Ricky O. Lawson

P.O. BOX ***

NASH, TX *****

Home Phone: 903-***-****

EMAIL: acxxzr@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging, and responsible position offering opportunities for professional growth, and advancement where my work experience, and proven ability would be of great value.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

I have over twenty-five years of experience in Quality Assurance, Maintenance Planning, Industrial Operation, and the Manufacturing sector. I have a complete knowledge of industrial, and shop safety practices, environmental impacts, and technical aspects, production planning. I’m knowledgeable of the Civilian/Army Supply System, and leveling in accordance to demand history, establishing lead times, ergonomic awareness, QSP, along with work place policies, practices & procedures. I have expertise in Statistical Process Control, Spread Sheets, and Microsoft Office Programs, such as Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point, Army Logistical Programs – such as, LOGSA, LIW, SAMs-e, and PBUSE. I’m very rational and fair in my decision making process, receive directions very well, highly responsible, with great communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Task oriented, and have always maintained an excellent attendance record

Optimize productivity through individual, and team efforts

Comprehensive and thorough knowledge of the full range of principles, concepts, and methodology related to quality assurance programs

Great communication skills, including listening, and speaking

Creative thinking and problem solving

Have excellent interpersonal, written, and administrative skills

Through knowledge of various methods, and techniques for investigating, analyzing, and effective corrective action on complex quality issues

WORK EXPERIENCE:

INTEGRICO COMPOSITES CO. (2015 – 2016), MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR: Sarepta, LA

DUTIES: Consisted of, but not limited to Supervising 29 employees in the areas of production, shipping & receiving, and maintenance. Responsible for maintaining a consistent flow of raw material to ensure the necessary output of finished parts. I established a daily reporting system to encompass every aspect of the production process, to ensure proper accountability for all parts. Performed weekly/monthly wall to wall physical inventory reports for overall part accountability. I assisted in establishing all necessary guidelines for quality assurance, quality control, work orders,production planning, and scheduling. I initiated job performance appraisals in order to facilitate additional training when necessary and assisted in establishing JSA’s and SOP’S for each area of manufacturing to ensure a successful start-up.

Red River Army Depot (2007 – 2015)

CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR) Camp Stone, Herat Afghanistan (2012-2013)

DUTIES: Consist of: monitoring the progress and performance of all assigned contracts in accordance to the guidelines established by the PWS, SOW, QAP, and the contractors internal SOP, or JSP. Perform monthly audits for each assigned contract to verify that the contractor has performed the technical, and management requirements of the contract in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications. All completed documentation from each monthly audit is submitted to that assigned GTPR as required and any unsatisfactory performance and/or correctable deficiencies are verified. All files including: LOTD’S, PWS, SOW’S, appointment letters, all audits performed including the end results, All MFR’S, and all contract modifications, are maintained for immediate reference.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST: Kandahar, Afghanistan (KAF), (2011-2012)

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST: Baghdad, Iraq, Camp Liberty (2010-2012)

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST: Tikrit, Iraq (FOB Speicher), (2008-2010)

DUTIES: Included, but not limited to: performing quality planning, time estimation, control functions required to develop production, and quality control procedures for assigned work in the repair, rebuilding, and/or the modification of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles. In order to make all necessary repairs related to the hulls, engines, transmissions, chassis, and electronic systems. Provided technical advice on assigned projects for MRAP maintenance personnel, Military Units, Contractors, and other RSA’s, based on technical knowledge obtained through experience, research of technical packages, technical manuals (TM’s), blue prints, schematics, military specifications, and standards.

SUPPLY TECHNICIAN: Mosul, Iraq (FOB Marez), (2007-2008)

DUTIES: Included, but were not limited to: providing support to the MRAP mission, performing all technical aspects in the inventory management program on the basis of practical experience, and familiarity with supply operations, missions, procedures, and regulations. Maintained active DA Form 1687 (Hand Receipt) at all necessary supply points: Class I, Glass II, Class III, Class IV, and Class IX through JDC, SSA, or GSA. Analyzed requirement forecast for rebuild programs, operating supplies, submitted by planning personnel for organizations by applying established guidelines, methods, and techniques. Reviewed requirements, schedules, and current stock level/status. Initiated all supply replenishment actions from commercial or national supply points, while taking into consideration possible problems involved in supply channels. Such as long lead times, administrative time in processing supply documents, and previous knowledge of delivery history of various items.

U.S. Steel (Lone Star Steel); Lone Star TX. (2004-2007), DEPARTMENT MANAGER: Rolling Mill Department

DUTIES: Include, but were not limited to: Rolling Mill Manager. Maintained a department, which consisted of four Supervisors, and seventy-five hourly employees. Responsible for all areas of Quality, Production Management, Production planning, work schedules, manning, along with all sequences of operations for subordinates. Established deadlines, and priorities based on general work schedules, methods, and policies established by the production manager. Determined the effectiveness of production schedules to meet orders submitted, while taking into consideration lead, and delivery times. Submitted budget request, staffing requirements, Developed Quality Control Performance Standards. Made formal and informal job performance appraisals. Reviewed job descriptions (JSA’s/SOP’s), for accuracy, making all necessary changes. Initiated a cross training initiative for each department, to improve overall operational efficiency.

ALCOA MILL PRODUCTS COMPANY: (1991-2004)

Production Supervisor/Quality Assurance Representative: Texarkana, TX

FIRESTONE BUILDING PRODUCTS COMPANY: (1987-1991)

Production Supervisor: Prescott, AR

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY: (1984-1987)

Production Supervisor: Springhill, LA

EDUCATION:

College/University; Texarkana, College (9/1/1995 – 1996), Texarkana, TX

Degree: Certificate of Completion – Major; Computer Science, Semester Hours (9)

College/University; Southern Arkansas University, (9/5/83 – 5/30/84); Magnolia, AR

College/University; University of Arkansas (9/1/1980 – 5/30/83), Fayetteville, AR

High School; Springhill High School (8/15/1976 – 5/30/1980), Springhill, LA

High School Diploma

TRAINING:

Fire Prevention and Safety Awareness

First Aid, First Responder Awareness Training

Lock – Out, Tag – Out, and Try Training

Confined Space Entry procedure

Fork – Lift Operation, and Safety Instructor

Hazardous Materials, and Safety (OSHA)

Safe Lifting and Material Handling Techniques

Eye & Hearing, Safety & Protection

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Awareness

Fire Safety & Fire Extinguisher Usage

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), Usage

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Training

Sexual Harassment, and Cultural Diversity Training

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

1980 – 1987 United States Marine Corps Reserves

A comprehensive list of my work experience, along with certificates is available upon request.