Katy, TX ****
******@*******.***
Brenton Swann
Objective Full-time career in a successful company as an:
Plant Supervisor/ Production Supervisor/ QA Supervisor with emphasis in
leading, quality, and support by implementing existing work practices while
submitting new concepts in modern technology for the growth of the company.
Experience 2013 December – Contract PCS-CTS Houston, TX
Production Supervisor
Supervisor for 50+ employees to company policies
. Daily planning and distribution of notebooks units to technicians
. Supervised through five direct lead reports
. Offer assistance and support to line staff
. Internal daily / weekly / monthly audits
. Administered employee progressive counseling
. Time approvals
. Participated in kaizen events
. LEAN manufacturing
. Monitor employee attendance and daily output
. Conducted interviews for new hires
. 5S standards
. Advisor for safety committee
. Root cause investigations
. Implemented corrective and preventative actions
. Held weekly training sessions with technicians
. Attended production and quality meetings
. Ensure process for received and shipped units are followed
. Interacted with various internal groups and management teams
. Conducted inventory of receiving / shipping / and repair line tools
. Microsoft Outlook and Excel
2013 August – Temp Omron Oilfield & Marine Houston, TX
Quality Control - Technician
Inspection and test of AC/ DC drives
. Control house testing up to 600VDC
. Apply electrical / mechanical schematics to customer request
. PLC logic
2007 – 2013 June Tideland Signal Corporation Houston, TX
Quality Assurance - Electronics Technician
Functional testing / bench testing / prototype testing / and inspections of
optical electro - mechanical completed levels and sub assembled marine
navigational products and applications.
. Trained / mentored / coached employees past and present on
existing production builds and new product developments:
QA Engineer / QA Supervisor / QA Technicians / Test Technician
Application Engineers / Engineering Technicians
. Developed (QAI) test instructions under the (QMS) for general
product testing / external customers / and audit requirements.
. Served as an advisor to the QA department during customer
contract review meetings.
. Created and implemented test charts for organized product
testing and revisions.
. Record keeping and organized documentation control.
. Corrective Action implementations on (ECR) engineering
change requests.
. Generate Supplier (MDR) Material Deviation Reports
. AC and DC lamp changers / LED flashers / range lanterns testing
. Battery charger testing and configurations
. GPS configurations and test
. RS232 / RS485 / Hyper terminal communications testing
. Engineering software verification for all products
. Technical liaison for the quality assurance department for
product support between Engineering / Production / and Sales
departments. .
. Implemented and developed an engineering database to resolve
discrepancies on specifications.
. International traveling as an Instructor for product training and
customer support
. Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
. Incoming receiving inspections
. Material Test Reports (MTR)
. Shipping inspections
. Mechanical Assembly inspections
. Plant Operations downsized the position
2004 – 2006 Manconix, Inc Houston, TX
Electronics Technician
Functional test / bench test / repair inspections of PCB levels of all sub-
assembled contracted manufactured products within the test department.
. (API) marine lamp changer testing
. Electronic vibration units testing
. Battery Cable testing
. Oil and Gas Down hole sensor probe testing and calibration
. Electro / mechanical motor control units testing
. Plant Operations downsized the position
2003 Essol Propack, Inc Danville, VA
Technician
Setup and repair electro/ mechanical printing press machine for
production printing.
2000 – 2003 SCI / Sanmina Graham, NC / Lynchburg, VA
Lead - Electronics Technician
Functional test / troubleshoot / and board-level repair of
MICROS digital cash register (POS) systems.
. Eclipse / Series 2000 / User Work Station 3 / and Ultra models.
. Functional test / troubleshoot / and repair of (PC) systems.
. Hardware / Software installations
. Local Area Network (LAN): Server setup and testing
. 5S training
. RMA repair
. Delegated work tasks to technicians
. Trained and mentored technicians
. Plant Operations closed in 2003
Education 1999 - 2000 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
. Completed one year of Electrical Engineering
1997 - 1999 Danville Community College Danville, VA
. Obtained technical diploma (2 Year) Electrical / Electronics
Skills . ISO 9001 environment experience
. Lead employees to company standards and practices
. LEAN manufacturing
. Quality assurance improvements under QMS
. Review purchase orders
. 5S training
. Review sales orders
. Conducted Internal audits
. Process validations
. Advisor for department / contract meetings
. Update procedures and implement work instructions
. Use schematics and drawings
. Component level troubleshooting
. Common hand tools
. Root cause investigations
. Soldering experience (SMT)
. Forklift
. PLC logic
. ERP systems
. Develop and implement production test fixtures
. Lab equipment: DMM/ oscilloscope / counters / analog meters
. Firmware programming and upload testing
. Diagnose and correct PC hardware / software / network malfunctions
. Train employees on company products
. Microsoft Suite: Word / Excel / Access / Power Point / Outlook
Certifications . Six Sigma (White Belt)
Achievements . 2012 Tideland Innovative Program Award winner
. 2010 Tideland October News Bulletin: Training and Support
. 2003 Outstanding Support Award from President and Vice
President (SCI / Sanmina)
. 1999 Leadership Skills Award (Danville Community College)
References . Available upon request