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Quality Assurance

Location:
Slidell, LA
Posted:
October 06, 2017

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Resume:

Ronald T. Woodcock

**** ****** ***** **** *** Slidell, LA. 70458 843-***-****

***********@*****.***

Over 30 years’ experience in Aerospace/Defense/Aircraft Manufacturing – QA Inspections, QA Test, Quality Specialist, Quality Engineering, Internal Company Audits, and Statement of Conformity FAA 14 CFR 21.33[a] and [b].

Professional Experience:

The Boeing Company ~ Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), LA June 2016 to Present

Quality Product Acceptance Specialist, MAF Site FOD Focal, Internal Auditor, Quality Systems Specialist

* Verifies complex product conformance to design requirements using REDARS, Windchill System, and EPES

* Perform the role as Site Foreign Object and Debris/Damage (FOD) Focal at Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF)

* Perform system level audits applying knowledge of NASA regulations, Boeing Quality Management System, Internal Audits to AS9100C

* Coordinates and conducts product review with customer during product or process verification

* Provides expertise and leadership to customers and team members in all areas of product verification and acceptance

The Boeing Company ~ Charleston, SC January 2010 to June 2016

Quality Systems Specialist 3 – (Internal Auditor, Conformity Manager, Quality Business Management, Site Compliance Focal)

* Create and facilitate the Production Certificate (PC) 700 for the 787-8 and 787-9 with FAA, BAC and customer specific requirements

* Develop, scope, schedule, plan, and lead system level audits applying knowledge of FAA regulations, Boeing QMS, and AS9100C

* Performed certification action for aircraft engines; (i.e. detailed parts, assemblies, test articles, test setups) Statement of Conformity

* FAA form 8130-9 to type design data using FAA Regulations and Boeing Engineering with CATIA, REDARS, ENOVIA

* Interface with FAA and / or their designee to perform conformity inspections according to build records, and regulatory requirements

The Boeing Company ~ Kennedy Space Center, FL. October 2009 to January 2010

Quality Assurance / Test Inspector

* Perform final closeout inspections and testing of major systems through launch countdown

* Verified signed off on payload systems and components per company and customer requirements

* Inspection of assembly, disassembly, installation, and test operations on the Space Shuttle Program

* Inspected items per blueprints, schematics, process standards, electronic media ensuring compliance

* Performed inspections on flight hardware, critical Ground Support Equipment, and related assemblies

Micro Sat Systems Inc. / Sierra Nevada Corporation ~ Littleton, CO. July 2008 to October 2009

Quality Engineer II/Supplier Quality ~ Active Secret Clearance

* MRB Certified with the Micro Sat Systems Inc. / Sierra Nevada Corporation.

* Inspection and test verification using Automated Test Equipment, Solar Array deployment techniques, and Supplier Audits

* Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office Word, Excel Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, and VISTA

* Set up Configuration Management System Data Base (Windchill System) and ESD Workstations

* Create and execute company Quality Assurance and Safety Plan procedures tuned to the OG2 Program

United Launch Alliance ~ Cape Canaveral A.F.S. FL. May 2007 to July 2008

Quality Specialist 3 ~ Active Secret Clearance

* Provide Material Review dispositions for nonconformance parts/materials with the Boeing Company/United Launch Alliance

* Create Inspection Plans from Material Masters in SAP pilot program for Delta IV Rockets

* Reviews processes to ensure the quality, reliability, safety of company products and services

* Provides quality system to validate the integrity of quality decisions that affect products and services

* Development of procedures which are needed to ensure that quality standards and practices are attained

The Boeing Company/United Launch Alliance ~ Cape Canaveral A.F.S. FL. August 2002 to May 2007

Quality Assurance / Test Inspector / Field Test Technician ~ Active Secret Clearance

* Created Red Flag Databases for CCAFS, FL and VAFB, CA

* Nonconformance System Database inputs and improvements

* Inspect flight and ground support equipment on Delta IV and Delta II Rockets

* Employee Involvement Program – Continuous Improvement and ISO 9000, 9001 Certification

* Audits/surveillance on manufacturing and quality assurance process, to specifications, and procedures

The Boeing Company ~ Kennedy Space Center, FL. October 1997 to August 2002

Quality Assurance / Test Inspector

* Software Test Verifications for NASA Payloads

* NASA Topography Mission Achievement Award

* Implement Payload Rack Checkout Unit (PRCU) @KSC, FL and NASA Glenn Research, Ohio

* Support final closeout inspections including testing of major systems through launch countdown

* Performed inspections on flight hardware, interface with astronauts reference to pre-flight testing

Lockheed Martin Astronautics ~ Littleton, CO. October 1996 to March 1997

Dimensional / Receiving Inspector

* First Article Inspection (FAI)

* Extensive Pedigree acceptance at receiving level

* Perform visual of fabricated vendor supplied detail parts

* Inspect per MIl-I-45208, MIl-Q-9858, ISO-9000, and ANSI standards

* Dimensional inspection using applicable drawings, specifications, and quality standards

Lockheed Space Operations Company ~ Kennedy Space Center, FL. June 1990 to March 1995

Quality Auditor / Space Shuttle Inspector A

* Acting Role as Lead when Supervisor was unavailable

* Performed Audits on Launch Documents during Launch Processing

* Inspected corresponding hook-ups to space vehicles and associated major components

* Orbiter Avionics, Cold Plate, Fuel Cells Servicing, GSE, Payloads Electrical, and Hydraulics Systems

* Monitored progressive test sequences and space vehicle systems met company customer requirements.

Education:

Brevard Community College ~ Cocoa, FL – 32926 A&P Equivalent- Passed 1990

National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center, FL and Michoud Assembly Facility, LA

130 Hours Manned Space Flight Courses 1990-1995, 1997- 2007, 2016-2017

Okaloosa Walton Community College ~ Niceville, FL 32578 Criminal Justice, August 1995 to April 1996 / 33 Credit Hours

Boeing Certified AS9100C Lead Auditor Training March 2011 / 40 Hours

Stanford University ~ Stanford, CA. 20012-2014 / 15 Hours (Webinar Classes)

American Society for Quality (ASQ) Member # 65234500

Clearance:

Secret- Inactive since October 2011



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