Cindy Leal

With seven years of experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control Inspection, I have worked with leading companies across industries such as Aerospace, Biotech, Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Devices. My expertise includes ensuring compliance with industry regulations, overseeing contracts, and maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency. I am passionate about continuous improvement and seeking opportunities in a company that aligns with my background and professional growth goals. 

Quality Assurance Inspector Micro Mode Products-El Cajon, CA May 2024 to December 2024 • Visual and mechanical inspection • Inspection tools- Microscope with X and Y axis, micrometer, calipers, etc. • All inspection under microscope parts are so small • Heavy documentation, aerospace industry • QA Inspector responsible for inspecting products at various stages of the production process to ensure adherence to quality standards and specifications. • Identified defects, deviations, and non-conformances. Attention to detail and commitment to quality company standards. • Performed visual and dimensional inspections of products at different stages of the manufacturing process. • Identify and document defects, deviations, and non-conformances in accordance with established procedures. • Use of measurement tools and drop indicators to verify product specifications and quality standards. • Use of Keyence and Metrios programing for inspection of parts. • Maintained accurate inspection records, including reports, logs, and documentation. Quality Assurance/Receiving Inspector COMPUCRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC-Santee, CA August 2023 to March 2024 • Perform certification reviews. • Material verification and visual inspection for compliance • Job Boss Experience • Read and interpret engineering drawings including GD&T and customer specifications. • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and outlook • Admin tasks have been assigned, daily data entry, filing and documenting. • Conduct Harness Testing/Conductivity • Assist in In-Process Inspection (caliper, comparator, height gage) • Read blueprint drawings. • Communicate with warehouse and machine shop floor for material discrepancies and travelers for proper documentation (GD&P). • Assist material coordinator with verification process when needed prior to shipping parts. • Assist with shipper process, provide all necessary certifications and travelers to manager for approval prior for shipment. • Performed QA first article to final process paperwork preparation prior to source inspection. Quality Assurance Specialist II Thermo Fisher Scientific-Mira Mesa, CA May 2020 to November 2022 • Supported QA Shop Floor/Internal Audits - to provide QA an oversight to ensure that GMP compliance and internal quality procedures are being met throughout the operation/manufacturing/QC Departments; this includes reviewing activities, records, process systems, user experience and completeness of the area/or batch records. • Audit/monitor in support to ensure Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) are being met. • Interacting with different employees of the company. • Shop floor observations as a guideline for managers/supervisors/operators to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of procedures (SOP's) and drive process improvements. • Verified equipment was properly labeled and within its Calibration/Preventative Maintenance due dates. • Initiated NCMR Non-Conforming Material Report) for any discrepancies found. • Closed daily work orders. • Reviewed logbooks pertaining to equipment for proper documentation. • Request, upload certificates of conformance reports for pipettes, initiated new report in our quality system (QCBD), added tasks to equipment owners; engineers' managers, leads. • QCBD, Master Control, Outlook, Excel, Qualer, Netsuite. 1. March 2022 -Promoted to QA Specialist II - Product Release Department- Material Control: Oversight for one of the properties in Mira Mesa location. • Supporting with NCMR- Labeling material according to disposition for Quarantine/Approved; ensuring material is properly labeled and complete tasks in QCBD. • Inventory adjustments administrative support- Review/label material for scrap, internal use, upload photos of completion, add warehouse task, add tasks route for approvals before closing ensure add/ match quantities prior to closing. • Remotely attended meetings, data entry, Admin tasks- Updated finance department of closed inventory adjustments any other tasks have assigned. • Metrics file is updated for QA Management review for monthly metrics report. • Document review- Batch Records review, submit supporting documents to the team in QBV2. Incoming Quality Inspector Mesa Biotech part of Thermo Fisher Scientific-Mira Mesa, CA January 2021 to May 2021 • Perform incoming inspection for all production parts, in process and final inspection • Perform shipping and receiving verifications • Use testing and measuring equipment, calipers, micrometers, RAM • Review labels for material status and review nonconformance reports • Generate and update documents related to shipping management • Read engineering drawings and schematics • Communicate through emails regularly. • Review/Verified documents of inspection forms prior to release. • QCBD, Excel, Word, NetSuite. Quality Control Inspector - Temp Position PCI Pharma Services-Mira Mesa, CA March 2020 to July 2020 • Review batch records for completion and verify necessary documentation is included prior to release. • Assist in maintaining and pulling QA retention samples. • Quick learner with strong organizational skills. • Conduct inspections per client’s specifications and items of bottled products and kits, conduct NMR if product needed, email outlook, folder review, JIT verification clean room performance (Lab), SAGE software item transactions. • Team player, worked alongside material handler to ensure material is pulled correctly and completed per inventory control and data input in SAP. • Ability to work in different temperature environments including room temperature, -4C, -20C and -80C. • Other duties completed has assigned, comfortable driving from one location to the next when necessary.

High school diploma Brookshire International Academy - San Diego, CA