Tucson, Arizona, United States
Desire to work as a leader in a fast-paced, challenging environment and expand my skills and knowledge. Over 8 years working as a Manufacturing and Quality Engineer in a variety of roles. Proven results as a team player in large projects, as well as process improvement. Excellent written and verbal skills. Great public speaker. Expert at working under pressure, leading a team, mastering new skills and delivering results in adverse environments. Hold dual American and Mexican citizenship.
Trained multiple new members in all aspects of quality assurance. Responsible for coaching and evaluating the team, setting goals and expectations accordingly. Responsible for ensuring all orders are inspected according to each customer’s requirements, with the necessary documentation. Manage the quality team, workload and priorities, ensuring the company meets all delivery deadlines. Coordinate with production, engineering and sales to create a custom inspection plan for each order, detailing what needs to be measured and how. Solve any quality or engineering related issue or concern, in the plant or with customers. Create new manufacturing and quality plans for new parts. Coordinate with outside vendors for required NDT processes. Review final data packages.
Customer inquiries: Received all inquiries about custom acoustic foam products. Communicated with customers, developed their ideas. Designed new products in CAD software. Created technical drawings. Created bills of materials (BOM). Developed production process. Priced products, both individually and in bulk. Developed any necessary work instructions for production. Created CNC programs if needed. Troubleshot any production problem from an engineering or process perspective. Created hundreds of new parts and tripled the company’s acoustic panel catalogue. Developed new process to create 3 dimensional pictures in foam using a 3-axis CNC machine. Trained several new employees for roles in sales, engineering, and production.
Managed the construction and installation of a new production line worth over $400 000. Created timetables, Gantt charts, work schedules. Contacted vendors, evaluated quotes, negotiated contracts, tracked progress and approved work. Created computer models for plant layout and production line design. Managed team and had daily stand-up meetings to track progress and solve roadblocks. Delivered weekly reports to management. Managed the installation of new doors and siding for the plant. Project cost over $250 000. Created computer drawings for the doors, framing, and any other modification to the plant structure. Created bills of materials and coordinated the installation of the same. Contacted vendors, evaluated quotes for doors and installation. Negotiated contracts, tracked progress and approved work. Delivered weekly reports to management. Worked closely with the quality manager and lean agent to continuously improve our processes through lean practices.