Quality Manager

Clifton C. Odom, SSBB

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Hands on quality management professional with substantial experience implementing developing and

improving quality systems that impact the bottom line. Six Sigma Black belt with great experience in

both operations as well as quality resulting in very strong business acumen in using quality and lean

projects. A major strength and focus of work has been in system improvement in both domestic and

international environments. Results driven six sigma black belt with extensive and broad experience

in ISO-9001, API-Q1, Responsible Care ® as well as other quality systems.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CANRIG CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TX 2014 TO PRESENT

Global Repair Manager

RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING ALL ASPECTS OF REPAIR & MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONAL ASSETS, TOOLING AND EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING

THE REGIONAL REPAIR CENTERS IN EACH GLOBAL REGION. DUTIES ALSO INCLUDED TO ENSURE ALL OPERATIONS INVOLVING

PERSONNEL ARE CONDUCTED SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY. IN ADDITION TO THE DUTIES ABOVE DEVELOPED, DEPLOYED, AND

MAINTAINED PROCESSES AND KPI’S TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE FACILITY QHSSE, PRODUCTIVITY & FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

ALIGNED TO OPERATIONS AND OVERALL BUSINESS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE REPAIR BUSINESS WITHIN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

BUSINESS UNIT.

TESCO CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TX 2013 TO 2014

Manager of Service Quality and Compliance of the North American Business Unit (NABU)

Support the North American Business Unit team leading operational excellence and continual improvement with

Service Quality culture and assure global implementation of best practices. Also assure compliance with

governmental, industry and customer requirements for the business unit. Some accomplishments are listed

below:

• Instituted Lean six sigma projects in 3 product lines. That saved annualized over $1,500,000.

• Created balanced scorecard and systems to improve those metrics

• Managed incident review board assuring corrections that address root causes

• Reduced incident levels by 20% over historical performance.

• Set up and carried out quality reviews with each key customers quarterly and aggregate annually.

• Changed quality culture from one of compliance to one of customer focus.

Compliance accomplishments include developing and instituting a compliance calendar to smooth out work load

of the compliance activities. Improved the grades in ISNetworld from 30% unsatisfactory grades to below 10%.

Created systems to bring the environmental compliance level from not acceptable to completely compliant (air,

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storm water, and general waste). Instituted SEMS II system for business unit. Developed system to bring

business unit in line with timeline to institute changes to MSDS with requirements to Global Harmonization.

AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES, HOUSTON, TX 2003 TO 2013

Manager of Industrial Management Systems / Quality Management Systems & Audit

Developed, deployed, and implemented company’s quality system that meets internal as well as ISO-9001

requirements. Facilitate continuous improvement utilizing six sigma and lean techniques. Develop and maintain

the companies audit program to assure compliance to these systems.

• Organized planned and coordinated quality systems audits.

• Developed the quality policy, processes and wrote the procedures for the quality system.

• Organized incident review board meetings

• Ensure construction and maintenance techniques are robust enough to assure proper performance and

safety

• Enhanced management understanding and buy in with an enhanced Instituted live scorecarding system.

• Educated employees on the operations of the quality system

• Obtained and maintained certification to the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care ® over

headquarters and 18 facilities.

• Facilitated audits from customers as well as FDA and other regulators.

• Increased compliance with key operating indicators by 15% year over year on average.

2001 to 2003

AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES, HOUSTON, TX

Sr. Quality Compliance Auditor

Audited Air Liquide’s medical facilities and assess their quality systems for compliance to FDA

medical regulations. Audit vendors to establish adequacy for inclusion and continued presence on the

approved vendors list.

• As a member of the QMS development team wrote procedures for instituting the QMS

• Internally audited facilities as well as headquarters for compliance to cGMP.

• Performed training on FDA auditing procedures to new auditors.

• Facilitated third party audits and regulatory inspections at the company’s facilities

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PolyOne (Formally M.A. Hanna), HOUSTON, TX 1999 to 2001

Quality and Technical Manager

The duties of this position were to provide management of the 2 technical departments of a

chemical plant. The travelers for the kiting were also produced in this department.

These departments consisted of managing the 3 plant production engineers with

associated production data and processes. The second department consisted of the

process lab along with its lab supervisor, 1 chemist and 8 lab techs. Duties also included

management of the plant’s adherence to the quality system.

• Achieved and maintained ISO-9001 registration for the plant

• Achieved over 30% reduction in scrap rates

• Improvement from 95% to 99% on time performance.

• Achieved a 27% permanent cost reduction

ICO, HOUSTON, TX 1997 to 1999

Global Quality Systems Manager

Developed and managed the quality system for ICO and its subsidiaries which were a

polyethylene compounder, oilfield NDT testing and manufacturing of NDT testing

equipment. The system covered 27 sites throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Italy.

• Achieved ISO-9001 registration for 17 sites.

• Developed vendor maintenance program

• Developed system to track and improve customer satisfaction.

• Developed and implemented continuous improvement system .

ABS Quality Evaluations, HOUSTON, TX 1995 to 1997

Quality Systems Auditor

Audited manufacturing companies’ quality systems worldwide for certification to the

requirements of ISO-9001/140001 and QS-9000.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

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Masters of Business Administration

Averett University

Danville, VA

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View, TX

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Six Sigma Master Black Belt Villanova University

Six Sigma Black Belt Villanova University

Six Sigma Green Belt Villanova University

Lean Manufacturing Certification

Certified Quality Auditor CQA#27885

Qualified ISO-9000 Auditor

Qualified QS-9000 Auditor AIAG #89-207

Lead Auditor RCMS ISO-14001

Past President of Environment, Safety & Health, Auditing Association (ESHAA)

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Access, Excel, Project, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, NetMeeting; Visio

P R O F E S S I O N A L A F F I L I AT I O N S

American Society for Quality

Environmental Health, and Safety Auditing Association (ESHAA)

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