Engineer Quality
Resume:
Richard W. Sharp
Huntsville, AL 35811
256-***-****; **********@*****.***
Core
Competencies • Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
• ISO 9001/14001 Lead Internal Auditor Certification
• Manufacturing/assembly process improvement and optimization
• Quality assurance and systems documentation
• Product and inventory management
Experience QUALITY ENGINEER / SUPERVISOR
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. Fayetteville, TN
May 2013 – Present
• Leads quality improvement initiatives for assigned heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
(HVAC) product lines.
• Implements quality audit programs and maintains quality system documentation.
• Tracks metrics and makes recommendations for improvement for steel and paint processes.
• Communicates and implements required quality procedures and compliance to include inspection
techniques and product testing.
• Authors and updates standard operating procedures and work instructions to maintain processing
consistency and product quality.
• Trains technical personnel in quality practices and procedures.
• Participates in corrective and preventative actions, PFMEA, root cause analysis, statistical
quality control, and customer complaint resolution.
• Coordinates and manages daily functions of plant quality auditors and inspectors.
PLANT ENGINEER
Tennessee Tanning Company, a division of Rawlings Sporting Goods Tullahoma, TN
January 2012 – May 2012
• Planned and implemented process improvements utilizing Six Sigma/Lean principles and
practices for the production of Major League Baseball leather goods.
• Supported supplier quality auditing procedures for incoming plant materials to ensure optimized
manufacturing operations and processing capabilities.
• Audited facilities and processes based on lean and 5S methodologies to ensure increased
productivity and continuous improvement.
• Identified, documented, and baselined core processes, established metrics, control plans, and
reporting mechanisms with end-to-end focus.
• Assisted production in developing safety procedures and resolving any plant safety issues.
• Prepared capital expenditure requests and justifications for plant upgrades and equipment
modifications.
MATERIALS ENGINEER
Stanley Associates, Inc. Huntsville, AL
September 2003 – August 2011
• Served as technical advisor on the replacement of hazardous materials used in the overhaul,
maintenance, and disposal of US Army aviation and missile system components.
• Audited army depot processes for EPA and OSHA compliance involving ozone-depleting
chemicals and other hazardous materials.
• Implemented process changes to minimize worker exposure to harmful substances during
paint application, stripping, and corrosion prevention procedures.
• Authored and edited US Army technical manuals, work requirements, and parts lists.
PROCESS ENGINEER
ATI Wah Chang Huntsville, AL
February 2000 – September 2003
• Safely and effectively managed the processing of specialty metal rod and wire product lines
to include nickel, titanium, zirconium, and niobium alloys.
• Implemented process improvements using Six Sigma/Lean tools to meet quality, cost, scrap,
and labor requirements.
• Assisted in the development, implementation, and management of supplier quality initiatives
for incoming plant materials.
• Worked closely with supply chain to guarantee customer material specifications and processing
capabilities.
• Developed and implemented programs to reduce process variability.
• Provided technical support to production and quality departments on daily operational issues
and made recommendations where necessary.
• Advocated for continuous process improvements through setup and tooling enhancements as well
as providing the standard of work.
• Prepared working documentation required to route products through manufacturing floor.
• Created work instructions and operating procedures for assigned product lines.
• Established process control limits and standards to maintain product consistency and to meet or
exceed customer requirements.
• Utilized design of experiments (DOE) to maximize equipment utilization and minimize cycle
times without compromising material properties.
• Maintained and controlled all incoming material inventories to accommodate both lean and 5S
practices.
• Became knowledgeable of metal forging, swaging, hot rolling, cold drawing, media blasting,
acid etching, heating treatment and annealing, and alloy melting.
• Performed mechanical properties testing on metallurgical specimens to verify customer quality
specifications to include: tensile, fatigue, grain structure analysis, hardness, and surface defects.
• Led new product development efforts to include material requirements, equipment layouts,
establishing processing parameters, and resolving supplier quality issues.
• Assisted quality department in completing internal facility audits for ISO-9001 compliance.
Education Master of Science, Management
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL
August 2003
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL
December 1999
Other
Training ISO 9001 / 14001 Lead Internal Auditor Certificate Fayetteville, TN
Barish Consulting
January 2015
Lean Manufacturing Certificate
Pure Fishing Sports Corporation Caledonia, MN
April 2012
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Aveta Business Institute Boardman, OH
December 2011
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