Jared Banks

About Jared Banks

I help businesses strategically resolve quality issues so that they can spend more time building production hardware and less time worrying about cost and schedule impacts. As a former manufacturing engineer with project management expertise, I leverage data analysis and lean six sigma best practices to save my customers hundreds of thousands of dollars. • Core Strengths: Data Analysis, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management and Quality Assurance• Systems Proficiency: SAP, Solidworks, Visual Basic, Manufacturing Execution System

Experience

1. Principal Quality Engineer

   Northrop Grumman

   Sep 2021 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Implemented MA Engagement strategies across the program life-cycle from supporting new business pursuits to supporting fielded systems- Act as the main Quality focal point for the program and be responsible for applying and maintaining quality evaluation techniques and control systems to ensure compliance with contractual requirements- Collaborated with customers, supply chain, program management, contracts, engineering, and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place and maintained- Performed assessments of the program activities to ensure compliance with stated requirements- Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment- Performed analysis of program quality data to assess and determine the responsibility for, products, or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications- Measured and monitor supplier performance, chairing the material review board, reviewing and approval of technical documentation, establishing program corrective action boards and interfacing with upper management on quality related issues- Executed data driven efforts focused on continuous improvement and establishing program preventative corrective action board to monitor program performance across the factory.

Education

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

• Panther Creek High School

  High School Diploma

  2007 — 2011

• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial & Systems Engineering

  2011 — 2016