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Arlington, TNEMAIL AVAILABLE Street Address -264-Street Address
Quality Control/ ASSURANCE Transform Quality that Enable Growth | Trusted Partner | Build and Lead Collaborative Teams to Create Innovative Business SolutionsHighly motivated, business-minded Quality Assurance professional withsignificant experience in Six Sigma, Quality Control and Quality AssuranceLab Operations, Auditing, ISO 9001, and Sanitation. Strong technical andpassionate leader who delivers results by ensuring employee engagement andaccountability. Conduct successful efforts for continuous improvement ofprocesses. Establish and deploy strategies that ensure compliance toregulations and standards; lean and transform the Quality & Complianceoperating model.Areas of Expertise:|Quality, Regulatory, Compliance |Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) by|| |ASQ ||Transformations / Change Management |Operational Efficiency & || |Effectiveness ||Quality Management Systems |Planning & Management ||Cost of Quality Optimization |Project Management ||Product Lifecycle & Quality |Compliance Management ||Operations | |MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS . Implemented 10 Control Plans, reducing over 1MM pounds of restricted inventory or off grade. . At-Source Quality Assurance Manager for Industrial and Care Chemicals divisions at BASF . Setup lab and Quality Systems for Area 97 Sulfation lab, implementing testing lab in Care Chemicals and Functional Products divisions. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEBuckman, Memphis, TN 1/2022-7/2024Senior Quality Assurance Manager NA . Led a team of 5 QC Chemists and 1 Quality Systems Leader for Quality Assurance and Quality Control Department . ISO9001:2015 Leader for Buckman North America . Managed all Customer Complaints, including Root Cause Analysis investigations, Non-conformance reporting, and Corrective Actions . Drove Lean Six Sigma Laboratory methodologies including MSA and Gauge R&R analysis, SQC data. . Maintained Quality Management Systems in compliance with ISO9001:2015 registration. . Updated product specifications in SAP, inspection plans, and Quality module in SAPStepan Company, Elwood IL 4/2016- 12/2021Quality Assurance Team Leader . Worked with manufacturing, ensuring quality assurance throughout product lines. . Wrote control plans, executing corrective and preventive action on product failures. . Answered customer complaints, providing customer feedback on root cause and corrective actions for non-conformance. . Drove low rework and restricting inventory generation, leading to lower cycle times. . Collaborated as internal auditor for ISO 9001:2015, updating work instructions and product batch records. . Member of the quality work groups for Areas 1 and 3, assisting QC lab with product issues and being a liaison between Quality and Manufacturing. . Trained all new hires on ISO 9001:2015, ensuring knowledge transfer.BASF Corporation, formerly Cognis and Henkel Corporation, Kankakee, IL 1994-2016Quality, Compliance, and Sanitation Leader 2011- 2016 . Managed Plant Sanitation, cGMP's, and Pest Management Program, meeting regulatory requirements. . Member of the Food Safety and HACCP team for the plant, delivering training to all employees. . Collaborated as Quality Assurance contact for day-to-day operations involving food manufacturing and packaging, providing Quality Resource to manufacturing and assisting with on-going issues or events.Candidate's Name
EMAIL AVAILABLE Page 2 of2BASF Corporation, formerly Cognis and Henkel Corporation - ContinuedCompliance Auditor - Nutrition & Health 2008 - 2010 . Oversaw internal and external Auditing program, developing internal process auditing and scheduling. . Tracked cGMP housekeeping scores for entire plant, identifying improvement areas. . Trained operators in cGMP housekeeping principles and sanitation program, promoting a culture to achieve ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certification.Quality Assurance Manager - Care Chemicals / Functional Products 2004 - 2008 . Led quality operations for both lab and production, enabling the same "Lean principles" approach for both areas. . Oversaw At-source quality control lab technicians for lab operations, maintaining lab to meet ISO 9001-2000 standards. . Assisted production with troubleshooting of processes, leading to a reduction in testing of product. . Collaborated as technical liaison between customer and marketing, benefiting the customer with the correct application of product. . Worked alongside N&H Quality Manager, maintaining budget for entire Quality department.Six Sigma Deployment Leader 2000 - 2003 . Six Sigma Deployment Leader for Cognis North America, driving Six Sigma efforts by monitoring and scheduling Black Belt Training, capturing cost of training and savings from projects. . Led the training internally, developing 25 Black Belts, traveling to sites around the US and interviewing sponsors and potential Black Belt candidates. ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEBASF Corporation, formerly Cognis and Henkel Corporation, Kankakee, IL Quality Control Team Leader, Process ChemistThe Dial Corporation, Memphis, TNSenior Chemist, Q.C.Flavorite Labs, Horn Lake, MSLab Technician EDUCATION Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry, Minor, Math, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN Self-funded 100% of education. MEMBERSHIPS American Society for Quality ISSSP (International Society of Six Sigma Professionals) International Association for Food Protection |
