Brian Howard
Sr Global Supplier Quality & Compliance Manager @Novanta Inc.
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Sr Global Supplier Quality & Compliance Manager @Novanta Inc.
Cambridge, GB
Novanta is a trusted technology partner to medical, defence and advanced industrial OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), with deep proprietary expertise in photonics, vision and precision motion technologies. Novanta design and manufacture mission-critical core components and subsystems that deliver extreme precision and performance, enabling their customers to improve productivity, achieve breakthrough performance and enhance people’s lives.
EDUCATION
WATA
NEBOSH DIPLOMA, Health & Safety
The Open University
2:1, Mechancal Engineering
City & Guilds
HNC; A Level's, Electro / Mechanical Engineering; Mathematics, English & Physics; Mechanical Engineering Pts 1
SKILLS
ABOUT BRIAN HOWARD
A Lean Six Sigma black belt Head of Quality & Compliance Manager, with the confidence, experience and commitment to drive measurable, continual improvements throughout the quality assurance and supply chain. Having extensive experience within the design and manufacturing environments of the Medical, Aerospace and automotive industries, with excellent Leaderships, Communication, IT, and Analytical Skills. Key Skills • Operational Lean Six Sigma Black Belt,• Lead and develop a global team of Quality Assurance & Supplier Quality Engineers• Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) & Part Product Approval Planning (PPAP)• 8D, 5 Why’s, A3, SCAR’s, NCR’s & CAPA • dFMEA & pFMEA• Lean Manufacturing & Kaizen events• New Product Introduction (NPI) • SC21 – Suppliers continuous improvement activities • Trained Lead Auditor - ISO9001, ISO 14001 & BS OHSAS18001• Trained Auditor – Thales Industrial & Supply Chain Maturity (IPCA+T, Based on Airbus Auditing requirements)• ISO9001, ISO14001, AS9100, ISO13485, ISO/TS16949 & GMP. • Collaborate with global and local cross functional teams • Lead world-wide supplier’s development and cost-down activities• Lead compliance to OH & S, Quality, Environmental, Contractual Flow-Downs & FAR’s, DFAR’s, DEFCON’s• NEBOSH Diploma Level 6 - Occupational Health & Safety• Prince 2 Project Management – Foundation• SC Cleared (Thales)
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