Olga Pogudkin

Project Manger Quality with more than 7yrs of experience in project management from interception to launch.

Proficient in Waterfall best practices and project management delivery methodologies, with expertise in managing all project phases from identifying the scope to conception to delivery, including status briefings, presentations, collaborating with key stakeholders, and communication with clients and senior leadership to drive project success.

NovaBus, Division of  Volvo Group

Project Manager Quality (PMQ)                                                                                                     2015-Present

• Responsible for all phases of quality project life cycle,( including initiation, planning, execution, performance/monitoring, and project closure), using waterfall methodology. 
• Provide visibility of project status to project stakeholders and upper management. 
• Create project management documentation 
• Classify, analyse project risks, prepare mitigation plan, and capture lesson learned
• Proactively identify and resolve project issues related to planning and resource management.
• Perform project tracking through clear and concise status reports and time management reports
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary, (engineering, manufacturing, procurement, etc.), team to achieve quality objectives of new system(s) 
• Act as a Subject Mater Expert (SME) in the development of new PLM and delimit quality requirements for PLM.
• Analyse the customer’s contracts and ensure that quality requirements are communicated for proper execution. 
• Collected customer’s feedback during the acceptance of the product, and resolve issues and non-conformities prior to the closure of the project. 
• Conduct field analysis data to define quality objectives for R&D projects and measure the progress   
• Following on business plan Key Performance Indicators and prepare communication plans
• Learn from recent projects to identify and drive continuous improvements of quality project management.     

Key Achievement:

• Continuously monitoring the time plan of the project to ensure that project gates pass on time and all gates deliverables are met in quality. 
• Headed biweekly meetings with cross-functional team to gather updates and ensure teams’ meet key project milestones on time. 
• Increased reliability of the R&D products through implementation of  Failure Mode Element Analysis ( FMEA). 
• Crafted 4yrs Quality Assurance road map and secured the implementation of it with the management team. 

NovaBus, division of Volvo Bus Corporation 

Supplier Quality Development Coordinator                                                                                       2012-2015

• Act as a Project Manager Quality in Product Development projects (EPA 2013, CNG –bus, and BAE 60ft bus)
• Participate in risk assessment for assigned projects and identify activities to mitigate the risks.
• Initiate the Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities with key component suppliers to ensure that supplier’s development is aligned with the project timeline(s). 
• Lead Supplier Evaluation Module assessments (SEMs) and evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions
• Assess Quality Management Systems of suppliers through the Volvo process audits, and verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions necessary to close gaps between Volvo requirements, and suppliers’ practices
• Maintain constant communication and relationship with the supplier, to address quality deficiencies, and ̷ or deliveries problems
• Promote and train suppliers on NovaBus Supplier Quality Assurance Manual
• Report on status for critical suppliers at high management levels

Key Achievement: 

• Develop a quality project management plan and track the progress
• 5 % Increasing supplier performance
• Adhere 80% of supplier in my portfolio to Volvo/ NovaBus Supplier Assurance Manual

Raufoss Neuman Automotive Components Canada

Quality Representative                                                                                                                        2011-2012

• Maintain and improve quality system based on TS 16949
• Prepare and present periodic Management Reviews of the Quality System to management
• Create, track, and monitor Key Performance Indicators for internal deficiencies and deficiencies coming from the suppliers
• Monitor suppliers’ performance and initiate suppliers’ audits to ensure that they conform to quality standards, (TS16949 standard, control plans, and technical drawings)  
• Follow up on internal non-conformities and deviations from suppliers to ensure that identified corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Organize and manage registrar audit and responses to corrective actions reports

Key Achievements: 

• Optimizing processes related to the quality system
• Executed  product and process improvements through the analysis of production control charts, internal KPIs, and customers’ scorecards. 

Exova (formally Bodycote Testing Group), 

Quality Manager                                                                                                                                     2008-2011

• Develop and launch a common quality management system across Metallurgical, Mechanical, and Environmental divisions 
• Manage a performance of   quality coordinator
• Develop and implement Key Performance Indicators for Environmental division 
• Implement Statistical Process Controls 
• Act on all customer complaints to ensure that they addressed and corrective actions are implemented.
• Formulate and establish quality objectives and conduct annual management reviews 
• Identify areas of improvement and initiate continuous improvement projects  
• Manage customer and registrar audits in Pointe-Claire and St-Bruno facilities
• Act as designated liaison for regulatory bodies and accrediting organizations

Key Achievement:

• Implementation of common quality system translated into 5-10% saving on the cost of the certification audits ( ISO 17025)
• 3 year in a row merit results (3 and less non-conformities)  on register audits.
• Increase in the market share by regain the accreditation of the main customer. 

Project Management Course, McGill University 

Management and Finance classes, McGill University

Bachelor in Science, Major Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal