Quality Assurance, Industrial & Mechanical Engineer Project Management

Zachary Southworth

**** *. ******** *-***, Columbia, MO 65203 541-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Summary Looking for a quality engineering job in Missouri, recently graduated and moved to be with my wife

Education

M. S. in Industrial Engineering, Oregon State University, Jan. 2014

Focus: Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Thesis: Bottom-up Cost Modeling for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Component Manufacturing

GPA: 3.85 / 4.0

B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, Dec. 2008

Certifications

Certified Quality Engineer, American Society of Quality, Expected May 2014

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Management and Strategy Institute, Jan. 2014

Experience

Apr. 2013 – Dec. 2013 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR

Graduate Research Assistant

Created interactive cost models for a national laboratory for various web converting processes

Researched information by contacting equipment suppliers and conducting state-of-the-art literature review

Dec. 2008 – Sept. 2012 Hanard Machine, Inc. Salem, OR

Project Engineer

Project Management

Managed aerospace contracts, co-manager of largest aerospace product set for over two years

o Co-managed project from special handling production stage to become a reliable manufacturing process

o Implemented internal and external continuous improvements for quality and production processes

o Conducted lean and corrective action project with customers

Managed two engineering interns for six months each and recent mechanical engineer graduate for one year

o Provided employee workload and guidance, and selected them for hire

Quality Assurance

Performed root cause, corrective action, and nonconformance analysis with the Quality Manager

Lead for customer and aerospace quality certification audits for ISO 9001 / AS 9100

Reviewed GD&T, helped design, and implemented engineering changes with major military engr. customer

Created, reviewed, and implemented work methods and job routers based on internal and external requirements

Purchasing Management

Synthesized and flowed down engineering, customer, and quality requirements to suppliers

Traveled to customer and supplier locations for corrective actions and continuous improvements

Apr. 2008 – Sept. 2008 FLIR Systems, Inc. Wilsonville, OR

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Worked with engineering design team on product error testing, design changes, work instruction improvements

Apr. 2007 – Sept. 2007 A-Dec, Inc. Newberg, OR

Industrial Engineering Intern

Worked with engineers on product cycle testing, sheet metal design, and upholstery 3D modeling

Software Skills

MS-Office, Solidworks, Inventor; CATIA, Crystalball, LabVIEW, Vantage (ERP System)

Activities & Organizations

Oregon State University Club Membership: Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society, Society of Mfg. Engr., Real Life

2008 – 2013, Real Life: Lead and helped coordinate international student trips

2012, 8 days: Humanitarian trip to Carrefour, Haiti, volunteered at a refugee camp

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