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Norfolk, Va, Us

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Ensure the company’s written Quality Management System and operational processes conform to ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and FDA standards.Managed all aspects of the company’s Quality program in the manufacturing of medical devices, including document control, CAPA program, supplier quality, in-process inspections, final inspections, etc.Successfully led ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 audits with no major non-conformities. Successfully led five customer audits.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Ensure the company’s written Quality Management System and operational processes conform to ISO 9001, NSI 009-04, and SFLC standards.Implemented process improvement initiatives in the areas of training, internal auditing, qualification, and controlled material handling.Coordinate with internal departments, contractors, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure that all necessary quality checks are performed safely and documented properly.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Reviewed and approved work packages for various ship repair processes, ensuring the processes conformed to the appropriate governing standards.Performed monthly internal audits of all internal operating procedures, to include ensuring corrective actions were performed to completion.Supervised 26 Quality Control Inspectors during the performance of daily critical quality checks.

Nuclear Power Training Unit, Goose Creek, Sc

• Responsible for managing references and training materials for the Engine Room Team Trainer (simulated reactor plant and engine room).• Collaborated with various Navy and civilian work centers to establish multiple programs during initial manning of the Engine Room Team Trainer.• Managed programming for an auto log generator in Microsoft Excel, allowing logs to be generated for any set of initial conditions desired in the Engine Room Team Trainer.• Assisted in the testing of the Navy’s first Digital Training Simulator.

Nuclear Power Training Unit, Goose Creek, Sc

• Performed staff duties on five section rotating shift work, involving standing watch, student training, and administering oral boards. • Managed 25 personnel through a rigorous qualification program as a staff advisor. • Coordinated with several divisions to perform periodic and corrective maintenance and operational testing.

• Qualified as a nuclear mechanic on four different nuclear platforms.• Stood various mechanical watches which entailed operating nuclear fluid systems, including extensive training in casualty response and safe operations.• Conducted considerable preventative and corrective maintenance on nuclear mechanical systems and components.

Uss George Hw Bush, Cvn-77, Norfolk, Va

• Planned and scheduled all preventative and corrective maintenance for Reactor Propulsion Technical Division.• Coordinated with outside divisions for calibration and testing of Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment, ensuring necessary equipment was available at all times for divisional maintenance items.• Implemented three Force Revisions, which updated every maintenance item applicable to Reactor Propulsion Technical Division.• Ordered, procured, and inspected parts for divisional maintenance items.

Uss George Hw Bush, Cvn-77, Norfolk, Va

• Oversaw a work center of five people to manage all work packages, controlled material, and gage calibration for Reactor Propulsion Division.• Optimized divisional schedule to account for availability of parts, personnel, and outside organizational support.

Uss George Hw Bush, Cvn-77, Norfolk, Va

• Planned all major maintenance items and retests for Reactor Propulsion Division during a yearlong shipyard period.• Wrote 43 work packages for valve overhauls, valve replacements, and steam plant inspections.• Audited execution of work packages to develop and implement process improvement, prevent deficiencies, and prevent rework.

Uss George Hw Bush, Cvn-77, Norfolk, Va

• Performed inspection on and managed administration for all carbon steel piping in #2 Main Machinery Room.• Supervised four personnel, with no major deficiencies through five audits.

Muskegon, Michigan, United States

• Night shift supervisor of a team of three, performing daily maintenance and cleaning of equipment while waiting on customers.

New Bern, North Carolina, United States

*Worked on and off in three month intervals, for a total of 12 months*• Designed parts, purchased prototypes, performed testing, and coordinated implementation of new parts for Bosch dishwashers.

Master’S, Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Nuclear Energy Engineering Technology, 4.0 Gpa