SUMMARY

Quality Professional in the industrial sector with over ten years of technical and management experience, particularly in the steel and pipe manufacturing industry. Key expertise acquired in Quality Management Systems, ISO and API standards, audit, process and product quality control and management, supplier development, product development and qualification, metallurgical design, and supply chain processes. Strong work ethic, verbal communication skills and leadership capabilities. Open to travel and able to work under pressure with infallible consistency.

EXPERIENCE

Business Development and Communication Consultant

IST DUBASS University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 2015 – Present

●Developed partnerships with international institutions to provide accredited and highly recognized, top tier, affordable higher education programs to students

●Designed marketing strategy and program to increase student enrolment by 200% by 2018

Supplier Quality Manager

TMK IPSCO January 2016 – February 2016

●Successfully evaluated, developed and maintained company’s Quality Management System and procedures

●Redesigned QA supplier evaluation and qualification criteria with PPAP methodology

●Successfully developed supplier audit plan, and performed auditing of key critical suppliers in accordance with and for ISO 9001 and API Q1 compliance policies/regulations

●Updated in less than a month all QA critical and non-critical supplier list and qualification records

●Served as Operations and Sales contact point for all supplier related quality assurance issues (NCR, SCAR, claims) using 8D process

●Created and maintained supplier quality assurance technical specifications

Steel Sourcing Technical Manager

TMK IPSCO January 2015 – January 2016

●Developed business partnership with direct commodity suppliers, including contract negotiations

●Led product development projects and trials to launch two proprietary grades of product in 2015

●Managed skelp supply quality compliance program

●Constantly collaborate with cross functional teams (Sales, Purchasing, QA, Operations) to insure optimal supply inventory, provide product technical expertise and issue resolution

●Led sourcing portfolio optimization project to insure shortest lead time to deliver quality product the first time to customers

●Developed line pipe grade matrices with skelp suppliers to optimize quality and cost

Hot Rolling Department Metallurgist

Arcelormittal, Indiana Harbor – 80” Hot Strip Mill January 2013 – January 2015

●Managed product QC and disposition (Emphasis on Automotive, exposed GA)

●Tracked department KPIs and evaluated quality performance (internal rejections, customer claims)

●Led department continuous process improvement projects using DMAIC methodology

●Maintained department Quality Management System

Steelmaking Department Metallurgist

Arcelormittal, Indiana Harbor – #2 Steel Producing February 2009 – January 2013

●Developed and maintained department operating quality procedures and practices

●Assured the maintenance of the department Quality Management System

●Managed product and process quality control procedures, up and downstream product quality issues (claims, CAR)

●Developed department process capability reporting and conducted product qualification trials

●Led department continuous improvement projects using DMAIC methodology

●Assisted in internal and external audits (customers, ISO certification)

Associate Quality Engineer, Finishing Department

Arcelormittal, Indiana Harbor – #1 Alum & #2 Galv July 2008 - February 2009

●Gained coating and continuous heat treatment process experience

●Managed product quality control for coated steel

●Led product and process quality improvement projects

Process and Quality Auditor

Reckitt Benckiser April 2007 - July 2007

●Supervised turn production

●Managed product quality control maintenance

●Verified process against quality management system for ISO compliance

●Performed audits/controls of production and casings

Graduate Assistant

Missouri State University January 2006 – May 2007

Physics Class Laboratory Assistant

Missouri State University January 2006 – May 2007

Laboratory Research Assistant

Missouri State University January 2003 – May 2007

EDUCATION

PhD Mineral Economics (Candidate)

Colorado School of Mines

Master of Science, Materials Science 4.00 GPA May 2007

Missouri State University

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Physics Magna Cum Laude December 2005 Missouri State University

Certificates of Training

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Project Management, the George Washington University Certification

High Performance Teams Management Academy Certification

Metallurgy for Professionals: Hot Rolling

Metallurgy for Professionals: Defectology

PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES

Fabrication and Study of Spintronic Organic Light Emitting Devices

April 2007 14th Graduate InterDisciplinary Forum Springfield, MO

Giant MagnetoResistance Effect in Organic-Inorganic Hetero Structure Spintronic Devices

October 2006 3rd Annual Missouri NanoAlliance Conference Columbia, MO

Fabrication of Nanoscale Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Devices Using Pulsed Laser Deposition

April 2006 13th Graduate InterDisciplinary Forum Springfield, MO

Fabrication of Inorganic-Organic-Inorganic Spintronic Devices

16th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics

March 2005 Missouri Academy of Science Conference

Preparation and characterization of Fe and Fe-Ni Perm alloy magnetic nanoparticles embedded in a thin polymer films by ion-implantation

March 2005 American Physical Society Meeting Los Angeles

Attended

October 2005 52nd Midwest Solid State Conference Columbia, MO

PUBLICATIONS

Polyfluorene as a model system for space-charge-limited conduction, M. Arif, M. Yun, S. Gangopadhyay, K. Ghosh, L. Fadiga, F. Galbrecht, and U. Scherf, and S. Guha, Phys. Rev. B 75, 195202 (2007).

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

AIST MSCTC (2012-2013) – Vice Chair

AIST MSCTC (2011-2012) - Papers Chair

Association of Iron and Steelmaking Technology (AIST) (2009-Present) – Member

AIST Metallurgy, Steelmaking and Casting Technology Committee (MSCTC) (2009-Present) – Member

AIST Continuous Casting Technology Committee (CCTC) (2009-Present) - Member

Missouri State University Outstanding Graduate in Research Award (2006-2007) - Recipient

The National Dean’s List (28th Annual Edition) - Biography included

Missouri State Dean’s List (2003 to 2007) - Recognized

Missouri State University Outstanding Transfer Student Scholarship (2003 and

2004) - Recipient

Missouri State University Math Department Scholarship (2004) - Recipient

Georgia Perimeter College Dean’s List (2002) - Recognized

Georgia Perimeter College Outstanding Student Award (2002) - Recipient

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