Bob Zimering
Director of Quality Assurance @Lockheed Martin
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Quality Assurance @Lockheed Martin
Denver, CO, US
Ensuring process compliance and product integrity for Strategic Deterrence, Hypersonic Strike, and Missile Defense programs- Leading team of 185 Quality Engineers, Analysts and Technicians, delivering Operational Excellence cost savings through entire program lifecycle- Continuing successful process standardization & simplification initiative across portfolio. Led team to rework command media, with up to 90% page count reduction with full compliance- Ensuring AS9100 certification across 10 sites with no major findings for 5 years. Onboarded several new locations and acquisitions- STEM and PRIDE employee group champion. Enterprise culture initiative leader for line of business- Driving Additive Manufacturing strategy with multiple flight hardware successes
EDUCATION
ESPCI Paris - PSL
PhD, Optics
The Ohio State University
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT BOB ZIMERING
Professional experience- Focus on \"go-fast\" programs, process simplification, and customer affordability- 20+ years in Advanced Technology development, Quality Assurance & Supply Chain management for 5 leading Aerospace & Defense companies- Program manager & capture lead on multiple strategic pursuits- Systems engineering foundation and product lifecycle optimization across design space- International speaker on Machine Learning for Supply Chain & Operations optimization - Strong technical base with PhD in Physics Goals i have kept in every position- Deliver customer\'s experience beyond their expectations- Empassion employees about their contributions and their own careers- Grow the top line and optimize the bottom line - Scout for innovation proactively Specialties- 6 years as a Arizona Mountain Rescue Technician, EMT-Basic certified- 2 yrs as volunteers HAZMAT / Structural Firefighter- Fluent in French, conversational Spanish
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