Carlos Thorne

About Carlos Thorne

I am a forward, big picture-thinking initiator and transformational Engineering, Quality Assurance driver with 20+ years of experience improving complex processes and ensuring product effectiveness and performance within Fortune / Global 500 companies. My background consists of managing quality operations of 28 locations globally within diverse cultures and different time zones. My expertise encompasses developing a quality organizational structure while implementing programs that eliminate defects and enhances customer experiences. I mostly enjoy meeting and interacting with individuals globally, listening, coaching, and mentoring via quality processes, procedures, and requirements. The most critical parts of my position mandates supplier risk assessments and mitigation during the supplier qualification process, product design variation and validation assessment / feedback, and the corrective / preventative action process for internal and external preventative. My leadership style comprises of employee empowerment, motivation, and recognition. I effectively communicate with employees to ensure commitment to company values and behaviors, identify diplomatic solutions to workplace issues, innovation, problem-solving, technical skills in engineering, and quality management. I strategically developed and deployed quality management policies and contract sections for vendors to meet company\'s’ bottom-line. I earned a Master of Science in both Operations Management and Manufacturing Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology; I have achieved several professional leadership awards in various Quality Service, Performance Leadership and Training, and Process Improvement Strategies.

Experience

1. Manager - Quality Engineering

   bp

   Jun 2021 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Following reinvent bp, I was appointed the Global Discipline Lead for Quality Engineering - with responsibilities to establish and execute the quality strategy for Agility (Flow to Work), Gas and Low Carbon Energy and to manage quality for the Oman Region (projects, operations, and wells)- Assisted in the creation of the centralize Quality Engineering Discipline / Organization as a result of reinvent bp- Designed, developed, socialized, and executed our quality strategy for bp’s gas and low carbon energy business (wind energy, biofuels, hydrogen energy) in support of bp’s net zero ambitions- Join, build and/or maintain relationships with industry groups to develop and or improve standards for product design and process development methodologies (wind and hydrogen energy)- Lead quality verification activities for joint venture, OBO and other strategic initiatives in support of bp’s strategy - Assist in the creation and communication of an overall vision for quality within bp – setting goals, recommending organizational changes to achieve these goals, and growing a culture for quality with the intent of improving business performance- Successfully achieved ISO 90••••15 Quality Management System Certification for newly created bp Low Carbon energy business to allow a more customer focus approach and structured way of thinking- Established and socialized new quality engineering skills for all employees to meet the needs of bp’s strategy – collaborated closely with innovation and engineering and other groups to align these skills and worked with learning and development to secure skills training- Active member of the quality discipline leadership team where decisions are made on strategy, resource allocation, budget, goals, and objectives- Manage eight engineers who are deployed into various units and squads across bp (EV charging, biofuels, hydrocarbon production, wells, wind, etc.).

Education

• Kettering University

  M.S., Operations Management

  2004 — 2005

• Jackson State University

  B.S., Industrial Eng

  1995 — 1997

• Alcorn State University

  B.S., Industrial Eng

  1997 — 1999

• Kettering University

  M.S., Engineering (Manufacturing)

  2001 — 2002

• St Leonard's Boys Barbados

  Secondary school, Technical

  1988 — 1995