Lauren Walkup

About Lauren Walkup

I am an experienced Quality Manager with a demonstrated history of working in industries ranging from chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace & automotive thermal spray powders, aerospace sealants & coatings, industrial commercial roofing & insulation. I am ready to expand my quality career in a service and/or manufacturing environment as a Quality Director. I am skilled in Quality & Risk Management, DMAIC Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis, Internal Audits, External Audits, Corrective Action, Preventive Action, Customer Complaints, Project Management, Supplier Quality Management and Employee Development. I have a passion for Continuous Improvement through Lean and/or Six Sigma. I strive to prevent mistakes through documented procedures developed by experienced team members. In order to stay successful, I drive strategic initiatives to increase customer satisfaction and implement best practices.I collaborate with others to develop new processes and document new training methods. I value our employees as one of our biggest assets. I coach and support them as an active manager. I am willing to learn what my employees do from day to day, so that I may better assist them. This helps me provide supportive feedback to drive continuous improvement.Strength Finder Top 5: Achiever, Analytical, Deliberative, Discipline, CompetitionDiSC Profile: CD (Conscientiousness, Dominance) – Accuracy, High Standards, Challenge, Bottom LineKey Words: Total Quality Management (TQM), Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Quality System, Systematic Approaches, Development of Organizational Strategies, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Auditing, Supplier Quality, Kaizen, DMAIC, CAPA, Value Stream Mapping, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Preventative Action, Corrective Action, Preventative Maintenance, Process Improvement, SDS, OSHA, American Society for Quality (ASQ), Wabash Valley Lean Network (WVLN), Strategic, Nonconformance Report (NCR), Sales Inventory and Operations Planning, Project Management, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Chemicals, ASQ CMQ/OE, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), ISO 9001, AS9100

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Quality Systems

   Rayzebio

   Aug 2024 — Present · Indianapolis, IN, US

Education

• American InterContinental University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Operations Management and Supervision

• Indiana State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry

Skills

• 5s
• Preventive Actions
• Design of Experiments
• Microsoft Excel
• Glp
• Hplc
• As9100 Lead Auditor
• Preventive Maintenance
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Engineering
• Coatings
• Dmaic
• Iso
• Xrf
• Testing
• R&D
• Root Cause Analysis
• Black Belt
• Kaizen
• Nadcap
• Validation
• As9100
• Supplier Quality
• Corrective Actions
• Analytical Chemistry
• Quality Management
• Spc
• Quality Assurance
• Lean Manufacturing
• Minitab
• Lims
• Microsoft Word
• Capa
• Iso 9000
• Quality System
• Auditing
• Complaint Management
• Icp
• Internal Audit
• Value Stream Mapping