William Brown

Aerospace quality leader with 20+ years in precision manufacturing and nine years managing quality systems and teams. Helped build a quality management system spanning additive and subtractive manufacturing, heat treatment, and materials testing, supporting AS9100D certification, Nadcap accreditation, and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. Brings hands-on machining and CMM experience to multi-site quality leadership, audits, supplier quality, and corrective action.

Corporate Compliance Manager at Miltera Machining Research Corp. (2024-11 – Present)

• Lead corporate compliance, internal audits, management-review preparation, and risk analysis; translate AS9100D, ISO 9001, customer, and regulatory requirements into practical QMS controls.
• Coordinate nonconformance containment, root cause investigation, corrective action, and effectiveness checks with operations, engineering, purchasing, and suppliers.
• Strengthen supplier and purchasing controls, including quality requirements, control plans, PPAP documentation, and risk-based oversight.

Quality Manager at Burloak Technologies (Samuel & Sons) (2017-05 – 2024-11)

• Built and led a multidisciplinary quality team of engineers, specialists, and inspectors; hired, coached, and set priorities for the function.
• Helped build the Quality and Mission Assurance system for additive and subtractive aerospace manufacturing, including heat treatment and a materials testing lab.
• Directed multi-site audit and accreditation activity across AS9100D, Nadcap, and ISO/IEC 17025 requirements, including successful certification of a U.S. facility.
• Led management reviews and quality objectives using audit, nonconformance, corrective-action, supplier, and process data to set improvement priorities.
• Oversaw metal additive manufacturing controls for process qualification, powder lifecycle, inspection, traceability, and product release.
• Led customer audit responses and escalations; governed NCR and corrective-action processes and facilitated cross-functional root cause investigations.

Tool Maker and Grinder at Indexable Cutting Tools (2013-12 – 2017-05)

• Manufactured and maintained precision cutting tools; supported machining troubleshooting and process improvements for aerospace and industrial applications.

Inspector at Aero-Safe Technologies (2001-07 – 2013-03)

• Programmed and operated Zeiss CMMs, performed AS9102 First Article Inspections, and maintained calibration and measurement records for precision aerospace components.

Ontario College Certificate in General Machinist – Niagara College (2005)