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How can we introduce new products into the market faster without jeopardizing quality?”
My years of experience in supplier selection, supplier quality, and new product introduction coupled with my Six Sigma Black Belt training have enabled me to identify weeks of cycle time reduction opportunities and improve product quality at product launch.
General Expertise
Greg Abernathy is a product development and quality management professional recognized as a highly skilled and results-driven manager with proven expertise in leading teams to launch new products on time and with high quality.
Individual Areas of Expertise
- Quality Systems Audits – ISO9001 audits aimed at evaluating both compliance and the effectiveness of a company’s quality systems.
- Manufacturing Process Audits – In-depth review of manufacturing line processes coupled with review of all quality systems (inspection, Cp/Cpk, calibration, preventive maintenance, etc) used to manage production.
- Data Analysis – Analysis of production yield, Cp/Cpk, customer corrective action, internal corrective action, and RMA data to uncover opportunities for improvement.
- Manufacturing Process Optimization – Utilization of Design of Experiments to determine optimal process settings, improve yields, decrease cycle times, or resolution of quality issues.
Professional Background
- Quality Consultant to Iridium, Inc.
- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
- Mechanical Reliability Manager
- Supplier Industrialization Manager
- Supplier Quality Manager
- Supplier Quality Engineer
- Motorola
- Supplier Quality Manager
- Supplier Quality Engineer
Education and Associations
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University
- Six Sigma Black Belt, North Carolina State University
- ASQ CQM, CQE, CQA