Ekta Patel
Email: *************@*****.***
Objective
Seeking an opportunity in a competitive industry where I can utilize my quality assurance skills and experience to achieve company goals and objectives that would allow me to grow professionally.
Professional Summary
Dynamic, competent and result oriented QA professional.
Knowledge and experience with ISO 9001 and six sigma methodologies.
Good problem-solving skills, analytical skills with attention to details.
Good working knowledge of electrical and mechanical manufacturing processes.
Good computer skills using Microsoft office and oracle software.
Good team player and fast learner.
Good time management and organizational skills.
Professional Experience:
Ergotron Tualatin, OR - Oct 2017 to Present
Quality Control Inspector - Auditor
Inspect select product and incoming material for compliance to specifications (drawings, BOM’s, routing guide, assembly instructions and workmanship standards).
Ensure finished good assemblies are produced in compliance to specifications.
Perform process audits to ensure process documentation is being followed and is effective.
Create nonconformance report (NCR) for all nonconforming products using Oracle software.
Issue and facilitate corrective action to eliminate or greatly reduce the occurrence of nonconformance.
Communicate Ergotron quality management system (QMS) updates to production personnel when applicable.
Participate in periodic supplier performance reviews.
Maintain accurate quality records of inspection and audit activities.
Support “Lean business enterprise” initiatives for continuous process improvement and waste elimination.
Co-ordinate with team lead and manager regarding QA inspections and reports.
Accomplishments:
Instrumental in reducing external quality failures in the company by 92%.
Helped reduce the error rate for internal nonconforming parts by 49%.
Lowered the cost associated with poor quality and helped drove the sales growth.
Cascade Controls Gresham, OR - May 2017 to Oct 2017
Electrical Inspection Technician and Quality Assurance
Performed Quality Inspection of several types of Electrical builds.
Conducted Electrical tests of different of electrical builds.
Conducted Continuity tests of the electrical builds.
Read schematics, mechanical, Fab drawings, blueprints while doing Quality Inspection and Quality Assurance of complex machine parts and assemblies.
Used Shoptrek, Cloud Infor, Microsoft Database and Word for updating job orders information.
Reported the defects to the in process building team and also to the supervisor when required.
Used Six Sigma standards for making the builds.
Epiq System Beaverton, OR - April 16 to Oct 16
Role: Data Specialist
Organized files and collected data to be entered in the computer.
Accurately entered the information using various computer programs.
Kept sensitive customer and company information confidential.
Analyzed the data for errors.
Used SAP, OCR and Interaction Desktop while operating several assignments.
Entering data 50 words per minute with accuracy and precision.
Performance based on average handling time and average taking time of the claims.
Solar World USA Hillsboro, OR - April 15 to April 16
Role: Product validation and operations
Visually inspected and assessed overall quality of the process and product.
Operated manual, semiautomatic, and automatic equipment in the assembly and testing of Solar Cells, Modules and Panels.
Used MES and Reis Robotics applications to check the defects of the modules.
Participated in Quality assurance team meetings and provided suggestions for improvements in the processes.
Travelocity Australia Sydney, Australia - Feb ‘05 to Sep ‘07
Role: Quality Assurance Engineer
Worked on total trip, air shop and maintenance projects.
Documented and created test cases for web application.
Performed functional and regression testing for the functionalities implemented in various projects.
Reported defects and validated fixes applied for the defects.
Involved in complete life cycle of the project from business requirement to user acceptance testing.
Contech Software Ltd Gandhinagar, India - Jan ‘02 to June ‘03
Role: Quality Assurance
Analyzed specifications, data and test requirements to create test cases, perform basic troubleshooting and conducting regression tests.
Involved in complete life cycle of the project from business requirement to user acceptance testing.
Created Test plan and Test cases for GUI, Regression and functional testing.
Executed test cases, verified the actual results against the expected results and report defects as and when found.
Educational Qualifications:
Electronics and telecommunication engineering - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Polytechnic, Mumbai, India
Robotics and automation engineering - Veer Mataji Jijabai Technical Institute, Mumbai, India
(This education is equivalent to Bachelor of Engineering in U.S.)
Certification:
IS9001:2015
Accident investigation (OSHA)
Hazard identification and control (OSHA)