Senior Product Quality Manager / June, 2000 — March, 2024

Led team of quality engineers in developing quality processes and requirements for products produced globally. Responsible for quality of products sold in European. Worked with global sourcing to review and approve new suppliers in Asia and Europe. Quality representative for teams responsible for transferring $525 million of products and processes from our U.S. facility to Far East suppliers. Managed quality operations personnel with duties including staffing, organizing, training and development, planning and budgeting, and motivating and control. Responsibility for all quality operations projects. Responsible for managing internal quality assurance, auditing quality systems, social compliance audits, CTPAT security audits, and regulatory compliance system. Led six sigma black belt projects that utilize various statistical tools to analyze business processes and implement improvements. Reviewed and approved quality systems, processes, and operations of global suppliers.

Chief Executive Officer / January, 2015 — June, 2022

Developed and implemented the vision, mission, and strategy for the organization. Oversight of the overall operation of the organization. Developed annual financial plan. Monitored costs and profit for the organization. Developed operational plans to achieve financial goals

Quality Leader / May, 1996 — May, 2000

Managed quality personnel with responsibilities including staffing, organizing, training and development, planning and budgeting, and motivating and controlling. Assisted in the achievement of ISO 9002 quality system registration. Interfaced extensively with external customers to determine their requirements and to assure their requirements were being fulfilled. Responsible for assuring Chinese joint venture operations/processes, quality system, and engineering requirements fulfilled our requirements and our customers’ requirements. This included traveling to the facility in Xian, China and working with both Chinese nationals and Israeli nationals at the facility. Developed and implemented quality and statistical tools training for multiple levels of the organization. Utilized statistical tools to analyze and improve business processes. I participated in lean manufacturing implementation.

Process Quality Manager / October, 1994 — May, 1996

Developed and implemented new quality system including process controls and standards for assuring quality products and services. Interfaced extensively with external customers determining their requirements and developed plans to assure their requirements were fulfilled. Developed and implemented continuous improvement strategy. Managed quality assurance personnel with duties including staffing, organizing, training and development, planning and budgeting, and motivating and controlling.

Quality Supervisor/GE90 Leading Edge Team Leader / December, 1984 — October, 1994

Directed the successful implementation of a multi-million dollar development program including maintaining the budget and schedule. Managed quality assurance personnel with duties including staffing, organizing, training and development, planning and budgeting, and motivating and controlling. Developed and implemented total quality management and statistical process control. Utilized statistical tools to analyze and improve business processes. Reviewed customer contracts and purchase orders and assured compliance to the requirements. Developed, directed, and performed process control and quality system audits. Developed and executed a strategic plan for implementing Total Quality Management at the DRB Industries division. Developed and executed a strategic plan for obtaining certification as a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Repair Station at the DRB Industries division. Formally trained (2 days) by the Goldratt Institute in the Theory of Constraints.

Assistant Quality Manager / August, 1980 — December, 1984

Assisted Quality Manager in the daily operation of the department including assisting with personnel issues, supplier issues, and customer issues. Developed and performed acceptance and qualification tests for RF electronic components for aerospace and defense. Participated in government-industry study groups to improve component tests and standards.

Adjunct Faculty / September, 2004 — Present

Facilitate numerous classes at the Bachelor and Master's level. Classes include data analysis and business analytics, purchasing and procurement, global business strategies, managing in a changing environment, quantitative reasoning for business, innovation leadership, and management.