Quality Manager / Senior Quality Engineer

This candidate is a senior-level quality professional with more than 25 years of experience across manufacturing quality, supplier quality, advanced quality planning, customer quality, purchasing, and quality management systems. The background includes automotive, aerospace/space, electronics, and manufacturing environments with extensive experience in ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, AS9100, APQP, PPAP, root-cause analysis, Lean Six Sigma, supplier development, audits, and continuous improvement. Most recently the candidate worked as a Quality Engineer in the space industry handling production quality sign-offs, MRB meetings, root-cause/corrective-action activities, inspection plans, process control plans, and Lean Six Sigma initiatives. Earlier experience includes Senior Supplier Quality Engineering and eight years as a Quality Manager overseeing quality, production, vendor management, purchasing, contract negotiations, ISO systems, and engineering/NPI support.