Quality Supply Chain

CHARLES THOMAS KIMBALL

*** ***** ******* ***** : Chattanooga, TN 37412

706-***-**** : *********@*****.***

QUALITY PROFESSIONAL : SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT : BUSINESS ANALYST

Extensive middle management to senior management cross-functional experience as a quality professional with product development plus environmental sustainability supply chain, IT systems conversion, project management. Leadership in team building, development of KPI systems monitoring

Quality Systems Management : CQE : CQA : Quality Trainer

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Internal Lead Assessor : SSBB Candidate

Supply Chain Management : Supplier Relationships

Business Process Analyst : JD Edwards Systems Development

Customer Relations : Project Management : Process Mapping

8D : GD&T : FAI : PPAP : RCA : FMEA : 14 CFR 21

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Recent Projects : 2010 - 2012

ISO 9001 Implementation 2012 – Injection Molding processing. Anticipated registration in 4st Quarter 2013

Quality Engineering Consultancy – Process Capability Studies, Process Improvement

Successful implementation of ISO 9001: 2008 of a sport parachute manufacturing facility’s Quality Management System integrating FAA 14 CFR Part 21 System Requirements

Instructor – University of Phoenix, Chattanooga Campus – Business Management

Mind Mapping Training Seminar, Excel Training Seminar

Siskin Steel and Supply Co. 2011 – 2012

Siskin Steel and Supply Co., based in Chattanooga, TN, operates eight service centers in the Southeast supplying steel and nonferrous metals to the construction, nuclear, and OEM manufacturing industries among others.

Corporate Quality Manager

As Corporate Quality Manager, responsibilities included for deployment of new quality initiatives, quality training, customer and supplier quality relationships. Expansion into the metal forming and processing market segments servicing OEM customers necessitated Quality System improvements to include processing of parts fabricated processed by laser and flame burning, punch press, and other typical equipment.

GLOBE, Chattanooga, Tennessee : 2009 – Present

Leadership, Quality, Sustainability training and coaching

Implementation Consultant – ISO 9001:2008

InterfaceFLOR, LaGrange, Georgia : 1988 – 2009

Global manufacturer of commercial carpet

Business Analyst

As a functional lead member of JDEdwards North America Implementation team, responsibilities included development and conversion of item master structure and data migration from legacy system. Successful conversion of initial phase in Canadian operation was completed in 2008. Developed conversion criteria, test scripts, standard operating procedures and training manuals for Product Data Management/Cost Accounting group. Provided functional lead support for JDE quality module. Process mapping, process re-engineering.

Supply Chain

Served as primary liaison with yarn suppliers. Responsible for Sales & Operations Planning demand modeling and long-range forecast modeling, Vendor Managed Inventories, supplier qualification surveys and audits, resolution of supplier non-conformance issues, price/cost modeling, purchase price control including demand volume purchase price discounting and provided technical assistance to product design and manufacturing groups. Managed major running line supply conversion projects including cost support and continuity of supply.

Quality Management

Developed and deployed quality system that was precursor to ISO 9001 QMS. Implemented Customer Quality Response system for tracking, Root Cause Analysis and monitoring external complaints. Developed internal non-conforming quality monitoring system with real time reporting of in process scrap and finished goods defects. Conducted on-site assessments of product installations supporting Field Services group. Implemented raw material quality assurance process and SPC in targeted processes. Collaborated with Purchasing to establish raw material and purchased item specifications for CTQ items. Conducted training in Basic Statistical Process Control for all middle/line supervision, technical support staff, lead operators and machine operators. Conducted training in Quality Engineering for quality and processing engineers.

Other Manufacturing and Product Experience

Yarn preparation including dyeing, spinning twisting and texturizing

Automotive carpet- manufacturing, die cutting, molding

Sliver Knit fabrics - manufacturing and finishing

Upholstery fabric - weaving and finishing-residential and commercial

Other Roles

Rossville Mills, Inc. Rossville, GA 1982-1988; Quality Manager

Borg Textiles Rossville, GA 1976–1982; Quality Manager

Rossville Yarn Processing Rossville, GA 1972-1976; Textile Chemist

FORMAL EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, LaGrange College

Chemistry, Bachelors of Arts, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and CERTIFICATIONS

ISO 9001 Lead Assessor Training, GTRI/BSI

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer - 1986

ASQ Certified Quality Auditor - 1994

Six-Sigma Black Belt Plus - Auburn University

Certified Supply Chain Analyst – ISCEA

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Presenter, SPC in Textile Manufacturing Conference, Clemson University

Presenter, Upholstery Standards Development Conference, NCSU

Certified Quality Engineer Refresher Course, Facilitator

Basics Statistical Process Control – Internal Trainer

Quality Engineering – Internal Trainer

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

American Society for Quality, Senior Member

American Society for Training and Development

American Society for Quality, Chattanooga Section 1101, Chair-Elect 2011-2013

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE

A/S 400 JDEdwards Enterprise One, Ver. 8.11, Software 2000, Microsoft Office Suite 2010 (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, One Note), Microsoft Project, MindManager, Minitab, SQCPack, Process Model, DataWatch Monarch ver. 8(data mining tool), NGS Qport(data mining tool) and IQQuery(A/S 400 SQL), Lotus Notes, Corel Draw, Adobe CS5

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