Jacob Borowiec

About Jacob Borowiec

Experienced Quality Assurance and Product Safety leader passionate about continuous improvement and team building. Demonstrated history of problem solving in the consumer products industry. Bachelors degree in both Engineering and Design; Masters degree in Business. Certified Product Safety Professional (CPSP).

Experience

1. Manager, Product Quality Assurance

   Hasbro

   Feb 2021 — Present

   Co-lead the Upstream Quality Assurance team, reporting directly to the VP/Head of Quality Assurance- Lead and develop a team of up to 6 Engineers; responsible for training, managing tasks, and reviewing performance- Own all aspects of product quality, including safety, compliance, and reliability, for half of Hasbro’s internally developed product portfolio; responsible for both product development and post-market improvements- Set direction for continuous improvement and annual goal setting within the Quality Assurance team- Represent the Quality Assurance team in cross-functional meetings with leaders across disciplines - Travel to vendors and Hasbro offices in China and India to ensure alignment with global partnersProjects and Accomplishments- Championed the development of a holistic Risk Assessment management system, transitioning from Word-based documentation to a Power BI solution, enabling real-time visibility, synthesis, and escalation of key risks through a centralized Key Item Tracking dashboard- Overhauled the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) and Lessons Learned process, ensuring insights consistently drove updates to operating documents and improved organizational learning- Led the Global Quality Assurance team in establishing a new operating model for lower-complexity products, empowering downstream teams with decision-making frameworks and training, resulting in faster time to market- Managed multiple regulatory change impact assessments, driving portfolio-wide actions to maintain compliance with newly released global regulations- Drove a Culture of Quality by developing a company-wide training program to align employees on Quality Assurance principles and consumer expectations- Created the first Global Quality Assurance KPI dashboard, improving transparency and alignment for internal and external stakeholders- Supported development of Hasbro’s first AI-enabled product, providing Quality Assurance guidance in a new domain.

Education

• Saint Louis University

  Advanced Product Safety Management Certification

  2017 — 2017

• Virginia Tech

  Certified Product Safety Professional

  2023 — 2023

• Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst

  Masters of Business Administration

  2013 — 2019

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Bachelor of Science

  2007 — 2011

• Harvard Business Publishing

  Hasbro Management Academy

  2018 — 2018

• Bryant University

  Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

  2012 — 2012