1. Lawrence F. Burant
9909 Seneca Court ▪ Brecksville, Ohio 44141
440.838.5362 (H) 440.785.6956 (C) ▪ lfburant@msn.com
Areas of Expertise
Statistical Engineering / Six Sigma Black Belt / Continuous Improvement / ISO & AS Compliance /
Certified Quality Engineer / Teaching and Coaching / Problem Solving / Reliability Engineering /
Project Management / Customer Satisfaction / Supplier Quality Assurance / Security Clearance
Secret Level
Analytical Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement Accomplishments
• Analyzed Supplier data and identified significant component issue on a Brake Control Unit.
Spearheaded a team which resolved issue and prevented over 20% Field failures.
• Designed Experiment to qualify a new Mil-Spec replacement component for Supplier’s
Process, both rework and new build. Replacement component improved yield by 22%.
• Completed APQP requirements on military landing gear by documenting Process Flow Charts
and Cleaning Control Plans.
• Developed and implemented Procedure and Flowchart for First Article Inspection Procedure
which will add manufacturability requirement to the FAI Process.
• Directed activities of 8 engineers as Sustainment Technical Lead of a mission-critical guidance
instrument for the United States Air Force. First non-engineer to hold that position
• Developed a guidance and navigation gyro Reliability Model which was instrumental in
securing the first commercial contract for space application.
• Utilized Lean initiatives on a key instrument in the inertial guidance system of the Minute Man
III Weapon System, the results of which included a 300% improvement in instrument Mean
Time Between Failures (MTBF). Received 1 of 2 United States Air Force Award Fees issued that
year.
• Internal Lead Auditor for ISO 9000 and AS9100 compliance review and registration, both of
which were achieved on the first registration audit.
• Spearheaded development effort to utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) in Gyro Repair and
Overhaul line which ultimately resulted in the 68% increase in MTBF for the instrument in the
field.
• Developed new method for gathering and analyzing data from the most critical instrument test
enabling instrument variability and test equipment variability tracked separately. This lead to a
significant correlation between variability and detection of potential ‘short timer’ failures.
Received only United States Air Force Award Fee issued that year.
• Established Figure Of Merit “Watchlist” for instruments that pass all tests but have anomalies
with key test data. Received 1 of 3 Award Fees for that year from the USAF for identifying the
potential issue and providing a solution.
• Developed and implemented a global Customer Survey of the channel groups across all
Product Divisions resulting in a cost savings of $850,000 in three years.
• Enhanced and executed the Third Party Assessment survey, resulting in cost savings of
$30,000 in the first year and over $50,000 in subsequent years.
• Coordinated over 150 total quality internal auditors for the Automation Control and Information
Group resulting in 100% compliance to both ISO 9000 and 14,000 registrations.

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• Coordinated Total Quality compliance in meeting both automotive and FDA requirements as
required for Tier 1 Suppliers.
• Designed, delivered training and implemented an automated Statistical Process Control (SPC)
system for electronic manufacturing resulting in significant quality improvements while
reducing test and inspection time.
• Developed and implemented a Business Process Improvement (BPI) procedure, which
included weighted measures and quantifiable metrics, adaptable to all processes. Taught an
instructional procedure which was filmed and utilized throughout the company. As a result,
the top 6 BPI projects were presented to Executive Management and Board of Directors.
Received a Customer First and Chairman’s Award for the effort.
• Developed, delivered training and implemented a Design for Manufacturing Index (DMI), which
took into account component quality, process set up time, total time to build and correlated
with outgoing yield. All new product designs received a DMI and were not considered
acceptable until meeting the required Index value. It is still in use today.
• Statistical project lead on development and production of Lite-Weight Sealed Beam Headlight –
reduced overall weight by 25% and significantly improved optical measures resulting in use of
a Halogen Lamp as part of standard production.
• Statistical project lead on the development of a procedure for concatenating Optical Wave
Guides without loss of attenuation – first time it had ever been accomplished.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems, Akron, OH (Current)
Braking systems for commercial and military aircraft, specializing in electrical control systems.
Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH (12/2011 – 1/2012)
Landing Gear supplier for military and commercial aviation.
Quality Engineer Level II
STRAIGHT LINE PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC. Brecksville, OH (Ongoing)
Private firm which provides accessible, low-cost, powerful tools, education, and consulting.
Statistical Analyst
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Heath, OH (2001 – 2011)
(formerly Atlantic Inertial Systems)
Mission-critical guidance, stabilization, and navigation products and systems for military and defense
Senior Statistician & Systems Analyst
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, Cleveland, OH (1985 – 2001)
Industrial automation control and information solutions across industries
Senior Project Engineer (1998 – 2001)
Statistician (1985 – 1998)

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ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE
• Coordinator of Quality Control, Laser Cam Systems, Cleveland, Ohio
• Statistical Quality Engineer, Atlantic Tool and Die Stampings, Strongsville, Ohio
• Quality Engineer, Corning Glass Works, Corning, New York
• Part-time Faculty, University of Akron, Ohio
• Full time Staff Orderly, Binghamton General Hospital, Binghamton, New York
EDUCATION
MS, Statistics, The University of Akron – Akron, Ohio
BS, Mathematics, The University of Akron – Akron, Ohio
BS, Psychology & Pre-Med, The University of Miami – Coral Gables, Florida
CERTIFICATIONS / HONORS / ORGANIZATIONS
Microsoft Project Management Certification
Certified Lead Assessor – ISO 9000
Certified Quality Engineer
Member - American Society for Quality Control
Member - American Statistical Association
SKILLS
• Six Sigma Black Belt Equivalent
• Statistical Analysis – Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Analysis
of Variance (ANOVA), Evolutionary Operations (EVOP), Graphical Analysis, Regression &
Correlation, Weibull Analysis, Capability Studies, Multivariate Analysis, Factorial
Designs/Taguchi Methodology
• Quality Assurance – American Society for Quality Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Lead
Auditor ISO 9000, 13485 & 14000, and AS9100, CMMI, National Aerospace and Defense
Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP), Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Advanced
Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Poka-yoke,
Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gage R&R, Process Validation, QS-9000 Assessor, Life
Cycle Management Design Review Assessor, Basic Quality Tools & Techniques
• Manufacturing Support - Project Management, Lean, JIT, FMEA, DFM/DFA, Configuration
Management
• Software Proficiency - Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)