George D. Gallivan

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

Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804

252-***-****

abnmst@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

*-** ** *-** Major: Industrial Technology

Minor: Metals Engineering

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor, ASQ, WAI, Dale Carnegie Training

EMPLOYMENT:

12-07 to 08-08: Emco - Wheaton Corp., Wilson, NC 252-***-****

Quality Manager/Inspector - for a manufacturer of fuel dispensing products for the retail gasoline/diesel industry.

Primary processes include: metal fabrication, assembly and testing of products for the filling, vapor extraction, and

monitoring of underground fuel tanks.

08-05 to 11-06: New Standard Corporation, Rocky Mount, NC, 717-***-****

Quality Engineer - for the plant start up of a metal fabricator in the automotive, agricultural, and appliance industries.

Processes include: laser cutting, stamping, and press-brake forming. Duties include new part submission and

approval process (PPAP), inspection, and documentation. TS-16949 compliance planned for January '07.

10-03 to 01-05: Torpedo Specialty Wire, Rocky Mount, NC, 252-***-****

Quality Engineer - for a manufacturer of electronic lead wires of copper, copper-clad steel, and nickel-plated steel.

Duties included registration and maintenance of ISO 9001:2000 registration, management of the Quality Assurance

department, laboratory, internal audits, and customer, supplier, and internal corrective actions. Also, heavily involved

in Process Engineering and Improvement. Experienced with the ISO 9001:2000, QS 9000, and TS 16949 Quality

standards. Processes used include: electroplating, wire drawing, rolling, injection molding, extrusion, and annealing.

Primary customers are automotive and electronics manufacturers.

10-01 to 07-03: Centria, Sheridan, AR, 870-***-****

Quality Team Leader - for a manufacturer of high quality steel/foam structural panels. Manufacturing processes

include: cold rolling/fabrication of steel components and extruded foam molding. Acrylic sheet was blow-molded or

vacuum formed for the production of sky-lights used in the roof components. Duties included: development and

implementation of a statistical quality control program to monitor and adjust process parameters prior to creating sub-

standard product. Other duties include: management of laboratory and Quality Assurance personnel as well as

improving testing and reporting methods. I.S.O. 9001:2000 registration scheduled for 2003.

08-95 to 07-01: TrefilARBED Corporation, Pine Bluff, AR, 870-***-****

Senior Process Engineer / Quality Engineer - for a manufacturer of high carbon steel tire cord and high-pressure

hose reinforcing wire products. Accomplishments include:

1) I.S.O 9002 registration in August of 1998

2) Introduction of a pressure die drawing system which improved die life by over 40%

3) Management of 24 Quality, Process Engineering, and laboratory personnel.

4) Introduced the use of synthetic diamond dies to replace carbide dies in Fine Wire Drawing. Die cost

savings of over $40,000/yr. for use on one product alone.

5) Upgraded Wire Drawing and Wastewater treatment with PLC based controls and drives.

10-89 to 08-95: Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, Dickson, TN, 615-***-****

Production Manager / Process Engineer - for Quality Assurance, Nickel Plating, Wire Drawing, and Waste Water

operations for a high precision stainless steel spring wire manufacturer. This was the start-up of a new plant which

achieved profitability in two years. Accomplishments include design of the Q.C. manual, design of the operations

manual for the above listed processes and introduction of a pay-off system which not only increased pay-off capacity

at both electroplating and wire drawing, but improved machine capability at plating from 1.10mm to 0.42mm. Other

duties included management of a maintenance department where we fabricated our own repair and upgrade

equipment using standard machine tools, lathe, milling machine, drill press, etc. Responsible for up to 110 salaried

and hourly personnel.

12-84 to 10-89: Laribee Wire Corporation, Atlanta, GA, 404-***-****

S.P.C. Coordinator / Production Manager- for a major building wire manufacturer. Processes included: wire drawing,

extrusion, and stranding. As Production Manager, duties included design of a more efficient material tracking system,

supervision of 50 production personnel, machinery troubleshooting, and production scheduling. As S.P.C.

Coordinator, duties included creation and implementation of a statistical quality control system, which reduced scrap

ratios, improved overall product quality, and reduced material usage at equivalent productivity levels. The plant was a

unionized (IBEW) facility.

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