Six Sigma Quality Assurance
Resume:
Sarah Burrows
Resume
Sarah Burrows
Objective Lean Six Sigma Black Belt position
Education
The University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
May 2004
Six Sigma Black Belt Training
ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
Technical
Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, Microsoft Project, SAS
JMP, AutoCAD, HACCP, SOPs, GMPs, ChemSep, MathCAD, Minitab, WinSPC
Administrator, Custom Web Reporter, ISO9001, Visio, Instrumental
Analysis, QA/QC, Fluorometry, Mass Spectrometry, FTIR, NMR, Chemical
Synthesis, Fuel Cells, Chromatography, SAP, Metrology,
Polymerization, Kaizen, DMAIC, SMED, 5-S, Project Management, JIT,
SPC, Statistics, Lotus Notes, Process Optimization, Kepner-Tregoe
Analytical Troubleshooting, ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, R &D
Development Quality Planning, Document and Process Control,
Transactional Projects.
Relevant
Experience Quality Assurance Engineer/Six Sigma Black Belt at Starbucks Coffee
Company (12/2009-Present)
Lead quality and process improvement projects, commissioning,
qualification and validation of new processes, provided SPC expertise
, integrated quality systems with customer requirements, supplier
auditing, training technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis
teams, provided document control process, developed network quality
assurance engineers, redefined quality measurement systems and
specification compliance, advised business unit leaders with
statistical and technical expertise for data driven decision making,
centerline process equipment.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt/Quality Engineer Consultant of Alpha Six
Sigma, LLC (04/2007 - Present)
Consulting in Lean/Six Sigma Applications, Quality Assurance, Data
Analysis and Continuous Improvement. Delivering project management,
process improvement, quality services, data analysis benchmarking
services, DMAIC, DFSS, Kepner-Tregoe Project Team Leader/Instructor
Services, and WinSPC Programming
Quality Engineer/Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at Masterfoods USA
Columbia, SC (05/2004-04/2007)
Developed and monitored educational and technical systems. Provided
scientific and technological leadership through change management and
research to assure continuous improvement. Interacted with all
business functions and sites to manage technical complexity required
to assure quality product. Trained Green Belts and operations
associates on SPC and Six Sigma processes and GMPs. Led and trained
Lean Six Sigma and Kepner-Tregoe Analytical Troubleshooting Teams,
usage and yield teams. Performed data analysis and measurement system
analysis. Acted as Quality Systems Administrator, Facilitated
Commissioning Validation and Startup for new processes and equipment.
Interacted with process development to scale up to production.
Developed sampling plans, risk assessments and quality control
measures. Generated data for quality audits. Facilitated safety
committee activities, community service activities, First Responder
Authorized.
Research at University of South Carolina U. South Carolina, Dr.
Matthews (01/2003-05/2004)
Bacterial Removal of B. Staphareous, Sterilization of B. Pumilus and
B. Subtilus with Supercritical CO2. 1st place at National American
Institute of Chemical Engineering Competition
Project Engineering Co-Op - Milliken & Company Barnwell, SC
(05/2001-09/2002)- Generated AutoCAD diagrams of equipment, Green Belt
Project- Moisture Optimization, Process optimization to ensure textile
quality and customer specification, Foxboro System programming,
shading accuracy and stain elimination projects, JIT, Lean.
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