Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Denver Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

• Building inspired cultures that drive excellence in products, processes, and people
• Management Consultant
• Advisor for VECTRA International
• Author, Sustainable Quality (Business Expert Press)
• Certified Quality Expert, ASQConnEx
• Certified Executive Coach and Mentor (CECM)
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB)

Aug 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · Westminster, Colorado, United States · Remote

• Lead activities for DFS (Dell Financial Services) Transformation Group.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Test (UAT) activities for key programs. Lead cross-functional team to deliver on key milestones. Leading Center of Excellence effort to drive best practices and improvement within the Transformation Office.

Mar 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Broomfield, CO

• Transition products from engineering to production. Design the processes to improve quality & maturity.
• Worked with domestic and offshore contract manufacturers (CM) for NPI and production.
• Project Lead to transition products to contract manufacturers.
• Led operational excellence & process improvement activities.
• Provided architecture and plan for automation of manufacturing tests.
• Architect business processes and metrics for multiple products.
• Developed Quality Manual and Quality Management System (QMS).
• Responsible for regulatory compliance, including safety, materials, FCC/EMC
• Led Manufacturing Readiness and Production Scale-up for new products.

Oct 2016 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos · San Jose, CA

• Worked directly with Supply Chain vendors and Contract Manufacturers on build and test of new products.
• Established release readiness criteria and risk assessments for new product releases.
• Responsible for regulatory compliance, including safety, materials, FCC/EMC
• Drove multiple vendors to meet the quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Drove yield improvements at contract manufacturer from 75% to 97% in first 12 months.

Jul 2014 – Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Longmont, CO

• Created Center of Excellence (CoE). Drive the development and implementation of a Corporate-Wide initiative to improve Software Quality. Work closely with Development and Product Quality teams to develop and share best practices. Establish quality goals, metrics and methodologies to drive improved maturity for all products (hardware & software). Lead Quality Improvement Committee, cross-functional team responsible for driving data based decision making across SanDisk focusing on six sigma and statistical analysis improvement projects. Develop company-wide initiative to measure Cost of Quality. Provide direction & standardization on Quality & Reliability data analysis & reporting for all SanDisk Programs. Establish a Corporate Quality Executive Dashboard, as central location for all Quality-related reporting.

Nov 2010 – Jul 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Responsible company-wide Quality & Reliability - from suppliers to customers.

Jun 2000 – Oct 2010 · 10 yrs 4 mos

• Developed a new test strategy during the integration & consolidation of a newly formed test organization across two campuses, as part of a post-acquisition effort. The new organization saved over $1M in cost reductions in the first year.
• Led Six Sigma project to reduce overall test complexity and cost, using statistical methods; resulted in a 75% cycle time savings, 75% reduction in labor costs, and 50% reduction capital costs.