Linda Adkins

18910 Canoe Crest Ct

Humble, TX 77346
Cell phone 832-233-0789
E-mail: la8805ba@westpost.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
ISO 9001/AS9100 Quality Systems Lead Auditor with Six Sigma Black Belt and Proje
ct Management Certifications. Extensive Six Sigma project management, Lean, 5S a
nd Value Stream Mapping experience in NASA and military aircraft programs. Proje
ct lead that achieved cycle time reduction, product non-conformance reductions,
and streamlined production, engineering and administrative processes. Extensive
experience in both developing and facilitating effective corrective action/preve
ntive action, root cause analysis problem solving and process improvement method
ologies.
HIGHLIGHTS
-Extensive Quality Management Systems leadership experience as Senior Lead audit
or for ISO9001/AS9100 aerospace and NASA programs certifications.
-Collaborated on corporate level quality action team to achieve Common Processes
and Systems Operational Commonality for quality auditing and Corrective Action
Preventive Action processes.
-Certified Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) trainer for Boeing Houston site.
-Organized and deployed High Performance Work Team programs.
Key Competencies
Quality Management Systems ISO Lead Auditor
Six Sigma Black Belt Lean, 5S, Value Stream Mapping
Continuous Improvement Building Positive Relationships
Adaptability Leading via Vision and Values
Professional Experience
Boeing August 1984 a" May 2010
Boeing Houston, Texas
Quality Systems Specialist 4 3/2008 a" 5/2010
Lead Quality Systems Auditor for the NASA programs at the Houston site.
Internal non-compliance issues discovered and resolved prior to 3rd party AS9100
re-certification. Developed and provided comprehensive root cause analysis trai
ning, processes and methodologies to NASA Space Shuttle and International Space
Station contractor.
Boeing Long Beach, California 5/2004 - 3/2008
Ethics Advisor 4
-Conducted ethics investigations for major military programs at Long Beach and n
orthern California sites including Sarbanes Oxley investigations.
-Team Project Lead that improved the ethics case management process by eliminati
ng redundant processes and providing proper investigation methodologies to ethic
s advisors.
-Partnered with DCAA to lead ethics and privileged legal investigations for gove
rnment and military contracts
Boeing Mesa, Arizona 1984 to 2004
Engineer/Scientist III 1996 a" 2004
-Acting supervisor for manufacturing department.
-Six Sigma Black Belt engineer led Six Sigma projects that achieved 80% defect r
eduction in wire harness assembly military government programs.
- Lean Project Manager streamlined certified tooling process by reducing certifi
ed tooling backlog from 30 days to 2 days.
--Led High Performance Work teams through Six Sigma process improvement projects
that reduced wire harness assembly time from a five day a two day cycle time.
Senior Specialist Auditor/Quality Engineer III 1986-1996
-Project lead for Flight Safety Parts military government investigation, which r
esulted in supplying the customer with required flight safety parts test data.
- Lead Auditor that managed all aspects of ISO9001 Quality System Audits, Suppli
er Quality Audits, Software Audits, Privileged Legal Audits, Ethics investigatio
ns, Security investigations.
Lead focal in the audit department responsible for conducting any internal inves
tigation for the Department of Defense customer at Mesa, Arizona.
Software Librarian 1984-1986
Education and Training
Masters Degree (Management) Quality ManagementLead Auditor
RCCA Certified Instructor Six Sigma Black Belt Cert
Project Management Certification Master Team Tools Certification