Education

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology

Southern Polytechnic State University

Diploma

Cass High School

Employment History

Nissin Brake Georgia

Quality Staf (Rock Spring, GA), 2nd shift, August 2016 – Current

•Production quality support for casting, machining and assembly of safety-critical aluminum products made for Honda and Subaru •Written and verbal communication of quality concerns to ensure quality product (process change notices; point cards; change point controls; end of shift emails; creation of forms or presentations as needed using Excel, Word and Powerpoint) •Collection, separation, containment and control of suspect, nonconforming, rework and scrap product

•Making production quality decisions based on comparison of parts or procedures to print specifications, blueprints / drawings, decision matrices, root cause analysis, PQCTs, PFMEAs and work instructions •Training all second shift production associates on quality related matters (en masse and one-on-one) to meet safety, quality, cost and delivery goals •Assist technicians in troubleshooting machines when quality of parts is suspect •Casting quality support (product and paperwork audits; use and adjustment of hardness testers; use, cleaning and calibration of electrospectrometers; peshine, RPT and K- mold test inspection; entering test data) •Machining quality support (dropped tool / broken tool clean points, tool change requests and verifications, CMM and Rz roughness tests to check in spec condition and provide technicians with adjustment data; assist QEs with process and machine capability and performance calculations) •Machining line check support

(paperwork audits; use of measurement devices; air micrometer calibration; gage verification and trouble reports; assist with machine adjust versus shutdown decisions) •Assembly quality support (product and paperwork audits; certification testing and documentation; abnormal labeling approvals) •Coordination of certified shipments with shipping for JIT delivery Randstad U.S.

Assembler / Injection Operator (Rome, GA), 3rd shift, April 2016 – August 2016 Producing, assembling and packaging Nissan and Honda fender liners at Neaton Rome. Stratosphere Quality LLC

Project Supervisor (Northwest Georgia), all shifts, Jan 2013 – Sept 2015

•124 quality assurance / quality control projects completed at 45 manufacturing facilities throughout the Southeast •Field operations contact, on-site company representative and working project supervisor for ISO 9001 registered company, designing project processes and procedures, setting up, staffing, scheduling, supervising, supporting, reporting on and completing third party sort, inspection, rework and repair projects •Coordinated operations with suppliers, production and shipping departments at customer sites for JIT delivery of certified product •Trained quality inspectors and team leaders to safely complete projects in a timely manner •Responsible for defining, measuring, analyzing, improving and controlling sorting processes and procedures – performance, compliance and safety audits, failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), corrective and preventive action, mistake proofing (poka yoke), root cause analysis, maintaining traceability and accountability per inspector •Supervised up to 35 people per project with a mentoring attitude, leading by example as a quality inspector when not supervising •Entered and approved associate time clock data •Change of Status and pay raise recommendations of associates forwarded to HR and management based on performance. Certifications and Courses

Certified Team Supervisor, Management and Strategy Institute, License #3777741 (April 2016) Six Sigma Champion Certified, Management and Strategy Institute, License #3358842 (March 2016) ISO/TS 16949 Training, 16949 Store (February 2016) Skills and Qualifications

quality inspector (automotive); CMM operator; project supervisor; quality supervisor; quality coordinator; production trainer; Microsoft Office; lean processes; electrical schematics; machine operator; trainable as a quality engineer, quality manager, quality technician, production supervisor, production manager, project manager. Lee Ward

Rome, GA

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