Engineer Quality

DEBUS COPLIN **** CLOPTON PLACE HUNTINGTON, AR ***40 / 479-***-**** / *********@*******.***

SUMMARY • Quality professional with 10 plus years’ experience in quality management systems, continuous improvement, lean, six sigma and problem solving in manufacturing.

• Team-oriented professional eager and willing to lead and work collaboratively with colleague’s to successfully achieve goals and expectations.

• Primary interest and focus is in driving change and developing lasting solutions for product and process improvements.

• Currently employed as a Senior Quality Engineer by a high flow manufacturer of HVAC units.

EXPERIENCE QUALITY ENGINEER

2001-2003

I was responsible for development and implementation of the Quality Plan, Quality process audits, internal Quality system audits (ISO 9001-2000), initiating defective PPM reduction and corrective actions on a high volume assembly operation producing residential gas furnaces.

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

2004-Current

Responsible for development and implementation of the Quality Plan, Quality process audits, internal Quality system audits (ISO 9001-2000), initiating defective PPM reduction and corrective actions on a high volume assembly operation producing commercial HVAC systems. . Involved in the Product Development Process (PDP) on new projects, providing input on requirements and completion of process FMEA's. This includes four assembly lines and a coil fabrication department. This role includes the direct Supervision of two Quality Auditors and two QA Inspectors.

SKILLS & ABILITIES While maintaining the Quality Plan I have been able to implement several improvements through Quality Kaizen events utilizing Six Sigma tools.

Most notable was a significant reduction in refrigerant leaks in-house and in the field. This improvement also brought about a cost savings of over 100K dollars in filler material alone.

Another notable improvement was the implementation of a temperature offset in our testing software to eliminate the failing of good product.

The most recent was a coil leak autopsy program that produced a cost savings of over 50K dollars in one year.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH - BS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 2003

• Emphasis on Quality Technology GPA 3.57 Lean Certificate from UAFS

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Auditor and Six Sigma Black Belt.

Also attended four weeks of Black Belt training through GE supplier partnership.

LEADERSHIP President of the local ASQ section for 2014.

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