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Quality Assurance Specialist

Date Posted:

October 28, 2006

Job Category:

Quality Control

Location:

Norco, California, USA

Willing to Relocate?:

Yes

Summary of Qualifications:

JUDY RAE BROWN
4525 Temescal Ave. Norco, California
951 735-8416 cell 909-772-8646
e-mail judyrae1@sbcglobal.net
Objective
A challenging position, which requires extensive use of my quality control, management, technical abilities, and provides opportunity for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications
� 30 years successful experience in Quality Assurance Management, Laboratory, Inspection and Cross-Section Evaluation
� Procurement Supplier Quality
� Source Surveillance
� Analysis of Root Causes for Nonconforming Material
� Auditor of Quality systems for deficiencies and implementing preventive and corrective action
� Materials and Processes
� Working Member of I.P.C. Publications
� Retention and Re-qualifications (DESC)
� Writing Quality Control procedures and inspection plans
� Expertise Compliance Auditing ISO 9000; Corrective Action Logistics
� Proficient in Total Quality Management
� Process Engineering and plating

EXPERIENCE
September 2004 to Present Express Manufacturing Inc.-Santa Ana, Calif.
Quality Assurance Manager-71K
Contract manufacturing, turnkey and consignment. Maintained ISO certification, gave presentations on the lead free process, disposition PWB defects, MRB, RMAs, gave facility tours to prospective customers. Investigated the root cause analysis for non-conforming product.

May 2003 to January 2004 Multifineline Electronics-Anaheim, Calif.
Quality Assurance Engineer-60K-left due to reorganization
Provided technical support to customer quality audit. Tools used were FMEAs, PPAPs, CPKs, gage R & Rs, defect root cause analysis, process anomalies and surveys. I was responsible for the material review board disposition of in house non-conforming material based on customer requirements. The disposition was based on next assembly risk assessment.

December 2002 to April 2003 Cosmotronic Corp.-Irvine, Calif.
Quality Assurance supervisor-52K-left due to Co. bankruptcy
Supervised 12 people in the electrical test and inspection area for the manufacture of rigid and rigid- flex printed circuit boards for military use. Responsible for the returned material disposition of customer returned non-conforming material and implementation of internal corrective actions. Reorganized the electrical test department for optimal retrieval of the test fixtures.

May 2000 to October 2002 Winonics, Inc.-Fullerton, Calif.
Quality Assurance Manager-52K-left due to facility closing
Chair the quarterly management review meeting, maintain the internal Quality audit system to the ISO standard 9002, review, track and investigate customer complaints, chart first pass yields for AOI, electrical test and final inspection, maintain the return material authorization system, assist quality supervisor, lead and inspection, respond to customer requests for corrective action, maintain the calibration system, UL registration book, inspection and test stamp control books, issue monthly SQC report and maintain the internal corrective action system, evaluate all customer returns and pull stock for similar evaluation, maintain the auditor pool and update their training as required. Gage R & R, SPC and CPK studies.







January 1997 to November 1999 Hughes Electronics Corporation- El Segundo, Calif.
Member of Technical Staff (MTS-3)-50K-left due to massive lay off
Responsibilities include performing all Quality functions relating to the Manufacturing of Multi-layer Printed Wiring Boards/assemblies Tracking all manufacturing metrics and working with Manufacturing to improve production. Facilitator for various areas to resolve process issues and problems. Strong ability to make decisions regarding acceptance or rejection of hardware based on drawings and specification requirements. Control point for the Contractor's Self-oversight System.



1995-1996 Cirtech- Orange, Calif.
Quality Assurance Manager-49K-temporary assignment
Worked all aspects of Quality Assurance. Performed audits of quality procedures and military specification revisions. Requalified the GR and GI material. Updated Quality manuals. Member of Material Review Board (MRB). Performed planning inspection of all incoming orders.

February 1995-December 1995 Computer Education Institute-Riverside, Calif.
Student
Successfully completed Introduction to Computers/Windows, Microsoft Word for windows, Excel, Office skill/database and computerized accounting.

February 1993-March 1995 Pioneer Circuits- Santa Ana, Calif.
Quality Assurance Manager-49K
Responsibilities included overseeing and managing the Quality Assurance Department. The SPC program was implemented for 6 key processes. Interfaced with Customer on Quality issues and surveys. Trained inspectors and ensured personnel were kept up to date with the Manufacturing procedures. Maintained a complete calibration program in accordance with Government requirements. Developed a return material authorization system, responsible for in-house and Customer request for Corrective action.

1990-1992 Self-Employed
Trainer
Trained and raced performance horses for competition in rodeos.

January 1984-May 1990 Hughes Aircraft Ground Systems- Fullerton, Calif.
Product Assurance Engineer
Processed all audits with government agencies (DCAS and DESC). Implemented statistical process control of laminate testing, C and B stage Epoxy and Polyimide. Approved work instructions and off-load source surveillance of Printed Wiring Boards. Participated in the performance/cost improvement program. Performed source surveillance acceptance prior to shipment. Coordinated testing program for Norplex.

January 1970-January 1984 Singer Kearfott, San Marcos, California
Materials and Process Engineer
Analyzed plating tanks, performed cross section analysis of printed circuit boards. Monitored the conformal coating and wave solder machines. Designed a new wet and dry laboratory.

Education
� Grossmont Jr. College 9/67 - 6/68 Pre-Med
� Palomar Jr. College 1/70 - 6/70 Pre-Med
� San Diego State Univ. 9/66 - 6/69 Microbiology/Chemistry
� Computer Education Inst. 2/95 - 12/95 Computer

Academic Training - Certificates
� Electrostatic Discharge Cert. 9/87
� Printed Circuit Technology 86/87
� Quality Assurance 1/87
� Professional Advanced Course in Technology Assessment of Laminates
� Continuous Measurable Improvement
� Statistical Thinking for Manufacturing Process Control

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