Anne Wake
About Anne Wake
Anne Wake is a Quality Assurance Manager at Cosmos Corporation, with a background in quality engineering and optical processes. She has held various engineering roles at companies such as II-VI Incorporated, GE, and Watlow over her career.
Current Role at Cosmos Corporation
Anne Wake serves as the Quality Assurance Manager at Cosmos Corporation. She has held this position since 2021, contributing her expertise in quality management to enhance the company's operational standards. In her role, she focuses on ensuring that products meet quality specifications and regulatory requirements, implementing quality control processes, and leading quality improvement initiatives.
Previous Experience in Quality Engineering
Prior to her current role, Anne Wake worked at Watlow as a Quality Engineering Team Lead from 2019 to 2021. She was responsible for overseeing quality engineering processes and leading a team to improve product quality. Before that, she served as a Senior Quality Engineer at Watlow from 2015 to 2019, where she focused on quality assurance strategies. Additionally, she worked at GE as a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer for nine months in 2014, managing supplier quality issues.
Engineering Background at II-VI Incorporated
Anne Wake began her career as a Senior Optical Process Engineer at II-VI Incorporated, where she worked from 2007 to 2014. During her seven years in this role, she was involved in optical process engineering, contributing to the development and optimization of optical components. This experience provided her with a strong foundation in engineering principles and quality assurance.
Educational Qualifications
Anne Wake holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree from Western Illinois University, which she completed from 2003 to 2005. She also earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, studying from 1996 to 2003. Her educational background in science and engineering has equipped her with the necessary skills for her roles in quality assurance and engineering.
Early Career Experience
In the early stages of her career, Anne Wake worked as a Coating Technician at Deposition Research Lab Inc from 2005 to 2006. This position allowed her to gain hands-on experience in coating processes, further broadening her technical knowledge in the field of engineering.