Will Bolinger
Vice President Operational Excellence and QA

Mr. Bolinger is a manufacturing operations and quality leader with over twenty five years of progressive “hands-on” leadership experience in high technology electronics with automotive and DoD firms. He has a proven record of improving manufacturing processes and turning them into world-class lean performers. He has firsthand experience with start up operations and business development from product conception, engineering, testing and supplier selection to high volume production and distribution. He is a renowned expert in: lean & six sigma process development/improvement, product re-engineering, supplier development, and process and quality improvement. He is a leader who possesses strong analytical problem solving, budget management, interpersonal skills and demonstrated leadership talent as an improvement catalyst.

Mr. Bolinger has detailed knowledge of QS-9000; ISO-9000; AS-9100 and MIL-PRF-38534 including class "H" (military) and class "K" (Space) programs. He has been involved in and coordinated multiple successful ISO/QS/AS certifications, DSCC re-certification audits at Natel and with DoD prime contractors, major automotive manufacturers and tier one suppliers. Prior to joining Natel, Mr. Bolinger was a Director of Quality at L-3 Communications, Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Harman International, and a National Lean Quality Leader at Toyota. His formal education includes a Master’s of Science in Electronics Systems Engineering (Avionics) from Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA; a Master’s of Business Administration in Operations Research from Chapman University, Orange. CA; and a Bachelor’s of Science in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.