Diane Erickson

Experience

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  Cabot Microelectronics

  May 2000 - Oct 2016

  Strategic deployment of Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma with a focus on new product selection, design robustness and reliability for semiconductor industry consumable products. Training and mentoring of Green Belt and Black Belt candidates from project conception through team formation and certification. - Lead projects yielding > than $1M savings through targeting significant reduction in cleanroom expenditures via improved experimental design and execution, and vendor quality and delivery.- Created and deployed Research and Development and Commercialization specific training expanding tools from Minitab to include JMP statistical software and research specific tools. Show less Global customer quality engagement leader for the Pads Product Division including the strategy and execution of quality and productivity improvements throughout the entire value chain. Responsible for product quality issue resolution for global customers and manufacturing plants in Asia Pacific and North America. In 2015, this role was expanded to include the technical supply chain and supplier quality engagements. - 3X reduction in customer complaints through deployment of global cross functional teams for containment, root cause analysis and robust corrective action solutions.- Productivity improvements of greater than 10% per year as Global Six Sigma Project Champion Show less Lead large cross functional teams translating strategic business needs into substantial productivity and quality improvements. Responsible for class instruction and Green Belt mentoring for project completion and certification activities. Commercialization engineering responsibilities used Design for Six Sigma tools to drive successful new product development and scale up into commercial manufacturing. - Completed four black belt projects leading large cross-functional quality and operations teams to achieve yield and quality improvements of greater than $1M per year - Trained and mentored 10 green belts through certification. Show less Responsible for assuring raw material product quality and supply assurance for $60M annual spend for key particles sourced to the CMC global slurry manufacturing plants. Drove supplier continuous improvement initiatives targeting reducing raw material variation, improving process capability and preventing final product quality issues caused by supply chain issues. Coordinated efforts for all particle related product issues, including coordination of the global cross functional issue resolution teams. Show less

  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt - R&D

    Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

  • Pads Global Quality Director

    Oct 2010 - Sept 2015

  • NA Pad Quality Manager

    Oct 2009 - Oct 2010

  • Six Sigma Black Belt

    Oct 2006 - Oct 2009

  • Sr. Sourcing Manager - Particles

    May 2000 - Sept 2006
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  Plexus Corp.

  May 2017 - Apr 2020

  Senior Staff Quality Engineer

  Electronics manufacturing on-site customer liaison, driving continuous improvement with the customer and manufacturing plant teams for sustainable improvements in defect rates, issue resolution timeliness and corrective action effectiveness for existing and new products.• Reduced PPM 5X through development and leadership of zero defect plans for a key aerospace customer• Lead customer engagement for improved issue resolution (RCCA) effectiveness and monthly customer and leadership zero defect plan status reviews Show less

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  Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc.

  Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

  Quality Manager