Quality Manager
04623

Industry: Plastics, Sheet metal

Resides: California

Salary: $66k

Relocate: Yes

On the Market: Lay -off - Bankruptcy

Education
B.S., Manufacturing Management, California State University Chico, 1996

(Company), CA., Nov. 2000 - Apr. 2002, (Lay Off/Bankruptcy), Production Manager, (Promotion)
Responsibilities included: Maintaining labor rate and shipping dollars to match monthly tack rate for month end shipping goal. As well, absorbed responsibilities for shipping and receiving department. Maintained liaisons with current vendors and established better rates for transferring of goods from the San Jose Facility to the Nogales, Mexico, facility.   
Accomplishments
·       Repaired broken down JIT program and successfully made up difference of 75 custom assemblies to make quarter end goal for Bectin Dickenson.
·       Managing production floor while reducing work force from 150 Direct Labor Employees to a 13 person JIT Assembly and NPI (New Product Introduction) manufacturing facility.
·       Successfully transferred 75% of Manufacturing from Coraza's San Jose, California, facility to its Nogales, Mexico facility while maintaining JIT programs and working with WARN'd workforce. 

Computer Cabinet Corporation/(Same Company) CA., Acquisition Nov.2000, Quality Manager,
Responsibilities included: Hiring and Supervising Five direct employees, Training, Issuing RMA's, Customer liaison for all customer complaints, Weekly and monthly PPM charting of defective material in accordance with "World Class Manufacturing" requirements.
Accomplishments
·       Re-Starting broken down Quality System; Revising all SOP's to meet ISO standards; Implementing Quality auditing system to eliminate part inspection via process inspection.
·       Successful quality audit from Boston Scientific for approval to Manufacture 100% of product in a Dock to Stock atmosphere.
·       Cleaning backlog of 50 + Corrective Actions. Establishing customer relationship for quick feedback on problem parts to ensure replacement or repaired parts are returned in Three-day time frame. 

Plasticorp, Sep. 1998 - Aug. 2000 Quality Assurance Manager (Promotion)
Responsibilities include: Supervise staff of 25 employees; work directly with CEO.  Duties include training line inspectors on quality procedures; conducting dimensional and visual inspections.  Responding to customer complaints to ensure quality standards. Perform first article inspections on new products, as well as, tool repair and modifications.  Worked with automotive industry requirements using SPC for FMEA's and PPAP's.
Accomplishments
·       Implemented and maintained ISO 9002 Certification within six months of taking over responsibility.
·       Lowered Monthly return rate from 5% of gross product shipped down to less than 1%.
·       Toured plant weekly and Implemented Safety Report to ensure plant had non-injury work loss from employees.

Plasticorp, Mar. 1998 - Sep. 1998, Quality Engineer
Responsibilities Included: Investigating customer complaints providing Corrective Action Reports for both internal improvements and customer satisfaction. 

Brent-Wood Products, Inc. Aug. 1997- Mar. 1998 Asst. Production Manager,
Responsibilities Included: Scheduling boring and routing for "Just in Time" production of cable reel manufacturing.  Overseeing assembly crew to ensure on time delivery of product.

California State University Chico, Spring term, 1997 Student Teacher,
Responsibilities Included: Teaching upper division class in plastics, including lab practices.
Organize student presentations for SPE Education night, San Jose Chapter.

Brent-Wood Products, Inc. Jun.-Aug. 1995 Quality Control Technician,
Responsibilities Included: Establishing cycle times for various "reel" size production runs.

U.S. Navy, Mar. 1985-1991 Boiler Technician,
Responsibilities Included: The operation, maintenance, and repair of a propulsion boiler;
water testing, treatment, inventory and testing of fuel.
Maintaining operating logs, Preventative Maintenance and Inspections.

Summary of Qualifications
Nine years of Supervisory and Management experience in many facets of Polymer Technology, Sheet Metal Manufacturing, Quality Manufacturing Management and Safety; including Thermosetting Polymers Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Robotics and Automation, Manufacturing Processes, ISO, QS and ANSI Standards and Certifications, planning and budgeting under stressful conditions.  Trained and experienced in the use of Microsoft Office, Gage Talker, Hunter-Gardner Color, IQMRP, Macola.
Familiarity in "Dock Work" Operations; including warehouse clerking, large equipment and container handling.

Professional Organizations
Society Of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) member, 1992-present.
Society Of Plastics Engineers (SPE), member 1992-present.

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