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Eindhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands

Expand and maintain existing ISO17025 accreditations for temperature, pressure and flow within EMEA.Develop calibration procedures to support ISO17025 accreditationLead internal technical internal audits for temperature, pressure and flow for ISO17025 accredited laboratoriesMain contact for UKAS accredited laboratory in Norwich UK

Norwich, United Kingdom

LeadershipDirected day to day operations of temperature calibration laboratories located in Norwich, United Kingdom. Led a team of six calibration personnel.InnovationDeveloped data acquisition automation processes that improved turn around time and quality of calibration processes. Introduced new processes to increase pressure calibration capabilities from a maximum of 700 kPa to 20 MPa with improved uncertainties.QualityReduced errors in data entry by automating certificate generation and data collection processes throughout the laboratory.AccreditationMaintained existing temperature calibration accreditation capabilities whilst expanding pressure and electrical calibration capabilities under the UKAS accreditation of the laboratory. Proficient in working with ISO/IEC 17025:2005.Trained internal auditor.

American Fork, Ut

Leadership/Training Direct day-to-day production efforts to ensure quality and timely calibrations of customer equipment in leading temperature precision measurement equipment laboratory.Train team members globally in temperature calibration.Provide training and on-going support to customers around the world in the application of temperature metrology.Process Development and ImprovementInvent a test system involving robotic motion to reduce required man-hours for testing from 8 hours per test to less than 1.5 hours per test.Create a software interface to improve the use of test equipment.Research and implement wireless communication instruments to improve safety and overall laboratory appearance.Create a software package to automate data collection improving test quality, turn-around-time, and reducing technician workload.CommunicationOrganize test data and results to present instrument status and capabilities to end-user.Publish and present papers at national measurement conferences on research and findings.Relay information between management and team members to ensure that customer expectations and financial goals are met.Quality AssuranceInspect and approve factory test results for accuracy and proper customer information.Continuously improve test processes to minimize error and improve test results and test quality.Stop shipments on products that are not performing to required specifications.Troubleshooting/Problem SolvingIdentify malfunctioning instruments and repair when possible.Create non-conformance reports on instruments that are out of tolerance.