Alan Sarksian
Quality and Manufacturing Engineer at GoCheck Kids (Gobiquity, Inc.)
- Exposure to Six Sigma
- ISO 9001
- Other Languages: Armenian (native); Persian (native); French (intermediate)
- Quality Tools Pareto Charts; Cause and Effect Diagrams; SPC; FMEA
- • Ability to perform under pressure
- • Corrective Action / Preventive Action (CAPA)
- • Creating quarterly reports
- • Data Collection and Analysis
- • Detail oriented
- • Documentation
- • FDA audit experience
- • Inventory Skills
- • ISO 13485 implementation and maintenance experience
- • Manufacturing process verification
- • Material Inspection
- • Medical equipment validation and verification
- • MS Office
- • Organized
- • Problem Solving Methodology
- • Root Cause Analysis
- • Statistical Analysis
Job experience
- March 2022 - presentQuality and Manufacturing Engineer
GoCheck Kids (Gobiquity, Inc.)Santa Clarita, CA, USA• Developing test protocols for new product version release;
• Generating test reports;
• Issuing non-conforming material reports and collaborating with material review board (MRB);
• Analysis of non-conformances using methods such as Pareto charts, disc charts, etc;
• Updating and control of finished product and parts inventory;
• Collaborating with product design/development, software, and sales teams;
• Verification of manufacturing processes;
• Participating in development and revision of production procedures;
• Participating in development of procedure for returned product process;
• Approving device history records for release of manufactured or refurbished products;
• Developing methods, including diagrams, for tracking test results;
• Improving product requirements documents;
• Interim manufacturing manager position for four months (March, 2023 through June 2023);
• Performing incoming material inspection and developing inspection documents and reports.
- May 2018 - presentQuality Consultant (Part Time)
ATECHSO - Avance Tech Solutions, Inc.Burbank, CA, USA• Conducting internal audits of the quality management system;
• Advising the management on CAPA;
• Helping with root cause analysis to detect the potential causes of problems associated with the QMS.
- April 2017 - February 2022Regulatory / Validation Specialist
PMA Services, Inc.Norco, CA, USA• Performing analytical validation study including carryover, precision, linearity, calibration, quality control, and correlation studies using EP Evaluator software, based on the test results obtained from the laboratories;
• Maintaining and updating product validation procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements;
• Documentation; Reviewing product validation documents and records to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (FDA, CLIA, CAP, COLA);
• Running proficiency testing on hematology systems and reporting results;
• Created reagents inventory;
• Creating and updating consumption graphs used to forecast future consumption and develop and update reorder points.
- August 2016 - June 2017BMET
enBio Corp.Burbank, CA, USA• Performing PMs and QC services of medical equipment on clients’ sites.
- June 2016 - August 2016Quality Control Inspector
Regent AerospaceSanta Clarita, CA, USA - November 2009 - October 2015Quality Control Manager
Advance Medtronics Co.Tehran, Iran• Managing the quality management system of the company based on ISO 13485 requirements;
• Evaluating the overall performance of the service department in terms of quality of services delivered to customers;
• Supervision over documentation/filing system;
• Defining and evaluation of corrections, corrective actions, and preventive actions (CAPA);
• Design and establishment of statistical controls for sales and after sales services departments;
• Customer complaints/satisfaction analysis and keeping in touch with them;
• Keeping up with new legislations and updating the system when/where required;
• Reporting directly to the managing director and the general manager.
- December 2007 - November 2010QC/Service Engineer
Advance Medtronics Co.Tehran, Iran• Installation, general service, repair, and QC of medical laboratory devices including hematology analyzers, blood gas analyzers, and electrolyte analyzers;
• Training laboratory staff on operation and user maintenance of the above-mentioned devices.
- December 2007 - November 2010QMS Auditor (Part Time)
Moody International Certification (MIC)Tehran, Iran• Conducting QMS audits against ISO 9001 standard as a lead / auditor for mostly automotive, health, and design and production sectors.
Education
- Azad University, Tehran, Iran
B.S. in Mining Engineering- present
Certifications
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ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certificate
Moody International Certification (MIC)
- present -
ISO 9001 Internal Audit based on ISO 19011 Standard
Moody International Certification (MIC)
- present -
QMS Basics, Documentation and Requirements Certificate
TÜV Academy, Iran-Germany
- present -
ISO/IEC 20000-1 Service Management Systems
Udemy (online)
- present -
Cal/OSHA Compliance
PRYOR Learning Solutions
- present -
HIPAA Basics
Gobiquity Inc.
- present
