Quality Assurance Management

Cover Letter

Michael Swaim

**** ****** ***** **

Grove City OH 43123

Phone: 740-***-****

Experience:

Over 7 years in supervision/management

Over 5 years in quality and process improvement

Six Sigma Black Belt

Implemented ISO: 9001 quality systems

ISO: 9001 Lead Auditor since 2000

Global 5S (Lean) Team Leader and 1+ years of auditing

Education:

BS in Business Management

AS in Materials (Chemistry principles)

Working towards a Graduate Degree

Goal:

Seeking a management or supervisory position with opportunities for growth.

*Please see attached Resume

Experience

Current Employer: PPG Industries

Industry: Chemical (Resin Coatings)

Position: Resin Shift Supervisor (Jan '08 to present)

. Supervise 10-20 production, maintenance, and warehouse employees

Previous Employer: Resco Products Inc.

Industry: Refractory (Monolithic, Precast, and Mortars)

Position: Quality Assurance Manager (April '07 to Jan '08)

. Managed quality system, lab technicians, and

maintained lab budget

. Refractory application resting

Previous Employer: OSCO Industries

Industry: Foundry (Cast Iron)

Position: Melt Supervisor (Feb. '03 to April '07)

. Managed melt operations and scheduled personnel

. Supervised 20-40 production and maintenance employees

. Purchased and inventoried raw material

. Lead improvement projects focused on scrap reduction

Position: Quality Control Engineer (Sept. '99 to Feb. '03)

. Implemented and maintained ISO 9001:2000 certified quality system

. Performed metallurgical tests and calibrated instruments

. Inspected geometric tolerances of castings

Previous Employer: Aluchem Inc.

Industry: Refractory (Alumina production and sizing)

Position: Quality Lab Technician (Feb. '97 to Sept. '99)

. Worked with production to maintain quality product

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science in: Business Management

School: Franklin University (2006)

. Project Management, Employee Relations, and Management Concepts

Associate of Applied Science in: Materials Engineering

School: Hocking College (2005)

. Metals, Chemistry, Materials, and Physics coursework

Skills & Training

ISO 9001:2000 Implementation and Lead Auditing

Shawnee University (2002)

Six Sigma Black Belt certification

Aveta Solutions (2007)

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