Quality Engineer Assurance
Resume:
Work Experience
Quality Director – Senior Quality Engineer [8/18 – 3/22]
Columbia Manufacturing Inc. – Columbia CT Responsible for all quality functions, systems and personnel in support of aircraft engine manufacturing facility. Products include complex machined parts and sheet metal fabrications for Aerospace Engines and missile programs. DQR for Pratt & Whitney and DSQR for General Electric Aviation product release. E-CAV & AS9102 First Article Packages, Discus FAI Software, InspectionXpert, Net-Inspect, PPAP, UPPAP. Client Administrator for Supplier Portals with Pratt & Whitney, GE Aviation & Rocketdyne.
Quality Assurance Manager [11/11 – 8/18]
Numet Machining Techniques - Orange, CT
Responsible for all quality functions and personnel in support of aircraft engine manufacturing facility. Products include flight safety and major rotating engine components. Primary DQR for Pratt & Whitney and DSQR for General Electric Aviation product release. LCS Certified for Pratt & Whitney Materials Control Laboratory. ESA & VSE Packages, E-CAV & AS9102 First Article Packages, Discus FAI Software, Minitab, Gage R&R, PFMEA, UPPAP, Net-Inspect, Process Control Plans, Solumina, Process Certification, Internal Audits & Continuous Improvement Initiatives. Client Administrator for Supplier Portals with Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation.
Management Representative for AS9100 – ISO9001 Quality System.
Contract Supplier Quality Engineer [1/10 – 11/11]
Parker Aerospace - Fluid Systems Division Devens, MA& Naples, FL Sites
Provided supplier quality support for the Devens and Naples Parker Aerospace Facilities. Managed supplier and internal corrective action database in Lotus Notes, conducted internal and supplier quality audits and chaired monthly Corrective Action Board meetings. Various Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing Projects.
Quality Assurance & Environmental System Manager [11/07 – 10/09]
Volvo Aero Connecticut (Subsidiary of Volvo Aero Corporation)
Responsible for the AS9100 Quality System and ISO 14001 Environmental System. (3rd Party Registered)
Primary Liaison with all customers. Direct reports: 2 Salaried and 10 Hourly. Complex machining of large and small Engine Fan Cases from 36” – 144” in diameter. PRP Certified Supplier with Pratt & Whitney. Manufactured Engine Fan Cases for General Electric GENX & GE90 and Rolls Royce Trent 900 & 1000 Engine Programs
Quality Manager [4/04 – 11/07]
Whitcraft, LLC Eastford, CT & subsidiary location Connecticut Tool & Manufacturing
Responsible for AS 9100 Quality System & NADCAP Certifications. Management of the inspection department, compliance with Sikorsky Aircraft and Hamilton Sundstrand Flight Safety Program requirements.
Inspection, Marking, Packing, Shipping, FPI and Titanium Cleaning Departments. Direct reports: 7 Salaried and 35 Hourly. Achieved UTC Supplier Gold with Pratt & Whitney. Responsible for NADCAP approvals for Laser/EDM, FPI, Fusion and Resistance Welding. Sheet metal fabrication, weldments and complex machining.
Consultant [1/01 – 4/04]
Contract Support Services for the following Clients:
USAIRWAYS – Procurement Support and Source Inspection of Aircraft Interiors (2000-2002)
Parker Aerospace FSD and CSD– Source Inspection of Gears & Complex Machined Parts (1991-2006)
Quality Assurance Manager [11/97 – 12/00]
RGD Technologies - Bristol, CT
Responsible for management of ISO-9001 quality system and the quality assurance department.
Mentored Six Sigma Black Belt project which resulted in 60K annual cost savings.
Generated 400 PPAP’s for new part qualification during a 16-week production startup for Invensys Appliance Controls. Manufacturer of Screw machine products including pins, rivets and fasteners for various commercial applications, springs and screw machine replacement parts.
Supplier Quality Manager [1/92- 3/97]
U.S. Repeating Arms New Haven, CT
Responsible for the development and implementation of a supplier and part certification program to support ship to stock program initiatives. Performed all supplier evaluation surveys and quality system audits. Directed process improvement programs with suppliers for the following processes: Plastic injection molding, powdered metal, progressive and standard metal stampings, springs composites, gun drilling, fluting and various accessory items.
Quality Engineer/Inspection Supervisor [1/88 - 3/92]
Columbia Manufacturing Columbia, CT
Responsible for management of the inspection department and liaison to all customer quality representatives. Performed quality system audits, training in inspection methods, SPC, and manual CMM operation.
DQSR for GE Aviation Product.
Products: Machined aircraft engine components and sheet metal fabrication.
Senior Engineering Technician- Quality Engineer [1/7 – 3/88]
United Nuclear Corporation Uncasville, CT
Responsible for product development and the compliance of systems and procedures to MIL-Q-9858A and Core Manufacturing Codes. Provided quality-engineering support in the advanced fuel facility, source inspection, product disposition and procurement support. Inspection responsibilities in the core assembly and fuel development facilities. Direct liaison with Government DCMA representatives.
Performed receiving, In-process and Final Inspection of Reactor Components.
Education
Eastern Connecticut State University - A.S. in Business Management
Certifications / Special Skills / Qualifications
Six Sigma Master Black Belt – General Electric Industrial Systems (1999)
CQA - Certified Quality Auditor - American Society for Quality (CERT#5928)
LCS Representative – Certified by Pratt & Whitney Materials Control Laboratory 2011
CMI - Certified Mechanical Inspector – American Society for Quality (CERT#1544)
DSQR - Designated Supplier Quality Representative (Product Release Agent)
General Electric Aircraft Engines
Goodrich Aerostructures
Sikorsky Aircraft
Hamilton Sundstrand
Pratt & Whitney Middletown & East Hartford, CT
Pratt & Whitney Canada
AS9100/ISO9001 Internal Auditor – Parker Aerospace (Fluid Systems Divisions-Devens, MA & Naples, FL)
ANSI Y14.5M - Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Training – United Nuclear Corp. and USRAC
ISO-9001 Internal Auditor - Business Coach Ltd. & National Training Associates
Statistical Process Control Moderator Training - General Electric Aircraft Engines - Evandale, Ohio
Proficient with software applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, Minitab, Visual Mfg, ECAV, Net-Inspect, Discus and Solumina. Process Mapping, Control Plans, PFMEA, MSA, Root Cause & Corrective Action, Process Certification, SPC, Gage R&R, and all other Six Sigma Analytical Tools.
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