Quality Assurance Engineer
Resume:
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David A. Couture
Dear Sir;
As an individual; I have been described by past supervisory personnel
(and would consider myself) as a "value added employee, an energetic team
player with a can do, driven to produce and improve with a self-starters
attitude".
My experience as an Aerospace mechanical Process control engineer /
Lead and 1st piece inspector has been gleaned directly from, hands on
turbine engine and component inspection, overhaul & repair work
experiences, enhanced by formal in house and classroom training. This work
experience included all aspects of the inspection, mechanical overhaul and
repair processes & procedures and included all internal / external
components of the Engine itself
This personal training had been specifically designed to enhance my
knowledge of the tooling, repair and overhaul procedures, methods,
materials, and processes involved for a wide variety of Turbine Engine
types; this also involved developing, consolidating and writing repair and
inspection processes & instructions.
My position as Lead, and 1st piece inspector not only required the use
extensive use of personal managerial skills / training in the processes
and materials but, better than an average working knowledge of various
customers' specifications and procedures including but not limited to Rolls
Royce, Pratt & Whitney, General Electric, Garrett and the Learjet Airframe.
Including the entire Pratt & Whitney PW305, PT, GG, JT3, JT8, JT8d-
200engines including the free Turbines, General electric's CFM series for
modification and use on the C-5 Aircraft, Garrett flight engines & Rolls
Royce / Pratt & Whitney free Turbine power units.
I have recently been assisting, in the development of operational
inspection procedures "OIP's" for the newest Rolls Royce Turbofan engine,
designing In Process inspections as well as inspection fixturing for
Lycoming turbine engine sections, designing and simplifying OIP sheets for
the Kiosk machine cell manufacturing and inspection processes, designing
and utilizing True position tolerance formulations for inspections and
embedding them within Microsoft excel spread sheets
A brief history and summary of my skills and qualifications follow:
Respectfully,
David A. Couture
David A. Couture
1111 Monarca Drive Middletown Ct. 06457
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Summary of Qualifications: 30 plus Years within the Aviation Industry as
an Airframe / Power plant, Lead Dimensional Inspector, Mechanic & Repairman
Licensed Airframe & Power plant mechanic
Member of the American Society for Quality;
Objective: I seek a position of responsibility within an environment
having a strong philosophy regarding teamwork as well as individual
performance. My professional background is as an Aircraft mechanic fixed
and rotary wing, Quality & Aerospace Process Control Engineer as well as
first piece dimensional Inspector
2009 - 2013 Lead Inspector / Contract Quality Engineer, Company's
Confidential
This position entailed entailed everything from layout inspection to the
total rebuild of an mechanical inspection system, bringing an aging
metrology system into the realm of digital mechanical inspection,
addressing fixed mindsets and overcoming leadership, personnel and growth
issues to form an effective and cohesive quality/inspection department.
2001- 2009APS Technologies; / U.S.A.F.S.O. Command
Inspector, Aircraft and Engine Mechanic /rescue specialist
Air force special operations Combat command and control /combat rescue
specialist & Aircraft Engine Mechanic United States Air Force Reserve.
As an Inspector for APS Technology, I was responsible for all inspection
processes including first piece inspections receiving inspection as well as
final inspections utilizing the FARO platinum 3 dimensional CMM measuring
arm, this included working very close with the engineering teams,
machinists and design personnel on many aspects of the different
experimental tool designs.
Bombardier Aviation Services
1999 -2000 Aircraft Mechanic / Delegated Engine Inspector
Responsibilities included everyday maintenance actions as well as
inspection and repair determination, and scheduling on the CF-6 / TFE-731
Turbine Engines and components as well as assisting in the inspection of
removed and installed flight / airframe components.
Sermatech Klock:
1998 - 1999 Lead Inspector Flight / Heavy Frame Repair,
Served as lead inspector, responsible for flight and Westinghouse Frame-4,
& Frame-5 (heavy frame turbine engine) components in process and final
inspections. This included CMM dimensional inspection, requiring
programming & utilization of reverse engineering program trouble-shooting
and translation of existing programs using the DMIS language.
Greenwich Air Services CT. Inc. ISO 9002 Registered. (Formally Gas turbine
Corporation)
1990 - 1998
Lead Inspector 2nd. Shift, Bench & OCI (On condition Inspector) Inspector
"A'.
Responsible for determining and developing component repair processes/work
scopes as well as the initial, in-process, and final dimensional
inspections including in-process & final assembly inspection of all flight
and industrial Gas Turbine Engine components, modules and accessories.
Including but not limited to the JT3D- 3B & -7 turbine engines, JT4, FT4 &
GG4 Marine & Industrial Gas Turbines. The P&WA 4000 series engines, the
JT8D-7B through the -17AR & JT8D-200 flight engine series, The JT9 & the
Rolls Royce AVON turbine engine components and accessories. Initiating
repair operations in accordance with all applicable technical data,
utilizing a variety of measuring devices and methods including computerized
CMM instruments.
Furthermore; I inspected components in order to determine the specific
repair requirements/work scopes. Initiated the repair operations in
accordance with all applicable technical data, utilizing a variety of
measuring devices and methods including computerized CMM instruments. This
position also included the development of component repair processes and
operations in conjunction with the engineering department DER, and Material
Review Board (MRB) members, & included the assignation of departmental
inspection priorities training newer employees and sister company
inspectors in developed inspection procedures & repair processes. As well
as performing ISO 9002 Audits.
Experience prior to this:
I have had 18 years-specialized experience within Aviation Maintenance
(fixed & rotary wing) as well as the Quality Assurance Disciplines
including Positions as:
Quality Assurance Field engineer, representing G.E.A.O.E. Evendale, Ohio.
Quality Assurance Specialist; Resident & Non-Resident with DCASMA Hartford
Crew Chief / Inspector with the DOD, as a civilian technician with the Mass
Air & Army National Guard.
Crew Chief / Plane Captain with the United States Marine Corps.
I hold Certification as a Dept. of Defense DCAS Quality Assurance
Specialist with an active background in Quality and Process Control
Engineering.
With certificates/Training from Hartford State Technical Community College
in:
Contract Quality Assurance;
Calibration Systems;
Statistical Sampling;
Metrology & Application of Measuring Techniques
Surface Treatment of Metals
Metallurgy and metal forming processes
DMIS Programming, (series 2000, 3000) from Mitutoyofor the global CMM.
I have received numerous personal achievement awards and letters of
recommendation ranging from the:
The Air Medal & Bronze Star from the United States Marine Corps and the
United States Air force Special operations commands
The G.M.DELCO REMY Quality Achievement Award
Crew Chief of the Month (2) U.S.M.C.
Plane Capt. of the Month (2) U.S.M.C.
Letters of Appreciation from the Mass ANG 104th TFG. Barnes MAP MA. (4).
Mass. ANG 104th TFG Annual and Semi-Annual Flight Safety Awards
4 Meritorious Masts HMA 269 MCAS (H) New River
Certificates of Service and training from the Defense Logistics Agency.
Respectfully;
David A. Couture
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