David Todd has over 30 years of experience in quality assurance management, quality control, and quality engineering. He has worked in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing. His background includes implementing quality management systems, auditing suppliers, managing quality teams, and ensuring compliance with ISO and military material specifications. Currently, he is the Quality Assurance Manager at CSI Calendering, where he leads quality initiatives and process improvements.

1. David R. Todd
604 Alder Court ▪ Coppell, TX 75019
(214) 334-7717 ▪ Email: d_r_todd@yahoo.com
Quality Assurance Management / Quality Control / Quality Assurance Engineering
 Extensive background in Procurement Quality Assurance,Contact/Specification Review, Supply Chain
Management, ISO 9000/ISO 14000, and AS9100 Quality Management Systems in Multi-Cultural environments.
 Diverse working knowledge and experience of AS/ISO Quality Management Systems, military and commercial
material and process specifications, quality compliance requirements, quality inspection systems, internal and
external auditing, preventative and corrective action methods, and supplier capability assessments.
EXPERIENCE
CSI Calendering, Inc. – Arlington,Texas Feb. 2012 – June 2016
Quality Assurance Manager currently (previously Operations Mgr. and ProgramMgr.)
 Document product “trial” runs (new rubber compound or fabric combination) for Customer review.
Document and issue Certificates of Analysis for Customer product runs, as required.
 Customer liaison for all Customer contact outside of Sales; “trial “ product runs, quality issues, plant visits,
Customer’s “Supplier Evaluations and Questionnaires.”
 Purchase Order and Contract review to assure compliance to all Customer P.O. terms and conditions.
 Develop process flow charts,manufacturing work instructions, quality/inspection work instructions, and
shipping and receiving work instructions.
 Initiate culture change in production associates for implementation of a structured, documented production
and quality management system.
 Develop training for Staff and production associates for future implementation of an ISO 9000 QMS.
 Manage and direct three Shift Supervisors and all production staff for calendering operations.
 Training supervisory staff in people management techniques, dispute resolution, performance evaluations, and
team building.
 Capacity and workload planning, setting production standards.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Fort Worth, Texas Jan. 2011 – Dec.2011
Supplier Quality Engineer; Supply Chain Services (SCS) Group
 Manage and direct activities ofField Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) for Supplier Audits, Predictive
Surveillance Program, Source Inspection activity, Supplier Corrective Action activity, and Integrated
Corrective Action data base,
 Assist in the management and coordination of the daily tasks being performed by SCS Commodity SQE team
assigned to support all LM Aeronautics Programs at all fabrication sites.
o Assist in daily maintenance of Supplier Quality Management (SQM) system entries and queries
o Managing, coordinating communications between management, programs, suppliers and SQE’s.
o Maintain SQE focus on timely completion of time sensitive activities: Corrective Action Requests
(CAR),Supplier Quality Assurance Reports (SQAR),Receipt Exception Reports (RER),First Article
Inspection (FAI), Product Verification Report (PVR),Supplier Disclosure Letters (SDL),and
Integrated Corrective Action Issues/Tasks
 Direct SQE’s in proper procedure, processes and course of action required to effect resolutions with supplier
product issues; this may require training, mentoring of field SQE and limited travel for interaction among the
supplier base and SQE’s at large
 Coordinate and assist in the resolution of quality issues with manufacturing, operations, engineering, suppliers
and the field SQE.
o Initiate, track and review CAR’s
o Track review and input SQARS in the SQMS database
o Manage Issues/Tasks assigned to SCS with-in the Integrated Corrective Action system
 Short term project management:
o Data requests from, and reports for Supplier Quality Management (SQM)

2. o Various target burn down lists
o Supplier QMS 3rd Party status
o SQAR/QAR Reduction
o APQP (Advance Product Quality Planning)
 Produce and present training materials to large groups and individuals as needed and to provide performance
feedback and opportunities for improvement to the SQE community.
ACTIS Manufacturing, Ltd. LLC – Grapevine, Texas 2002 – 2009
Quality Assurance Manager
 Assisted with the start-up of a new automotive A/C compressor re-manufacturing facility co-founded by
Toyota Ind. and Denso Corp.
 Responsible for establishing Quality Assurance,Quality Control, ISO 9001/ISO 14001 compliant procedures
and processes.
 Acted as Quality Liaison with primary customer (Denso Sales, CA) and “End Users” (BMW North America,
Mercedes Benz North America, American Honda Motors, etc.) for product and packaging requirements,
specification controls, warranty issues, and customer audits.
 Management Representative for ISO 9001 and ISO14001 platforms.
 Maintained control of Toyota A/C compressor OEM engineering documentation and specifications.
 Developed Quality Engineering system for the control of customer and internal drawings and specifications,
and developed QA performance and endurance testing of finished products.
 Supplier selection and control.
 Developed compliance standards for inspection and re-use of the “core” (used) compressors and other
components used in the remanufacturing process.
 Developed and implemented a calibration and calibration recall system for all Measuring and Test Equipment
(M&TE).
 Developed and implemented processes and procedures for the evaluation and reporting on products returned
under warranty claims; payment approval for warranty claims, and estimation of capital reserves for warranty
liabilities. Total “Accepted Warranty Returns” rate is less than 500 PPM for re-manufactured products.
 100% Customer Satisfaction Rating and Zero Customer Quality Problem Reports since June 2006.
TIDEL Engineering, L.P. – Carrollton, Texas 1999-2001
Quality Assurance Manager
 Managed and directed Quality Engineering and QE Test Technicians, Quality Control and Technical Writing
functions, successfully establishing and implementing an ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
 Directed receiving inspection of raw materials; in-process, and final acceptance inspection of ready-to-ship
Automated Teller Machines (ATM’s), and Cash Control Safes.
 Performed Supplier Quality Management System audits and capability assessments for electronic fabrication
(printed wiring boards, and electronics sub-assemblies), sheet metal fabrication, machine shop and welding
operations, powder coating, spray paint applications, and injection molding of plastics.
 Established supplier “First Article Inspection requirements.”
 Initiated tracking and trending of workmanship and supplier nonconformance issues. Weekly reporting to
executive management Program Review Board.
 Reduced the amount of material maintained in the Non-Conforming Material Crib from $90K plus to less
than $5K. Implemented and Chaired the Material Review Board.
EFW, Inc. - Fort Worth, Texas 1986-1999
(Formerly General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division; Israeli owned and managed company 1993 – 1999)
Supplier Quality Control Manager
 Managed and directed accountabilities for all quality aspects,both foreign and domestic, of supplier approval
and control, inspection of procured materials, investigation of supplier material nonconformance issues, and
corrective & preventative action measures.
 Developed Preferred Supplier Program – reduced internal inspection costs and documentation.
 Developed and implemented the quality portion of the Supplier Rating System for compliance to ISO 9001
and Mil-Q-9858 platforms assuring optimal supplier performance.

3.  Assisted in the reduction of the dock-to-stock cycle time for procured materials by approximately 50% while
maintaining high quality standards.
 Selected and directed contract field personnel for performing Supplier Source Inspection, Supplier Quality
Management System audits IAW ISO 9000/9001 requirements which resulted in a reduction in supplier
surveillance expenses of approximately 15%.
 Directed the activities of a Source Control Coordinator, and Procurement Quality Assurance Engineer for
assessment and approval of the quality system and technical capabilities for over 250 foreign and domestic
suppliers.
 Directed activities for assessment and approval of supplier quality systems for over 100 domestic suppliers
for the parent company, Elbit Systems Ltd., in Haifa Israel.
General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division 1986-1993
Procurement Quality Assurance Engineer,Senior
 Ensured accurate flow-down of customer imposed contract requirements to suppliers and subcontractors,
supplier quality system and capability auditing, trend analysis of supplier performance, responsible for
initiating and tracking Material Surveys and the participated as a member of the Material Review Board.
 Certified Statistical Process Control Auditor accountable for leading Supplier SPC Audit Teams and assisting
supplier with internal SPC applications.
 Developed supplier quality terms and conditions assuring procured materials met customer contract
requirements and expectations.
 Member of the Electronics Corrective Action Board accountable for trend analysis, supplier corrective
actions, and presentations to management and the customer.
United Technologies, Mostek –Carrollton, Texas 1980-1985
Operations Manager for Non-Volatile Memory Engineering 1984 – 1985
 Ensured the smooth transition of new products from Research and Development stage to manufacturing by
coordinating the efforts of Marketing, Device Planning, Assembly Engineering, Test Engineering, and
Reliability Engineering.
 Responsible for assuring failure analysis of returned goods was accomplished and the reporting of results to
the customer
 Responsible for the Materials Planning and Mechanical Engineer functions.
Supervisor, Backend Manufacturing (Initial Test and Burn-In Dept.) 1980-1984
 Ensured capacity planning and production standards for production requirements, and supervised two
production supervisors and 40 operators for a three-shift operation.
EDUCATION
Texas Technological University, Lubbock, Texas
Bachelor of Science,Zoology Major; Chemistry Minor
RELEVANT TRAINING
Quality Assurance
Toyota Management Foundations I & II, Toyota Production System (TPS), Total Quality Management (TQM),
ISO Auditor Training, Certified Statistical Process Control Auditor (General Dynamics), MIL-STD-2000, Joint
STD. 001
Leadership Development
Management Action Program (MAP),Positive Leadership Principles, Management by Strengths, Adult
Leadership Training (Boy Scouts of America)