INDUSTRY, Calif. (July 16, 2015) — Aftermarket brakes and components maker Centric Parts has hired Peter Chen as its supplier quality engineer.
Mr. Chen comes to Centric Parts with more than 30 years of experience in engineering and quality control, the firm said, most recently serving as manufacturing and quality engineer for Carlisle Interconnect Technologies. Prior to Carlisle, Mr. Chen was employed with Seagate Technology P.L.C., a global data storage company.
In his new role, Mr. Chen will be part of the company's corporate quality group, which is responsible for overall supplier quality, interacting with engineering, supply chain/purchasing and the quality assurance staff.
“We are pleased to have Peter joining our operation,” said Greg Woo, vice president and general manager of performance for Centric Parts. “He has extensive experience with sub-tier supplier quality management in Taiwan and China, he speaks fluent Mandarin and he is able to conduct quality management system and business process reviews following the ISO9001 standard.
“He will be a huge asset to our company as we continue to expand our sub-tier supplier network.”
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