Tarish L. Blue
OBJECTIVE: Acquire a permanent position in the field of manufacturing engineering .
EDUCATION:
BS - Mathematics, TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
BS- Mechanical Engineering, TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
KEY SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS:
• Quality auditor / Inspector
• CMM Programming
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• PC- DMIS CAD 3.5
• AutoCAD
• Blueprint readings skills
• Metrology experience
• SAP
• Solumina
• Minitab
• Associate Level Ace Lean Certification
• HVAC Design
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT - HORSEHEADS ,NY – MANUFACTURING ENGINEER (May – Present)
• Ensure that manufacturing processes within the Vtuav Assembly Processes are running efficiently.
• Reduce the Cost of Poor quality by making sure that parts are assembled to the highest level of quality to the customer.
• Interact with customer and company to ensure that specifications and procedures are implemented.
• Defined and documented standard work procedures and operating instructions for Vtuav assemblers.
• Participated in cross-functional teams for Value-Stream Mapping Events to improve quality, process flow, productivity
and on-time delivery.
• Utilize lean manufacturing tools to develop improvements to the manufacturing process.
• Provided statistical analysis of data to support production processes.
• Investigated quality incidents, discrepancy reports, process deviations, and customer complaints.
• Ensure that equipment is available when required by the production schedule.
• Participated in operations meeting to provide process engineering inputs to team.
• Process Certification Team Leader for the Vtuav Mid-Tail Cone Sub-Assembly Build-up.
• Presented training information on Applying Time Standards to Routings in SAP to Manufacturing Engineering team members.
• Completed Helicopter Principles Course
• Received MRB training from Chief Design Engineer to disposition repairs for the VTUAV and the 434 , 300 commercial aircrafts.
TELEPLAN WIRELESS INC., CHANHASSEN, MN –QUALITY TECHNICIAN. / ENGINEER (Aug.2006 – May 2008)
• Establish relationship with supplier, acting as an on-site supplier quality representative
• Responsible for validating and troubleshooting all cell phone issues within Asurion
• Interface with supplier and customer on daily conference calls concerning causes of failures
• Generate documents and reports based on the number of defects and failure history
PALCO TELECOM SERVICES. HUNTSVILLE, AL. – QUALITY TECHNICIAN. /ENGINEER (Aug. 2007 – Mar.2007)
• Establish relationships with supplier , acting as on-site supplier quality representative
• Identifying defects and errors found in analyzing cell phones, especially ones that affect Asurion
• Generate documents and reports based on the number of defects and failure history
G & C INDUSTRIES, LLC, LAVERGNE, TN - MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING INTERN (Aug. 2004 – Jan. 2005)
• Responsible for the redesigning, testing of Nissan’s Assembly line for Cockpit Modules
• Troubleshooting problems areas within the line to improve Lean Manufacturing Flow System
• Use Lean principles to determine waste within Manufacturing Flow System
• Developed operator instructions to help Material Handlers identify sequenced parts
Y-12 NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX, OAK RIDGE, TN –RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Apr. - Jan. 2003)
• Research Project – Uncertainty Measurements in the Analysis of Coordinate Measurement Machines
• Investigated factors contributing to measurement uncertainty
• Researched the dynamics and structure of CMM's using FM-Cell software
• Performed laboratory testing and evaluation for certain probes and calibration artifacts
• Participated in Brown & Sharps Knowledge Tour / PC-DMIS CAD 3.5 Training
FLEETGUARD NELSON INC., COOKEVILLE, TN - (May - Aug. 2002)
Internship
• Crankcase Ventilation Systems -Performed laboratory testing and observation on breather elements and lip seals using a Breather Test Machine
• Documented test results, interacted with tool designers and analyzed different filter media.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DEARBORN, MI - (May - Aug. 2000-01) C0-0P
• Defined critical engineering /customer hard metrics and actions required
• Validated Hardware Pre-Cp., correlated engineering /customer hard metrics to customer satisfaction and defined targets engineering /customer hard metrics
• Performed vehicle testing, interacted with consumers, and Completed the Rapid Prototyping Fabrication & Tooling course
• Supported P221 Compatibility Review Process and investigated resolution of P221 Program Deviations
• Resolved package engineering related issues by using Digital Buck And Digital Buck Issues Manager
ROLLS-ROYCE ALLISON, INDIANAPOLIS, IN - (May - Aug. 1999) Internship
• Created Dimensional stacks, Drawing Requests, AEM's and Opportunity Reports
• Presented projects to the T-56 Design Product Change Board and completed the 250 Series II Turbo shaft Engine Maintenance course.
GENERAL MOTORS, LINDEN, NJ - (Jan. - Aug.1998) CO-OP Quality Engineer / Inspector
• Performed quality audits and inspections on metal products, materials, components and parts to ensure compliance with quality standards
• Reanalyzed and summarized data to validate or show deviations from existing standards
• Presented quality presentations concerning quality issues
• Assisted Reliability Engineer in identifying problem areas using Root- Cause Analysis Techniques
• Interfaced with the Plant Support Team and suppliers by communicating changes to behavior processes
• Completed projects for the Quality Assurance and Engineering Services Departments.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers