Martin Maina
Marietta
Summary
Accomplished Quality Engineer with expertise in CAPA and statistical process controls, achieving a 50% reduction in customer complaints at Axillon Aerospace. Proficient in SQL and Lean Six Sigma, driving continuous improvement and reliability. Strong analytical and leadership skills enhance operational efficiency and foster innovation in manufacturing and renewable energy sectors.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Axillon Aerospace
02.2023 - Current
- Leading CAPAs on product and manufacturing process non-conformances.
- Driving customer corrective action and continuous improvement activities. Achieved 50% reduction in customer complaints in 1 1/2 yrs through process improvements and error proofing.
- Implementing statistical process controls on processes to track and reduce variation.
- Leading RCA analysis on quality and manufacturing processes.
- Design, implementation and tracking of quality metrics.
- Leading product First Article Inspections.
Reliability Engineer
Landis+Gyr
03.2022 - 02.2024
- Managing Ongoing reliability testing, HALT and Highly Accelerated Stress Testing programs. Statistical data analysis, regression modeling, Weibull Analysis.
- Design and evaluation of monthly quality and reliability reports and KPI metrics (COPQ, TAT and PPM)
- Maintenance and improvement of an SQL quality database.
Reliability Engineer
Wabtec Corporation
07.2019 - 02.2022
- Conducting technical root cause analysis on locomotive sub-assemblies and components to drive reliability. Management of reliability improvement projects.
- Leading productivity projects to reduce COPQ.
- Data analysis at repair points to evaluate performance and effectiveness of repaired and /re-designed locomotive components.
- Process development, documentation, and optimization for locomotive traction motors.
- Authoring customer's failure analysis reports detailing unscheduled failures of locomotive traction motors.
- Leading CAPAs on process and product failures.
Project Engineer - Contractor
Wabtec Corporation
07.2012 - 06.2019
- Developing cost-out projects and processes.
- Managing productivity projects aimed at improving training methods, streamlined processes, waste reduction and development of new component repair methods and tooling.
Field Engineer
Arzon Solar, LLC
04.2011 - 02.2012
- Leading Concentrated Photo-voltaic Solar power plants' maintenance projects, system's upgrades, retrofits and systems commissioning in the states of NV, NM and CO in the USA.
Education
BSc - Mechanical Engineering
University of Nairobi
Skills
- SQL and analytical skills
- Operations management
- Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma
- Project engineering
- Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
- ISO 9001 compliance
- Renewable energy solutions
Websites
Timeline
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Axillon Aerospace
02.2023 - Current
Reliability Engineer
Landis+Gyr
03.2022 - 02.2024
Reliability Engineer
Wabtec Corporation
07.2019 - 02.2022
Project Engineer - Contractor
Wabtec Corporation
07.2012 - 06.2019
Field Engineer
Arzon Solar, LLC
04.2011 - 02.2012
BSc - Mechanical Engineering
University of Nairobi