Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Romania · On-site

• Drives enterprise-wide quality transformation that restores client trust and unlocks new business opportunities.
• Aligns quality strategy with financial metrics, delivering measurable impact on profitability and operational resilience.
• Champions a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement across all functions.
• Leads turnaround initiatives that re-engage lost clients and revive suspended projects through quality-driven credibility.
• Implements corrective & preventive action frameworks that exceed customer expectations and rebuild long-term partnerships.
• Translates audit outcomes into strategic wins, securing renewed contracts and expanding market share.
• Delivers exceptional audit results across ISO, API, and industry-specific standards, with zero major findings.
• Prepares teams and systems for high-stakes audits, ensuring readiness, traceability, and proactive risk mitigation.
• Transforms audit feedback into business intelligence, driving cost reduction and operational efficiency.
• Reduces Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) through targeted interventions and cross-functional alignment.
• Builds and tracks KPIs that connect quality performance to revenue, margin, and client retention.
• Leverages data analytics to identify hidden risks and unlock value across the supply chain.
• Inspires multidisciplinary teams to deliver beyond compliance, fostering ownership and pride in quality.
• Communicates with executive stakeholders using strategic narratives backed by evidence and outcomes.
• Mentors future leaders in quality, technical excellence, and business acumen.

May 2023 – Dec 2023 · 7 mos · Romania · Hybrid

• Leads claim strategy across multi-million dollar contracts, aligning technical scope with commercial impact.
• Translates complex engineering deviations into structured claims with legal and financial clarity.
• Advises executive stakeholders on risk exposure, mitigation, and recovery opportunities.
• Facilitates alignment between engineering, legal, finance, and operations to build defensible claims.
• Negotiates with clients, suppliers, and partners to resolve disputes while preserving relationships.
• Represents the organization in arbitration, mediation, or high-stakes commercial discussions.
• Analyzes technical documentation, change orders, and project delays to quantify claim value.
• Builds robust narratives supported by evidence, timelines, and contractual obligations.
• Ensures traceability and compliance with industry standards IATF 16949, ISO 9001, 14001, 45001.
• Drives recovery of costs, time extensions, and compensation through proactive claim management.
• Implements dashboards and KPIs to monitor claim lifecycle, resolution rate, and financial outcomes.
• Supports project profitability and cash flow through strategic claim positioning.
• Develops internal claim management frameworks, training, and governance models.
• Mentors cross-functional teams in identifying, documenting, and escalating potential claims.
• Champions continuous improvement in contract execution and risk anticipation.

Mar 2023 – May 2023 · 2 mos · Romania · On-site

• Leading multidisciplinary Quality & Technical teams of the organization.
• Translates regulatory frameworks into operational excellence across upstream, midstream, and downstream activities.
• Advises executive teams on risk, integrity, and quality strategy in high-stakes environments.
• Manages technical documentation, change control, and engineering validation across assets.
• Develops and monitors KPIs for quality, safety, and technical reliability across facilities.
• Leads root cause analysis and CAPA for incidents, nonconformities, and technical failures.
• Drives continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).
• Interfaces with regulators, auditors, and clients to ensure transparency and trust.
• Builds and mentors multidisciplinary teams across quality, engineering, and HSE.
• Delivers strategic communication that connects technical depth with business impact.

Sep 2022 – Mar 2023 · 6 mos · Romania · On-site

• Quality Management System (QMS) Oversight: Ensures compliance with ISO 9001, or industry-specific standards.
• Risk-Based Thinking & Decision-Making: Applies proactive risk assessment to prevent quality failures. Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborates with operations, engineering, and supply chain to drive quality culture.
• Audit & Compliance Management: Leads internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and corrective actions.
• Root Cause Analysis & CAPA: Expert in problem-solving methodologies like 8D, Fishbone, or FMEA.
• Statistical Process Control (SPC): Uses data to monitor and improve process capability.
• Supplier Quality Assurance: Manages supplier audits, PPAP, and incoming inspection protocols.
• Executive Reporting & KPI Alignment: Translates quality metrics into strategic insights for leadership.
• Training & Coaching: Develops quality awareness across teams through structured programs.
• Change Management: Supports transformation initiatives with clear messaging and stakeholder engagement.
• Drives enterprise-wide quality transformation aligned with business objectives and financial impact.
• Shapes quality vision and culture across global operations, embedding excellence into every function.
• Translates regulatory complexity into actionable frameworks that accelerate compliance and innovation.
• Advises executive leadership and board stakeholders on risk, performance, and quality strategy.
• Delivers high-impact reporting that connects KPIs, CSFs, and operational realities to strategic outcomes.
• Facilitates cross-functional alignment through compelling narratives and data-driven insights.
• Leads large-scale quality initiatives that reduce cost of non-quality and elevate customer trust.
• Champions digitalization and automation of quality processes for scalability and resilience.
• Mentors emerging leaders and builds high-performing teams that sustain transformation.

Jan 2019 – Aug 2022 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Romania · On-site

• Quality Project Management Engineering for aviation and aerospace industries: Rolls Royce, Safran, General Electric, Ariane, La Rapida.
• Leading 3 multicomplex projects of Rolls Royce from Prototyping till Serial Production, > 3 Safran Projects with multidisciplinary teams across various expertise areas as: Heat Treatment, 2D & 3D, Atos measurement, Liquid Penetrant Inspection, Traditional and Digital RX Inspection, Grinding, Finishing, Casting, Calibration, Sandblasting. Multiple International certified by SAE & PROBITAS as per DPRV, AS 9117 & AS 13001 for Direct Products Release on behalf of customers. Certified auditor ISO 14001,45001 & 19011.

Sep 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Romania

• Manage more than 300 projects from Prototype phase till EOLC phase including aftermarket. DOE, Invest costs, cost optimization, process and product optimization, Vendoring, Dynamic Planning and Optimization, Lean Management, Sig Sigma, BOM implementation, Validation, Industrialization. Leading people and multidisciplinary teams through clarity & alignment to SCALE. OKR, CSF, KPIs with direct impact in business financial metrics.

Aug 2010 – Dec 2017 · 7 yrs 4 mos · Romania

• Product & process optimization, people management, 6S, 6Sigma, Gemba walk, change management & management of changes, > 4x OEE scale, people and multidisciplinary teams clarity & alignment to SCALE.
• Leading over 26 simultaneous projects for Audi, Bentley, VW, Daimler, Volvo, MAN, DAF, Claas, Fendt, Cummins, Perkins. Just in Time (JIT) Japanese implementation approach. Kanban and Production Balancing.