Quality Manager · AI Champion

LiamCarter

Driving operational excellence through AI innovation. 12+ years of quality leadership fused with cutting-edge AI engineering to transform how businesses work.

12+
Years Experience
50%
DPPM Improvement
200+
Hours AI Training
6+
AI Projects Built
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About

Where Quality Meets Intelligence

I'm a dynamic and results-driven Quality Manager with 12+ years of expertise in driving operational excellence, quality assurance, and customer satisfaction. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt with a proven track record of reducing process variation, minimising waste, and implementing effective problem-solving strategies.

Recognised as a Subject Matter Expert in Quality and Operational Assessments, I bring hands-on experience in SAP and IQOS for Quality Management and metrics. My previous experience in product development and design provides a well-rounded approach to achieving business objectives.

Now, as an AI Champion, I'm passionate about leveraging artificial intelligence to transform business processes, improve productivity, and deliver measurable ROI. I see AI as a game-changer for manufacturing — automating routine tasks, predicting issues before they happen, and turning data into actionable insights.

Quality Leadership

ISO9001:2015 & IATF16949:2016 certified. Led organisations through complex compliance transitions and sustained high-performing quality systems.

Continuous Improvement

Six Sigma Green Belt driving error-proofing strategies, PFMEA, and CoPQ reduction with measurable impact on the bottom line.

AI Innovation

200+ hours of hands-on AI/ML training. Building RAG pipelines, LLM applications, and autonomous AI agents for enterprise use.

People & Culture

Accomplished leader in mentoring, performance management, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across teams.

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Career

Professional Journey

Aug 2021 - PresentCurrent

Quality Manager

Danfoss Power Solutions — Havant, England

  • Guided organisation through ISO9001:2015 certifications and seamless transition to IATF16949:2016 conformance
  • Consistently achieved annual Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) reduction targets
  • Championing AI adoption across the division as AI Champion
  • Entered Race to the Moon AI idea for a Sales Feasibility Assistant integrating SAP with Teams
  • Developed Generative AI training course for employees across the business
Feb 2011 - Aug 2021

Quality Manager ACQI SSGB

Eaton Corporation

  • Executed multiple Six Sigma projects, significantly reducing process variation
  • Led Continuous Improvement initiatives with error-proofing strategies
  • Achieved 50% improvement in Customer DPPM within two quarters
  • Complete ownership of Quality Systems, ISO audits, and metrics
  • Lead Assessor in Quality for Operations Assessments
Apr 2003 - Feb 2011

Quality Engineer

Eaton Corporation

  • Full product and engineering experience
  • Managing 8D, PFMEA, Control Plan, Error proofing, and Standard Work systems
  • Working with SCM team through APQP and supplier liaison

Education

BA (Hons) Business & Management

University of Portsmouth

2012 - 2017

First Class Honours

HNC Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Highbury College of FE

ONC Electrical & Electronic Engineering

SouthDowns College of FE

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Skills

Technical Arsenal

AI & Machine Learning

LLM EngineeringRAG PipelinesFine-Tuning (QLoRA)Agent OrchestrationNLPVector DatabasesPrompt Engineering

Programming & Frameworks

PythonTypeScriptReactNode.jsFlaskDjangoNext.js

Data & Visualisation

NumPyPandasScikit-LearnPlotlyDashMatplotlibSQL

Quality & Operations

Six Sigma Green BeltISO9001:2015IATF16949:2016PFMEA8D Problem SolvingAPQPLean Manufacturing

Tools & Platforms

n8n AutomationLangChainOpenAI APIHugging FaceSAPGit/GitHubVS Code

Certifications & Training

AI Engineer Core Track: LLM Engineering, RAG, QLoRA, Agents
AI Automation: Build LLM Apps & AI Agents with n8n
100 Days of Code: Complete Python Pro Bootcamp
ChatGPT Complete Course — Prompt Engineering
Interactive Python Dashboards with Plotly & Dash
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Machine Learning, Data Science & AI Engineering (In Progress)
RAG for Professionals with LangChain & LangGraph (In Progress)
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Projects

AI Projects & Builds

Real-world AI applications built to solve enterprise challenges in quality management, automation, and business intelligence.

AI-Powered PFMEA Generator

Generates Process Failure Mode Effects and Analysis documents from a process map using computer vision, improving quality processes and reducing manual effort.

PythonComputer VisionLLMQuality
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AI Root Cause Analysis App

Streamlines RCA for manufacturing issues with AI-powered analysis. Planned for company-wide deployment to accelerate problem resolution.

PythonNLPManufacturingAnalytics
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n8n Agent with RAG Chatbot

Answers detailed questions from a knowledge base using Retrieval-Augmented Generation, providing accurate enterprise-grade responses.

n8nRAGLangChainVector DB
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Website Chatbot with RAG

Provides intelligent, context-aware responses for site visitors with sales lead storage in Google Sheets for automated lead capture.

RAGTypeScriptReactGoogle Sheets
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AI Voice Agent

Uses GPT-4o to answer questions, send emails, and summarise communications through natural voice interaction.

GPT-4oVoice AIEmail Automation
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Web Scraping Application

Collects and curates the latest tech news for trend analysis, keeping teams informed about emerging technologies.

PythonBeautifulSoupSeleniumData
AI Vision

I see AI as a game-changer for our division. By automating routine tasks and simplifying decision-making, we can free up time for people to focus on innovation and problem-solving.

AI will help us improve quality by reducing defects and predicting issues before they happen, making our processes more reliable. It can also speed up operations, shortening sales cycles and accelerating engineering projects.

Most importantly, AI will give us the power to turn data into actionable insights, helping teams make better decisions and drive continuous improvement to directly improve EBIT and Contribution Margin.

Continuous LearningDaily: The AI Daily Brief \u2014 Nathan Whittemore

AI Engineering — Chip HuyenAI Strategic Framework for Business Leaders — David M PatelBuilding LLM Powered Applications — Valentina AltoPython Machine Learning by Example — Liu, YuxiThe Coming Wave: AI, Power and our Future — Mustafa SuleymanMachine Learning with Python — Oliver TheobaldThe Book of Dash — Adam Schroeder
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Portfolio

Work Showcase

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Coming Soon

A curated collection of case studies, live demos, and detailed write-ups of AI implementations in enterprise quality management. Watch this space.

Case StudiesLive DemosCode SamplesTechnical Write-ups
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Contact

Let's Connect

Interested in AI-driven quality management solutions, collaboration opportunities, or just want to talk tech? I'd love to hear from you.

Email

liam.carter1@ntlworld.com

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Location

Greater Portsmouth Area, UK

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Current Role

Quality Manager @ Danfoss