Dwayne Kavanaugh Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for developing, instituting, and maintaining a Quality Assurance Program compliant with ISO 9001.• Developing Quality and HSE documents and records to meet ISO and OSHA requirements.• Developing a document control system to ensure use of current QMS documents.• Responsible for customer and supplier audit programs.• Responsible for nonconformance and corrective/preventive actions processes.• Responsible for inspection measurement and monitoring equipment (IMME) calibration system.• Responsible for compiling customer data books to satisfy contract requirements.

Magnolia, Texas, United States

Responsible for maintaining and improving the Quality Management Systems (QMS) registered to ISO 9001 & ISO 80079-34. Also responsible for management of the HSE Program to satisfy OSHA regulations. • Management Representative for ISO 9001 and 80079-34 Quality Management Systems.• Overall responsibility for the Document & Record Control System, Nonconformance Reporting process, Corrective Action (CAR) process, Risk Assessment/Mitigation and Management of Change processes.• Responsible for the Internal and External Audit programs often resulting in reduced findings.• Overall responsibility for the company HSE program and policies.• Report to top management the performance of the quality and safety management systems.• Responsible for receiving, in-process, dimensional & nondestructive inspection processes.• Responsible for daily priorities and work assignments of the Quality Control Inspectors.• Support the vendor selection, evaluation and re-evaluation processes.• Responsible for inspection measurement and monitoring equipment (IMME) calibration system.

Tomball, Tx

Responsible for maintaining and improving the Quality Management Systems (QMS) registered with API Q1 & ISO 9001. Also responsible for management of the HSE Program to satisfy OSHA regulations. Most recently implemented an ISO 9001:2015 QMS for a distribution division.• Management Representative for API Q1/ISO 9001 QMS at multiple locations including API 6A, 16A and 16C licenses.• Overall responsibility for the Document & Record Control System, Nonconformance Reporting process, Corrective/Preventive Action process, Risk Assessment/Mitigation and Management of Change processes.• Responsible for the Internal and External Audit programs often resulting in zero findings.• Overall responsibility for the company HSE procedures, program and training.• Report to top management the performance of the quality and safety management systems.• Ensure the promotion and awareness of customer requirements throughout the organization.• Ensure initiation of action(s) to minimize the likelihood of the occurrence and recurrence of nonconformities.• Support all departments in determining and communicating job requirements.• Responsible for receiving, in-process, dimensional & nondestructive inspection procedures and processes.• Responsible for daily priorities and work assignments of the Quality Supervisor and Quality Inspectors (two shifts).• Support the vendor selection, evaluation and re-evaluation processes.• Responsible for inspection measurement and monitoring equipment (IMME) calibration system.• Responsible for development, installation and certification of employees to company NDE procedures.

Houston, Texas Area

Developed and published Business Management System (BMS) documents to meet API Q2 requirements that were utilized by Quality, HS&E and DOT groups. Directed and performed critical supplier evaluations including on-site assessments.• Authored, co-reviewed, and published BMS and Quality Management (QM) documents and forms to support the business management system and aided in developing the annual Quality Improvement Plan.• Responsible for input and oversight of system documentation in PolicyTech.• Responsible for and intimately involved with the identification, selection and evaluation of critical suppliers to support the OSES provision of services (including in excess of eighty on-site supplier assessments).• Aided in providing training for and development of additional auditors within OSES.• Responsible for the daily priorities and work assignments of two Quality Auditors (suppliers).• Led an initiative to develop a customer feedback process using an online survey software.

Capable of providing customer support for API Specifications Q1 & Q2 and ISO 9001 quality management systems. Also knowledgeable in API 6A, API 16A, with limited exposure to API 4F and 11E.• On-site and off-site support of quality management system development, upgrade and/or training.• Perform any type of system auditing including supplier, internal, or support during external audits.

Tomball, Texas

Responsible for developing, maintaining and improving multiple Quality Management Systems (QMS) registered and/or aligned with API Q1. Also responsible for management of the HSE Program to satisfy OSHA regulations.• Management Representative for API Q1 QMS at multiple locations including API 6A and 16A licenses.• Overall responsibility for the company Document & Record Control System, Nonconformance Reporting process, Corrective/Preventive Action process, Risk Assessment/Mitigation and Management of Change process.• Responsible for the Internal and External Audit programs often resulting in zero findings.• Overall responsibility for the company HSE procedures, programs, training, and OSHA reporting.• Report to top management the performance of the quality and safety management systems.• Ensure the promotion and awareness of customer requirements throughout the organization.• Ensure initiation of action(s) to minimize the likelihood of the occurrence of nonconformities.• Support all departments in determining and communicating job requirements.• Responsible for receiving, in-process, dimensional & nondestructive inspection procedures and processes.• Responsible for the daily priorities and work assignments of the Quality Supervisor and three Quality Inspectors.• Support the vendor selection, evaluation and re-evaluation processes.• Responsible for inspection measurement and monitoring equipment (IMME) calibration system.• Responsible for development, installation and certification of employees to company NDE procedures.

Responsible for developing, instituting, and maintaining a Quality Assurance Program registered to ISO 9001 and compliant with API Q1. Responsible for management of the HSE Program to satisfy OSHA regulations.• Developed Quality and HSE procedures, forms and records to meet ISO and OSHA requirements.• Developed and controlled a document control system to ensure use of current QMS documents.• Responsible for the Internal and External Audit programs often resulting in zero findings.• Facilitated the employee certification and ISO 9001 record keeping program.• Developed systems to track nonconformances and corrective/preventive actions.• Responsible for inspection measurement and monitoring equipment (IMME) calibration system.• Performed quarterly updates and annual incident reporting to meet customer and OSHA requirements.• Lead weekly safety meetings and perform incident reporting and investigation activities.• Developed Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment documents to cover company key processes.

Responsible for Quality Engineering and Document Control groups. Developed position descriptions, roles and responsibilities for employees. Initiated an employee improvement program for personal growth.• Updated the global Operating System that includes local procedures and work instructions.• Responsible for providing monthly Cost of Quality data to the global process owner.• Responsible for the daily priorities and work assignments of the three Quality Engineers, the Document Control Supervisor and six Document Contol Analysts.• Involved with process mapping for various processes and departments.• Developed Objectives and reported Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each group.Senior Quality Assurance Engineer 2004 - 2006Performed all duties related to Project Quality Engineering including Inspection & Test Plan generation, supplier coordination, manufacturing & final documentation, and payment milestone requirements.• Ensured project QA requirements were incorporated into the work order routing process prior to release.• Performed work order reviews prior to closure to ensure all requirements were met.• Generated processes to complete in excess of 150 Manufacturing Record Books (MRB) in 5 months.• Developed matrix system that defined MRB requirements and reduced compilation efforts by 75%.• Responsible for project Mechanical Completion Check Record and Punch List process.• Developed and implemented new Inspection & Test Plan format that reduced origination time by 50%.• Performed supplier audits in support of the Supply Chain function.

Responsible for initiating, gathering and gaining approval of project databooks to meet customer specifications. Set in place and improved processes, which allowed six months of overdue databooks to be completed in two months.• Developed time saving and cost cutting improvements that streamlined the databook review process.• Enabled company to collect in excess of $1M for overdue databooks.• Aided in improvement of nonconformance reporting, follow-up, and closure process.• Performed inventory of customer property and finished goods that netted several thousand dollars.

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Associate Of Arts - Aa, Business Administration And Management, General

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