Patrick T Sullivan

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Hernando, MS 38632

Cell: 713-***-**** / acv6ih@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE Interested in a career within an aggressive organization where professionals team together in the pursuit of continuous improvement and world class performance.

SUMMARY Over thirty years of experience in quality improvement and operations research in a variety of manufacturing and service processes with a list of success stories.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Managed a new seamless pipe and structural aerospace extrusion company from start-up to numerous customer approvals and system certifications including the first ever API-5CRA monogram license, (No. 5CRA0001) on corrosion resistant alloys.

Developed document management system for fabricating risers for a leading oil & gas manufacturing company integrating and managing document requirements across six plants.

Led an aerospace manufacturing company to ISO-9001:2000 and AS-9100C certification and achieved AML status for several primes in the aerospace and defense industries.

Served as project leader of the first metals working company in North America to become ISO-14001 certified, Environmental Management System, (EMS).

Proficient in all Quality Management System (QMS) activities including auditing, writing and training on procedures, serving as customer quality liaison, establishing shop floor metrics and handling the corrective action process.

Served as Six Sigma Black Belt for two companies in analyzing manufacturing processes utilizing and teaching tools such as Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE) and correlation analysis.

Served as project leader in developing, for example:

1.a laboratory information management system and technical database for a super alloy mill from test requirements to certification reports and statistical quality control, (SQC).

2.a database that linked CAD files with tooling BOMs to scheduling software for a closed die forging company.

3.an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system to share data with suppliers and customers.

4.and submitting the North Carolina Quality Leadership Award and the Malcolm Baldrige Award for a superalloy mill.

EMPLOYMENT

Mar11–present SCHULZ XTRUDED PRODUCTS (SXP), Tunica, MS and Hernando, MS

Quality Manager [Mar11-present], responsible for:

developing, managing and achieving certification of the Quality Management System for a start-up seamless pipe and extrusion company;

hiring and developing a staff to run the quality function;

achieved ISO-9001:2008, PED / AD-2000, AS-9100 Rev C, API-Q1 9th Ed system certifications;

achieved NORSOK M-650 and API 5CRA Monogram License (No 0001) product certifications, plus many customer approvals.

Dec07–Feb11 AMERIFORGE, Houston, TX (corporate level)

Quality Manager Business Development [Dec08-Feb11], responsible for:

coordinating multi-facility programs to provide more comprehensive vertically integrated solutions to oil & gas customers (fabricated risers), and

overseeing the development of quality systems to provide reliable deliverables.

Quality and Environmental Group Coordinator [Dec07-Dec08], responsible for:

coordinating and centralizing a number of QMS elements, and

overseeing the group’s environmental compliance efforts.

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Aug03–Dec07 FORGED VESSEL CONNECTIONS, Houston, TX (an Ameriforge Company)

Quality, Safety and Environmental Manager [Aug03-Jan08], responsible for:

maintaining the Quality Management System to ISO-9001:2000 certification,

directing continuous improvement initiatives to support company's business objectives, and

managing the environmental and safety programs to minimize exposure to risks, and improve regulatory compliance.

May00–Jun03 RTI FABRICATION LP, Cleveland, OH & Houston, TX

General Manager [Oct02-Jun03], responsible for:

managing complete P&L responsibility of the Houston plant with annual sales of $20M and total of 35 employees with direct reports of Human Resources, Accounting, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and Sales functions,

developing business plans, developing and controlling burden rates and budgets,

overseeing capital projects to support the business plan,

developing a more diverse customer base to offset the effect of market conditions and the 9/11 event on press utilization and company profits.

Director of Quality [May00-Oct02], responsible for:

directing the Quality Program for a company that extrudes and processes titanium and stainless steels alloys for the aerospace, military, energy and industrial industries,

developing, obtaining and maintaining a Quality Management System, (QMS), to meet the requirements of ISO-9000:2000 and AS-9100 standards,

reducing the cost of quality with particular focus on reduction of scrap and reduction of inventory while improving on-time delivery performance.

Jan93–May00 ELLWOOD TEXAS FORGE, Houston, TX

Process Improvement Coordinator [Jan98-May00], responsible for:

developing an Environmental Management System (EMS) to meet environmental regulatory requirements and for ISO-14001 certification,

serving on Quality Board as catalyst for continuous improvement effort,

managing the Certification Department,

serving as project leader on the die control system to improve die availability to support the press schedule and to reduce costs.

Oil & Gas Industrial Engineer [Oct 96-Dec 97], responsible for:

working with API and customer specs to review quotes and orders and communicate customer requirements to shop floor,

establishing and maintaining operational standards to minimize cost variances,

serving as quality/metallurgy liaison with Oil & Gas customers.

Information Systems Coordinator [Oct 95-Oct 96], responsible for:

maintaining all hardware and software for the plant, (about 50 nodes) and enhancing the flow of information throughout the plant.

Senior Quality Engineer [Jan 93-Oct 95], responsible for:

supporting the QA Manager at such functions as product disposition, auditing, corrective action system and other ISO-9000 activities.

Dec88-Dec92 TELEDYNE ALLVAC, Monroe, NC

Statistical Process Control (SPC) Manager, responsible for:

developing and maintaining the SPC program for two plants,

developing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for the purposes of automating the certification process, trending product data and performing SPC techniques on various laboratory instruments,

chairing the Total Quality Management Committee, and heading up the 1990 Malcolm Baldrige and 1991 NC Quality Leadership applications.

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Feb85-Dec88 CAMERON FORGE COMPANY, Houston, TX

Senior SPC Analyst, responsible for:

training and implementing SPC techniques throughout the plant but in particular at the 29,000 Ton closed die press,

developing electronic data transfer on supplier certification reports prior to the current ANSI standards.

Jan84-Feb85 THOMAS A READ COMPANY, Houston, TX

Technical Sales Representative, responsible for:

representing an industry leader in valve and fitting distribution.

Apr83-Jan84 LEWIS AND CLARKE COMPANY, Arlington, TX

Sales Representative, responsible for:

representing small upset forge & machine shop in Gulf Coast region.

Jun81-Apr83 CAMERON IRON WORKS COMPANY, Houston, TX

Buyer, Oil Tool Drilling Division, responsible for:

negotiating contracts and vendor relations on materials for the Drilling Division.

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Austin

1981 BBA, Engineering Route to Business

Major fields of study were Mechanical Engineering, Statistics and Management

Achieved ASQ CQE in December 1988 American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer

Proficient in Microsoft products (particularly Access, Excel & PowerPoint), SAP, ProfitKey, SteelPlus, Syteline, SAS and a number of statistical packages.

Manufacturing Plant Layout training, 1998, Wright State University

Six Sigma training, 1999, at General Electric AEBG, Cincinnati, OH

STOP, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Safety Training, 2001, in New Orleans, LA

OSHA Compliance 40 hour Training, 2003, Houston, TX

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