QMS Consultant

• Apr 2022 - Present

QMS support for the manufacture of state of the art industrial coffee roasters. QMS support for the manufacture of state of the art industrial coffee roasters.

QMS Consultant

• Aug 2020 - Aug 2020

ISO9001:2015 GAP Analysis and Implementation Review ISO9001:2015 GAP Analysis and Implementation Review

ISO9001:2015 Quality Consultant

• Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

Provide real-time quality management guidance. Sept 2017 ISO9001:2015 transition audit resulted in zero non-conformances. Provide real-time quality management guidance. Sept 2017 ISO9001:2015 transition audit resulted in zero non-conformances.

Quality Manager

• Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

Quality Manager

• Dec 2011 - Sep 2014

Principal

• Nov 2001 - Sep 2014

executive leadership & management to high-technology companies in: Manufacturing Processes (cost, time and quality improvements)Strategic Business Processes (goal creation, organization and process alignment)New Product Introduction (product life cycle management)Strategic Procurement (business and technical synergy)Quality Systems (efficient and effective teams) ISO 9001 Implementer @ Fire Innovations; Management of Change (leadership and total participation)

Quality System Consultant

• Jun 2006 - Nov 2006

ISO9001 Implementor

Quality Assurance Manager

• Nov 2006 - Oct 2011

Interim Dir of Quality and EHS

• Jun 2006 - Nov 2006

Quality Manager

• Jun 2004 - Jun 2006

Lasers, Optics and Display Products Group Quality Engineering Lean Sigma Program Metrology (optical, electrical & environmental) Quality Systems (QMS, AS9100 & ISO9001) Learning and Documentation Incoming Quality Audit Lasers, Optics and Display Products Group Quality Engineering Lean Sigma Program Metrology (optical, electrical & environmental) Quality Systems (QMS, AS9100 & ISO9001) Learning and Documentation Incoming Quality Audit

Business Process Consultant

• Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

Helped clients improve business success by leveraging HP's best management practices coupled with manufacturing and technology excellence. Field of focus: supply chain management and e-commerce. Constructed and facilitated numerous strategic discovery workshops with emphasis on e-commerce opportunities. Workshops are designed to help customers: Identify key components of a company's vision, goals and objectives relative to future capabilities. Identify breakthrough opportunities, which may be achieved using e-services technologies. Adopt a common mission and direction among senior management and workshop team members. Helped the US Naval Systems Command, Fleet Material Support Office, modernize their information systems by introducing the capabilities of business process management and message broker software. Worked with HP's internal Strategic Procurement as well as with a new start up e-Marketplace Company to: Create the North America regional hub capability for supplier-managed inventories for DeskJet contract manufacturers in Guadalajara, Mexico Demonstrate business and technical solutions establishing the web-enabled channel master portal for the global consumer electronics business; and Develop the structured intellectual capital and collateral for the emergent portal marketplace. Show less

Supply Chain Consultant

• Jan 1979 - Jan 2001

Quality Systems Manager

• Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

Led Sonoma County Divisions toward ISO 9001 registration and managing the process of performing internal and formal Quality Maturity System reviews. Led a cross-functional team to address global product reliability and customer satisfaction issues, particularly in the Far East. Other accomplishments include:Brought the design process into the quality system, culminating in the registration to ISO9001. Managed the process for internal quality audits, including the training and certification of internal auditors.Coordinated all activities with our registrar, British Standards Institute (BSi). Managed the process in Sonoma County for both internal and formal Quality Maturity System (QMS) reviews. Provided leadership to the GMs & staffs to develop and implement processes that met the spirit embodied in the QMS system.Managed those elements in the Quality Department which directly relate to the quality system, including information flows, the internal audit process, and statistical support.Institutionalized the quality system to operate effectively with a significant reduction in quality management oversight. Show less

Electronics Manufacturing & Design Process Consultant

• Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

Assisted external customers throughout Asia with improvements in product quality, cost and time-to-market measures. Particular emphasis was placed on manufacturing test strategy development and new product introduction processes. Manufacturing Process Assessment Helped a Taiwanese high-tech manufacturer develop a manufacturing infrastructure that supports the company's business objectives. Gathered and analyzed data, evaluated potential benefits and created a roadmap of improvement activities. Provided detailed recommendations (including test strategy and corresponding test processes, material flow (including WIP), information flow, etc.,) to improve of cost, quality and throughput. Design Process Consulting Analysis and Workshop Helped a New Zealand high-tech manufacturer develop a living, self-improving system and phased-review template for introducing new products rapidly and robustly. The workshop addressed the following challenges: Increasing Customer Expectations Time to Market Cost Technology Clear, quantifiable customer input to design Show less

Materials Engineering Manager

• Jan 1982 - Jan 1993

Countywide manager (3 Microwave Communications Group Divisions) for four departments: Materials Engineering, Component Test (incoming audit), Physical Analysis Lab, and New Product Manufacturing Engineering. Created and led the department responsible for providing technical and commercial assistance to design and manufacturing engineers. Areas of responsibility were: technical approval of suppliers and their processes, developing and maintaining procurement specifications, auditing the quality of incoming material Component Physical Analysis New Product Introduction decisions concerning 'make vs. buy'. Show less

Materials Engineer

• Jan 1979 - Jan 1982

Responsible for the technical selection and qualification of suppliers and components in support of R&D and Production Engineering. Commodity responsibilities included microwave components, passives, semiconductors and electron tubes. Responsible for the technical selection and qualification of suppliers and components in support of R&D and Production Engineering. Commodity responsibilities included microwave components, passives, semiconductors and electron tubes.

Senior Engineer

• Jan 1978 - Jan 1979

Designed and built a 400-watt, X band, CW Traveling Wave Tube for a general-purpose ECM application. Designed and built a 400-watt, X band, CW Traveling Wave Tube for a general-purpose ECM application.

Commissioned Officer

• Jan 1972 - Jan 1978

Missile System Officer - USS Preble, DLG-15 Missile System Officer - USS Preble, DLG-15