Blake Sowell Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn

Sweetwater, Tn

Lean Professional

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• Internal Auditor – Manage audit and the corrective actions from the findings with action plans, meetings with supervisors and process managers. Assist with root cause analysis, approve, and verify corrective actions that are required with each finding. • Incoming Inspection Supervisor – Lead supplier quality inspections through AQL sampling of incoming shipments, and verify measurements and reports. Manage Discrepant Material Reports through submitting deviations, communicating with supplier of required actions, and returning of product when necessary. Direct supervisor of three associates carrying out inspections. Support Zeiss CMM programming.• Layered Process Audits – Implemented new system with training to all supervisors and managers. Manage system daily and leads monthly corrective action Pareto chart meetings of findings. Conduct weekly audits. • Corrective and Preventative Action Reports – Investigate with root cause analysis for logged CARPARs against Rail Quality and assists production supervisors in performing corrective actions. • Quality Machine Capability Studies – Lead Gage R&R studies on quality critical machines, and certify new quality critical machines with statistical studies. • Quality Process Improvements – Improve and manage PFMEA for process gauging and assembly. • New product/process launch team facility leader – Lead team to implement new products and processes.• Customer and Certification Audits – Facilitate audits and respond to findings with root cause analysis. • Respond to Customer Complaints• Assist in External Audits of Suppliers

Asheville, North Carolina Area

• Led Kaizen event as a part of the fabrication department’s Value Stream Map • Project Manager – relocation of weld kitting and 5S organizational flow of welding area • Created standard work for general facility maintenance to ensure safety requirements

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: The Cross - Christian Ministry, Institute of Industrial Engineers

Education record

Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi