Quality Control Manager

Chris Niemirowski

Objective Employment with a company where I can showcase my

leadership, analytical and problem solving skills to

enhance and streamline processes in an effort to

increase productivity and profitability.

February 2011 - June 2013

Roanoke, TX

Employment ACN Machine - Precision Machine Shop Specializing in

Design and Fabrication - Machinist

Contract Position

Machined precision parts on CNC machines to customer

specs per print.

Performed quality control on parts.

Received incoming material and tooling.

Pack parts and deliver to customer.

February 2010 - February 2011

Denton, TX

Jim Mcnatt Autogroup - Dealership - Service Advisor

Scheduled customer appointments.

Completed pre-assessment to determine cause of

automotive failure.

Built customer trust and maintained relationships for

repeat business.

Input data to produce repair order.

Performed quality control on repaired vehicles to

ensure all required tasks were completed to meet

strict compliance with company standards.

Collaborated with warranty companies to meet the

needs of the customer and the best interest of the

company

February 2009 - July 2009, Temporary Contract

Farmers Branch, TX

Duntov Motor Company - Manufacturer of Specialized

Corvette Racecars -

Machinist/Inventory/Assembly/Restoration

Designed, fabricated and machined custom parts to

build racecars.

Assisted with racecar design from frame up.

Disassembled, documented and restored customer

vehicles.

Met deadlines for customer pickup and race events

September 2007 - September 2008

Euless, TX

Camtech Precision Mfg. - Manufacturer of Machined

Products for the Military and Aviation Industries -

Scheduler-Planner / Process Improvement

Created and implemented the scheduling and planning

of production using lean manufacturing ideas and

incorporating various inventory control tools to

reduce waste and improve flow from raw material to

outside processors and finally to the customer.

Developed bar code router system to introduce and

incorporate the scheduling module of the ERP/MRP

system.

Schedule production of large machine shop with 27

machines processing over 55,000 pounds of aluminum

daily.

Implemented systems to control and maintain inventory

of raw material, tooling and general supplies with

min/max levels and safety stocks.

Reported to management the forecast of inventory and

shop load rates.

Collaborated with manufacturing engineers and

programmers to establish and input planning

operations to machine products in an efficient and

timely manner.

Created MS Excel spreadsheets to communicate schedule

to production managers and expediters.

Wrote the bills of material, planning operations,

work instructions and initiated an assembly line to

kit and assemble military truck cabs.

Maintained system information integrity from an

engineering perspective.

October 2005 - September 2007

Lewisville, TX

Chelton, Inc. - Designer and Distributor of Avionic

Antennas and Radio Systems-Production Coordinator /

Technical Buyer

Coordinated and led production goals in prototype

efforts in product design by utilizing various tools,

workmanship standards, technical standards - both

military and civil, as well as numerous areas of

hands on work relative to technical procurement,

production, vendor relationship, and actual design

participation of deliverable products. Collaborated

with the Engineering, Sales, and Operations groups to

coordinate the design and production of various

systems for such customers as Lockheed, General

Dynamics, Sikorsky, as well as various other U.S.

Military Divisions and sub-contractors. Managed

procurement of components and outside vendors to

facilitate production.

Managed and assisted lab technicians in assembly of

electronic and mechanical systems in prototype

assembly and test lab.

Performed quality control exercise and suggested

improvements on drawing packages for RF radio

systems.

Designed and coordinated production of new antenna

base extension for military application. Unit gained

NATO approval.

Coordinated with outside component and contract

manufacturing vendors to meet customer scheduled

deadlines.

Created BOMs in Excel and input them in system,

assisted in creation of assembly instructions for

projects.

Ensured accuracy of material by utilizing AS/9100 and

ISO configuration management practices.

Final inspection and review of drawing packages,

bills of materials and assembly instructions before

production release.

Ordered various antenna systems from affiliate

companies for military and civil industry.

Utilize import/export brokers to ship and receive

equipment through customs.

Procure MIL-spec components for sub-assemblies.

Maintain SAP Portal schedules with several customers.

Designed and coordinated production of new antenna

base extension for military application. Unit gained

U.S. Army and NATO approval.

May 2005 - October 2005 Temporary Position Farmers

Branch, TX

McDonald Technologies-Contract Manufacturer of

Electronic Equipment-Technical Buyer / Machinist

Acquired various board level components, cast metal

and plastic products per drawings and ISO, UL, and CE

standards. Coordinated with stockroom and production

for timely kitting and assembly of various RF

communication radios and equipment. Negotiate and

issue purchase orders based on demand from weekly MRP

system (Misys).

Collaborated with Engineers to correct documentation

pertaining to parts and supplier information on BOMs

and drawings.

Produced parts from blueprints and own design on

milling machine and lathe.

Repaired and machined radio chassis and sheet metal

parts in on-site machine shop.

Engineered and fabricated fixtures for production and

test equipment.

Designed and built a battery testing unit for

customer, E.F. Johnson.

February 2002 - May 2005 Dallas, TX

R & D Machine-OEM of Food Processing

Equipment---Project Coordinator / Procurement

Procured all materials and goods for the operation

and flow of manufacturing and production. Reviewed

and analyzed data with engineering, sales,

production, and inventory to meet schedules.

Issued work orders with drawings to production to

meet scheduled deliveries.

Created procedures for router system to track and

trace production of items from raw material through

machine/fabrication shop to assembly, final test and

ship.

Procured all raw materials, tools and supplies for

equipment fabrication and assembly and other

necessary shop supplies through obtaining quotes and

negotiating contracts.

Received all purchased items in Smart Shop software

system.

Reconciled invoices in system.

Prioritized and delegated schedule to driver for

pick-ups and drop-offs for outside processing and

delivery to customers.

Managed warranty returns for repairs, replacement, or

credit.

Tracked expenditures and analyze purchases to ensure

cost effectiveness.

January 1991 - December 2001 Carrollton, TX

Novus Corporation-OEM of Automated Semiconductor

Equipment--Operations Manager

Established all aspects of material control;

procuring and maintaining material flow for the

purpose of assuring JIT inventory and to follow PERT

charts required for timely manufacture of equipment.

Established numerous departmental policies and

procedures utilizing MRP, QuickBooks Pro, and MS

Office software. Worked in our sister company,

Unimet, L.L.C., establishing the

auto-purchasing/inventory/materials processes;

attended training and utilized Infisy/Global Shop

production software.

Organized, supervised, and managed shipping/receiving

department utilizing domestic and foreign government

shipping regulatory paperwork and procedures.

Organized, supervised and managed JIT stockroom.

Forecasted usage for production and repairs.

Managed purchasing of mechanical and electrical

components for the assembly of hydraulic, pneumatic

sub assemblies and PC board assembly from the

component level.

Managed mechanical and electrical assembly areas.

Forecasted and scheduled machine and sheet metal

production.

Executed tool exchange program to limit losses and

have tooling accountability.

Implemented Lean Manufacturing and Good Machining

Practices within the production areas.

Initialized accounting system in QuickBooks Pro.

Supervised employees for postings and maintenance.

Coordinated with Purchasing for outside process

services with Mil-Specs (plating and

electro-polishing per Semiconductor Industry

standards).

Assumed responsibilities for customer service, inside

sales to assure field service and customer support

through and beyond warranty periods.

Implemented RMA review board to track repairs and

customer returns.

Trained, supervised, and scheduled production for

separate metal polishing facility.

Established safety regulations in accordance with

OSHA standards.

College, Coursework and Training

Some College-Business Operations Program

Various ERP/MRP Systems

ISO and AS9100 Quality practices

ESD Prevention and Control Training

Soldering: SMT, Thru-put, Coax

Import, Export Compliance Training

Suspected Unapproved Part-FAA

ASE Master Auto Certification

Software Knowledge

Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Access

MRP/ERP Software: PC/MRP, Global Shop, SmartShop,

Made2Manage, Vantage, Misys

Powerway--Document Control

Crystal Report-Various financial, operations reports

Reynolds and Reynolds-Automotive dealer software

References

Professional:

Mike Cantu-Manager-Chelton Inc-214-***-****,

******@*****.***

Mike Mclarty-Manager-McNatt Autogroup-817-***-****,

****.*******@********.***

Joe Roberts-United Automation-Vendor-972-***-****

***.*******@**********-***.***

Personal:

Chris Wise-Friend-4 years-972-***-****,

*****.*.****@*****.***

Brent Jones-Friend-10 years-972-***-****,

***********@*****.***

1823 Avon Dr.

Corinth, TX 76210

Phone: 214-***-****

E-mail: **********@*****.***

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