DANNY R. PAUL
Mentor on the Lake, Ohio 44060
Cell 440-***-****
Email:acpbhe@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Objective: A Quality Engineering position utilizing
current work experiences and education to further
enhance the profitability of the organization.
Summary Of Qualifications:
. Detail Oriented & Proactive in problem solving.
. Failure Analysis / Technical writing skills.
. Skilled in determining product liability.
. Skilled in root cause and corrective action.
. Exceptional Customer Service skills
. Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills.
. Perform basic router set up and billing maintenance in SAP
. Willing to travel as needed
. Experienced Product Trainer in Field Service.
. Strong Quality Assurance and manufacturing back round.
. Experienced with ISO 9000 and MIL specs.
. Dimensional / Magnetic Particle / Fluorescent Penetrant inspection
experience.
. A team player with a tenacity of seeing projects through to
completion.
. AS9100C Internal Auditor
.
Professional Experience:
Rotek-inc. Cleveland, Ohio January 2013 - April
2015
A Thyssenkrupp company that develops, produces, and markets slewing
bearings for North America for various industries requiring rotational
connections in turret ladles, EAF furnaces, harbor cranes, ship thrusters
and deck cranes, construction cranes as well as in excavators, satellite
antenna systems used in aviation and aerospace, offshore oil platforms,,
rail cars, telescopes, tunnel boring machines and wind energy turbines.
Service Engineer
Responsibilities included:
. Supplying and preparing general information to support customer
relations whenever necessary.
. Assigning Return Authorization Numbers and return information for
customer slewing rings.
. Inspecting the condition of installed slewing rings at customer
locations.
. Inspecting and analyzing the cause of failures as required in the shop
or field.
. Write service letters to customers informing them of slewing ring
conditions observed at inspection and installation conditions when
needed in the field.
. Assist and oversee field installation of slewing rings for proper
orientation and bolt tensioning.
. Provide customers with laser flatness measurement data at time of
installation of slewing rings in customer locations.
. Create production routers in SAP for refurbishment of returned slewing
rings as needed.
. Provide detailed costs estimates to customers for field or in house
service work.
. Provide shipping and packaging support as needed for returned bearings
to customers.
. Travel domestically and internationally as needed to complete desired
results.
HC Starck Cleveland, Ohio August 2009 -
January 2013
A global company that develops, produces, and markets metallic and ceramic
powders, as well as fabricated finished and semi finished products to
various industries worldwide that include medical, aerospace and LCD
manufacturing companies.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Responsibilities include:
. Supporting and assisting in improving the companies Quality Management
System (QMS) by reviewing and monitoring compliance to procedures,
adherence to company policies, external regulatory agencies,
government agencies such as the FDA, cGMP, quality standards (ASTM,
ISO), as well as customer drawings and customer contracts.
. Assist management with Root Cause & Corrective Action investigations.
. Review and assign customer complaints as needed to appropriate
department supervisors for investigation into root cause and
corrective action.
. Confirms corrective action activities are documented, planned and
completed by periodic auditing of manufacturing processes, records &
test results.
. Review First Article Inspection reports for accuracy, monitor non-
conforming product via Material Review Board procedures, and
associated documentation.
. Provide assistance with 2nd and 3rd party audits.
. Provide Management with monthly data pertaining to the Cost Of
Poor Quality and Key Performance Indicators utilizing data from
Customer Complaints, Returned Non-conforming Material and On
time delivery.
Ohio Cat Broadview Hts., Ohio January 2006 - July 2008
A regional leader in the sale, service and support of Caterpillar branded
products that ranged from Off Highway Heavy Equipment to On Highway Truck
Engines and Industrial Generator Sets.
Technical Communicator
Responsible for but not limited to, the following in fulfilling the
requirements of the position:
. Worked with the branch Service Manager and closely with the Truck
Engine Parts & Service (TEPS) Program Manager, service supervisor,
sales staff and service personnel to ensure timely troubleshooting of
all on highway engine service issues.
. Handled technical inquires from branch truck engine service
departments, dealers, and end users.
. Identified and reported product problems to Caterpillar and other
vendors through established channels.
. Worked with Caterpillar's product analysts and the TEPS dealer's
service departments to accurately and quickly resolve problems.
. Administered, used, distributed, and organized Technical Information
Bulletins (TIBs), Product Improvement Programs (PIPs) and Product
Support Programs (PSPs).
. Advised the Service Manager, Training Manager and TEPS Program Manager
of training and tooling needed for various service departments.
. Reviewed problem oil analysis reports and made recommendations to the
Service Department, TEPS dealer, or the end user.
. Worked with Truck Engine Account Managers to keep abreast of new
customers and critical issues with current customers.
. Provided on-site training to TEPS dealers on Caterpillar systems
usage, service tooling, and service software usage.
Euclid-Hitachi / Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing Ltd.
Cleveland, Ohio 1997 to 2005
A career of increasing responsibility with an innovative and pioneering
world leader in the manufacture and sale of off-highway construction and
mining equipment, this organization is one of the top three manufacturers
in the industry.
Technical Center Product Service Specialist 2001 to
2005
. Analyzed, identified and documented product deficiencies from the
manufacturing plant and suppliers that are reported from the end user.
. Interfaced with all related departments to resolve customer complaints
and concerns, which in turn maximize acceptance, reduce customer down
time and increase product reliability of assigned products.
. Provided technical service information and training to dealers and
customers to address product reliability issues for distributors, end
users, and company personnel on a worldwide basis.
. Travel domestically and internationally as needed to complete desired
results.
Warranty Analyst, Warranty Administration Department
1997 - 2001
. Administered company policies in the adjudication of approximately
$3,000,000.00 in annual warranty claims submitted.
. Recalled and analyzed reported product deficiencies to determine root
cause / liability from the manufacturing plant or suppliers while
under product warranty. Verified all components included in warranty
claims submitted were genuine parts and warrantable.
. Coordinated and conducted supplier reviews of discrepant material and
recovered approximately $1,000,000.00 annually in warranty expenses.
Presrite Corporation Cleveland, Ohio 1993 -
1997
A forging company that designed and produced forgings and near finished
forged gearing for the manufacturing industry.
Quality Assurance Coordinate Measuring Machine Department Supervisor
. Assisted in developing and writing departmental procedures for
certification to ISO and QS-9000 specs.
. Scheduled and set priorities for all incoming work for the layout
department.
. Supervised and trained department inspectors in geometric dimensioning
and tolerancing, blueprint reading, statistical process controls and
CMM programming skills to enhance productivity within the department.
International Gear Corp. Cleveland, Ohio 1989 -
1993
An aircraft gear manufacturing company that produced transmission
assemblies and sub assemblies for the CH-53 and Apache military
helicopters.
Material Review Board / Quality Engineering Product Specialist
. Reviewed Non-Conforming Material Reports (NCMR) for accuracy.
. Acted as a liaison to the customer for the company on technical issues
concerning nonconforming material.
. Provided suggested repair procedures for evaluation and final approval
by the customer that reduced scrap by approximately 4% on discrepant
parts.
. Participated in root cause and corrective action cross-functional team
activities, which isolated and eliminated recurring manufacturing
process problems.
. Performed internal and external supplier audits on manufacturing and
quality controls and processes, equipment and personnel skills to
assure contractual requirements were met.
Education: A.A.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1996
Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, Ohio