Quality Engineer

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PHONE 309-***-**** • E-MAIL **-*******@***.***

Samuel L. Decker

EDUCATION

****-****/****-**** ******* ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY MACOMB, IL

B.S. DEGREE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

EMPHASIS IN PROCESS CONTROL

1995-1996 SPOON RIVER COLLEGE CANTON, IL

ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012-2015 SELF-EMPLOYED CUBA, IL

FARM MANAGER

•PERFORM PROPER MAINTENANCE ON EQUIPMENT

•KEEP AND RECORD PROPER DOCUMENTATION

•SUPPORT CUSTOMER INTERACTION WITH SUPPLIER

•UTILIZE AND REVIEW PROPER LAYOUT OF MACHINERY

2012-2012 CATERPILLAR (DSN) MOSSVILLE, IL

PROCESS CONTROL ENGINEER

•PERFORM ADVANCED PRODUCT QUALITY PLANNING (APQP) WITH SUPPLIER

•SUPPORT PROCESS FLOW OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING MATERIAL

•PERFORM PRODUCTION PART APPROVAL PROCESS (PPAP)

•DISCUSS PPAP REQUIREMENTS WITH SUPPLIERS

•UTILIZE AND REVIEW CONTROL PLAN, PFEMA, AND PROCESS FLOW CHART

•EXECUTE STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL (SPC) UTILIZING MINITAB 15 PROGRAM

2011-2011 NTN-BOWER MACOMB, IL

QUALITY ENGINEER

•PERFORM PRODUCTION PART APPROVAL PROCESS (PPAP)

•DISCUSS PPAP REQUIREMENTS WITH CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS

•EXECUTE STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL (SPC) UTILIZING MINITAB 14 PROGRAM

•PERFORM GAGE R&R, INTIAL PROCESS STUDIES, AND DIMENSIONAL LAYOUT

•UTILIZE AND REVIEW CONTROL PLAN, PFEMA, AND PROCESS FLOW CHART

•REPORT METALLURGICAL DATA (CORE FERRITE, RETAINED AUSTENITE, AND HARDNESS)

•EXAMINE DESIGN RECORDS UTILIZING GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING

•PERFORM INTERNAL AUDITS UTILIZING 8D PROCESS

•REVIEW AND DISPLAY QUALITY ALERTS, QUALITY COMPLAINTS AND WORK INSTRUCTIONS

•INITIATE SAMPLE ORDER REQUESTS FOR NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION (NPI)

•PERFORM MICROSOFT WORD, EXCEL, AND POWERPOINT PROGRAMS

2010-2011 NTN-BOWER MACOMB, IL

ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP

•PERFORM SHIM STOCK AND PORTABLE GAS ANALYZER ANALYSIS

•REPORT AND DISCUSS CARBON CONTENT OF SHIM STOCK ANALYSIS

•MEASURE AND REPORT DIMENSIONAL RESULTS OF VARIOUS HEAT TREATED PARTS

•COLLECT DATA ON VARIOUS FURNACES (ROLL, BATCH, ROTARY, PUSHER, AND BELT)

•MEASURE QUENCH TIMES & TEMPERATURES INSIDE VARIOUS FURNACES

•EXECUTE VARIOUS PROJECTS ASSISGNED FOR PROCESS CONTROL

2008-2009 KOMATSU PEORIA, IL

CNC MACHINIST

•OPERATE AND SET-UP MAZAAK HORIZONTAL CNC MACHINE

•RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRST PIECE AND QUALITY INSPECTIONS

•UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD VARIOUS PART PROGRAMS

•PERFORM QUALITY CHECKS WITH MICROMETERS, CALIPERS, AND PLUG GAGES

2006-2006 ILLINOIS MACHINING AND TOOLING PEKIN, IL

QUALITY TECHNICIAN

•INSPECT TOOLING AND GAGES

•PERFORM FIRST PIECE INSPECTION

•PERFORM QUALITY AUDITS AND INSPECT MACHINE LINES

•RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING VARIOUS GAGES

•OPERATE AND PROGRAM CMM MACHINES

2005-2006 SCSI MOSSVILLE, IL

QUALITY AUDITOR

•PERFORM FINAL INSPECTION ON ENGINE BLOCKS

•PERFORM QUALITY AUDITS ON ENGINE BLOCK LINE

•UTILIZE GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING WITH BLUEPRINTS

•PERFORM FINAL INSPECTION ON INCOMING MATERIAL

2004-2005 CATERPILLAR EAST PEORIA, IL

GRINDING SPECIALIST

•OPERATE AND SETUP CINCINNATI HEALD SIZEMATIC

•OPERATE TRIPET AND OKUMA HORIZONTAL CNC MACHINES

•PERFORM QUALITY CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE

1998-2001 U.S. ARMY FT. BENNING, GA

AMMUNITION SPECIALIST

•ORGANIZE, MAINTAIN, AND INVENTORY AMMUNTIONS DEPOT

•UTILIZE VARIOUS MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSPORTING AMMUNITIONS

•RESPONSIBLE FOR LAYOUT OF AMMUNITIONS DEPOT DURING TRAINING

•PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON VARIOUS MILITARY EQUIPMENT

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