Failure analysis,root cause analysis, corrective action,and preventative action.Analyze problems, develop solutions, and implement those solutions quickly and economically.Maintain, repair and improve the building and grounds.Created a gutter system that prevented flooding in front of the door between the school and activities hall.Added easy to clean screens to sewer drains to prevent flooding of the playground.Found the root cause of roof leaks, developed a repair plan, and executed that plan.Conduct monthly Safety audits

Quality Engineer* Created & implemented a robust new Quality Control testing program by collecting data, designing testing criteria, writing control limits, sampling procedures & pass/fail specifications. * Developed & built an apparatus to test rubber sealants in the cartridge, reducing testing time by 70% and reducing clean-up time to 0.* Developed a procedure to reuse scrap rubber saving $500 & 3 hours per batch, and reducing scrap.* Used root cause analysis to discover moisture in raw ingredients causing premature curing.* Solved the above problem by preheating the raw material to remove moisture* Researched, tested and troubleshot problematic material. * Experience doing process improvement, performance testing, & analysis.* Handled customer complaints, researched the problems, did tests, and found solutions* Created an Excel program to calculate VOC's & HAP’s for environmental compliance of 500 ingredients and 70 products..* Created MSDS's and hazard labels for Prop 65, EU, and Canadian regulations.* Scaled up newly developed products from 100 gr. lab batches to 20 lb pilot batches to 2000 lb production batchesAs a Research Chemist I created the following New Inventions: Boatlife Fix - a 2-part epoxy that repairs fiberglass underwater.Short Seal - Polymer sealant with Teflon to seal 4' composite oil pipe threads that withstands 5000 psi.Polyshine with Tef - Airplane polish with Teflon to reduce dragNon-Hazardous Powder Cleaner- For cleaning fiberglass or wood boatsLife Lube - Grease for lubricating oil field pipe threadI formulated the 4 new colors of rubber sealant to match the color of the gel coat of new Scout Boats.Did research & testing to replace ingredients of existing products to improve product performance with better, less expensive, or greener ingredients. Some examples are: Replace Phthalates with BenzoflexReplaced TiO2 with less expensive TiO2Improved the formula of Liquid Life Calk reducing the HAP’s

* Worked with builders to maximize land potential* Specialized in Isle of Palms and Mt. Pleasant residential homes* Helped clients determine best use of land

* Rewrote the Quality Assurance manual to NQA-1 Department of Energy and Department of Transportation requirements prior to the DOE deadline, saving a $2,100,000 contract after a failed DOE audit.* Implement all aspects of the new Quality Assurance procedure.* Read and interpret blueprints, inspect products for conformance to blueprint specifications.* Inspect nuclear quality welds, dimensions, and other quality aspects of nuclear containers.

* Used, maintained,& calibrated Infrared Spectrometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and other types of instrumentation as analysis & research tools* Reprogrammed Atomic Absorption Computer to identify nearly out-of specification chemistries; saved the company approximately $1,200,000 per year* CompletedLean Six-sigma Green Belt training and became a certified ISO 9001 auditor* Performed & analyzed ISO 9001 audits to drive continuous improvement* Performed various lab analysis, including wet chemistry, titrations, viscosity, & trace analysis* Performed quality control testing of incoming raw material, “in process” and finished products, analyzed the results,& made SPC charts* Reviewed chemical analysis and certificate of analysis of incoming raw materials* Tested chemistry, gauge, thickness, dimensions, alloy, hardness, & mechanical properties of different alloys of metal.* Worked on new product team that developed Penny Plate, a 12 million lb./yr. product* Performed lab anneals on new products, including testing and analysis. * Increased batch sizes of standard solutions; saved eight man hours monthly* Recommended batch adjustments for out of specification material* Used various Quality Engineering tools such as , 5Y's, FMEA,DMAIC, 8D's to do root cause analysis and troubleshoot problems, find solutions, and implement those solutions* Developed problem solving skills, using the scientific method and employing failure analysis, corrective action reports and process improvement to solve problems* Part of the team that obtained the original ISO9001 qualification for JWA* Researched, tested and troubleshot problematic material* Failure analysis experience and wrote corrective action reports (CAR’s)* Calibrated test equipment and performed gauge R&R studies