James Giles

*** ***** **** **, **** Bethel, MN **011 - 763-***-**** - ac2bbf@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

As a seasoned professional, I am looking to obtain either a full-time or contract position within a Corporate or Government agency as either a Lead Test Engineer and/or Supervisor with emphasis on in-process or final product test activities, developing test protocol/plans, and statistical applications. Additional duties would be technical writing, cost accountant management, or QMS compliance functions.

SUMMARY STATEMENT

Develop Test protocol/plans ● Final/In-process test activity ● Test fixture design/implementation ● Manage test/capital instrumentation/equipment ● SPC functions – DOE, Corrective Action, In-process Mapping, FMEA, Lean 6sigma ● Technical Evaluation - Price/Cost Analyses ● Engineering/Quality TDP ● Test Facility Design/Implementation ● Quality Investigations & Improvements (CAPA) ● Design/Quality/Test Teams ● Capital Equipment/Projects ● Conditioning Chamber Operations/HVAC support ● Technical Work supervision (engineers/technicians) ● ISO Quality Management Systems ● Cost Account Manager ● DOD/Army/Sub-contract negotiation ● Analytical problem solving ● Technical Writing ● Write final and subcomponent technical test report ● Custom design data acquisition system utilizing LabVIEW

Giles Consulting 05/01/2013 - Present

Cedar, MN 55011

Consultant to the US Army and other regulated agencies for development and management of quality/product test programs. Technical writing activities and administration of various quality tools - quality planning, costs and assessment, LAT/UAT, basic and advanced statistical techniques and inspections, sampling principles (AQL, TQM, Lean Six Sigma, DOE/Taguchi). Design Test protocol and Master Test Plans for US Army.

Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) 10/01/2001 – 4/01/2013

Senior Principal Lead Engineer

-Working supervisor (non-administrative) providing technical direction to 2 engineers and 5 technicians

-Design and oversee the conduct of ballistic, quality, mechanical, laboratory and environmental test programs and facilities for both US and Egypt Governments for the 120mm Tank ammunition programs.

-Team member of the Egypt/US Army ITAR/DFAR procurement team.

-Coordinate with DCAA/DCMA of price/cost impacting program EAC/P&L

-Calibration and acquisition of specialized capital equipment

-Maintain large (Thermotron) temperature conditioning chambers

-TDP configuration control

-Oversee management of contract GFM/GFE

-Generate cost/price technical analyses for program/sub-contracted test activities

-Administer and manage multi-million dollar (~ $23m) cost accounts/budgets and sub-contracts

-Technical writing, develop and maintain technical manuals, procedures, SOP/DOP, test plans

-Cost estimating/budgeting for all R&D/production test proposals and contracts

-Technical test liaison with internal/external customers

Previous employment –

Honeywell

Defense Contract Management Agency

Department of Army’s – Missile Command

Army Management Engineering & Training Agency

EDUCATION

University of Alabama – Huntsville, Huntsville, Al

Masters of Science – Administrative/Business Managment

University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, ND

Bachelors of Engineering – Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Army Management Engineering Training Agency – Rock Island, IL

Quality and Reliability Engineering

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