Radu Popescu

Experience

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  Universitatea „Politehnica” din București

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Undergraduate Research Assistant
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  INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA (ICMAB - CSIC)

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2012

  PhD Researcher
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  Electroless Hard Coat, S.A.

  Nov 2012 - Jun 2015

  Quality Manager for Aeronautical Processes and Quality Standards

  • Elaborate Standard Operation Procedures for the manufacturing processes in accordance with aeronautical standards• Conduct internal quality and process audits• Receive the external audits from clients and certification bodies• Attend and resolve the customer complaints on quality issues• Follow-up with the non-conformities and the corrective actions• Analyse the non-conformities and implement corrective actions based on Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), 5 WHY and 8D processes• Monitor the Quality Management System metrics and prepare quality reports for the General Manager• Implement Control Plans and perform Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for fabrication processes• Monitor KPIs and process parameters in order to ensure proper Cp, Pp, Cpk and Ppk values• Manage the approval process from customers• Contract Review for new customers and new orders from the aerospace industry• Implement and maintain the Nadcap requirements• Manage the ISO 9001 and AS/EN 9100 requirements for the organization• Provide training of personnel on process specifications and general quality topics• Give support to production department on manufacturing issues• Manage the commercial relations with customers from the aeronautical industry (45% of company’s turnover) Show less

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  Honeywell

  Jul 2015 - Oct 2018

  • Should Cost Engineer

    Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Engineer - Transportation Systems

    Jul 2015 - Dec 2016
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  Garrett - Advancing Motion

  Oct 2018 - Nov 2022

  • Senior New Product Introduction Buyer - Electric Boosting and Fuel Cell

    Mar 2019 - Nov 2022

  • Should Cost Engineer

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
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  Siemens Energy

  Nov 2022 - now

  • Corporate Commodity Manager - Resins, Plastics & Rubber

    Oct 2025 - now

  • Global Commodity Manager - Plastic Parts and Resins

    Nov 2022 - Oct 2025