Richard Armijo has over 10 years of experience in quality assurance roles at SpaceX, including currently serving as a Quality Engineer in the Tooling Fabrication department. He is responsible for internal audits, corrective actions, and quality process improvements. Previously he worked as a Quality Engineer and Quality Inspector on the Dragon Spacecraft program where he developed non-conforming hardware tracking systems to reduce costs and risks. He also has 4 years of experience maintaining military aircraft as an Aviation Structural Mechanic in the Navy.

1. Richard Armijo
909-336-8825 or 424-236-9975 | Richard.Armijo@spacex.com |Armijosisland@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
Quality Engineer- Space Exploration Technologies |May 2015 - Current
Tooling Fabrication and Assembly
 AS9100 - Quality Internal Auditor
o Responsible forcoordinatingandfacilitatinginternal audits, 3rd
party audits,
Departmentof Defense auditsand Office of InspectorGeneral auditsforthe entire
ToolingFabricationdepartment toinclude:
o Corrective actionplanning,problemsolving, effectivenessandefficiencyof operations
and programs,reviewof effectivity postauditsandfollow-upactionplans
o Ensuringthat significantrisksare assessedandappropriate mitigationmeasures
identifiedandimplemented
 Material ReviewBoardQualityEngineer
o PrimaryMRB-QE for the entire Toolingfabricationdepartmenttoinclude approvingand
closingnon-conformingreports, qualityprocessimprovementsthroughproject
managementandcorrective/furtheractionsprocedures
o Approvedandclosedover10,000 non-conformance reportsforSpaceXsince 2012
 Certifiedinthe conceptsof 8D(8-disciplinesof problemsolving) andLeanManufacturing
o Leda problemsolvingteamof 5 QualityEngineersinthe concepts of 8D to reduce wire
harnessing“ridingconditions” by25% that were discoveredduring DragonSpacecraft
integration
 SupportDesignforManufacturabilitybyparticipating inPreliminaryDesignReview (PDR) /
Critical DesignReview(CDR) toensure designforquality(DFQ),designformanufacturability
(DFM),riskquantificationandmitigation,andthat appropriate testvalidationmethodsand
inspectiontechniques,includingnondestructiveevaluationmethods,have beenconsidered
 Quality ManagementSystem- Level IIDocumentControl Technicalwriting
 QualityMetricsandData Processing thrutrendingof non-conformancesandcorrective actions
 Performs RootCause Investigationstoidentifysystemicdeviationsinanefforttoreduce non-
conformance product yieldand promote qualityrightfirsttime
 ActingSupplierQualityEngineerforthe ToolingDepartmentandprovidingdirectsupportfor
suppliercauseddeviationsfrommanufacturingrequirementsastheyrelate toGD&T
 CalibratedTool TrackingProject (Metrology)
o Developedanddesigned atrackingsystemforall calibratedtools utilizingbarcode
scanningfunctionality
o The systemallowcalibratedtoolstobe checkedin/outof inventoryviabarcode
scanningandtracked thrudailyreportsand metrics
o As a result,tool control improvedby95%,lostor damagedtoolswere reducedto5%,
savingSpaceXupwardsof $30K annually

2. Quality Engineer- Space Exploration Technologies |July 2012 - May 2015
Dragon SpacecraftAssembly and Integration
 Responsible forthe evaluationof productandprocessoutputdata thatdrove improvementsin
manufacturingquality,whileactivelyrepresenting qualityobjectives indesignanddevelopment
teams
 DevelopedanddesignedaGPS tracking systemfornon-conforminghardware utilizingbarcode
scanninginan efforttopreventnon-conforminghardware frombeingmisplacedorinstalledon
flighthardware:
o Leda teamof BusinessAnalystandSoftware Developerstodesignthe requirementsand
implementthe trackingsystemintoproduction,post1year developmentandtesting
o As a result, missingandlosthardware wasreduced by80% annually,savingSpaceX$1.5
milliononlaborcostand reducingriskof flightfailure
 Supported ProductionProcessAudit/Improvement byassessingnew processesforsafetyand
productrisks
 Ensuredadherence toQMS policyand procedureswithinthe DragonSpacecraftworkcenter
 Developedcriteriaandbuiltauditstoidentifyprocessweaknesses
 ReviewedEngineeringMasters(EM),WorkOrder (WO) instructionsanddrawings for
completenessandaccuracyto companyand industrystandards
 Providedon-site QualityEngineeringsupportforSpaceXlaunchcampaignsatCape Canaveral
and VandenbergAirForce Base fromJanuary2014 to April 2015 whichaidedinthe successful
launchof 7 missions
 Provided detailedinspectionsof critical International Space Station cargobeingloaded intothe
Dragon SpacecraftAssembly
o As a result,the DragonSpacecraftsuccessfullydeliveredcritical HVAC replacement
equipment, aspacesuit,science projectsandfoodsuppliestoastronautsaboardthe ISS
Quality Inspector- Space Exploration Technologies|May 2011 - July 2012
Dragon SpacecraftAssembly and Integration
 Provideddetailedin-processinspectionsonDragonspacecraftelectrical andmechanical
assemblies,usingdetaileddrawings,CADmodels,andestablishedprocessestoverify
conformance todesignrequirements
 Identified,documented,andresolvedproduction non-conformances andtestanomaliesin
accordance withprescribedproceduresandpursuedcorrectiveactionsasrequired
 Communicatedandhelpedresolve qualityrelatedissuesastheyrelate tothe Dragonspacecraft
integrationdepartment
 SupportedQualityManagementSystempoliciesandprocedure documentation,assessed
compliance tocompanyandindustrystandards,initiate andledcontinual improvementsand
Lean Manufacturinginitiatives
 Supported detail partfabricationanddesignrequirementsforthe Guidance Navigationand
Control systemforDragon Spacecraft
 Lead QualityInspectorforthe Passive AttachmentBerthingMechanismteamfor NASA and
Boeingon-site staff

3. Plane Captain - L3 VertexAerospace | July 2008 – December2009
 Responsible forpre andpostflightsafetyinspectionof the EA-6BProwleraircrafttoinclude
bothairframe and powerplant
 Qualifiedaircrafttrouble shooter withpractical hands-onproblemsolvingskills
 DirectcommunicationwithNavypilotsonall knowndiscrepancy’sdiscoveredduringpre and
postflightinspections toinclude repairactionplans
 Responsible forinspectingandverifyingall repairsperformedonthe EA-6Baircraftbefore flight
 Deployedaboard USSJohnC. Stennis, USSHarry S. Truman andUSS AbrahamLincoln tosupport
flighttrainingoperationstoqualifynew NavyPilotsforcombatmissions
AviationStructural Mechanic- UnitedStates Navy | August 2004 - August 2008
 DeployedtoBagramAirForce Base,Afghanistanindirectsupportof OperationEnduring
Freedomin2006 and 2008 for 6 monthspertour of duty
 Assignedas deploymentsquadronliaisonOfficerandstationedinRamsteinAirBase,Germany
where Icoordinatedtransportof top secretmilitaryweaponsinsupportof OperationEnduring
Freedom
 Responsible forthe safe removal andreplacementof all hydraulicactuators,tiresandwheels,
brake systems,flightcontrol surfacesandrigging,sheetmetal repair,aircraftjackingand
functional flightchecksforthe EA-6B ProwlerAircraft
 Qualifiedtrouble shooterwithpractical hands-onproblemsolvingskills
 4 years’experience inmanagement, auditing,inspecting, supervising,trainingandorganizing
employees while overseasandinahostile combatenvironment
 Lead trainingandsafetyOfficerwithstrongpeople skills
TECHINICALSKILLS
 Over10 years’experience inthe QualityAssurance FieldincludingEngineering,Auditing,
Inspectionmethods,QualityProcessImprovementsandSupplierQualityEngineering
 Proficientwith ProcessFailure Mode andEffectsAnalysis(PFMEA)
 Experiencedinwriting,reviewingandapprovingspecificationsandbuilddocumentationfor
completeness,accuracy,regulatorycompliance,andqualityobjectives
 Workingknowledgeof MicrosoftOffice Suite
 Strongtrainingskill set – constantlytrainingInspectors,Planners,EngineersandManagerson
currentqualitypoliciesandproceduresassetbythe company
 Strongorganizational techniquesandthe abilitytomake people acceptpositive changesin
procedures
 Excellentpeopleskills,networkingwithupperManagementandCompanyDirectors
EDUCATION
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University/Long Beach, CA.
 Bachelorof Science inAeronautics(BSA) |Degree received - July2012
 Master of Science inAeronautics(MSA) |ECD - January2018