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Charles Funkhouser
Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs at Cadence Inc.
Charles Funkhouser is a results-driven leader with a proven track record of successfully taking new products from concept to volume production.
He excels in managing and coordinating personnel at all levels within organizations, demonstrating excellent integrator skills.
With a background as an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Charles has a strong foundation in project management, team motivation, and team coaching.
His expertise includes Six Sigma Green Belt training, understanding the big picture, applying new concepts quickly, and achieving measurable results in process improvements, quality enhancements, and cost reductions.
Charles Funkhouser holds an MEng in Mechanical Engineering with a Manufacturing Option from Cornell University and a BSME in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech.
His professional journey includes roles such as Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs at Cadence Inc., Senior Quality Manager at Cadence Inc., and various quality assurance and engineering positions at recognized organizations like Medtronic, Covidien, CUNO Inc., Gerber Scientific Products, Siemens VDO Automotive, Chrysler, Buckbee-Mears Cortland, BorgWarner Inc., Pall Trinity Micro Corporation, and Texas Instruments.
He possesses a keen understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and has international manufacturing experience.
