DAN WALTERS

Current

Quality Engineer at Enginetics

Past

Supplier Quality Assurance Representative at Pratt & Whitney
Supplier Quality Engineer at Carrier Commercial Refrigeration
Senior Quality Engineer at WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Senior Engineer at Waukesha Engine Dresser
Engineer / Supervisor at SUNDSTRAND Corporation

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Education

Cardinal Stritch University
Front Range Community College

Recommended

12 people have recommended DAN

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Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Websites

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DAN WALTERS’s Experience

Quality Engineer

Enginetics

(Aviation & Aerospace industry)

August 2009 — Present (5 months)

Nice, clean, well equipped factory with a whole lot of great manufacturing expertise. Beautiful setting. Fun place to work. Approved Supplier to GE Aircraft, Rolls Royce, Volvo, Magellan, Pratt Whitney, UTC, BAE.
- PW ACE GOLD supplier ... basking in reflected glory.
Current assignments
-Certified Operator Program development ...
-Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and Gage R&R
-CMM correlation Gage Study ... fun stuff
- Supplier Quality risk analysis tool development
-Helping in the inspection department
Supplier Quality Assurance Representative

Pratt & Whitney

(Public Company; UTX; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

March 2005 — June 2009 (4 years 4 months)

Supplier Quality Assurance Representative. Remote engineer servicing supplier factories in Ohio and Kentucky. Duties .. First article inspection approval, Engineering Source Approval, SQA Audits, Escape investigation, Source qualification, JSF new product launch support and over site.
Airfoil mfg, brackets, complex assemblies (fuel pumps and coolers ) machining, EDM, ECM, castings, forgings, composites, SSME harness‘s, plating, coatings, gears, splines, seals,bearings, special processes.
Supplier Quality Engineer

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration

(Public Company; UTX; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

August 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 8 months)

McMinnville, TN (1500 employees, 600M sales)
Worlds largest manufacturing plant site for commercial HVAC units
Supplier Quality Manager, Supplier Engineer; Sr. Analyst – Since the announcement of plant closure placed on special assignment, a member of the M1 push team, focused on outsourcing the 400k sq ft sheet metal fabrication shop. Expert in SQA, Planning, writing procedures, MDR, CCA, Calibration, Root Cause analysis, Quality system surveys, supplier selection, capability studies, design reviews, KEY design features and mistake proofing. Achieving Competitive Excellence
Senior Quality Engineer

WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

(Public Company; WMGI; Medical Devices industry)

March 1997 — December 2002 (5 years 10 months)

Arlington, TN (650 employees, 350M sales)
Orthopedic implant manufacturer, hips, knee, custom implants with associated instrumentation and devices.
Senior Engineer; Hip Stem & Acetabular Implants and Surgical Instruments
· Prepare extensive quality plans for LEAN manufacturing operation change over
· Designed easy to use, efficient affordable gages and fixtures, Organized hip stem inspection, writing work instructions & procedures. Consolidated inspections to save time and improve quality. Authored FDA compatible quality control visual acceptance criteria for implant cosmetics. FMEA
· Installed process controls, sampling plans, Instituted Statistical Process Control, optimizing processes with Six Sigma techniques; Process capability studies, Gage R&R, Material Review Board, CP CPK, SPC, FDA, ISO, PPAP, SQA.
· Processed customer Complaints, determining root cause failure analysis EXPLANTS
· Took charge and justified funding for LEITZ PMM for acetabular implant inspections. New piece of equipment decreased inspection times from 45 minutes per part to under 3 minutes. The new method was the driving force behind the company’s ability to develop and manufacture more parts inhouse and meet sky rocketing sales demands. Purchased several expensive pieces of inspection equipment. Developed inspection methods and routines to improve gage R&R and quality.

I enjoyed this job very much. Fun product line to work on. Worked with a lot of good people. Great CAD system.
Senior Engineer

Waukesha Engine Dresser

(Privately Held; Oil & Energy industry)

January 1994 — March 1997 (3 years 3 months)

Heavy industrial Natural Gas and Diesel Internal Combustion Engine MFG.
Senior Engineer
Capacity planning for inspection departments, Total Cycle Time Reduction, Supplier Quality Measurement, Design review of parts, ANSI 14.5Y GD&T, Setup and Coordinate Process & Machine Capability Studies, MRB, Quality Tools & Principles, SQA, SCAR, RRCA, TCT, Lean, U-cells, Pistons, Crankshafts, head, valves, Gears
Supervise (24) Inspectors and (3) Manufacturing engineers. Prioritize and coordinate Zeiss, DEA and Cordax CMM activities, Manager of Calibration Laboratory, MRB activities; all aspects of machining inspection, special processes (Heat treat, plating, NDT and fab), assembly and test,
·Formulate or help formulate QA/QC ISO 9001 compatible Quality Operating Procedures, Quality Assurance Instructions, Supplier Quality Procedures, Department Work Instructions and Automated Inspection Instructions, Peter Thomas
·Drafted Process Control section of Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award application,
·ISO 9001 LEAD AUDITOR, supervise internal auditing groups, Phillip Crosby
·Managed capital project budgets, quality improvements, in excess of $3 million
Engineer / Supervisor

SUNDSTRAND Corporation

(Public Company; UTX; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

February 1976 — October 1993 (17 years 9 months)

SUNDSTRAND CORP 1976 to Oct. 1993; 4 PLANT SITES IN 3 STATES,
SUNDSTRAND Rockford, Illinois ( 8000 employees, billion dollar sales) Mil-Q-9858. electric power, gear actuation, fuel pump and mechanical systems.
Engineer; Sr. Analyst Raw Material Procurement Quality Assurance. ·SQA surveys, RRCA, Foundries, Steel Mills, Machine shops, special process suppliers (platers, HT, welders, plastics, labs, EDM etc), lead supplier reduction projects.·Expert at Complex casting layouts, sand, die, investment, lost foam ; SPC as tool for problem solving. ·Expert consultant on ANSI 14.5Y GDT, design review, KEY design features, process produce-ability & inspect-ability
SUNDSTRAND ROCKFORD MANUFACTURING 1991-1992 Rockford, Illinois (site with 200 employees). Mil-Q-9858
High volume CNC of large complex magnesium gear box housings and assemblies.
SUPERVISOR OF INSPECTION Plants (1) & (2) , ·Supervised (16) Q.C. personnel performing highly detailed mechanical inspections, operating and programming CMM (DEA and Boice),NDT(X-ray, Zyglo and Magna-flux). Scheduled work through (9) coordinate measuring machines (CMM), Final, Receiving, In process Inspection. Programmed CMM and Quality Planning, MRB and Root Cause analysis.
SUNDSTRAND Advanced Technology 1980 – 1991 Denver, Co Mil-Q-9858 ... Fast paced producer of complex precision components including turned, heat treated and ground gears and shafts.CHIEF Inspector, Pre-Prod (prototype & black hole)
·First Article, programmed: DEA, Boice, Moore, Leitz, Portage, Brown & Sharpe CMM; Programmed GEAR machines: Fellows, Hofler, M&M, Moore, ·Metrology Laboratory calibrations measuring and test equipment, adjust and calibrate; Deming philosophy; Juran quality control,
SUNDSTRAND Transmission Plant 1976 -80 Ames, Iowa
Tool & Gage Inspector and Mechanical Inspection, Quality Control
·Metrology Lab. Calibrations, CMM, GDT., Gear inspection equipment; Complex Casting Layout on open plate and Portage

DAN WALTERS’s Education

Cardinal Stritch University

BSM , TQM ... Total Quality Management , 1991 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

BSM degree Total Quality Management TQM (3.75 GPA)
Front Range Community College

AAS , Design: Machine drafting technology , 1991 — 1995

3.92 GPA

Activities and Societies:

Sat on advisory commitee for Practical Metallurgy , CAD and Machinist apprentaship departments.
Colorado State Board Vocational Credential Technical-Instructor AutoCAD

Additional Information

DAN WALTERS’s Websites:

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DAN WALTERS’s Interests:

family, community, woodworking, tilest, artist,

DAN WALTERS’s Groups:

QualityNet - Quality Professionals Network
American Society for Quality
Supply Chain Movement
Aerospace Professionals
Cardinal Stritch University Alumni
CAD software users
United Technologies Alumni & Employees (UTC-UTX)
Carrier
Supply Chain Today: Continuous Improvement, Technology Innovation, Executive Jobs, Education 10,000+
ASQ Biomedical Division Member Group
Waukesha Engine Employees and Alumni
Dimensional Inspection Experts
Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain
Supplier Quality Engineers & Supplier Development Engineers Network