Quality Engineer

DAVRON CV: Candidate 503661

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER | AEROSPACE & DEFENSE | PROGRAM & SUPPLIER QUALITY

Core Expertise

• Program and supplier quality leadership across aerospace and defense manufacturing ensuring AS9100 compliance and contract requirements.
• Managed MRB activities, dispositioned nonconformances, issued SCARs/ICARs, and led customer sell-off presentations.
• Conducted AS9102 First Article Inspections, authored FAIs, and governed first-article verification processes for production releases.
• Led root-cause analysis and CAPA using 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, PFMEA, and FRACAS methodologies.
• Deployed SPC and Cpk, developed KPIs, and presented weekly performance metrics to senior leadership.

Project Background

• Reduced aging nonconformances by 50% within two months by leading MRB burn-down and remediation activities.
• Implemented SPC/Cpk across a manufacturing facility, improving process stability and reducing variation.
• Performed supplier audits and developed supplier performance tools to improve on-time delivery and quality.
• Authored QMS procedures, managed internal and supplier audits, and supported AS9100 re-certification efforts.
• Created standard work, training materials, PFMEAs, APQPs, control plans, and led FRACAS and failure reviews.

Key Skills

• Quality systems and standards | AS9100 | AS9102 | QMS administration and document control
• Inspection and metrology | CMM, calipers, micrometers, height gauges, GD&T interpretation
• Process improvement methods | SPC, Cpk, PFMEA, APQP, FRACAS, 8D, root-cause analysis
• Audit and supplier quality management | supplier audits, SCAR, ICAR, MRB, first-article controls
• Industrial engineering and lean tools | MODAPTS | MOST | VSM | 5S | Kaizen | standard work
• Software and analytics | AutoCAD | SAP / SAP HANA | Tableau | MS Project | MS Excel | Teradata SQL

Education

• B.S., Industrial Engineering — Ohio University
• B.S., Communications Systems Management — Ohio University
• Certificate, Project Management — University of California, Irvine; Certificate, Lean Manufacturing — University of Kentucky

Awards & Recognition

• Maintains DoD Secret security clearance supporting classified aerospace and defense programs
• Trained Six Sigma Green Belt; Certified Quality Engineer credential currently in progress
• J-STD soldering certification and formal inspection/metrology training for electronic assemblies

Why Interview this Candidate?

Seasoned aerospace and defense quality engineer with deep program and supplier quality experience, hands-on metrology skills, and proven continuous-improvement leadership. They deliver measurable outcomes—50% reduction in aging nonconformances, facility-wide SPC/Cpk deployment, and established supplier performance metrics—and can accelerate quality, delivery, and compliance for complex manufacturing programs.