Joy Cochran

Experience

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  United Blood Services

  Mar 1997 - Aug 2005

  Quality Assurance Specialist

  Conducted internal audit activities to assess compliance with AABB standards and FDA (CFR) regulations for blood banking.Primary facilitator for external audits with FDA, AABB, and State of Nevada regulatory authorities.Primary facilitator for implementation of Corrective Action/Preventive Action processes and associated activities.Provided training on and leadership of continual improvement activities by conducting measurements of key problem areas, leading root cause analysis efforts, and using Six Sigma tools/statistical techniques to drive improvement. Show less

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  IGT

  Feb 2008 - Aug 2014

  Internal Quality Auditor

  Quality Management System:Responsible for coordinating audit team activities to sustain and continually improve IGT’s Quality Management System, and maintain IGT's ISO 9001 certification:• Ensuring all departments under scope receive internal quality audits to ensure conformance to requirements, • Facilitating external audits with certification and regulatory agencies• Identifying continual improvement opportunities for both efficiency and quality, and communicating those opportunities to management for consideration• Providing training on quality topics as needed, • Providing SME (Subject Matter Expert) support to all functions for quality-related questions Project Management:Responsible for managing/facilitating improvement projects as prioritized by senior management. Experienced in leading executive, operational, and cross-functional teams through all phases of project implementation. Show less

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  Hamilton Company

  Aug 2014 - now

  Quality Assurance Manager

  • Responsible for providing quality engineering support for several product lines of precision liquid handling devices, including pumps, valves, and syringes. • Providing quality integration at all points of business impact, including Supplier Management, Incoming Inspection, R&D, Validation, Manufacturing, and Inspection. • Resolving non-conforming product issues, customer complaints, and corrective actions.• Lead auditor for ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 audits for both internal processes and supplier management. • Responsible for maintaining and improving the company’s Quality Management System through internal process improvement and external audit facilitation. Show less