Validation/Technician

Terry Hicks

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CORE COMPETENCIES

Active safety validation Advanced Driver training In-vehicle data collection

CDL certified – class 8 KRONOS certified Calibration data collection

Ford certified Tier 3 driver Fabrication, Welding Mentor/leadership skills

Blueprint reading capability Skilled communicator Precision measuring

Pneumatic hand tools Safety committee member Strong mathematical aptitude

Employment History: 08/2015 – 12/2015

Federal-Mogul, Ann Arbor, Mi

Test Technician

Coordinate and execute test procedures.

Validation of new and existing parts.

Assist in the planning of new tests.

Analyze and produce reports on collected data.

Fabrication of test equipment.

Takata/TK Holdings, Pontiac, MI 10/2010 – 05/2015

Senior Technician/Validation Group Supervisor

Supervised team of test drivers and test technicians in daily activities.

Executed live demonstrations for customer executives.

Coordinated all aspects of cross-country data collection trips.

Managed fleet vehicles (cars and trucks).

Fabrication and installation of automotive safety equipment.

Mechanical and electrical trouble shooting.

In vehicle closed track/open road data collection.

Maintained budget for Validation Group.

Administered annual performance reviews.

Swift Transportation, New Boston, MI 04-2010 – 09/2010

Professional over-the-road driver

Checked vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.

Followed appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.

Inspected loads to ensure that cargo is secure.

Maintained logs of working hours following applicable state and federal regulations.

Secured cargo for transport.

Maneuvered trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.

Reported vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.

Obtained receipts or signatures for delivered goods.

Drove trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products.

Checked all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.

Movimento, Plymouth, MI 10/2009 – 4/2010

Software Validation Technician

Analyzed validation test data to determine whether systems or processes have met validation criteria.

Created, populated, or maintained databases for tracking validation activities, test results, or validated systems.

Resolved testing problems by modifying testing methods or revising test objectives and standards.

Prepared detailed reports or design statements based on results of validation and qualification tests or reviews of procedures and protocols.

Directed validation activities, such as protocol creation or testing.

E & E Manufacturing, Inc., Plymouth, MI 08/2003 – 02/2009

Supervisor/Shift Leader/Expert Tool & Die Maker

PPAP’d new tools, performed full tool maintenance.

Launch leader for new facility in Athens, TN.

Developed new processes to improve equipment effectiveness and lower scrap costs.

Verified dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.

Studied blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.

Set up and operated conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.

Education:

Supervisor Training, American Society of Employers

Vocational Certificate, Henry Ford Community College

Certificates and Licenses:

CDL-A Professional Truck Driver, Suburban Truck Driving School, April 2010

Toolmaker, Department of Labor, MI. ISO 9001 and OSHA certified.

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