Quality Engineer Continuous Improvement
Resume:
Charles Hill
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
*********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Quality Engineer (November 2015 –Present)
Hexcel Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT
-Maintain and improve ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems at the direction of the Quality Manager.
-Manage Towers/Resins/Film and Hotmelt Quality Review Boards, inspecting, managing rework and dispositioning non-conforming material.
oReduced backlog of NCs by 75% in the towers team
oReduced time to close of NCs from over 90 days to under 25 days.
-Create testing and inspection plans for nonconforming material, to ensure that the material will meet required specifications.
-Work with Process Engineers in reducing product variability.
-Use Minitab to determine trends in SPC data.
-Facilitate Root Cause and Failure Mode Effects Analysis on products that fail to meet internal or customer specifications.
-Train new Quality Engineers and Interns in Hexcel’s quality procedures and systems.
-Perform internal audits to determine areas of improvement for our processes.
-Assist in certification audits and internal pre-audits from customers and certification bodies (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP).
-Respond to customer issues in a timely and effective manner.
Relevant Skills – Cost Reduction of Manufacturing Processes, Process Development, Minitab, CAPA Processes, Composites (Material properties, layup techniques and infusion methods), Mechanics of Materials, ISO and ASTM Standards working knowledge, 3D Modeling software (SolidWorks, CATIA, AutoCad), Continuous Improvement, Training of new employees, Certification Body Requirements (AS 9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP)
Materials and Supplier Quality Engineer (June 2011 – October 2015)
TPI Composites, Warren, RI
-Manufactured composite test panels and prepare individual specimens for testing.
-Tested specimens against relative accepted test standards, in order to understand material properties.
oCompile test reports post-test to quantify material properties.
oEvaluated inconsistencies with testing data, to ensure no outliers were present.
-Created engineering drawings using SolidWorks, AutoCad or CATIA, in order to create new fixtures for our test methods.
-Performed Supplier Quality Audits based on ISO 9001, where I was sent to our suppliers to ensure their quality practices met our requirements for becoming an approved supplier.
-Commissioned wind blade molds around the globe, supporting TPI’s worldwide ISO 9001 compliant manufacture of wind blades.
-Assisted TPI’s wind blade manufacturing from 2012-2014
oReduced the cost of a wind blade by ~$1000 by eliminating a waste material – annualized savings estimated at $1million (2012).
oAssisted the engineering team with the launch of a new wind blade, ensuring a smooth startup of the new extended length blade (2014).
Created new work instructions.
Developed infusion schemes using the SCRIMP method of VARTM infusion.
Improved processes based on scrap and usages.
-Led TPI’s cut-up blade process, running CAPA investigations for new wind blade designs in multiple countries, managing multifaceted teams of at least five people.
-Trained new Materials Engineer on proper techniques for using servo-hydraulic testing machines.
EMT-Basic/First Responder (February 2008 – November 2015)
Bristol Fire Department, Bristol, RI
-Managed patient care on scene and while transporting to the hospital
-Wrote incident reports, documenting patient condition based on initial assessments and patient status changes during transport.
-Provided safe transportation to the hospital.
-Assisted paramedics in providing Advanced Life Support care.
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
Master of Business Administration – In Progress
Villanova University Online
Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate
ASQ Online
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) - Ongoing
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