Ronald T. Good

P. O. Box ***

North Apollo, PA **673

H 724-***-****

ablg35@r.postjobfree.com

September 5, 2010

Dear Sir/Madam:

Please review the attached resume along with this letter for your open

Manager, Quality Assessment and Improvement position. I would appreciate

the opportunity to discuss how my qualifications may be applied to the

needs of your company.

I do have:

Aerospace, Automotive, Commercial, Laboratory, Medical, and Nuclear product

development in both mechanical and electrical product engineering and test.

. ISO 9001, ISO 13485, 21CFR Part 820, QS9000, 10CFR50 Appendix B, and Mil-

Q-9858 Quality System experience.

. A BS in Engineering Science from The Pennsylvania State University.

. Lean Six-Sigma training/implementation for process development and

control in both team and individual settings.

. History of improving quality using both continuous and rapid improvement

methods.

Problem solving/troubleshooter for process improvement and/or root cause

investigations.

SPC data analysis.

Supplier Quality Auditing and Improvement experience including Vendor

Surveillance.

Direct Customer Service experience.

Plus much more See Resume.

Contact information is above. My salary has remained commensurate with my

years of experience.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I am looking forward to hearing

from you.

Sincerely,

Ronald Good

Attachment

Ronald T. Good

P. O. Box 402

North Apollo, PA 15673

H 724-***-****

ablg35@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Results-oriented Engineer with 28 years experience in contract

manufacturing, medical/laboratory equipment, military equipment, wire

manufacturing, fossil power, industrial power, nuclear power, and aerospace

operations.

Broad range of quality assurance functions involving facility start-ups,

prototype development, customer communication, and supplier quality

assurance.

Outstanding technical skills; experienced in developing and implementing

quality, inspection and reporting systems.

Familiar with personal computers, networked systems, main frames, and

programming. Strong team player and communicator, skilled in gaining

confidence and cooperation at all levels.

Dedicated and resourceful in identifying opportunities, generating new

alternatives, and implementing practical solutions.

Self-starter, successful in setting and achieving challenging goals, which

produced early results in new situations.

EXPERIENCE

Westinghouse Electric Company - New Stanton, PA

4/2008 -

2/2010

Senior Quality Engineer for a nuclear power plant manufacturer. Quality

Engineering support to replacement parts and repairs to parts for existing

and new nuclear power plants (over 400 worldwide). Review customer orders

to insure compliance to customer requirements. Review/generate

nonconformance documents to resolve quality issues.

Pennatronics - California, PA

10/2006 - 3/2008

Quality Engineer for a printed circuit board manufacturer. Perform all the

duties of a Quality Manager and Safety Coordinator. Schedule internal and

external audits and oversee the ISO9001; 2000 system and working on the

implementation of ISO 13485. Improving the supplier base through Supplier

Corrective Actions and if necessary new suppliers. Coaching young

engineers and Line Supervisors to use daily and weekly data pulls to

improve quality. Manufacturing Engineering tasks to layout new product

lines, generate work instructions and define processes to efficiently

produce the Customers product in a quality manner.

Medrad (Contract) - Indianola, PA

11/2005 - 06/2006

Product Quality Engineer for Computed Tomography (CT) New Products Business

unit

Performed APQP supplier quality duties for the Extravasation Detector

project.

Part of the team that generated top assembly PFMEA for the Extravasation

Detector

Generated Control Plan and Qualification Plan for the Extravasation

Detector.

Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C. - Indiana, PA

1997 - 2005

Quality Assurance Manager/Manufacturing Engineer for laboratory equipment

manufacturer producing over 17000 items. Supervised engineer and

inspectors for plant wide operations. Improved and maintained the ISO9000

system as well as interacted with clients on a regular basis. Also,

utilized SPC and Six Sigma practices. Significantly improved tracking

systems. As a Manager coordinated with the responsible Engineer to find and

implement quality improvements. As an Engineer made improvements to

permanently eliminate warranty defects. Product range included

refrigerators, freezers, incubators, ovens, furnaces, centrifuges, medical

slide stainers, PCR thermal-cycler, hot plate/stirrers, water baths, fire

blankets, slide cabinets, titrimeters, antibiotic zone reader, gel dryers,

tensiomats, sub-sieve sizer, ring stands, clamps, etc.

Project Engineering/Troubleshooting - Design and quality enhancements using

six sigma methods (DOE) to oven/incubator and hotplate/stirrer line

resulted in recurring annual savings of $138,000.

Project Engineering/Troubleshooting - Successfully moved power supply line

from Pittsburgh to Indiana, establishing a one-man cell using six sigma and

lean manufacturing techniques which reduced required space by 70%, labor by

30%, and met production demands.

Project Engineering/Process Improvement - Using Lean Manufacturing lead

team to reduce the oven line from 4000 square feet to 1000 square feet and

improved productivity by 33%. Operators liked significantly less walking.

Process Improvement - Utilized statistical process control methods to solve

problems, generate significant process improvements within short time

frames, and evaluate design capabilities.

Project Engineering - Project to reduce the cost of PCBs was to convert

from through hole to surface mount. Planned, tested, and implemented as

inventories reached conversion point.

Essex Group Inc. Orleans, IN (Contract)

1996 - 1997

Quality/Process Engineer for automotive wire manufacturer producing both

thermoforming and thermosetting primary wire and ignition wire.

Responsibilities span operations from the rod mill through final product

processing. Also, utilized SPC and Six Sigma practices. Provided

technical support to several major equipment installations such as computer

monitoring and control. Provided problem resolution support through a team

environment. Part of a plant wide team that drove PPMs from 25,000 to 500

in two months. January, 97 PPMs at 202 and June, 97 at 53 PPM. Primary

contributor in the generation and implementation of a QS-9000 system.

EMCO Inc. Gadsden, AL

1993 - 1996

Quality Assurance Supervisor for contract manufacturer of commercial

computer, handgun, major appliance, small appliance, and telecommunications

assemblies. Directed inspectors in daily receiving, in-process, and final

inspection activities, and generate inspection plans and report system for

continuous improvement activities. Utilized SPC and Six Sigma practices.

Provided support to product and process design improvements in cooperation

with suppliers, customers, and engineering.

Quality - Concurrently managed six major quality programs and the Metrology

Laboratory while making extensive revisions to the companies Quality manual

ensuring compatibility to individual customer requirements, MIL-Q-9858, and

ISO9001 requirements. Utilized statistical process control methods to solve

problems, generate significant process improvements within short time

frames, and evaluate design capabilities.

McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Huntsville, AL

1988 - 1993

Quality Engineer for major government contractor in areas of flight and

ground hardware. Monitored acceptance and qualification testing; reviewed

purchase requests, purchase orders, and drawings to ensure the

incorporation of quality requirements; conducted source inspections,

supplier audits, and supplier surveys; and coordinated problem resolution

between suppliers and various McDonnell Douglas business units/divisions.

Troubleshooting - Through troubleshooting and close coordination with

production and engineering groups, identified and resolved critical

problems within tight project time frames. Problems range from PCB

delaminating problems, electrical component failure problems, to minor

mechanical problems.

Process Improvement - Modified test procedures on complex prototype unit to

reduce high set-up error rates. New procedures saved over 2100 hours,

prevented costly schedule delays, and eliminated unnecessary repairs caused

by human error.

Process Improvement - Led Quality Data Collection Team that developed

company's first successful supplier rating system. This resolved audit

problems and improved the procurement process company-wide.

Tennessee Valley Authority Hollywood, AL

1987 - 1988

Quality Assurance Engineer for federal public utility. Assigned to

Bellefonte Nuclear Plant to develop and implement the facility's first

inspection plan/inspection report system. Developed documents that defined

the system and trained managers, engineers, and inspectors in its use.

Schneider Engineer Bridgeville, PA

1982 - 1987

Quality Engineer in Vendor Surveillance and Site Quality Control

departments monitoring the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station project.

Developed and maintained surveillance and inspection plans, provided

direction to inspectors, and coordinated nonconformance resolution with

architect/engineer and vendors. Reviewed inspection reports, inspection

plans, document changes to ensure inclusion of quality guidelines, hold

points, and regulatory and safety requirements. Coordinated special

projects involving office automation and computer systems.

Quality - Managed tracking and control of open quality items in the

purchase and testing of customized computer systems for nuclear plant and

emergency response facility. Obtained closure on hundreds of items,

resulting in a smooth on-site installation.

Quality - Revamped open item tracking system to produce customized

printouts for Quality Control and other key departments. System improved

item closure rates, reduced labor and paper costs, and was adopted site-

wide.

Project Engineering - Provided technical interface to install hardware and

software for a central mainframe computer system. Resolved all technical

problems and trained support staff, completing total installation within

desired time frames.

Project Engineering - Played key role in relocation of vendor surveillance

operation. Coordinated with architect in developing floor plan, insured

compliance with federal regulations, and minimized downtime in the physical

move.

Process Improvement - Participated on team that designed a company-wide

vendor surveillance system including inspection plan, reporting procedures,

and avenues for problem resolution between vendors and engineering. System

prevented costly repairs and significantly reduced schedule delays and

inspection problems.

Babcock & Wilcox Company - Birmingham, AL

198l

Service Engineer for manufacturer of all sizes of industrial boilers

including large field-erected universal pressure units. Resolved customer

equipment problems that required total understanding of control system set

up, tune up, and troubleshooting.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL

Certified Reliability Engineer Review Course - Fisher Scientific Company,

Indiana, PA

Six Sigma Training Course - Fisher Scientific Company, Indiana, PA

Lead Assessor Certification Course (IQA, ISO 9000) - Stat-A-Matrix

Institute, Minneapolis, MN

Certified Quality Engineer Review Course - Alabama Industrial Development

Training Center

Engineer In Training Review Course - The Pennsylvania State University

B.S. Engineering Science - The Pennsylvania State University

A.S. Electronics Technology - Lenape Vo-Tech

Certifications: Engineer in Training, and ANSI N45.2.6 Level II Quality

Engineer

Completed numerous industry courses and seminars in areas of quality

improvement.

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