Juan A. Laboy Jr.
Lowell
Summary
Quality assurance professional with comprehensive background in ensuring highest standards of product quality. Proven ability to identify and address defects while maintaining strong focus on collaboration and results. Reliable and adaptable team player with skills in execution, problem-solving, ensuring seamless adaptation to evolving project requirements.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal QA Specialist
Evolved by Nature
08.2021 - 02.2025
- Perform incoming inspection of materials and packaging
- Perform in-process and final QC inspection of product
- Approve batch release of finished product
- Ensure that batch records have been completed in accordance with GDP
- Support MRB and Deviation activity to disposition material
- Maintain the equipment calibration program with suppliers
- Perform QC testing per specs
- Manage calibration database
Quality Control Specialist
Novanta, Inc. (Celera Motion)
12.2017 - 08.2021
- Lead all aspects of inspection, non-conforming materials management (MRB), and Calibration
- Use of metrology tools (calipers, pin gages, comparator, height gages,) for mechanical inspection
- Cut non-conformance inventory down 85% in one year
- Train manufacturing and inspection personnel as required
- Document inspection results by completing reports and logs
- Implement the use of quality module in Oracle
- Participate in root-cause analysis and other problem-solving activities
- Develop quality control processes and ensure procedures are followed
Sr. QA Technician
Thermo Fisher Scientific
03.2014 - 12.2017
- Support incoming, in-process, and final inspections per specs and drawings of new, RMA, and demo units
- Practical Process Improvements
- Update software on instruments
- Create and update inspection procedures
- Perform radiation leak tests
- Manage calibration of over 1000 devices and tools
- Initiate CAPA cases on “out of tolerance” devices
- Review and approve Engineering Change Requests
- Internal ISO auditor
Sr. Quality Inspector
Mercury Systems, Inc.
02.2001 - 01.2014
- Conduct inspections at First Article, in-process, incoming and complete the final inspections on Chassis, mechanical parts, and PCB’s per ISO procedures using drawings, Bill of Materials, microscope, calipers, pin gauges, micrometers, depth gauges, and paint thickness gauges
- Initiate Non-Conformance reports (Material Rejection Notices) and disposition MRB items as required by leading MRB meetings
- Manage the calibration log for 1600 pieces of equipment, schedule service or repairs, update the database, and maintain the calibration files
- Ensure that all products have been tested, fall within standards, measured to specifications, within tolerances, readability of labels, etc
- Audit manufacturing procedures and processes, both internal and at suppliers
- Maintain Receiving Inspection inventory and customer furnished equipment inventory
- Provide support in testing electrical and mechanical product as recommended by Engineering
- Counterfeit part and Safety Critical part inspections
- Conduct Source Inspections at vendors and liaison for Source Inspections from customers
- Documentation Control
Education
Associates - Business Administration
American Inter-Continental University
Chicago, IL01.2008
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Collaboration and communication
- Oracle
- IPC-A-610D
- Mitutoyo QV-Apex
- 8D Problem Solving
- Root Cause Analysis
- Practical Process Improvement
- 5S
- Internal ISO Auditor
- CGMP
- GD&T
- Materials inspection
- ISO 9001
- English and Sapnish fluency
Timeline
Principal QA Specialist
Evolved by Nature
08.2021 - 02.2025
Quality Control Specialist
Novanta, Inc. (Celera Motion)
12.2017 - 08.2021
Sr. QA Technician
Thermo Fisher Scientific
03.2014 - 12.2017
Sr. Quality Inspector
Mercury Systems, Inc.
02.2001 - 01.2014
Associates - Business Administration
American Inter-Continental University
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