Andrew Weaver
Program Analyst at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Director of Operations | Senior Quality Manager | Quality Director | Continuous Improvement Manager | ISO 9001/AS 9100
Experienced leader in Quality and Manufacturing looking for opportunities in the Emergency Management field. I bring 15 years of experience managing teams of all sizes and configurations, project management experience, and process improvement experience. I also bring eight years of experience as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician in the Army National Guard. I am currently completing a master's degree in Emergency Management and Homeland Security from Arizona State University and am looking for opportunities to apply my prior experiences to an Emergency Management career.

My leadership experience encompasses everything from small cross-functional teams to leading the day-to-day manufacturing management team responsible for over 200 team members and $50M in annual production. I have over 15 years of progressive leadership experience spanning operations, engineering, quality, continuous improvement, and product management. I have achieved frequent promotions by being willing to take on struggling departments and successfully stabilize and develop them. I am skilled at mentoring people, building teams, understanding complex systems, and using that knowledge to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost. I develop and mentor team members to achieve their potential. My strengths include data-driven decision-making, troubleshooting, creative thinking, and solution-finding. I frequently use tools from Lean, 5S, TOC, Visual Workplace, and QMS to stabilize production systems and improve throughput and profitability.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-veterans-affairs
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Program Analyst
Arizona State University
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Masters student in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
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Graduate Student
Janicki Industries
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Developed and managed quality requirements and standards for the manufacturing of products to ensure the product and captured data meet internal and external compliance requirements. Played a key role in developing and implementing quality policies and procedures. Responsible for product quality. Interacted with various functional groups including Sales, Contracts, Design, Engineering, Customers, and Suppliers. Coordinated daily activities, workflow, oversight and training for level I, II and III Quality Engineers, NDI department, and Inspectors. AS9100 internal auditor.
Hamilton, Washington
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Senior Quality Engineer
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Responsible for communicating and defining customer expectations across organizational boundaries and verifying that they were met. Oversaw the development and implementation of training tracking corporate-wide. Director level responsibility for Quality, Training, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance and Reporting, ISO 9001, and Special Projects.
    • Led the development and implementation of Statistical Process Control to identify trends leading to manufacturing problems and take preventive actions
    • Selected the software and led the implementation of process audits to verify conformity to processes and validate process output
    • Headed the transition to ISO 9001:2015
Monroe, WA
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Director of Quality Management
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Responsible for planning, communicating, coordinating, and executing daily operations with the production managers and distribution manager as direct reports. Coordinated with Production Control and Materials to balance workloads and ensure resource availability. Monitored manufacturing processes to verify that the value stream was meeting scheduled timelines and budget performance, adapted plans to avoid or mitigate obstacles to success. 
    • Led the day-to-day Operations Team responsible for 200+ team members and $50M annual production in a complex, high volume/high mix manufacturing environment
    • Led daily operations team through 40% annual sales growth and a major product mix shift
    • Established strategic plans and direction including increasing the number of CNC machines from 4 to 13 to prepare for automation
    • Expanded the level of workplace visualization and KPIs in operations to improve training, job tracking, and communication
    • Improved the use of job instructions and training to stabilize the production flow and create team member accountability
Monroe, WA
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Plant Superintendent
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Responsible for Product Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, and Special Product Requests. 
    • Launched new product line that currently makes up 25%-35% of the business
    • Fostered collaboration across multiple disciplines to double the New Product Introductions annually
Monroe, WA
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Product Management Manager
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Managed and coordinated the Continuous Improvement initiatives company-wide. Used Lean, 5S, KPIs, improved Cell design, Job Instructions and improved training and cross-training to make improvements. Managed the ISO 9001 program. Managed the Quality Assurance department. 
    • Revitalized the ISO 9001:2000 program that was on the verge of losing certification for multiple major non-conformances; upgraded the program to ISO 9001:2008 and managed it for 8 years without any major non-conformances
    • Developed a quality rate report using a database that allowed for more accurate quality reporting and was searchable for trend reporting; used the data to drive responsibility and action in the individual departments for a 10% improvement in first pass yield
    • Used the warranty data and corrective action process to drive down warranty rates and maintain warranties at 35%-50% of the accepted industry norm
Monroe, WA
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Continuous Improvement Manager
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Coordinated with area managers, collaborated with production Leads, evaluated growth plans, and analyzed data to identify areas for improvement. Established and managed projects to improve Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Cost. Used Lean, 5S, KPIs, improved Cell design, Job Instructions and improved training and cross-training to make improvements. Managed projects to acquire and deploy new machinery.
    • Re-engineered the three main assembly lines into a single line maximizing similar capabilities for a 45%, $375k annualized labor savings
    • Integrated support functions into the assembly lines reducing WIP by over 50% in Assembly
    • Tested and adopted new adhesives enabling one product line twice the capacity
Monroe, WA
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Production Engineer
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Supervised the Quality Assurance department. Problem-solver for all of Production.
    • Led the cross-functional team to establish formal quality standards and develop an online digital platform giving all employees access to the standards and improving team member accountability
    • Standardized inspection processes and implemented cross-training
Monroe, WA
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Quality Assurance Supervisor
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Supervised Door Department on swing shift. Responsible for 40 direct reports. Estimated production times and staffing requirements, planned workforce utilization and workflows, identified areas for improvement and implemented Lean, 5S, job instruction improvements, and cross-training. Ensured that schedules were closed on-time and complete.
    • Used Lean, 5S and TOC to improve department first pass yield by over 25 % and eliminate 75% of overtime
    • Improved Job Instructions to reduce training time and implemented a cross-training program that enabled a 15% reduction in headcount
Monroe, WA
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Production Supervisor
Army National Guard
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An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician performs, supervises and manages explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations. Locates, identifies, disarms, neutralizes, recovers, and disposes of hazardous explosives; conventional, chemical, biological, incendiary, and nuclear ordnance; and criminal or terrorist devices.
Washington
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
University of Washington
Certification
Commercial Diver
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Divers Institute of Technology
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Master of Arts - MA
Emergency Management and Homeland Security
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Arizona State University
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Class Honor Graduate from Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Eglin AFB Florida. GPA 96.26
Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Honor Graduate
CISB provides students with the opportunity to enhance a world-class business education and functional specialties with:
Global business knowledge and skills
World region specialization
Foreign language proficiency
Practical experience in international business
Overseas learning experience
Cross-cultural awareness
Leadership development
University of Washington Foster School of Business
Certificate of International Studies in Business - Spanish Track
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
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Volunteer
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Greater Seattle Area
Holly Emmons
Health Insurance Producer & Benefits Administrator
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Lake Arrowhead, CA
greg loya
owner at aero-tech sheet metal
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Warrington
Greg Loya
Director at FPE
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Winchester, TN
Ross Colley
Robotis Service Technition at Tenn Rand
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Rochester, NY
Louis Romano
President at ROMOLD Inc.
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Irvine, CA
jeff bougher
VP at US  Best Repairs
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Anderson, SC
Mark Webb
plastics technician at AFR
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Greg Loya
Project Manager at American Sheet Metal Specialties
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Fayetteville, TN
Tim Vander Kooi
Territory Manager, Fordham Plastics
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Pewaukee, WI
Aaron Sleight
Product Manager at IFS
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Noblesville, IN
Matt Jarrett
Manufacturing Engineer at Rolls-Royce
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Memphis, TN
Matthew Bramlett
Project & Facilties Manager  at Pandrol
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Valparaiso, IN
Brian Swayne
Head, Strategy, Supplier, Project Delivery for Commercial Banking Operations at BMO Financial Group
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Monroe, WA
Don Wennick
Network Administrator at Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Monroe, WA
Stacy Tate
I.T. Services Director at Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Snohomish, WA
Vasili Afanasenka
Project Engineer
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Rio Rancho, NM
Didier Deutsch
Automation Controls Engineering Tech
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Greater Seattle Area
Patrick Foltz
VP Operations at Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
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Emergency Management and Homeland Security at ASU College of Public Service & Community Solutions
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EOD Technicians
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Emergency Management and Homeland Security Professionals
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Emergency Management Networking
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