Edla Simeon
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******* **.
City: Plano
State: TX
Zip: 75024
Country: USA
Phone: 972-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $70,000
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Marie- Edla Simeon
4657 Spencer Dr, Plano, Texas 75024
Residence: (972) - 491-5608. Cell: (972) - 632-0015
SUMMARY:
Technical Manager/Quality Control Manager & International Liaison with proven experience in managing teams and projects to maintain a high level of quality standards through the company, and ensure positive, productive relationships with US and international operations including, China, Canada, and Taiwan.
Able to analyze quality reports and create new/improve methods to meet quality requirements, to interpret information to staff to ensure consistency within the department, and resolve issues with programs and tools in a timely manner.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Plano Independent School District Plano, Texas
SCIENCE TEACHER 08/ 2010 - Present
Berkner High School, Richardson Independent Scholl District Richardson, Texas
STUDENT TEACHER 01/2010 - 04/ 2010
Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 07/ 2008 -12/2009
Valspar Corporation, Garland, Texas 02/ 2005 -06/ 2008
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER-Industrial
* Manage the implementation and administration of programs and tools to ensure quality, meet pre- determined standards, and maintain usability of tools.
* Investigate product or operational quality problems; provide resolution in order to decrease and/or eliminate downtime.
* Collaborate with the manufacturing department for process improvement.
* Develop, analyze, and review quality reports and documents for use in determining necessary adjustments/improvements.
* Supervise staff to include hiring, training, and evaluations;
oversee all work performed, provide immediate feedback to improve productivity and quality.
* Ensure customer satisfaction as a Member of Industrial management team. This team is dedicated to focus on customer satisfaction improvements and maintenance.
TECHNICAL MANAGER-INTERNATIONAL LIAISON- Coil and Extrusion
* Provide Technical Support and acted as liaison to overseas operations such as China, Canada,and Taiwan.
* Formulate new products for the US and overseas markets which
increased revenues and enhanced company offerings in the marketplace.
* Conduct pilot plant scale up to determine formulation robustness.
* Assist production in full scale up plant trials
* Attend customers trials
* Collaborate with and provide support to the U.S products Sales, Quality Control, and manufacturing departments.
PPG Industries 1995-2005
Watertown, Connecticut 1999-2005
TECHNICAL/QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
* Formulated high performance coatings in a variety of technologies for the Architectural market which increased revenues for the company.
* Acted as a subject matter expert by providing problem solving support to the Architectural sales, manufacturing, and quality control functions.
* Supported sales of $16MM, by collaborating with sales teams and
technical teams.
* Managed the Nuclear Quality Assurance Program.
* Audited Service Suppliers to ensure compliance with the Quality Assurance Program.
* Trained and developed subordinates in areas of Technical and the Nuclear Quality Assurance Program to ensure consistency in performing functions and ensure staff was updated on all changes and/or additions to program requirements.
* Assured that products certified for shipment meet company standards by supervising the inspection and the testing of the facility`s products and raw materials.
* Assure the reliability of quality assurance test results by following professionally sound testing methods and Company quality assurance procedures.
* Provided a safe and healthy work environment for all employees; maintained OSHA standards.
Allison Park, Pennsylvania 1995-1999
PROJECT COORDINATOR-RESEARCH CHEMIST-Packaging Coatings
* Designed, formulated, and tested new technologies for the Packaging coating market.
* Translated project objectives into logical, clearly defined experimental design by establishing testing criteria, types of technologies to be evaluated, and performance requirements in view of government regulations.
* Coordinated and assisted with inter-plant formulation transfer.
* Assisted the manufacturing department with pilot plant scale and full scale plant trials.
* Attended customers trials.
* Provided update on the progress of projects in the form of written reports and oral presentations.
* Developed subordinates and self to maximize technical and professional competence.
Accomplishment: CERTIFICATE OF PATENT AWARDED
DEVELOPMENT CHEMIST-Coil Department
* Formulated new and modified coatings.
* Conducted pilot plant scale up to ensure robustness of formulations.
* Assisted the manufacturing department with full scale plant trials.
* Tested incoming raw materials.
* Provided problem solving support to the coil products Sales and manufacturing functions.
* Provided technical expertise and cost analysis to marketing.
Accomplishment: PROCESS IMPROVEMENT-DRASTIC CYCLE TIME REDUCTION
EDUCATION
M.S., Polymer Chemistry, University of Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick
B.S., Chemistry, University of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec