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LARRY E. GOOD, P.E., C.Q.E.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced (15+years) and recently licensed (PE) chemical engineer with extensive accomplishments in R&D, quality and project management. Certified by the American Society for Quality as a Quality Engineer (CQE), Strong ISO and Six Sigma skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nov. 2007-Mar. 2011 Trinity ERD Laboratory Columbia SC
Laboratory Quality Engineer
Oversee quality functions of ISO 17025 compliant testing lab. Cut labor in die cutting test samples by 50% while reducing standard deviation in these test results by as much as 65%. Similar cut in labor with improved safety with a tooling change
Initiate, plan and maintain lab certification with government and private agencies. Expanded scope of certification by 15% and added certification by Los Angeles Department of Building Safety.
Project manager for certification projects for coatings and forensic projects. Did field and lab project managment, including written reports, on forensic projects totaling more than $20,000,000 in potential litigation.
Mar. 1999-Nov. 2007 Specialty Concrete Products, Inc West Columbia SC
Manager-ISO Compliance and Product Development
Initiated and lead successful ISO 9000 registration effort, received registration after 10 months (December 2000). First manufacturer of decorative concrete materials so registered
Set up and maintained outgoing and incoming QA programs. Cut complaints on one product line by 80%
Developed both proprietary and patentable new decorative concrete products as well as QA test procedures. Used Designed Experiments and other Six Sigma tools to plan in quality from initial design.
August, 1998- Aug. 1998-Feb. 1999 Intertape Polymer Group Columbia, SC
Quality/Process Engineer
Process improvement of adhesive tape manufacturing.
Formerly Anchor Continental, Inc. Anchor was purchased by Intertape in Fall of ‘98 and a 47% layoff followed.
May 1996-Aug. 1998 Eclectic Products Inc. Pineville, LA
Quality Manager
Complaints on primary product line (SBS based sealants and adhesives) dropped 65% due to efforts listed below
. Oversaw design and installation of 1) bulk process inert blanketing system, 2) Upgrade/replacement of process monitoring and control system
Used designed experiments (DOE) to validate and fine-tune test procedures. Improved statistical variation by 50%
Additional Experience Tanner Chemicals, Inc.; Greenville, SC; Coatings Department Manager
• In 7 years, went from technician to process engineer to department manager.
ACCREDITATION
South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
*Professional Engineer(PE) 2011
American Society for Quality
*Quality Engineer(CQE) 1997-present
*Quality Auditor(CQA) 2000-2003
EDUCATION
Clemson University BS in Chemical Engineering
PAPERS PUBLISHED
"Growth of Iron Oxide Pigment Usage in Architectural Concrete",
Iron Oxides for Colorant & Chemical Applications conference Shanghai, PR China, September 12-14,2006
A portion of this paper was published in Concrete Construction
Magazine January 2007
TRAINING SEMINARS ATTENDED
IATCA Lead Auditor Training(ISO 9001:2000), Midlands Associates, 5 days Jan. 2001, Lugoff SC
Sample Handling Techniques in FTIR Spectroscopy, Perkin-Elmer, April 1998,3 days Stamford CT
PRESENTER - TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS & SYMPOSIA
Laboratory Sampling and Instruction, SoCal Chapter RCI, Inc. Winter Conference, Jan. 2010, Honolulu, HI
Laboratory Testing of Roofing, Carolinas Chapter RCI, Inc. June 2009, Columbia SC
Latex Modified Overlays, American Society of Concrete Contractors Sept. 2004, Dallas TX-Preferred Presenter for ASCC