Experience

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  Iconix Brand Group

  • Morristown, Tennessee, United States

  • Quality Supervisor

    • Jul 2021 - Present
    • Morristown, Tennessee, United States

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  Ball Corporation

  • Dandridge, TN

  • Quality Assurance Manager

    • May 2015 - Aug 2017
    • Dandridge, TN

    - Managed implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the food safety system (SQF).- Developed Quality System and HACCP plan for new department/ technology.- Lead Spoilage reduction through Spoilage teams, HFI Investigations and lead plants Wildly Important Goals for Quality - Managed plant customer relations. - Managed non-conformances, through CAPA and continuous improvement, fostering cross functional involvement. (9 Step; Customer Visit’s)- Drove Six Sigma methodologies through yellow belt training and mentoring.- Validation of new product specification and plant equipment set, managing all deviations and change requests to corporate - Responsible for Quality process and change management Risk Assessment including disposing all suspect and trial materials

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  TRW

  • Germany
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Quality Engineer

    • Jul 2013 - May 2015

    -Customer management by ensuring maintenance of portals (Toyota supplier/ Covisint (Ford, GM)/ Nissan) 8D’s PCRs, and New Model Launch activities -Lead Plant’s APQP efforts by supporting (PPAPs, PSWs PFEMA’s, controls plans etc.)-Reduce PFMEA/RPN by developing and maintaining control plans and develop RPN tracking and reduction program. Drive for completion of action items to reduce RPN numbers.-Develop and maintain control plans while determining and implementing the best practices. -Responsible for maintaining Six Sigma standards management & APQP, MSA, SPC, TS16949-Drive compliance to TS16949 standards responding to internal and external audit findings, conduct G54, LPA, E211, etc. audits-Manage NCTs and PPM, through CAPA and continuous improvement activates, fostering cross functional involvement -Maintain customer relationships, through resolution of customer complaints, acting as expeditiously and ensuring that effective countermeasures are implemented.

  • Customer Quality Specialist III

    • Dec 2012 - Jul 2013

    -Managed quality staff, ensuring timely project completion daily activities-Responsible for statistical analysis and quality control method implementation-Responsible for Quality Six Sigma standards management & APQP, MSA, SPC, TS16949 -Managed DMR (Decrepit Material Reporting) in TFV plant, ensuring all material was investigated and guided disposition to customer specifications. -Managed all gauging and measurement equipment, procedures and requirements-Develop and implement new gauging solutions including vision systems, auto gauging, etc.-Customer relations liaison responsible for adherence to customer specifications, through management of gauging laboratory, inspection criteria and dispositions. -Benchmark other plants quality systems inside and outside TRW for best practices to implement

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  Colgate Palmolive

  • Morristown, TN

  • Senior Chemist/Senior Stability Chemist

    • Jun 2008 - Oct 2012
    • Morristown, TN

    -Manage laboratory projects, and laboratory resources to meet production needs and Stability needs -Coordinate with production to quickly resolve problems and keep production running-Document operations through investigation (process & CAPA), SOPs, NODs, and training presentations-Mentor and coach analytical staff (development, qualification, and conflict resolution)-Conduct cost analysis, budgeting, PO generation and efficiency evaluations, 2010 cost savings of 165K-Development of validation protocols and execution for new product formulas and compliance risk -Release of intermediate and final products, ensuring compliance of all of documentation and process. -Provide support for FDA inspections, including meeting with auditors and providing plant tours.

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  Ridley-Lowell

  • Business Instructor

    • Jan 2004 - Nov 2007

    -Monitored and mentored students in self-paced MS Office application classes-Developed and Taught business-related classes in a stand-and-deliver format-Assisted with curriculum updates and state educational audits

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  Pfizer

  • Groton, Connecticut

  • Associate Scientist

    • Jul 2001 - Oct 2007
    • Groton, Connecticut

    -Performed instrumental QA testing of stability samples in accordance with cGMPs with strict deadlines, while using a vast array of analytical equipment, utilization of clean rooms, and nitrogen hoods -NDA application testing of inhalable products & delivery system device (effectiveness & leachable) -Troubleshoot equipment , performed product investigations, root cause and corrective action plans -Documented laboratory operations to comply with FDA regulations (cGMP / cGLP) -Evaluated and updated operating procedures to fit current needs-Manage Technical transfer of methods and qualification of methods