Quality Engineer Resume
Contact information
Brian S. Jowkar
19 Street
The City of New York
NY
Career objective
Looking for a challenging position of the Quality Engineer Resume the reputed University with a view to use my wide experience for the benefit of the organization.
A qualified Manufacturing Professional with a sharp commercial acumen and significant experience of Cultural Change,Quality and Process Engineering fields. Offers a diverse experience having worked for specialist medical manufacturers, software houses, construction, offshore energy and precision engineering manufacturers.
Knowledgeable and experienced in management with a good grounding in quality and management consultancy, both in the UK and internationally. Has a proven talent for analysis, business planning and continuous improvement and adept at identifying and delivering simple and cost effective solutions to technical and management problems via a mix of hard and soft skills.
Through Six Sigma and Lean methodologies, has identified major savings in materials costs, improved yields, reduced waste and stock, realigned supplier processes and reduced customer complaints by analysing and correcting root cause in manufacturing and, very successfully, in other business environments. Experienced in scheduling, progress reporting, training and leading on ISO 9001/02 quality and audit controls.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Instrumental in company turn round from a (-260)Kpa loss to a 1.3Mpa profit to keep the whole Freudenberg non woven group afloat during a recession
Installed full IQ,OQ,PQ validation system to improve speed and robustness of Freudenberg’s new product introductions
Reduced material waste at ConvaTec from 43K to 6.4K per month in one department in 12 months, 657K pa on material costs savings and scoped annualised savings of 2.3m site-wide
Improved yield of fastest moving product at Advanced Medical Solutions from 54% to 92% by using Six Sigma techniques to correct process alignment
Re-engineered a fully documented system delivering 20% increased productivity and 40% labour cost reduction on Alfred McAlpine project, equating to a saving of 555K per annum
Responsible for stock rationalisation to near sized welded components and bills of material cleansing to standard modular builds at Plaxton Coach & Bus, with a total of 10M in savings
Developed an integrated transparent bilingual system for Hong Kong Electrostatic Limited on a giant schematic diagram on one wall of the factory. This visually impactful system gave visibility to operators, management and audit bodies alike on matters of scheduling, progress reporting, training, and quality.
Managed the start-up of China’s first videodisc factory for Philips Du Point, making it self sufficient within one year, whilst also identifying other key improvements and savings in the UK
CAREER SKILLS:
Process & Change Management:
Adopts clear and effective alignment of Six Sigma and Lean tools, engaging people at each stage ensuring a clear understanding of process frameworks and methodologies (including Kaizen)
Experienced in using business process mapping, 5S and ISO 9002 methodologies and simplifying, redesigning and reinstalling fully compliant ISO 9002 quality assurance systems
Management/Quality Consultant responsible for re-engineering business systems at Alfred McAlpine’s Ellesmere Port Depot to improve reporting, meetings and effective supervision
Investigated the viability of potential JV partnership for a privately owned British company by assessing the systems,quality, strengths & weaknesses of a Lloyds registered business on a 40 hectare site in Guirgui, Romania, employing 380 people
Managed a HK$9M JV project in Pinghu near Shenzhen in China for eighteen months to provide corrosion proof coating of steelwork for Hong Kong’s Chep Lap Kok Airport rail link and Tsing Ma Bridge.
Used business process mapping and work measurement to re-engineer and implement new management information system, cellular manufacturing and integrated bonus scheme at Plaxton Coach & Bus
Specialist process engineering in all clean-room stages of CD and video-disc manufacturing at Philips Du Pont Optical UK, developing CD video production technology (injection mouldings)
Leadership:
As Quality /Process Engineer with Freudenberg engineered data streams, meetings, cultural change and process robustness to drive business transformation from a (-260Kpa) loss to a 1.3M profit.
As Quality Manager at Bespoke Channels, implemented the computerisation of resource management, planning and reporting processes, wrote procedures and created user templates
Responsible for the management and shift supervision of up to 50 operators at Philips Du Point, facilitating change in a Kaizen environment, training and empowering operators
Solutions & Improvements:
Established the link between raw materials C of A data, environmental conditions and plant KPI’s and reduced customer complaints by 45% at Freudenberg improving process capability & robustness
Aligned supplier process for improved line speed, capacity and shift utilisation, output, yield and downtime by 5.6%, 5.9%, 6%, 10%, 12%, 13% & 61.5% respectively at Freudenberg Nonwovens
Introduced APQP to improve speed of change process and time to market for new products and implemented lean manufacturing principles to reduce packaging consumables stock at ConvaTec
Saved 657K pa material costs from Six Sigma projects and steering changes through change control and validation, and reduced waste by 125K pa driving automation of hand packing ops at ConvaTec
Reduced the complaint response time from six to one month at Advanced Medical Solutions, down by 46.6% and also reduced material waste by 333K pa by correcting the root cause
Improved the yield of polyurethane membrane from 300-350m p/shift at Advanced Medical Solutions, saving 90K pa, and saved 540K proving supplier liability on a consequential loss case
Reduced costs of 80K pa and cycle time by 65% at Bespoke Channels by placing interactive questionnaires onto the MS Access database (also reducing paperwork and time)
Set up production support systems for QA/QC, spares and raw materials reordering at Philips Du Pont ‘s Chinese JV and saved 65k pa using team skills and Six Sigma methodology to reduce silver usage
CAREER HISTORY:
May 2008 to August 2010: Quality & Process Engineer: Freudenberg Nonwovens
Nov 2004 to Mar 2008: Quality Engineer: ConvaTec Ltd
May 2003 to Nov 2004: Telemarketer: The Bridge Strategy Implementation Ltd
Jun 2001 to Apr 2003: Quality Engineer: Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd
1999 to 2001: Quality Manager: Bespoke Channels
1997 to 1999: Management / Quality Consultant: Projects Alfred McAlpine & Gulf Offshore Leasing Ltd / Contransimex SA
1996 to 1997: Quality Manager: Corrosion Control International Ltd/Hong Kong Electrostatic Ltd
1992 to 1996: Freelance Quality & Management Consultant / Chadwick Ltd
1987 to 1992: Process Engineer / Replication Manager: Philips Du Pont Optical UK and Shenfei Laser Optical Ltd JV in Shenzen, China
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
Good Manufacturing Practice
Corrective & Preventative Action
Failure Mode Evaluation Analysis
Critical Zone Analysis
21 CFR Part 820 & QSIT
Change Control Process
Process Validation
21 CFR Part 11 & CAS
Workshop for Improvement Leaders & Facilitators
Work & Method Study
System Analysis & Improvement
Planning
Short Interval Control Systems
IOSH Managing Safely
Change Management
Lost Time Analysis
Conflict Management
Statistics for Industry
Risk analysis
QS Implementation
Certified Proctor & Gamble QAKE Quality System Auditor
Training the Trainer
MS Office, MS Project
Lotus SmartSuite & 123 Notes
Supercalc 5, Paradox 7, Minitab 14-15
EDUCATION:
BSc (Hons) in Metallurgy & Micro-structural Engineering
TEC Higher Diploma: Mineral Processing & Materials Reclamation
References
Brian S. Jowkar
Manager
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Brian_ Jowkar@gmail.com
