Engineer Quality

CHARLES MCIVER

PO Box ****

Cary, NC *****

919-***-**** home / 336-***-**** cell

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

OBJECTIVE: Industrial engineering position.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Signature Aluminum, Hamel, MN May 2007-January

2009

Quality Engineer-Hired, January 2009 lay off, all US operations closed

March 2009.

. Developed work instructions and training materials for improving and

achieving quality standards. Trained staff on 3 shifts on good

manufacturing practices resulting in a 20% reduction of customer

returns based on quality issues in 9 months.

. Conducted quality system audits and upgrades, root cause analysis,

corrective action/preventive action and statistical process control

training. Communicated with vendors and customers on product

reliability and conformance to customer requirements.

Atlantis Technical Services, Maple Grove, MN October 2006-May

2007

Contract Quality Engineer-Contract to hire position at Signature Aluminum.

. Developed work instructions and training materials for improving and

achieving quality standards.

. Conducted quality system audits and upgrades, root cause analysis,

corrective action/preventive action and statistical process control

training. Communicated with vendors and customers on product

reliability and conformance to customer requirements.

Atlantis Technical Services, Maple Grove, MN August 2005-September

2006

Contract Technical Writer for Johnson Screens in New Brighton, MN

. Wrote standard operating procedures for work instructions and

technical specifications for product lines.

. Wrote safety and instruction manuals for installing and operating

equipment.

Cardiocom, Chanhassen, MN

February 2005-June 2005

Contract Technical Writer-medical device assembly

. Wrote standard operating procedures for work instructions and product

information.

CHARLES MCIVER

DBI/SALA, Red Wing, MN June 2004-November 2004

Contract Industrial Engineer for fall safety equipment assembly

Observed and documented assembly procedures to establish Manufacturing

Standards.

Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis, MN December 2003-

January 2005

Substitute Teacher (part time) for all subjects and grade levels at

various Minneapolis public schools when engineering or technical writing

work was not available.

Atlantis Technical Services, Maple Grove, MN January 2002-January

2003

Contract Industrial Engineer for Tennant Company, Golden Valley, MN

Observed and documented assembly procedures to establish Manufacturing

Standards.

Robert Half-Contract/Consultant Employment April 2000-December

2001

Target, Onvoy Internet, Health Partners and Michael Foods

Boston Scientific, Maple Grove, MN August 1998-March

2000

Industrial Engineer for Cardiology Division

. Led lean manufacturing and demand flow technology applications, office

and factory space consolidations and reductions, updated CAD drawings.

. Developed and facilitated cost improvements and cost models for

product lines resulting in $860,000 annual cost savings.

Precision Design, Hopkins, MN March 1998-

July 1998

Contract Engineer for Gillette Company, St Paul, MN

. Observed and documented procedures for batch mixing operations for

consumer products.

Entegee Inc. Plymouth, MN July 1997-

February 1998

Contract Manufacturing Engineer for St. Jude Medical, Little Canada, MN

. Conducted production work cell studies, reviewed and evaluated

inspection and production procedures, work flow analysis and

facilitated solutions to production problems.

Precision Design, Hopkins, MN June 1997-September

1997

Contract Engineer for Gillette Company, St Paul, MN

. Observed and documented procedures for batch mixing operations for

consumer products. Note: operations ran 24 hours a day/7 day a week.

Worked part-time and on weekends after the Entegee position started.

CHARLES MCIVER

Alliant Techsystems Inc.., New Brighton, MN September 1984-

March 1997

Industrial Engineer for Defense Systems Division

. Developed and implemented auditing procedures for measuring touch

labor non-productivity levels. Organized and trained over 40

engineers, supervisors and managers to conduct annual audits.

Provided recommendations resulting in lowering non-productivity levels

from 18% to 7% in three years resulting in $1,240,000 annual savings.

. Responsible for production line equipment placement, determining

manpower requirements and material flow. Positions emphasized

quality, safety and continuous improvement. Determined and reviewed

impact of all process changes, provided alternatives to production

scenarios, and conducted method and time studies. Liaison with other

facilities, government auditors and vendors.

. Developed and implemented work management and measurement systems.

Worked closely with first line supervision to stimulate operator

productivity through existing industrial engineering techniques.

Developed methods and reports for targeting areas with low

productivity for focused continuous improvement.

EDUCATION

BS Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

May 1984

TRAINING

Demand Flow Technology, 5S, Minitab, Design of Experiments, ISO 9000, Just-

In-Time, Total Quality Control, Machine Shop Practices, Microsoft Project,

Statistical Process Control, Value Engineering, Value Stream Mapping, Work

Simplification/Workplace Design, Microsoft Office Applications, AutoCAD.

Working on Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Institute of Industrial Engineers

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