Education: 1988 – 1990 South Seattle Community College
Quality Engineering/NDT Program - Professional Certificate
1991 North Seattle Community College
Statistical Process Control – Professional Certificate
1992 Seattle University
Basic Metallurgy – Professional Certificate
1998 - 1999 RCH Technical College
Computer Aided Drafting & Design - Associates Degree
Sr Quality Engineer
Triumph Aerospace Systems-Seattle
November 2012– Present
Quality engineering support for new product development and manufacturing of hydraulic system components and mechanical systems used on a variety of aircraft and space applications. Provided program quality engineering support for assigned contracted along with verifying conformance with customer specifications and engineering requirements.
Utilizing my engineering background and expertise to communicate between team members and customer counterparts to provide assurance that the hardware is compliant to specifications. Handle and communicate deviations/nonconformance’s at different levels within the organization. Practical and hands on experience with typical aerospace processes (machining, welding, NDT, coatings, metal forming, etc.) and how they are applied to the hardware being manufactured
Apply modern quality principles, concepts, and methods to aerospace and manufacturing operation, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
Interpret engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance with the customer's expectations. Interface with customers, regulatory agencies, and suppliers to ensure compliancy to design, specification, and customer requirements.
Prepare comprehensive analyses, procedures, reports and presentations for customer review throughout the evaluation process. Reviews all supplier data and ensures that it is complete and accurate before the data is reviewed by the customer.
Interface with the Material Review Board (MRB)to provide technical justification when a nonconformance to mutually agreed specifications is determined.
Interface directly with suppliers and customers. Designated Quality Representative, DQR, for Sikorsky Helicopters.
Quality Engineer II
Panasonic Avionics Corporation
August 2011– November 2012
Responsible for new program introductions to ensure completeness of required quality activities. Chaired Change control board, Preliminary Design Reviews, and Critical Design Reviews. Interpret customer specifications, engineering drawings, engineering process specifications, customer contracts, and test data. As I liaison I provided technical support to quality control personal and engineering. Supported First Article Inspections,(FAI), at suppliers and internal customer FAI when required.
Improved and implemented quality operation procedures, work instructions, and quality planning. Performed developed on-site trainer for inspection personnel. Change control board chair person. Interpret customer specifications, engineering drawings, engineering process specifications and test data. As I liaison I provided technical support to the quality control personal.
Performed investigations on nonconforming products for root cause and corrective action, RCCA, and to ensure closed loop corrective action. Supported Material Review Board (MRB) to review and investigate non-conforming products.
Generate reports to analyze data for trends and improvement opportunities. Provided and developed quality planning and new inspection methods for continuous improvement.
Reviewed purchase orders for applicable requirements per Supplier Quality Assurance requirements, manufacturing planning sheet for adequate sequences and inspection points.
Supplier management (performs inspection, reviews quality system, supplier surveillance, and continuous improvement techniques) and assist with other QA function when necessary. Lead and conducted internal system and product audits. ASQ AS9100 Lead Auditor, and AS9102 focal.
Sr. Quality Engineer: Aerojet / Astronics - 2005 to 2011
• Provide quality engineering support on contracted programs and verify conformance of products to customer specifications and engineering requirements including ISO 9001/2000, AS9100, IPC, J-STD, and military standards for compliance, including end item data packages on spacecraft propulsion and defense weapon systems, power distribution systems, including commercial and military aircraft. As well as program and supplier quality engineering support on automotive programs for the Big 3.
• Customer Designated Quality Representative for Orbital Sciences, Williams, and Bombardier Aerospace.
• Perform root cause and trend analyses. Recommend and support the implementation of corrective actions that are necessary to reduce or eliminate non-conformances. Apply knowledge of quality requirements, configuration management disciplines & change activity, engineering design, product conformity, and manufacturing processes to verify & validate product acceptance.
• Approval of company weld schedules, corporate and company general ledger account...
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