Quality Assurance Engineer

KELLEY P. MCDANIEL

****** Highway *** 360-***-****

Sequim, WA 98382 *************@***.***

SUMMARY

An enthusiastic and resourceful Metrologist with 20 years experience in

precision measuring equipment (M&TE) repair and calibration as well as

management and administration of calibration and quality systems. A well

rounded professional with considerable experience in several technical

disciplines and in diverse industries. A productive individual who can

complete multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Metrologist/Calibration Lab Manager

. Wrote or co-authored 100+ calibrations procedures.

. Successfully operated (solo) a mobile on-site calibration service over a

6 state area.

. Optimized calibration intervals by developing and implementing predictive

failure analysis program.

. Researched and prepared yearly calibration laboratory capital budget for

10 years.

. Chosen to serve on interdepartmental team to develop quality manual to

earn ISO9001 certification.

. Chosen to facilitate Total Quality Control (TQC) and continuous process

improvement teams.

. Set up and administered calibration system to comply with ISO9001 and Mil-

Std-45662A.

. Promoted to supervisor of eighteen metrologists and support staff of

three within two years of hire.

. National Conference of Standards Laboratories Section Coordinator for

three years.

. Developed departmental metrics resulting in significant improvement in

customer service.

Quality Engineer

. Set up designed experiments ("DOE") to identify source of welding

alignment flaw resulting in improved efficiency and final assembly

quality.

. Designed fixture to identify sources of measurement error of automated

flatness measuring station, resulting in tact time reduction of the line

bottleneck.

. Designed instrument to more quickly and accurately measure internal

product clearance

. Quality Assurance activities for 5 production lines (~25,000 parts per

day).

Manufacturing Engineer

. Modified, set up, and programmed coating robot to dramatically reduce

process time and improve product quality.

. Using designed experiments (DOE), established coating robot program

parameters to reduce coating time, minimize the quantity of coating used,

and yield highest coating quality.

. Designed a process to eliminate solder defects using glue application

that eliminated a process step and reduced rework from 50% to less than

1%.

. Established program to provide vendors with specifications for components

that resulted in improved consistency between vendors, lower cost and

more efficient process.

Quality Assurance Manager/Welding Engineer/Welder/Fitter

. Wrote US Coast Guard certified welding procedures, allowing Coast Guard

approval of all welds.

. Designed and fabricated fixture to pressurize hull compartments to test

welds, resulting in 90% reduction in weld inspection time and reduction

in number of missed defects from seven per compartment to zero.

. Developed a process to standardize eighteen welding machines to yield

better and more consistent welds.

. Promoted to Quality Assurance Manager within 1 year.

. Used AutoCad to solve construction problems and design parts of $6M yacht

extension/modification.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY/TITLES/FUNCTIONS

Craftsmen United, Inc, and Lee Shore Boats, Inc, Port Townsend, WA 2007-

Present

Aluminum Boatbuilders.

Titles: Welder/Fabricator, Project Manager. Functions: Fabricate/weld

boats and boat components from drawings and verbal instruction. Manage

boat building teams. Design boat components.

KEIPER Seat Components, LLC, Eldon, MO 2003-2007

Manufacturer of seat recliners for the automotive industry.

Title: Quality Engineer, Functions: Write and edit internal work and

test procedures. Review/approve production part approval documentation and

samples from suppliers. Point of contact with customers and suppliers for

quality issues. Conduct meetings with our production, engineering, and

logistics departments to resolve quality issues. Prepare and edit

production part approval documentation for our products. Monitor records

of quality technicians to identify opportunities for efficiency and quality

improvements.

SUNTRON COPORATION, Olathe, KS 1998-2002

Provider of electronic manufacturing solutions for aerospace, defense, and

telecommunications industries.

Title: Manufacturing Engineer. Functions: Design and build fixtures for

assembly processes. Edit electronic circuit board files to spec solder

stencils. Profile solder reflow ovens. Process development and

documentation. Collaborate with other departments to optimize tooling, work

flow, ergonomics, factory layout and process definition. Develop and

present Statistical Process Control tools. Labor quoting and quote model

development.

FALCON MARINE, INC., Port Townsend, WA 1996-1998

A manufacturer of high speed passenger ferries and aluminum yachts.

Titles: Quality Assurance Manager/Welding Engineer/Welder/Fitter.

Functions: Fitter and Coast Guard certified aluminum MIG welder. Design

and fabricate fixtures used in the construction of a high speed catamaran

ferry. Write work instructions for fit-up. Write US Coast Guard certified

welding procedures.

ALLIEDSIGNAL AEROSPACE, Olathe, KS 1984-1995

Manufacturer of Avionics for general aviation and air transport aircraft.

Titles: Calibration Lab Supervisor/Metrologist. Functions: Calibrate and

repair M&TE (e.g. micrometers, gage blocks, height stands, calipers,

scales, pressure gages, meters, oscilloscopes, generators, waveform

analyzers, spectrum analyzers, custom test equipment, light meters,

accelerometers, etc.). Research and solve measurement (DC/LF AC, light

color, gas flow, magnetics, acceleration and vibration, frequency, RF

power, etc.). Maintain two 10,000 item inventories. Generate efficiency

reports and capital acquisition proposals using data from three computer

platforms (DEC VAX, IBM AS400 and PCs).

US Air Force 1973-1977

Ramstein AFB, Germany; Langley AFB, Virginia.

Title: Precision Measuring Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) Specialist.

Functions: Metrologist. Two years repair and calibration of

Physical/Dimensional M&TE. One year repair and calibration of a broad

range of electronic M&TE in support of mobile calibration laboratory (able

to deploy).

EDUCATION/TRAINING

US Air Force - Honor Graduate of Precision Measurement Equipment Specialist

School. . University of Iowa - 1 year of Engineering . Various Colleges -

Communication, Business, MIG/TIG Welding, Auto Engine Computer Systems,

Logic/Critical Thinking, Technical Writing, Technical Math, Electronics,

Composition

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Kansas Certified Volunteer Firefighter and Training Officer for Gardner,

KS, Fire Department

Gardner Public Safety Department Outstanding Service Award recipient .

Private pilot

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