Al Araldi

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Sept 1990 - Dec 1994

  Chief Evaluator, Quality Assurance

  Responsible for all Quality Assurance activities for assigned aircraft maintenance performed on 380th Bombardment Wing aircraft.

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  Empire State Advantage Program

  Mar 1998 - Apr 2000

  Program Manager

  Led program initiatives, including recruiting, assigning, and retaining volunteer auditors, scheduling, training, and auditing of applicant organization for this Baldrige-based program focused on assessing an organization's management system relative to national / state criteria for that sector.

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  Moore North America

  Apr 2000 - Jan 2003

  Quality Manager / Production Supervisor / Sourcing Quality Engineer

  Quality Manager / Lead ISO RepresentativeManaged the production operations for this printer and publisher of managed care, automotive and college directories; led a 30-person print and finishing team; managed a $150,000 annual quality budget.

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  Latham International

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Quality Manager / Sourcing Quality Engineer

  Quality Manager, Plastics, Steel & Organizational Excellence• Managed all quality initiatives from incoming, in-process, and final product inspections for four plant locations in the US and Canada. • Lead a five-person QA department with oversight of all shifts, 24/7; facilitate Six Sigma improvement teams, lean initiatives, and process re-engineering; managed a $300k annual quality budget.• Performed duties as Quality Engineer at supplier sites for first part qualifications as well as on-going surveillance audits and incident investigations Show less

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  GE

  Nov 2007 - Jul 2008

  Lean Leader, Black Belt

  • Responsible for Lean Six Sigma improvement initiatives within the Logistics & Trade Services and Project Management Office functional areas. • Coordinated, trained and mentored Green Belt personnel.• Facilitated Lean Action Work-Outs that reduced waste, TAKT, and increased throughput for transactional processes within Global HR Recruiting organization.

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  GE Energy

  Jul 2008 - May 2012

  Manager, Project Quality

  Manager, Project Quality / Continuous Improvement Leader (Power & Water, Global Projects Operations)Responsible for the creation, deployment and follow on audits through project closure for: Project Quality Plans as well as Project Compliance Plans for all Thermal / Wind based power generation projects. Manage the ISO9001:2008 registered quality management system for GPO’s 1200 + personnel, worldwide. Facilitate the creation of a compliance structure and framework within Global Projects Operations in order to be compliant to technical regulations and standards across the world. Lead the organization through improvement activities related to our products/services thru Lessons Learned and Root Cause Analysis. Show less

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  GE O&G Measurement & Control Division

  May 2012 - Apr 2014

  QMS Integration / Continuous Improvement Program Manager

  Responsible for QMS integration for 5 different acquisition businesses and Continuous Improvement activitiy for 67 global sites. This includes QMS site integration for 28 sites that includes mapping of 1200+ requirements throughout current systems and eventual integration into the GE O&G quality system. CI activities include training personnel on Apollo Root Cause analysis methodology and evaluation of applicable corrective and preventive actions that eliminate non-conformances within the businesses. Show less

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  GE Oil & Gas

  Apr 2014 - now

  Global Quality Program Manager - F&PT Channel Partner Audits

  Responsible for the global execution of quality system audits of 120+ Channel Partners (field services) for the assembly and repair of Consolidated pressure relief valves and Masoneilan control valves. Have 5 regional auditors across the world that perform the audits.

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  Baker Hughes, a GE company

  Jul 2017 - now

  Global Channel Partner Audit Program Manager