Quality Assurance Lab Technician

Norman Elliott

**** ***** **** *****, **********, NC27455 - 336-***-****(H)–normanelliott9113@gmail

Summary

I am highly effective at incorporating creative leadership skills to achieve business objectives. Experienced at Directing Quality Assurance projects that improve efficiency while meeting deadlines and business goals. Quality-Drivenand proactive in resolving issues with exceptional organizational and detailed skills.

Summary of Skills

Hand held measurement equipment Organized

Final audit inspections Project Management

Gage calibrations Process inspections

troubleshooting at component level Technical communication

Quality control Documentation and records

Accomplishments

Exceled at delegating assignments, supervising staff, team-building, training and recertifying personnel.

Demonstrated ability to set up, implement and manage comprehensive quality systems, interpret complex specifications and devise quality procedures and work instructions.

Identified precise goals while also uncovering challenges that help drive solution implementations that helped achieve measurable and immediate quality improvements

proactively established a cooperative climate across multiple departments, while identifying opportunities which resulted in long-term benefits for the employer.

Provided analytical thinking skills towards document reporting, troubleshooting, document preparation, training and validation.

Experience

Fuji Foods July 2016- Current

QA Lab Technician

Greensboro,NC

Responsible for testing food (solids and liquids) to determine physical, chemical and microbial properties. Ensures that food products comply with FDA (FSMA) standards and regulations. Tested Chicken/beef broth for moisture and color. Supervised manufacturing in preparing sanitizing procedures to prevent contamination. Worked very closely with management to carry out GMP.

Responsible for pre-operative facility inspection.

Monitored the manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to procedures and requirements specified within recipes, SOPs, and the HACCP program.

Responsible for performing analytical tests such as solids, pH, and viscosity and adjusted formulas and process based on results.

Investigated, analyzed and solved quality assurance production concerns

Inspected and calibrated laboratory instruments

Inspected and evaluated raw materials, packaging materials according to specifications and standard.

Sherwin Williams Oct 2015–June 2016

QA Lab Technician

Greensboro,NC

Excepted an 8 month Contract with Sherwin Williams to help increase their Department Goals of providing a mixed variety of pigments and chemicals to get the proper blend and color contrast ratio. I was responsible for testing production batches according to specific written testing methods and identifying issues of both in-spec and out-of-spec data. Was able to interpret results and historical data to ensure the product meets or exceeds the customers’ requirements for quality, as well as provide instructions to production personnel regarding adjustments to batches as needed.

Test batches of paint while working with mixing operators to make the paint temperature, grind, and viscosity has been inspected before processing

Collaborated with filling department to confirm accuracy of paperwork before paint batches are delivered for processing

Interacted with the Floor Supervisors to assure that filling lines are running properly and the integrity of the paint stays our main priority.

Precision Fabrics Group July 2002-March 2015

QC Laboratory Technician

Greensboro,NC

Proficiently reviewed, edit, and approved SOP(Standard Operating Procedure)

Applied sharp attention to raw materials and components for manufacturing approval, issuing and tracking operational deviations while verifying logbook data.

Trained, Mentored and educated line supervisors and technical staff on trial testing documentation

Efficiently performed various laboratory test according to specification utilizing complex laboratory equipment such as Calipers, micrometers, instrons, and scales.

Proactively calculated and reported test results to appropriated personnel

Played an integral role in creating SOP – Specific styles for Quality Assurance Team

Education

Bachelors:Industrial Technology Automotive

Greensboro,NC, US

GPA: 3.6/4.0

North Carolina A&T State University

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