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Louisville, Ky

• Created Supplier Scorecard to monitor and report supplier performance• Perform PPAP inspections and communicate results with suppliers and internal business partners• Communicate poor supplier performance through Supplier Correct Actions• Perform supplier audits, process improvements and validate SCAR’s• Manage supplier inspectors daily as well as manage all staff when Supervisor is OOO• Write Procedures, SWI’s, Quality Alerts and Technical Bulletins• Establish gauge calibration system and source third party calibration services• Provide on-going training for the quality staff through monthly meetings focusing on various quality fundamentalsManaging MRB process and providing disposition

United States

• Created Supplier Scorecard to monitor and report supplier performance• Perform PPAP inspections and communicate results with suppliers and internal business partners• Communicate poor supplier performance through Supplier Correct Actions• Perform supplier audits, process improvements and validate SCAR’s• Manage supplier inspectors daily as well as manage all staff when Supervisor is OOO• Write Procedures, SWI’s, Quality Alerts and Technical Bulletins• Establish gauge calibration system and source third party calibration services• Provide on-going training for the quality staff through monthly meetings focusing on various quality fundamentals

Louisville, Kentucky

• Perform in-process inspections including fabrication and weld quality.• Authorize completed jobs to be invoiced and released to customers.• Adhere to DOT, CGA and ASME standards and practices• Create customer quality document packets• Arrange and facilitate third party inspections/ certifications• Conduct and document procedural training for all production employees• Perform safety audits on facility• Conduct and document safety training for all production personnel• Conduct accident investigations and reports• Maintain QA, safety, accident, EPA, DOT, ASME and PPE reports and records• Assist plant manager in day to day operations, including directing production staff.

Louisville, Ky

• Perform outgoing visual inspection of units.• Adhere to DOT, CGA and ASME standards and practices• Create customer quality document packets• Arrange and facilitate third party inspections/ certifications• Perform safety audits on facility• Conduct safety training for all production personnel• Conduct accident investigations and reports• Maintain safety, accident, EPA, and PPE reports

Lousville, Ky

• Monitored supplier quality as well as monitored installation quality• Audited mechanical installation against facility blueprints• Performed pre-shipment audits at supplier facilities verifying fabrication and paint quality• Sourced third party material analysis for critical component failure and participated in root cause analysis and resolution for customer satisfaction• Participated on team to create and implement supplier sourcing for North American DPP Operations

Leesburg, Fl

• Designed and implemented the Quality Assurance program. • Created all documents, set up control measures and audited processes against them.• Provided technical support to machine operators with all facets of automation and system analysis, as well as tracking all downtime to monitor any trends that arise.• Assigned key metrics for charting progress and maintaining continuous improvement.• Managed new production facility as acting plant manager in interim until new plant manager was hired.• Supervised all facets of 1st shift production, including packaging and shipping operations• Performed employee reviews, coaching, and assisted in measuring success for incentives

Louisville, Ky

Performed on site process audits on all suppliers.• Reported supplier quality status to other departments for establishing purchasing scorecard.• Provided feedback to all suppliers with quality reports charting all in house inspection results.• Created documents for new processes, as well as converted all existing documents to meet Sorbian Oxley requirements.• Supervised inspection team of 7 full time employees and up to 10 temporary employees (utilized during peak season).• Performed 1-to-1’s and reviews for direct reports, as well as peer-to-peer’s.