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Norwalk, IA, US

Winterset, Iowa, US

• Develop, support, and improve product transformation through process creation, execution, and evolution.
• Improved laser cutting efficiency by 10% by applying advanced piercing and nesting techniques
• Reduced plasma flight cutting defects by 50% through improved programming and instructions
• Manage equipment acquisition, transportation, and implementation projects

Responsible for accommodating high customer volume while multitasking to keep customers happy and returning. Duties included training new hires, working shifts on short notice, cooking, serving, cleaning and closing duties. This position was supplemental while I was completing my course work for Master of Science in Project Management.

Moline, IL, US

• Production line quality support, driving issue resolution
• Evaluate warranty claims and recurring defects to drive projects
• Update inspection control plans to reflect current issues, increasing defect prevention and detection
• Support new product builds and process changes

• Managed daily activities and project work of inspectors and administrators
• Ensured proper process execution through internal audit program
• Drove product and process quality initiatives
• Facilitated customer audit activities, first article inspections and all supporting required documentation
• Address and resolve departmental staffing issues
• Facilitated product changeover requirements

• Support production activities and demands
• Establish roles and responsibilities of production personnel
• Evaluate/validate employees ability to perform job functions
• Support fixturing and tooling demands for the line

Davenport, Iowa, US

• Served as a quality representative on integrated product teams
• Supported a product line during FAA conformity activities
• Managed non-conformance tracking on prototype build for top tier aerospace customer
• Managed corrective action board driving effective corrective action
• Control and disposition of non-conforming product
• Served as quality representative on configuration control board

Moline, IL, US

• Support production demands
• Project management of maintenance activities
• Collect, evaluate and adjust chemical levels to ensure optimal plating
• Design and procure fixturing and tooling
• Monitor and trigger plating chemicals
• Ensure product quality

Waterloo, Iowa, US

• Ensured processed products met specifications
• Established and maintained first article/ PPAP documents: FMEA’s, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams in compliance with APQP and aerospace quality requirements
• Directed and maintained the corrective action system
• Facilitated project management
• Facilitated customer communication
• Coordinated process capability analysis

New Hampton, Iowa, US

• Managed the quality assurance department of five technicians
• Supported manufacturing and assembly quality initiatives
• Tracked internal scrap, sort and rework costs, identifying cost saving opportunities
• Created and implemented permanent corrective action through root cause analysis
• Evaluated, oversaw and developed the top 30 suppliers
• Maintained and advanced the internal web based quality system

Master'S Degree, Project Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Manufacturing Technology

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Studies