PERSONAL RECORDS

NAME         :        David Lin (Australian Citizen)
AGE          :        34
HEIGHT   :       183cm.
WEIGHT  :        83 Kgs.

                           1987-1988     Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT),
                                                Graduate Diploma in Quality Technology.

                           1978-1983     National Taipei Institute of Technology,
                                                Electrical Engineering Diploma.
 

 TRAINING :    Feb 1998     ETTA
                                                Certificate III of Telecommunications – Identify & Locate Cables Faults.

                            May 1997    Australian Institute of Management,
                                                Developing & Launching New Products - Short Course.

                            May 1996    Australian Quality Council,
                                                Benchmarking Workshop Training by Robert Camp.

                            Oct. 1993     Department of Business Development and Employment,
                                                Occupational Health & Safety Training.

                           Nov. 1992    Swinburne University of Technology,
                                                Centre for Business Development & Training,
                                                Train the Trainer Certificate.

                           Apr. 1992     Standards Australia, Educational Seminar,
                                               STEPPING STONES from Accreditation to TQM.

                          Mar. 1990    ETRS-Stebbing, Quality Management Consultants,
                                               Quality Management Systems Assessor/Auditor Certificate.

                           Mar. 1990   Footscray Institute of Technology,
                                              Fibre Optics for Engineers Course Certificate.

                           May 1985   Chinese Society for Quality Control,
                                              Basic Quality Control Course Certificate.

                          Dec. 1984    F.C.R.A. Vocational Training Centre, Taipei,
                                             International Trade Practice Course Certificate.
 

AWARDS :      - Graduated with Extracurricular Activities Honours, 1983.
                          - Obtained two years Academic Scholarship in 1981 and 1982.

ACTIVITIES : - Member of the Institute of Quality Assurance, London. (MIQA).
                         - Foundation Member of the Australian Organisation for Quality. (MAOQ).
                         - Member of the Institute of Engineers Australia. (CPEng.).

LANGUAGES : Good command of spoken and written Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese.

WORK EXPERIENCES:
 
 

      A.   Mar 1997 to present, Export Manager, AEGIS PTY. LTD.
            Jan. 1995 to present, Quality Manager, AEGIS PTY. LTD.
                Head Office:   141 Christmas street, Fairfield Vic 3078
                                        Manufacturer of test equipment including Pipe and Cable Locators, & Cable Fault Locators
                                        supplied to Telecommunication, Power, and Utility Industries.

• Reporting to the Managing Director and responsible for planning and ensuring the continuous compliance with the requirements of the ISO9001 standard, and to ensure that the whole management system is effectively implemented and maintained.

• Undertaken an additional challenged role as an Export Manager from March 1997. Conducted marketing research and development for targeted countries in Asia-Pacific region. The countries have been developed are New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, etc.

• Promote, execute and maintain the company Quality Policy based on the Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophy and continuous improvement strategy. The overall production failure rate figure have been improved by 30% between 1995 and 1996.

• Appointed as a Training Coordinator, and have conducted a Training Needs Analysis for all staff.

• Established and implementing a Supplier Assessment Procedure that incorporates overall performance/assessment of the supplier, including the rating of Quality performance, Delivery performance, and Engineering cooperation.

 
• Designed and implementing the following quality Software Management Systems using the relational database MS-Access:

• Test & measuring equipment calibration controls & monitoring.
• Products repair/service records analysis and reports.
• Documentation control for company controlled procedures and instructions.

• Upgraded the company Quality Manual & Procedures to comply with the Quality Management System to the ISO9001-1994 version which have been accredited by Standards Australia-Quality Assurance Services. (QEC Lic. 5948).

• Supervise one Quality Auditor.

     B.     Jan.1994 to Dec. 1994, Quality Management Consultant. (Self Employed)
 

•    Provided quality consulting services to ADV Technology, a computer wholesaler, to establish a Quality Management System to comply with the       ISO9001 standard.

•  Conducted independent quality system audit, as a sub-contractor, for a private quality consultant company - Simple Solution.

     C.        Sep.1990 to Dec.1993, Quality Assurance Manager, Newtronics Pty. Ltd.
                      Head Office: 149-159 Capel street, North Melbourne, Vic. 3051.
                                         Manufacturer of advanced electronics controlled products used in appliance, automotive, energy saving                                           lights, and telecommunication industries.  Salary: $46,000 pa. plus a fully maintained car.
 

• Reported to the Managing Director and responsible for the planning of product quality assurance system from design to manufacturing and to servicing.
 
• Established and implemented a Quality Management System in accordance with the requirement of the Australian Standard AS3901/ISO9001 - Quality Systems for design/development, production, installation and servicing. The whole system has gained accreditation from the Standard Australia in November 1992.

• Implemented the Ford Q101/Q1 Standards, and was responsible for the preparation of the necessary Evidence Binders for the achievement of the Ford Q1 Quality Award (Award being presented in April 1994).

• Promoted and executed the company missions in Total Quality Management. Conducted a systematic analysis for the success implementation of TQM. Also, designed and conducted a TQM Training program for staff at all levels.

• Monitored the implementation and effectiveness of the quality system through the conduct of the independent Internal System Audit.

• Liaison with customers, vendors/suppliers, and department management on continuous improvement matters. The improvement in product quality was achieved by a factor of 90% over a year in 1991, and a further improvement by a factor of 50% in 1992.

• Conducted internal quality Training for Engineers in related to TAGUCHI Experimental Design and in Internal Systems Audit.

• Established and upgraded the Quality Assurance - Management Information System (QA-MIS) including the institution of a Database system for QA Service-Workshop using PARADOX 3.5.

• Developed and maintained a RATING system for subcontractors/suppliers based on elements specified in the AS3901/AS3902/AS3903.

• Supervised quality personnel including Quality Engineer, Quality Auditors, and Service Workshop repair Technicians.

• Operated as company's Training Coordinator to conduct planning and approval of the structured training program according to legislation.

      D.     July 1989 to Sep.1990, Senior Engineer, Material Services SRU. TELECOM AUSTRALIA.
                    Regional Office: 467 King street, West Melbourne, Vic. 3003.

• Responsible for planning and conducting Quality Management System Assessment/Audit for Telecom Suppliers based on the Australian Standards 3900/ISO 9000 Series and Telecom Accredited Supplier Scheme (TASS).
• As a Team Leader, I planned and conducted Quality Management System Assessment for the following Telecom major suppliers :
• As a Project Coordinator, I established a Quality Management System in compliance with the requirement in the AS3902 which consists of a Policy Manual and Procedure Manuals for the Material Quality Assurance Unit, Victorian Region. These Manual/Procedures have been adopted as a core reference for the existing National MQA-Quality Manual.
• Prepared, coordinated and implemented the "TASS Assessment Procedure”, and the "First-Off Production Inspection Procedur”,
             and many others.

•   In charge of the Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) in Electronics and Electrical components within the Material Quality Assurance department.

•   Established and implemented a Part-Per-Million (PPM) Plan and monitoring system for the performance of materials being purchased.

•   Conducted training and participated in as a Team Leader in the "Company Wide Quality Improvement" (CWQI) program.

•   Supervised three (3) Quality Technicians and six (6) QC Inspectors.

  G.    July 1983 to Mar.1985, Components Engineer, GREAT ELECTRONICS CO.
           Head Office:      3rd floor, World Building, No.126 Nanking East Rd., Sec. 4, Taipei, Taiwan.
                                     Manufacturer of Cordless Telephones, C.B., Walkie-Talkie & others. OEM of AT&T.  
• Responsible for the type testing and approval of the new and/or modified components from Suppliers.
• Initiated and implemented a Vendor Quality Survey & Rating System as a prerequisite process for any component to be purchased. (Similar to the Assessment of the Supplier's Quality System).
• Established and implemented a Production Equipment Calibration System for the company.
• Supervised 2 Quality Technicians.