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Farmville, North Carolina, United States

Created control plans for press and quality. Created SOP guidebooks for all functional areas in press. Began tracking production and defects. Began A3 documented process for defects. Started a departmental safety committee which meets weekly. Certified for Adult First Aid/CPR/AED through the American Red Cross Online Course, 2024.

Farmville, North Carolina

Created the SOP Guidebooks and Powerpoint Trainers for: Fan Guard Set-up, Production, and Rework - GG Burner Box Assembly and Part Pressing on a Cincinnati CB Brake Press - Tube and Frame Production with separate SOP's for using an Alphil spot welder, a Federal seam welder, and a Trucut contour roller - Heat Exchanger Assembly, Spot Welding, Inlet.

Jacksonville, North Carolina

Completed course in Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt at Coastal Carolina, September 2017. Led a weld station continuous improvement team which resulted in the editing of the weld station work instructions with the goal of reducing blow hole scrap. Created and led a grind continuous improvement team. Edited and obtained approvals for an additional training.

Kinston, North Carolina

Hired in as a machine operator, running EI and MTorres carbon fiber lay-up machines for the production of Airbus A350 components. Completed all required training with the addition of training in the creation and use of shop aids, the Eight Discipline Process for root cause corrective action, tools for creating communication plans, the Material Life.

Shenandoah, Iowa

Hired in as a Hard Finish Operator, was promoted to a Level 3 Operator in the plant's Grey Iron department producing cases. Operation of Cincinnati Milacron Maxim 630's in the production of transmission cases. Cross-trained in shift-bar housings in 2012 and moved to full-time shift-bar production in the spring of 2013. Entered several Vision initiatives.

Valley, Nebraska

Operation of CNC and manual controlled machine centers, milling machines, and drill presses. Operation of Okuma lathes. Operation of FANUC and Kuka robots. Operation of a welding unit and paint line. Assembly of gearboxes.

Omaha, Nebraska

Oversight of the dayshift machine shop including production assignment and maintenance scheduling. Daily utilization of Excel, Access, and Macola database software. Set-up of CNC lathes, and the troubleshooting of CNC lathes and machining centers. Editing of G-code programming. Skilled in blueprint reading. Report generation for shop issues including tool.

Huntington, Indiana

Hired in as a leaktester and accepted promotions to Machine Operator, Operator Trainer, Leadman, SPC Operator, Interim Supervisor, and Level 2 Cell Operator. As supervisor, oversight of afternoon shift machining production from October to the end of December 1999. Monitoring and editing of KRONOS timekeeping software. Experience in conflict resolution. As.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Political Science And Government, 3.5

MA in Political Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government, 3.17

Activities and Societies: Swordbearers Extension - Ohio Veterans Children's HomeBA in Political Science/History