This document summarizes the qualifications and experience of Charles Cohen as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer. It highlights his extensive experience implementing quality systems and tools like Lean, Six Sigma, and compliance programs to improve supplier quality, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction for companies in various industries. It provides recommendations from past managers and details of his project successes in areas like reducing supplier issues and complaints.
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Value Proposition from Mattcons
IncreasingProfitability and Cash Flow.
Driving CultureChange.
SupportingGrowth initiatives and New product development.
Beyond theBasics.
Supply ChainManagement: The Real Improvement.
Focus onMaintenance: Key for enhancing Profitability.
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Inventory down by 30%
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Improvement ofSuggestion 10 times
Improve 5S score by 80%
Machine Changeover timeby 40%
Reduce EnergyConsumption by 20%
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Bio-Microbics, Inc. and Scienco/FAST, a division of Bio-Microbics, bring superior products to decentralized and distributed markets (residential, commercial, marine) with economical and effective treatment (whether for wastewater, water, storm water, etc.) to help ensure a clean environment for generations. Our products, policies, and personnel make the difference.
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Mattcons Operational Excellence Model shortly (MOPEX) is the systematic management approach to achieve world-class performanceby focusing operation optimization, safety, environment, reliability and efficiency.
Value Proposition from Mattcons
IncreasingProfitability and Cash Flow.
Driving CultureChange.
SupportingGrowth initiatives and New product development.
Beyond theBasics.
Supply ChainManagement: The Real Improvement.
Focus onMaintenance: Key for enhancing Profitability.
Where will your Operational Excellence journeytake you?
Reduce ManufacturingCost by 20 %
Number of Breakdownreduced by 50%
OEE improved by 30 %
Reduction DefectiveProducts by 50%
Customer Complain downby 60%
Inventory down by 30%
Major Accidents reducedby 100%
Improvement ofSuggestion 10 times
Improve 5S score by 80%
Machine Changeover timeby 40%
Reduce EnergyConsumption by 20%
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1. Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
“I Put Your Customers First,
By Making Your Products Last”
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251
2. About Me
Building in Quality
Work History
Experience & Recommendations
Project Implementation
Compliance
Systems and Programming
Product and Process Expertise
Lean and Six Sigma
Supplier Management
Failure Analysis
Certifications
Certificates and LinkedIn Profile
Education, Contact Me
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251
3. Alchemy is man’s age-old
quest to turn elements
into gold.
The Alchemy of Quality:
I like to think of my
modern day quest as
turning “???” into “$$$”.
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251
4. I started in the Quality game 11 years ago and
developed a deep passion for leading supply chains
for companies like yours to, “Get it right the first
time.”
I will do this for you by
using Lean, Six Sigma and
Compliance tools to:
Build a culture of
Continuous Improvement.
Dramatically reduce Cost of
Quality and improve
product reliability.
Inspire happy, repeat
Customers!
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6. Project Type Result
Project
Management Mini-Oscillator Business Exit
Shop Transition
ERP Systems On-time,
(MFG/Pro, eg) effective
DMAIC/7- implementation
Step Certification 100% successful
Audits (ISO, eg)
Global ESD Team Successfully
Plan-Do- Business Case established
Check-Act Quality Successfully
Improvement created, 2nd
Teams place in regional
competition
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7. • Lucent
ISO
• Jabil
ISO 9001 9001
• Varian
TL 9000
AS 9100 TL
• Lucent
9000
ISO 13485, FDA
ISO 14000
• Color
RoHS REACH
Kinetics
OSHA • Global
Regulatory Certifications
REACH • FCC
EN55015/CISPR15
EN55022/CISPR22 • ISO 13485
Medical
UL, CE, PSE, CQC, CC
• FDA/21CFR820
C, C-Tick
• ISO 14000
Environment • REACH
• RoHS
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8. Implementations (Super-User) PROGRESS
IMPAC BASIC
AMAPS FORTRAN
MFG/Pro 4GL Query Language
WebPlan Business Objects
HTML
User
Oracle
SAP
PeopleSoft
Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Arena
Agile
Kronos
E-Time
Documentation Control Systems
SolidWorks
LabView
Minitab
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251
9. LED Lighting Surface Mount
PCB Hand Assembly
Specialty Mechanical Inspection (in-process, OBA, EOL)
Electro-Mechanical Solder Verification System
Sheet Metal, Box Build Wave Solder
Semiconductor Point-to-point testing
Lexan/Polycarbonate Optical testing
Cable Harnessing X-ray testing
Silicon Integrated Circuits Wire bonding
Power Supplies Metal forming, pressing
Transformers Polycarbonate forming
Gas and Fluid Delivery Systems Electrostatic Discharge Program
Magnet Hipot testing
Graphite Reliability testing
Telecommunications equipment ESD
5S
Documentation and Training
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251
10. Voice of the Customer Supply Jabil
Balanced Scorecards Chain
Target setting
5S Program Adherence
Competency training programs
Varian
Manufacturing
Line Process Audits
Statistical Process Control
Control Plans Color
Waste handling Engineering Kinetics
Cell Teams
Quality Improvement Committee
Continuous Improvement using 4- Supply Lucent
Quadrant, Trend/Pareto tools
Chain
7-Step/DMAIC problem solving
Ishikawa Diagram
FMEA
Finance
ANOVA Cost of
Defects per Million Quality
Design of Experiments
Marketing Reduction
Critical To Quality
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251
11. 7-Step Problem
Solving Methodology • 6% Overall Supplier Quality
1st Article, GD&T Performance Improvement in 12
months across 60 vendors.
Supplier Inspection • $612,000 in material and process
Programs (AQL) costs improvement in 12 months.
Calibration program
Assessment
ISO compliance audit
Supply Chain
Management
Assessment
Manufacturing
Capability Assessment
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251
12. 8 Discipline Report Fretting corrosion – light fixtures
Pareto/Trending Plastic lens cracking
7-Step/DMAIC Method Pin crimps on wires
Motor failures Plan
Design of Experiments
Transformer failures
Hypothesis Testing
Power Supply component failures Act Do
Brainstorming
Screw embrittlement
Minitab Analysis PCB black residue Check
Ishykawa Analysis Water ingress in light fixtures
Risk Analysis ESD/EOS - PCBs
Training issues
- 98% Overdue Complaints reduction
- 44% RMA reduction
- 7.5% Cost of Quality Reduction
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13. “Chuck is a Quality Systems professional with a strong knowledge in system
test, supplier quality and business management systems. Chuck is very
personable, approachable and a pleasure to work with and for. Chuck
championed efforts to improve supplier quality, reduce complaints and
oversee global approbation activities while with Philips Color Kinetics. Chuck
would be an asset to any company seeking top quality professionals looking to
improve upon their NPI process and beef up supplier quality.” - Brad
Bombardier, Senior Compliance Engineer, Philips Color Kinetics
“Chuck is strong team leader who is well respected by his superiors, his
peers, and the Quality Engineering staff he manages.
Patient, conscientious, sensitive, and always professional, one of Chuck’s
greatest strengths is his ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of
the business and generate effective solutions to complex technical problems.”
- Greg Pearl, Work Cell Manager, Jabil
“Chuck is a seasoned quality professional with a broad understanding of
quality principles and the skills necessary to evaluate and improve the quality
systems of any business. I worked with Chuck at Varian and Lucent and can
attest to his character, work ethic, and ability to drive improvement. He is a
strong and capable candidate for any quality position he may desire.” – J.
Beauregard, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Varian
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14. ISO 9001:2008
Click to visit
LinkedIn Profile
ISO 9001 Lead Auditor
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15. Timeframe Training
June, 2010 Lean Basics Training
June, 2010 Six Sigma Awareness Training
January, 2009 PFMEA Training
January, 2009 Quick Response Quality Control
Training
March, 2009 ISO 13485:2003 Internal Auditor
Training for FDA Regulated
Industries
May, 2007 7-Step Problem-Solving Method
Training
Feb, 2000 TL 9000 Auditing Certificate
January, 1986 Certified Production and
Inventory Manager (CPIM)
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251
16. Date Degree
1990 Master of Science, Industrial Purdue University
Engineering
1984 Bachelor of Science, Industrial Northeastern University
Engineering
Charles Cohen
Phone: 978-430-9251
Address: 20 Clementi Lane, Methuen, MA 01844
Charles Cohen - CharlesCohen20@Comcast.net - Phone: 978-430-9251