C-130 ATS Quality Assurance Manager

• May 2020 - Present

Quality Manager

• Mar 2017 - May 2020

• Restructured quality department to establish accountability • Provide support and training; improve performance • Use 5-Why analysis to perform failure analysis. Drive actions to completion. • Reduce defects, audit findings and scrap by approximately 35% • Restructured quality department to establish accountability • Provide support and training; improve performance • Use 5-Why analysis to perform failure analysis. Drive actions to completion. • Reduce defects, audit findings and scrap by approximately 35%

Quality Manager - Integrated Products Division – Cable Products Group

• Nov 1997 - Mar 2017

Quality Manager - Manufacturing, 2015 – Mar. 2017 Quality Manager - Design & Manufacturing, 2008 - 2015 Quality Manager - Manufacturing, 2002 - 2008 Senior Quality Engineer, 1999 – 2002 Quality Engineer, Nov. 1997 – 1999 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Reduced customer complaints quality; Standardized and improved quality of corrective actions at Molex LR, China and Mexico operations; Provided gap analysis, best practices review and synergy opportunities leading to implementation of new systems and standards upon completion of acquisitions in medical and raw cable markets; Managed Lean and 6-Sigma Blackbelt projects; Incorporated APQP in new product development process; Established design and process FMEAs, Control Plans, and Process Flow Charts resulting in improved product development and production; Developed and maintained Quality Systems to ISO 9001 and 14001; Created structure for compliance to UL, CSA, and RoHS/REACH; Established Change Management System. Improved product change communication to customers. LR was used as a model for corporate dissemination of the program in 2013; Established and lead process improvement teams for training system and zero audit findings; Reduced energy consumption by 51,000 KWH, savings of $72K annually; Established recycling system and changed packaging to use environment friendly material, approx. savings $58K per year Show less

Quality & Process Manager - Mechanical Department - Locomotive electrical and mechanical components

• May 1991 - Oct 1997

Quality & Process Manager, Little Rock, AR 1997 Manager Locomotive Maintenance, Little Rock, AR 1995 – 1997 Process Specialist, Salt Lake City, UT 1994 – 1995 Process Specialist, Kansas City, MO 1992 – 1993 Management Trainee, Omaha, NE 1991 – 1992 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Managed two groups consisted of approximately 100 employees in repair and remanufacturing of electrical components to support other facilities in repair and maintenance of locomotives. Improved repair turn-around time of components from 3 weeks to 1 week; Increased mean-time-between-failures by approximately 75%; Enforced company policy, conducted disciplinary actions, and maintained safety rule compliance to raise awareness, increase higher expectation level, and reduce injuries year after year; Improved quality measurements at 8 facilities in 6 States overall by 60%; ISO certified 5 facilities by documenting maintenance processes leading to standardized systems which in turn improved quality performance; Communicated performance and goals to management and employees; raised awareness and rewarded good measurement achievement; Negotiated with Unions to establish accountability Show less