production floor.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Manager, Quality Systems March 1, 2007 – October 1, 2012
PENNSYLVANIA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY, INC., 30 Curry Avenue, Canonsburg, PA 15317
• Management Representative for ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System.
• Managed oil testing laboratory for gas chromatography, moisture analysis and dielectrics.
• Supervised daily activities of chemical lab technician and supply of laboratory materials.
• Supervised daily activities of quality control supervisor.
• Lead Auditor and training instructor for staff of ten auditors.
• Developed supplier quality strategy for new and existing suppliers.
• Responsible for assigning corrective action and measuring overall performance goals toward complete customer satisfaction.
• Conducted management review meetings summarizing engineering design changes, on-time delivery variances, and improvements to safety, quality, manufacturing processes and production efficiency.
• Conducted training programs for employees relating to standard operating procedures, safe job procedures, and plant wide (5S) cleanliness.
• Project Management Office representative 2011 PMO Symposium, Orlando, Florida.
Manager, Quality Systems September 23, 2004 – March 1, 2007
PENNSYLVANIA BREAKER, LLC., 30 Curry Avenue, Canonsburg, PA 15317
A subsidiary of PENNSYLVANIA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY INC.
Pennsylvania Breaker was a start-up company in 2004 for the manufacture of high voltage circuit breakers. I was hired as a Product Quality Engineer on an entrepreneurial team of industry experts to bring a new and innovative breaker design to market.
• Managed the quality inspection department. Set up new quality inspection program, determined monitoring and measuring criteria and equipment.
• Supervised and trained new employees in the use of quality tools and company procedures.
• Developed supplier quality strategy for new suppliers.
• Identified inspection criteria for high-voltage dead tank circuit breakers. All incoming components and subassembly for SF6 puffer interrupter, 2-cycle hydraulic mechanism and related industry specifications.
• Developed quality program to ASME B&PV Code, Section VIII, U-stamp certification.
• Accepted Quality Systems Manager promotion, Pennsylvania Transformer Technology Inc.
Quality Specialist August 11, 1999 – June 30, 2004
ATI ALLEGHENY LUDLUM, 500 Green Street, Washington, PA 15301
• Six Sigma Project Manager – Crown Control Project for 110” mill work roll thermal shaping; Cauffiel Leveler Project for the flattening of steel plates; and Latrobe Forge Project yield improvements. I was able to reduce process variation and save $16,500 per month.
• Technical Leadership of quality system requirements.
• Process Control of mechanical and chemical calibration systems.
• Design of experiments (DOE) to evaluate the process parameters, improve operator knowledge and establish target machine settings.
Quality Technician October 26, 1992 – March 27, 1999
WASHINGTON STEEL CORPORATION, Woodland & Griffith Avenue, Washington, PA 15301
• Organizational Change Management for Quality Control Technicians.
• Analyzed cost of internal failures to demons...
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