Engineer
Resume:
TRACY E. (BUZZ) BASSHAM
P.O. Box **
Hughes Springs, TX 75656
***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
I am looking for a position where I can help better a company as well as improve my skills in the process.
BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE
May 2016 – Present MAINTENANCE WORKER, Hughes Springs ISD
February 2016 – May 2016 SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, Hughes Springs ISD
March 2014 – May 2015 ANDRITZ SEPARATION, Pittsburg Texas
Manufacturer of water and chemical separation equipment.
QUALITY MANAGER: Was promoted to Quality Manager after 6 months.
In charge of all inspections plant wide.
Oversaw gauge recertification.
In charge of final product inspection and all documentation.
SERVICE CENTER ENGINEER: Reported to the Plant Manager
Responsible for scope and costing of repairs.
Made daily decisions about the machining of large close tolerance parts and how to best repair them.
July 2010 – January 2014 ATLAS ROOFING, Daingerfield Texas
Manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing shingles.
QA MANAGER: Reported to the Plant Manager and corporate Quality Manager
Responsible for all areas of Quality for the plant.
Worked with suppliers and company purchasing agent to reduce variation in incoming raw materials.
Served on or led several cross-functional problem solving teams.
Handled claims including site visits when necessary.
Oct 2008 – May 2010 RELIANT NDT SYSTEMS AND SERVICES, Linden Texas
Manufacturer of weld-line inspection systems and provider of various pipe inspection services.
PROJECT ENGINEER: Reported to the company president and shop manager.
Achieved Level II NDT certification.
Handled most of the purchasing duties for the company.
Created, updated, and maintained all AutoCAD drawings for inspection systems built.
Performed light machining work.
Mar 2004 – Aug 2008 CROSBY LEBUS MANUFACTURING, Longview Texas
Manufacturer of rigging accessories.
LEAN COORDINATOR: Reported to the plant manager and the corporate LEAN Champion.
Directed Lean projects.
Compiled and reported monthly data regarding Lean efforts to corporate level.
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER: Reported to the plant manager. Responsibilities included performing time studies to set the cost standard rate in a piece-rate incentive shop.
EDUCATION
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY, College Station, Texas
Master of Science – Industrial Engineering. Minor in Safety
TEXAS A & M UNIVERISTY, College Station, Texas
Bachelor of Science – Engineering Technology, Mechanical. Achieved distinguished student status final two full semesters.
KILGORE JUNOIR COLLEGE, Kilgore, Texas
Associate of Science – Engineering.
SKILLS
Comfortable with the use of most measuring devices, proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Taught several sessions of Lean 101 to the employees at Crosby Lebus.
Co-developed and taught a quality class entitled “No More Fence Posts”.
Taught a “Use and Care of Micrometers” class.
Helped improve Yield from 69% to 75%.
Improved pipe wall variation by 18%.
Completed Six Sigma “Black Belt” training but not certified.
Supervised 15 to 20 employees split among 3 shifts.
Production scheduling for chrome plating pipe ID.
Worked with internal auditors in preparation for successful ISO-9001 and
QS-9000 audits.
Have created documents such as FEMA’s, Control Plans, and Process Flow Diagrams.
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