HAROLD WILKIN

** ******-******* ***. **** of Palms, SC 29451

843-***-**** or 843-***-****

acdpkt@r.postjobfree.com

QUALITY CONTROL EXPERT

Experienced Quality Manager, Quality Inspector and Certified Quality

Engineer with experience doing new product and new process development and

testing.

Certified ISO 9001 Auditor with experience analyzing the results for

continuous improvement.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Six-sigma trained and Certified ISO 9001 auditor (2004).

. Analyzed audit results to drive continuous improvement.

. Troubleshooting experience includes fishbone diagrams, 5Why's, 8D, &

DMAIC, etc.

. Identified, segregated, and verified repair, refurbishment, or

replacement of all deficient parts, wrote CAR's and PAR's.

. Rewrote the Quality Assurance Manual for conformance to nuclear Dept.

of Energy and Dept. of Trans. requirements, saving a $2,100,000

contract after a failed DOE audit.

. Handled customer complaints and recommended solutions.

. Able to multi-task and prioritize effectively to meet multiple

demands.

. Experience doing process improvement and new product testing.

. Wrote ISO9001 Standard Work Instructions, reducing training time by

75%, trained others.

. Wrote, organized, and maintained Material Safety Data Sheets and test

results.

. Developed an Excel program to calculate VOC's & HAP's of over 500

ingredients and 70 products for environmental compliance.

. Performed safety and 5-S plant inspections.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quality Control Inspection

- Read and interpret product specifications, blueprints, electrical

schematics, mechanical drawings, and certified work done to various

standards.

- Solely inspected over 8,000 tons of structural steel fabricated in S.C,

and used to build the ten-story University of Michigan

Hospital, verified repairs, and wrote daily progress reports.

- Ensured all aspects of over 50 U.S. Army Gun Boats compliance to Mil-

Specs, including GD&T machine shop parts and government documentation.

- Identified, segregated, and verified repair or replacement of all

deficient parts.

- Dispositioned non conformances and wrote CAR's for repetitive non-

conformances

- Calibrated test equipment and set up gauge R&R studies.

- Quality Engineering knowledge includes Value Stream Mapping, 5S, TQM,

PPAP, MSA, APQP, FMEA, SPC, Error Proofing, Continuous Flow, and DMAIC.

- Proficient using CMM, calipers, bore gauge, micrometer, and other

measuring equipment .

- Controlled documents, blueprints, MSDS's, and maintained QC records.

HAROLD WILKIN

25 Twenty-seventh Ave. Isle of Palms, SC 29451

843-***-**** or 843-***-****

acdpkt@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineering

- Worked on new product team and co-developed Penny Plate, a 12 million

lb. /yr. product.

- Developed a procedure to reuse scrap rubber saving $500 & 3 hours per

batch, reduce scrap

- Failure analysis experience and wrote corrective action reports.

- Worked with engineering & manufacturing investigating, troubleshooting,

testing, and resolving quality problems.

- Experience doing process improvement & performance testing and analysis.

- Built stops and jigs for mass production of engineered parts.

- Developed and built an apparatus to test products in the cartridge,

reducing test time by 70% and reducing cleanup time to one minute.

- Used root cause analysis to discover water in raw ingredients caused

premature curing.

- Solved above problem by preheating ingredients to drive out water.

Quality Control Testing

- Developed and implemented a Quality Testing Plan, including procedures &

pass/fail specs.

- Tested to military standards, prepared military documentation and

certification.

- Physically tested aluminum, steel, rubber, and paint, analyzed the

results, including tensile, elongation, hardness, yield point, ultimate

strength and grain analysis.

- Set up a program to test quality of finished products up to one year

after production, analyzed the results, and used the data for continuous

improvement.

- Performed quality control testing of incoming raw material, "in

process", and finished products.

- Identified, segregated, and verified repair or replacement of all

deficient parts, wrote CAR's.

- Reprogrammed Atomic Absorption Computer to identify nearly out-of

specification chemistries; saved the company approximately $1,200,000.

- Proficient using calipers, height gauge, micrometer, and other measuring

equipment.

- Inspected auto parts to US and German standards, accepted/rejected prior

to shipping.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry, Minors in Math and Psychology

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Associate Degree in Engineering Technology (summa cum laude),

Trident Technical College, North Charleston, SC, 29418

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC 29202

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Real Estate Agent, Seay Development LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (present)

Quality Engineer / Chemist, Life Industries, North Charleston, SC (2009-

2012)

Quality Assurance Auditor, Associated Container, Goose Creek, SC (2008)

Quality Inspector, JW Aluminum, Goose Creek, SC (1990-2008)

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