Kenneth E. Queen

Professional Experience

Chapman Machine (part time) – Kings Mountain, NC 5/2013-

Present

Quality Assurance Manager, CNC Programmer/Machinist

• Program, set up and operate CNC mills and lathes.

• Perform quality inspections to verify that parts are within tolerance.

• Perform all phases of quality assurance (FAI, FPI, receiving inspection, final inspection, and

calibration, quality engineering).

• Certify vendors’ quality system.

Ultra Machine – Shelby, NC 2011

– 2013

Quality Assurance Director

• Perform all phases of quality assurance (train inspectors, receiving inspection, final inspection, and

calibration quality engineering).

• Knowledge of FAI, FPI, PPAP, APQP, 5 W’s

• Working with DCMA inspector and customer In-House inspectors.

• Certify vendors’ quality system.

• Vendor audits.

Chapman Machine – Kings Mountain, NC 2005

– 2011

CNC Programmer/Quality Manager

• CNC Programming for HAAS Machining Center and HAAS CNC Lathes

• Set up machines for operators.

• Responsible for the quality department, engineering, production and the overall operation of a

machine shop with 10 employees.

• Write and implement quality procedures.

• Quality Control Inspections (calibration, write procedures, vendor certifications, in-process,

receiving and final inspections).

Thieman Metals – Ellenboro, NC 2003

– 2005

Quality Manager/Production Manager

• Responsible for supervising 30 employees in all phases of the fabrication shop.

• Laser training, press brake training, welding, assembly, paint, and quality control.

• Scheduling with Global Shop software.

Baker Equipment & Material – Monroe, OH 1999

– 2003

Quality Engineer/General Manager

• Responsible for maintaining all phases of quality.

• Oversee equipment rentals, deliveries, scheduling, and safety.

Manufacturing Solutions – Grover, NC 1991

– 1999

General Manager

• Program and set-up CNC lathes on and offline.

• Responsible for the overall operation of a machine shop with 35 employees.

• Production Scheduling.

• Purchase tooling, materials and supplies.

• Quality control, in-process, receiving, final inspections and calibration.

Niagara Corporation – Stanley, NC 1988

– 1991

Quality/Engineering Manager

• Responsible for research and development of new and existing products, assembly of products and

testing of products.

• Perform vendor audits.

• Oversee quality Assurance, training inspectors, receiving inspection, final inspection and calibration.

Curtiss Wright Flight Systems – Shelby, NC 1981

– 1988

Quality Supervisor

• Perform all phases of quality assurance, train inspectors, receiving inspection, final inspection, and

calibration.

• Working with government inspector per mil-specs.

• Working with Boeing inspector per Boeing-specs

• Certify vendors’ quality system.

• Vendor audits.

Education and Training

• BA degree in Business Management

• ISO Training

• Trumph Laser Operator/Programming Training

• Career Track- Customer Service Training

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