Quality Control

Jack Chidester

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West Carrollton, OH 45449-1600 abmwaz@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Utilize my quality engineering skills while working within a world-class manufacturing team to resolve emerging issues,

analyze current processes for continuous improvement, assist in the assessment and development of current and future

suppliers, and support the launch process of new product lines.

EXPERIENCE

• Quality Manager for a plasma spray coatings service provider to customers in biomedical, aerospace, semiconductor,

and electronics industries.

• Served as the quality representative to automotive, electronics, and medical implant customers and vendors at multiple

globally recognized manufacturing facilities.

• Oversaw customer and vendor performance evaluations through site audits and benchmarking. Researched and

investigated best practice quality systems in the manufacturing industry for incorporation into our own and that of our

suppliers whenever feasible.

• Responsible for establishing a system of quality inspection training programs for real-time production application and

training of production workers in their use.

• Improved the overall quality of existing production lines by assisting in the development of inspection criteria and

assessment guidelines.

• Member of a key supplier’s APQP development team, working in close collaboration with their engineering,

manufacturing, and quality management operations to develop new production process and controls to increase output

more than 500% in less than eight weeks.

RELEVANT SKILLS

• Well versed with common quality documentation including APQP (Advance Product Quality Planning), PPAP

(Production Part Approval Process), PFMEA (Potential Failure Modes and Effects Analysis), MSA (Measurement System

Analysis), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, Process Capability

studies, SPC, as well as pareto charts, histograms, X-Bar and R charts, fishbone diagrams, control charts, p-charts, and X-

Bar and s-charts.

• Internal auditor of ISO 9001:2000 and 13485:2003 Quality Management Systems.

• In-depth knowledge of ISO / QS / TS / GMP 21 CFR Part 820 manufacturing environments and production

requirements.

• Six Sigma Green Belt.

• Strong background in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and reading and interpreting engineering

drawings.

• Highly skilled in the use of mechanical measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, ring and plug

gauges, dial indicators, profile projectors, optical comparators and gaging probes, CMMs, and similar equipment.

• Accomplished in the use of Microsoft Windows XP through 3.x, MS Office, MS Outlook, Lotus Smart Suite, Dos 6.22

through 3.0, and other various PC applications.

WORK HISTORY

Kurz-Kasch, Incorporated, Miamisburg, OH

• Quality Engineer July 2009 to Present

APS Materials, Incorporated, Dayton, OH

• Quality Manager May 2007 to Present

Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Incorporated, Church Hill, TN

• Quality Engineer July 2000 to May 2007

TRW Automotive Electronics, Hampton, VA

• Advance Manufacturing Associate December 1999 to May 2000

• Quality Control Technician November 1998 to December 1999

Opton Incorporated, Newport News, VA

• Quality Specialist May 1998 to November 1998

Nistem Incorporated, Chesapeake, VA

• Quality Assurance Technician August 1996 to May 1998

Department of Defense, United Sates Army

• AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Crew Chief January 1992 to August 1996

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Saint Leo College Norfolk, VA May 1997

• Associates of Liberal Arts Dean’s List (3.75 AVG)

Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH Ongoing

• Quality Engineering Technology (Quality Control)

References available upon request.

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