About Shara Montana
Experience
Owner and Consultant, Montana Consulting
1999 -Present
Quality Management Consulting including ISO 9001, AS9100, IATF 16949, and other industry specification quality audits, assessments, turnkey implementation, upgrades and conversions, internal auditor training, implementation training, seminar and workshop delivery, business assessments, process mapping, process re-engineering, quality manual and procedure development, internal auditing, management review coaching, corrective action assistance, supplier controls and audits, customer audit preparation and coaching, and continual improvement tools and training.
Major Achievements:
Organizational Impacts. Built teams of varying experience and skills to take ownership of their systems and outcomes. Delivered training programs to synchronize entire organization with strategic direction. Celebrated successful company-wide turnkey implementation projects. Nurtured and facilitated cultural change.
Leadership and Expertise. Business consultation on all aspects of quality management system implementation and compliance. Established business plans, objectives and goals to facilitate growth. Successfully and efficiently managed teams and projects. Full system level and intimate knowledge of organizational operation from sales through design engineering, planning, purchasing, manufacturing, inspection, calibration, nonconformance and corrective actions, risk management, training, document management, warehousing, installation, servicing, customer satisfaction, and supporting functions. Working knowledge of quality concepts such as Cost of Quality, Plan Do Check Act, Process Mapping, Cause and Effect, Pareto, Kanban, Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, and 5S.
Financial Impacts. Assisted companies in winning contracts and customers that were otherwise inaccessible. Led projects to ensure organizational growth and market share growth.
Director of Group Consulting and Tool Development, CMTC
1998-1999
Pioneered and delivered all Quality Management Systems tools and services, including consortia program, seminars and workshops.
Major Achievements: Grew Quality Management Systems group to be largest service offering for CMTC and mentored and trained all QMS consultants.
Senior Consultant, CMTC
1993-1998
Manufacturing and quality consulting, business assessments, process mapping, process re-engineering, technology transfer, sales, marketing, and materials development.
Major Achievements: Top sales volume and income, national Modernization Forum Practitioner of the Year Award, founded quality management system consulting services.
Industrial and Capacity Engineer / Project Management, McDonnell Douglas Corp (The Boeing Company)
1988-1993
MRP, personnel and workload forecast, queue analysis, bottleneck/critical resource analysis, machine utilization, lead time/lot size, manufacturing flowchart, critical path, cost studies, rate and position analysis, training, SPC, JIT, subassembly facility relocation, meeting facilitation.
Major Achievements: Performance and Teamwork Awards, Young Careerist Award
Industry Familiarity
Manufacturing Experience
Industry Familiarity
Aerospace
Commercial
Military
Automotive
Medical device
Electronics
Telecommunications
Types of Companies
Manufacturing Experience
Industry Familiarity
Manufacturing
Assembly
Distribution
Construction and Installation
Transportation
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Technical Service
Manufacturing Experience
Manufacturing Experience
Manufacturing Experience
UAV, satellite and mission operations, vehicle batteries, precision machining, machine shop, metal container, hardware and connectors, fabricated structural metal, saw blade and hand tool, metal forming, die casting, forging, stone cutting, protective coating and sealants, silicone, plastic, resin, vinyl, rubber, cleaning products, co
UAV, satellite and mission operations, vehicle batteries, precision machining, machine shop, metal container, hardware and connectors, fabricated structural metal, saw blade and hand tool, metal forming, die casting, forging, stone cutting, protective coating and sealants, silicone, plastic, resin, vinyl, rubber, cleaning products, composites, tire retreading, metal finishing and coating, industrial machines, optical instrumentation, cranes and mechanical walkways, textile cut and sew, food, paper and tissue, photo optical equipment, photovoltaic, electronic hardware, electronic and LED assembly, semiconductor, communication equipment, navigation and positioning equipment, laboratory and measuring instruments, motors, generators, power, transformer, magnetic, amplifiers and communication systems, gears, motor vehicle parts and components, aircraft assembly, furniture components, medical devices, surgical and medical supplies, gasket, packaging devices, personal protective equipment, petroleum containment systems, fire retardants.
