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AQSN
A Quality Services Network
Background
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1394 Tularcitos Drive |
Residence: (408) 263-7235 |
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Milpitas, California 95035 |
Cell: (510) 579-7890 |
Customer-Driven
Quality Professional
 Dedicated Six Sigma Black Belt problem solver, with a results-driven management
style. Driving business excellence through cross-functional teams. Twenty year
background as top quality executive in the following competencies:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Completed Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
through ASQ.Implemented quality programs including customer and supplier
collaboration.
EDUCATION:
University of Missouri
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Kansas
City/Columbia, Missouri
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Columbia,
Missouri
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
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AQSN, Milpitas, CA |
2003 - Present |
Principal-Chief Quality Officer
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THERMA-WAVE, Fremont, CA |
2000 - 2003 |
Director, Corporate
Quality Assurance
Established a
company wide quality function with focus on Customer Satisfaction, New Product
Introduction / Design Quality, Supplier Quality and Internal Quality Audits.
Reduced
defective material inventories from ~$1M to less than $150K.Established
Process Improvement Teams to address recognized areas of weakness and to
bring business systems into compliance to ISO9001 international & SEMI
quality standards.
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LOGISTIX, Fremont, CA (acquired) |
1999 - 2000 |
Director, Operations Quality, Worldwide
Operations
Responsible for all
Operations Quality world wide in a global multi-facility operation
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ECLIPSE GROUP, Inc., San Jose, CA |
1998 - 1999 |
Senior Consultant
(contract)
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TANON MANUFACTURING /SMARTFLEX SYSTEMS, Fremont, CA. |
Nov. 98 - Feb. 99 |
Directed the
Quality organization through an acquisition and chapter 11-reorganization
period.
Maintained
successful customer quality interface through the transition period.
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AG ASSOCIATES, San Jose, CA.
(Acquired by Mattson) |
1994 - 1998 |
Director
Corporate Quality
Directed the company's first Customer Satisfaction Measurement program resulting
in a 17% improvement overall, VLSI Research Top-10 award for 1998 and a #1
uptime rating.
Managed SEMATECH SSQA / EPIT (product
improvement) and ISO 9000 initiatives.Implemented
a Supplier Quality Engineering function in support of Demand Flow
Technology based on the JcIT certification program.
Assumed a Manufacturing Technology function,
in addition to Quality, to establish structure and documentation to
satisfy the SSQA improvement plan.
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NETWORK COMPUTING DEVICES, INC., Mountain View, CA |
1989 - 1994 |
Director of Quality
Established the company quality
management/reliability program for a new company.
Managed quality system implementation
certified to ISO 9001 International Quality Standards after becoming a
public company.
Demonstrated two fold improvement in both
quality and reliability of the entire product line. |
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DAISY SYSTEMS, INC., Mountain View, CA |
1985 - 1989 |
Director of Quality
Assurance
Developed the company’s first quality assurance/
reliability engineering function.
Improved outgoing product quality from 75% to
98%.
Additional work experience included Corvus Systems, 9 years
with Xerox / Diablo Systems (a Xerox Company) in California and Texas, and
Bendix Corporation in Kansas City, Mo., including various roles in Quality
Management, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations.
CORVUS SYSTEMS, INC., San Jose, CA
Director of Quality Assurance
Managed the corporate quality functions in
multi-location manufacturing facilities.
XEROX CORPORATION, Dallas, TX
Senior Foreman
Senior Quality Control Engineer
DIABLO SYSTEMS (A Xerox Company) Hayward, CA;
Fremont, CA
Manager of Manufacturing
Engineering
Area Manager, Manufacturing Quality Assurance
BENDIX CORPORATION, Kansas City, MO
Quality Process Engineer
FURTHER EDUCATION/TRAINING:
Executive Business Management Certification
Program-SJSU Prof. Development – 12/04
Lean Manufacturing Certification Program –
Silicon Valley Technical Institute - 8/04Business Fundamentals Course–
San Jose State University-Professional Development - 7/04 |
Six Sigma Green Belt Training Certificate –
Sanmina-SCI - 1/04 |
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Workshop –
completed 16 week programTotal Quality Management Course - San Jose
State University |
Graduate work in Engineering Administration /
Executive Management
North Texas State University, Denton, Texas
Management Development Training
Courses in: Management Development, Cost of
Quality, Cost Reduction, Conducting Effective Meetings, Time Management
Zenger-Miller - Leadership 2000 Training |
JcIT - Demand Flow Technology/Business
Strategy |
Cost-Effective Supply Chain Management
program from NAPM |
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / CERTIFICATIONS:
Licensed - Professional Engineer - State of
MissouriMember - ASQ (American Society for Quality)
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt #3250 –
ASQ-3/05 |
Member –Assessment Standardization Council –
SEMIIndustry Advisor – MAB (Manufacturers Advisory Board) – San Jose
State University |
Updated
05/15/12
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