Quality Engineer Assurance
Resume:
Zachary H. Couchman
Aurora, CO
***************@*****.***
Summary:
Quality assurance professional with more than eight years experience in material review board, non-conformances, contract review, drawing review, data review, compilation of data packages, inspection, and test support. Experience as program Quality Engineer and Quality Inspector. Well versed in programming and maintaining an Automated Optical Inspection machine; set-up, maintenance, and verification of Electrostatic discharge systems; X-ray and X-ray Fluorescence testing and data review.
Qualifications:
8 years Quality Control and Quality Management experience for aerospace engineering company providing services to Department of Defense Clients.
8 years experience reviewing build documentation and test data for End Item Data Packages.
8 years experience as a NASA certified inspector for NASA Standards 8739.1-8739.4.
7 years experience with ESD monitoring and control systems.
7 years experience with Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) Machine.
7 years experience with acceptance testing including thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, vibration, and Electromagnetic Interference testing.
5 years experience with X-Ray inspection of piece parts and populated printed circuit boards.
5 years experience with X-Ray Fluorescence machine.
5 years experience with auditing processes for conformance to AS9100 Rev C.
Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Powerpoint.
Employment History:
Calibration Technician/Quality Control Inspector Aerotek Aviation September 2016- Present
-Contract employee for Sierra Nevada Corporation, Space Systems Group. Responsible for coordinating calibration of 1000+ pieces of equipment: scheduling calibration, approving invoices and quotes, equipment inspection, and certificate review. Also esponsible for inspections both incoming piece parts and in process hardware. Visual, dimensional, X-ray Florescence inspections, and data review.
Quality Assurance Engineer SEAKR Engineering, Inc July 2013-April 2016 and
Quality Assurance Engineering Tech SEAKR Engineering, Inc July 2008-July 2013
-Responsible for Quality Assurance portion of programs from contract to delivery including non-conformances; vibration, EMI, and environmental testing; data review for and compilation of end item data package; Set-up, maintenance, and verification of ESD control equipment; AOI; Internal Auditing; In-line inspection of PCBs; X-ray inspection; XRF inspection; Equipment calibration process.
Tutor WyzAnt Tutoring August 2012-December 2012
-Tutored middle school and high school students in math (pre-calculus, algebra, trigonometry, and geometry) and history (American History and Ancient Civilizations).
Parts, Materials, Processes Intern SEAKR Engineering, Inc July 2007-August 2007
-Performed XRF inspection of incoming piece parts. Performed maintenance and repair of XRF machine. Reviewed part data sheets for acceptance criteria.
Math Tutor Florida College August 2004-May 2008
-Tutored college students in all levels of mathematics including calculus, pre-calculus, geometry, trigonometry, and algebra. As student manager August 2006-May 2008, responsible for scheduling and overseeing other tutors.
Manufacturing Intern SEAKR Engineering, Inc September 2003-July 2004, July 2005- August 2006.
-Performed XRF inspection of incoming piece parts. Aided manufacturing department of a small Aerospace Engineering company with MSDS recording; cleaning of parts; and epoxy applications
Human Resources Assistant Cherry Creek Mortgage June 2003-September 2003.
-Aided HR with filing, insurance paperwork, and payroll processing.
Accomplishments
Successfully managed 1000+ pieces of calibrated equipment for Sierra Nevada's Space Systems group, while also fulfilling duties as a Quality Control Inspector.
Primary Point of Contact for Set-up, Maintenance, and verification of Electrostatic Discharge systems at Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Group.
Supported SEAKR's manufacturing and test areas as 2nd shift Quality Engineering support over an 8-week period while also fulfilling program specific Quality Engineering duties.
Trained 2nd shift QE to support manufacturing and test areas.
Key member of a team that provided around-the-clock XRF testing of column grid arrays for SEAKR's Internet Router in Space (IRIS).
Key member of a team that provided X-Ray testing of column grid arrays for multiple SEAKR programs over a 3-year period.
Served as SEAKR Program Quality Engineer for an 18 month project in development, manufacture, testing, and delivery of a Solid State Recorder for NASA's ICESat-2 Weather Satellite, resulting in product delivery which met customer specifications within time and budget constraints.
Served as SEAKR Program Quality Engineer for a two year project to develop, manufacture, and test Single Board computer cards (SBCs) and mass memory cards (MMU) for the International Space Station's Integrated Communications Unit (ICU), delivering product on time and within budget.
Served as Program Quality Engineer for the manufacture, test and delivery of Non-volatile Solid State Memory cards for USAF C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, meeting customer technical and financial requirements.
Served as Program Quality Engineer for a two year project to manufacture circuit cards for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's SpaceCube data processing unit, delivering product on time and within budget.
Served as SEAKR Program Quality Engineer for a two year project to manufacture circuit cards for University of Colorado at Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (CU-LASP).
Subject matter expert for Automated Optical Inspection machine: decreasing inspection time, driving continual process improvement, and supporting on-time delivery and product conformance on multiple programs over a 7 year period.
Author of processes for Automated Optical Inspection machine including programming new boards, running existing boards, maintenance, and training of personnel.
Member of team that developed process to use Automated Optical Inspection to look for intentionally blank locations.
Performed 2-3 internal audits yearly as a contributing member of SEAKR's internal audit team, verifying conformance of SEAKR processes to AS9100 Rev C while also driving continual process improvement.
Primary point of contact for a team that set-up, maintained, and verified Electrostatic Discharge systems, often working weekends, overtime, and holidays.
Trained multiple personnel in set-up, maintenance, and verification techniques for Electrostatic Discharge systems.
Member of a team that transformed SEAKR's manufacturing and inspection areas from Class 1 ESD areas to Class 0 ESD areas.
Education and Training
Florida College 2008
B.A Liberal Studies (History, Music, Biblical Studies)
University of Colorado at Denver (in progress)
M.A History (American West, Public History)
Technical and Professional
SEAKR Internal Audit Training (April 2016)
SEAKR Material Review Board/Failure Review Board Training (June 2014)
Electrostatic Discharge and Hardware Handling (November 2015)
NASA Inspector Certification (February 2015)
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