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Hired as Quality Systems Mgr (Environmental and Quality) reporting to the Plant Mgr.  In this position working on the supervision of Quality Engineers, Supplier Engineer Calibration, PPAP and TS Coordinator, Quality Supervisors (2nd Shift), Quality and Document Control Assistant, and EHS Supervisor. 
	
Among the activities that I developed since 1998, has been to create and improve the current environmental and quality system throughout the entire plant, to ensure any change or improvement is carried out through the current procedures to control and monitor its effectiveness. Similarly, being in contact with customers, suppliers and corporate departments has been very important activity in this position which maintains the plant in constant communication to identify and request any needs or share any improvement proposals.

In general, several activities have been developed in this position for example:

	Create and Improved documentation and structure of the Quality System
-	Quality and Environmental standards were combined which reduced a lot of procedures, forms and quality records.
-	Create documentation supporting quality manual and corporate procedures. 
	Create effective action plans to reduce accidents and incidents in order to reduce the lost day and incident rate. 
	Effective communication with Customers and Corporate co-workers.
	Create, review and approve internal and external audits plans. 
-	Define the Quality and EHS audit plant based the process´ importance. 

	Review and approve supplier and customer corrective actions.
-	Follow the main solutions techniques and share with employees and staff.
	Acting as lead auditor on internal and external audits (third-party).
-	Assist and participate as lead auditor during 3rd party audits. 
	Apply knowledge of statistical techniques as decision support. 
-	Give leadership and support of the correct statistical tools to be used.
	Review and approve PPAP information for customers. 
	Review and approve supplier PPAP’s based on the CS Supplier Manual.
	Support Manufacturing and Quality Engineers to review and approve FMEA's and PCP.
	Develop and schedule the management review meetings based on the monthly and quarterly measurable analysis.
-	Coordinate corrective actions with staff for those internal and corporate metrics that do not met the budget goal.  
	Initiate and coordinate OEM waivers or alerts, as, SREA from Ford, FR´s for Stellantis, and 360 form for GM, as well as waivers from tier two customers.  
	Participate on design review meetings for brake & fuel products to reduce the risk of any potential failure.
	Review the APQP timeline of new projects to ensure deliverables are delivered on time. 
	Coordinate with QE Eng and lab technician, all test required during the phase launch. 
	Active participation during the launch review meeting, to ensure resources and deliverables were understood by the whole team. 
	Create kaizen event with others sister plants to improve on quality, manufacturing and packaging savings
	Participate on kaizen events to support the team to analyze current vs future situation, and to ensure they apply the tools correctly.

Hired in this organization as QS-9000 and ISO-9001 Coordinator reporting to the QA Mgr.  The main activities directed on this position were: 

	Developed training plans of quality standards, ISO-9001 and QS-9000, for all direct and indirect personnel. 
	Actively participate in the creation of the quality system based on the two standards mentioned above. 
	Develop training to engineering and quality personnel related to process flow diagrams, control plans, and FMEA as well as its implementation on each applicable process. 
	Train engineers on core tools, and implementation. 
	Develop training of statistical tools depending on the type of process. 
-	Look for process that required a SPC tool, such as X-r, X-s, X-m, Cp/Cpk, etc, based on scrap and ppm performance.
	Develop inspection sampling plans for critical and no critical processes as well as its elimination when the process reached its acceptable level of stability and capability (variation & Cpk).
	 Develop procedures for all departments based on the ISO and QS quality standards. 
	 Develop and certify new internal auditors in order to involve them on the internal audit plan.

I was hired as Quality Engineer reporting to the QA Mgr. The main activities under this job description were: 

	Implement the Statistical Process Control methodology for Army and Air Force cable and connectors assemblies. 
	Define and write procedures related to the current assembly process steps.
	Implement the process failure mode (PFMEA) and process control plan (PCP) for connector process assemblies. 
	Implement a procedure to determine and follow the internal corrective actions for processes and products are not capable. (Cpk <1.33).
	Train, certify and evaluate Engineers, Supervisors, Inspectors and Technicians related the SPC knowledge. 
	Generate 8D report to prevent and check the problems found into the process or at the customer location.  
	Design metal fixtures to meet customer testing requirements. 
	Develop training manuals for inspectors and operators as part of the activity to reduce scrap and rework. 
	Develop weekly meetings to review scrap and define actions plants. 
	Train quality and engineering personal on the 8D form to solve internal and customer issues.

Hired as Quality Supervisor reporting to the QA Mgr.

	Responsible to deploy and follow the procedures of quality department. 
	Train and qualify all inspectors on the current procedures and SPC.
	Inspected and certified pilot run boards and assemblies.
	Define calibrations programs for measuring devices. 
	Training and certification in the proper use of measuring tools, 
	Provide solutions to reduce the cost of quality produced for scrap and rework, 
-	Reduce cost inspections by 23%. 
	Implement corrective actions based on statistical information such Cp and Cpk.
-	Reduce inspection based on the high Cp and Cpk.
	Maintain and supervise statistical tools applied to the product and process. 
	Define the statistical tools to be used based on the print and process requirements. 
	Define the sampling size and frequency on the final inspection area, based on the military standard. 
	Motivate and enhance the philosophy of teamwork. 
	Train inspectors and technicians to understand components and final products prints

Master Business Administration

Uso de herramientas estadisticas

Ingeniero Industrial y de Sistemas