Experience

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  EXM Manufacturing Ltd.

  • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

  • Quality Assurance Quality Control

    • Aug 2017 - Present
    • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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  IKO Industries Ltd.

  • Brampton

  • Quality Assurance Coordinator

    • Jun 2016 - Jul 2017
    • Brampton

    IKO Industries continues to expand its presence in North America, Europe and abroad. Each new addition strictly adheres to the company’s founding principles and benefits from its practice of perpetual improvement. In Canada, IKO’s Corporate Headquarters is in Brampton, Ontario. There are currently 12 manufacturing plants and facilities supplying finished goods and raw materials• Reviewing Plant conformance to Internal quality standards (Product conformance, raw materials, process variables, packaging), and External quality standards (UL, FM, Miami-Dade).- Reviewing non-conforming issues (claims) and starting QA PDCA cycle, Root cause analysis and problem-solving projects. Supporting training initiatives.- Reviewing QA documents (SOP, procedures, instruction, QA systems, Critical to Quality, KPI, QA Manual).- Assuring that raw materials and applied industrial processes conform to the requirements of the pr-established standards.- Supporting, supervising or performing lab-test verification as needed (Softening Point, Flash Point, Viscosity, Filler Extraction, Seal-Point), granules, water (pH, hardness, sulphite, conductivity, iron); - Improving controls for verification of Granules, Fiber Glass rolls, Asphalt Felt rolls;- Applying SPC analysis and Lean-techniques into production line, lab, and offices and providing wider visibility of process interactions.- Participating in product improvement and managing quality functions in close cooperation with IKO Quality/Research & management team.• Driving cost saving initiatives, and reducing cost.

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  Crosby Canada

  • Construction
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Quality Assurance Manager

    • Jun 2006 - May 2016

    The Crosby Group is the world leader in the manufacture of premium accessories used in lifting, securement and material handling applications for a wide range of industries ranging from oil and gas exploration to non-residential construction and infrastructure. Headquartered in Tulsa, OK.Surveying quality metrics (customer satisfaction and causes of returned products); reviewing competence, training and awareness needs of our team-members; assessing status of continual improvement projects, risk and opportunities.• Improved competence and awareness levels through analysis of training needs and empowering personnel to take a proactive and participatory actions towards quality.• Worked with customer’s complaints and applied problem solving projects, adjusting specifications and reducing returns. • Converted the quality manual in a reliable source of consultation and easy to use.• Sustained perfect compliance to the requirements of ISO standard.• Demonstrated collaborative partnership with vendors via Scorecards while measuring cost, OTD, service and quality.• Integrated inspection controls into design stages, through better gauges and by the removal of root causes.* Led or participated in Lean events, kaizen, and continual improvement projects

  • Materials Planner and Buyer

    • Mar 2003 - Jun 2006

    • Materials Planning, Raw materials and consumables purchasing, equipment repairs and maintenance coordination. APICS studies.* Arranged blanket orders for stock and consumable items creating win win opportunities between the company and its suppliers. • Worked on kanban systems freeing up buying time and improving orders’ flow.• Participated in BOM definition, data input and establishing EOQ and reorder points.

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  Dufferin Games

  • Rexdale ON.

  • Production Reporter

    • 2002 - 2003
    • Rexdale ON.

    Production Reporter, WIP reporting, cycle counter, time studies,training.

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  The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

  • Colombia

  • Logistics - Procurement Section Head

    • 1990 - 2000
    • Colombia

    Achieved cost reduction and In-Transit inventory targets; readiness of customs’ documents and Nationalization of Imports.Negotiated on-consignment inventories; managed imports for raw materials; used ERP. Simplified the supplier base; negotiated price/volume opportunities; used electronic requisitions.Typed computer code; analyzed critical inventories; improved reports information.