Simply stated: Expert level in all areas of Quality and Data Analysis

Quality & Reliability Engineer with career spanning experience in quality, reliability, and product process controls.  Concentrated emphasis and solid working knowledge in quality systems and concepts, reliability, statistics, data analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), supplier and customer interface, R&D, new product design, professional level management, and Six Sigma methodology.  Working knowledge skills and abilities include:

• Supplier Audits & Qualifications
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Process Capability Studies - Cpk and Ppk
• Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Gage R&R Studies - Gage Repeatability and Reproduceability
• Field Failure / RMA Analysis / Failure Predictions
• Sampling Plans / Sample Sizes / Sample Audits
• 8D Supplier Corrective Actions (SCARs)
• Six Sigma Methodology
• Error Proofing (Poka Yoke)
• FEMA / PFEMA / FEMCA
• ISO / TS / TL / Malcolm Baldrige
• Pre-Production Approval Process (PPAP)
• Quality and Process Control Plans
• Reliability Predictions
• Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT)
• Reliability Demonstration Tests (RDT)
• Reliability Apportionment Studies
• Warranty Analysis / MTBF / AFR
• HALT / HASS / HASA / ESS
• Accelerated Life Testing (ALT)
• Acceleration Factors / Stresses
• Mil / ANSI Stds for Quality
• ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Mechanical Product Design
• Material Selection
• Metal Fab / Coatings / Finishes
• Plastic Injection / Extrusion Molding
• Electro-Mechanical Design
• Die Casting
• Plastic Injection Molding
• Mold Design
• Manufacturing Equipment Design
• Foreign Travel
• Working Knowledge of Reliasoft Weibull++ / Stat-Ease / Minitab

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• MBA Masters of Business Administration, Minor in Finance & Marketing      West Coast University, CA
• BSME Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Plastics Kettering University, MI
• CI-SPC Certified Instructor - Statistical Process Control                          University of Tennessee, TN
• CQM - Certified Quality Manager, ASQ
• CSSBB - Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ
• CRE - Certified Reliability Engineer, ASQ
• CQE - Certified Quality Engineer, ASQ
• CQA - Certified Quality Auditor, ASQ
• CSQE - Certified Software Quality Engineer, ASQ
• ASQ American Society for Quality, Senior Member                                     Rank in top 4 out of 150,000 Certified Engineers
• SPE - Society of Plastic Engineers, Member
• NSA - Top Secret Security Intelligence (TSSI) Security Clearance

Leonard C. Badour

Recognized by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Senior Member and one of the top four certification achievers in terms of test scores with six prestigious certifications

• CQM
• CSSBB
• CRE
• CQE
• CQA
• CSQE