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Suwanee Ga

High energy quality systems expert, active ISO9001 auditor for three global registrars, certified in AS90011 Aerospace and with experience in implementing global quality systems standards in Aerospace, Automotive, Medical Devices and in service businesses of various types.Quality systems auditing and consulting in chemicals, manufacturing, assembly, continuous process operations, software and internet and electronics. This includes major brand-name corporations all the way down to startup and entrepreneurial operations.Training experience in root cause analysis, FMEA, Quality Systems Auditing, Problem Solving, Risk Analysis, Safety, and Workplace Culture

Certified fitness instructor and positive role model (really!)

Writer of over 75 published articles on the website Seeking Alpha, mostly related to the petrochemical industry, with over 250,000 page views, and an 80% positive rating.http://seekingalpha.com/author/james-shellFavorite topics include petrochemical processing and Residential Mortgage Backed Securities funds.

Business Development, Process Development and Process Improvement in a developmental business to recycle specialty elastomers.Developed a complete, global quality marketing program, including product positioning at the high end of the marketplace, technical presentations for trade shows, website presence including YouTube video presentations, and direct customer visits and sales activities to promote the product line.Two articles published in trade journals.

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Quality Systems Consulting, Freelance Quality Auditing, ISO9001-2000 certified lead auditor. Implemented a Six-Sigma-based quality management system for a major global manufacturer in the automotive industry, in an outsourcing situation, which reduced fallout by 50% and totally changed the workforce culture....

Applications and Business Development in the Specialty Chemical industry. Worked with customers in 19 countries and four continents on an innovative continuous mixing process. Author of over 40 technical papers, co-inventor for three US Patents in the field of mixing technology, Technical Sales responsibility for a territory of 25 million pounds, and 20 percent of division profitability. Product line development for 3 new lines of specialty chemicals targeted at OEM manufacturers, contract negotiation, quality auditing and quality systems responsibility, specification development and evaluation of new products.

Formulation development, product development and environmental documentation management in a plant that did custom formulation of rubber compounds as well as tread rubber compounding. Developed a computerized MSDS system to ensure compliance with OSHA standards, worked with customers on varied applications in molded products, Supervised a quality control laboratory with 12 technicians and 2 senior level staff members. Plant process improvement including development of new mixing methods to improve quality and uniformity.

Quality control and process improvement activities in the world's largest tire plant. Monitoring process equipment, making process adjustments, disposition of defective materials, investigation of quality related issues. Rubber and Adhesives compounding, Product and Raw Material testing.

Mba, Business Administration

Ba, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Sprinter on the Track Team Starter on the undefeated Varsity Soccer team of 1976 Alpha Chi Epsilon social group.