Experience

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  Colorado state university-pueblo

  Aug 2005 - May 2012

  Assistant professor of management

  • Undergraduate and graduate educator in production and quality management, project management, and advanced quantitative analysis for business. • Areas of expertise: inferential/advanced business statistics, project management, production & quality management, advanced quantitative analysis for business.• Development of curriculum and teaching undergraduate and MBA-level courses.• Supervision of multiple student projects resulting in both real and mock applications typically nested in professional/industrial and social environments.• Leadership and execution of multiple primary and secondary research studies that resulted in both international and national journal publications & professional conference presentations.• Pro bono consulting in the areas of medical research (Toledo Children’s Hospital, Toledo, OH) and quantitative sciences education (Effective Math for Pueblo School District 70)• Active participation in the CSU-Pueblo Faculty Senate: communicated and presented critical data, reported summaries, lead discussions resulting in recommendations to the faculty and administration. • Continuous improvement projects within the Hasan School of Business: improvement of response rates for online course evaluations, course-streaming to improve student (customer) success and satisfaction.• Faculty leadership for the International Business Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma. Responsible for the procedures and decision-making processes within the chapter, as well as cooperation with the headquarters. Show less

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  Prescient co.

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2024

  • Responsible for strategic alignment of internal processes and key performance indicators to drive lean improvement initiatives, meet and exceed external compliance requirements, deliver defect-free products, and to build scalable competitive advantage. • Led enterprise-wide transformation/restructuring stream of operations and new product development initiatives that resulted in improvement of company profit margins from -40% to +20% gains.• Managed two manufacturing facilities through commissioning and decommissioning, including project footprint definition, product line transfers, and consolidations.• Ownership of global Quality and Compliance P&L.• Demonstrated leadership in effective talent selection, development, motivation, and mentorship. Successfully led teams of 20+ individuals in multiple locations. Show less • Enterprise-wide oversight of Quality Assurance and EHS compliance as defined by requirements of standards and accreditations set forth by third-party inspection and regulatory agencies. All maintained with zero corrective action reports (CAR) with 20 audits/year.• Hands-on Operational Excellence leadership to support project and product lifecycle through Design & Engineering, Manufacturing and Project Management.• Led ERP adoption and conversion to Oracle Fusion for QMS and Supplier Quality modules.• Demonstrated extensive independent decision-making and problem-solving ability in applying regulations and standards governing the manufacturing and engineering of technology projects. • Successfully negotiated with an accrediting body an impactful revision of a quality standard that resulted in a considerable process streamlining for the company as well as significant savings for the customer. Show less • Management of customer-facing relationships with respect to Quality and Compliance at all stages of project lifecycle, contract to warranty.• Leadership of multi-market supplier/fabricator selection and Supplier Quality management, including audit and outsourced manufacturing programs. • Responsible for new product industrialization and relevant quality processes, i.e., associated verification, validation testing, and operating within specified high reliability ranges for complex, multiproduct, and high-volume manufacturing runs. Show less • Development, implementation, and monitoring of effectiveness of multi-site eQMS, including specifications and standards for products and processes, nonconformance management, cost control, document and records management systems, vendor management, customer satisfaction systems, CAPA plans, training, internal audits, process, and product improvements. • Root Cause/Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis on critical quality data for manufacturing as well as upstream, downstream, and parallel functions; identification and problem solving to support continuous improvement initiatives and cost reduction efforts. Show less

  • Senior Director of Quality & Compliance

    Oct 2022 - Mar 2024

  • Director of Quality and Compliance

    May 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Associate Director of Quality

    Jan 2018 - May 2020

  • Quality Manager

    Jun 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Quality Assurance Engineer and Safety Coordinator

    Nov 2012 - Jun 2016
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  Hercules industries

  Apr 2024 - now

  Branch manager, commercial division