GARY R. MORIN

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Largo, Fl. 33771

Home 727-***-**** Cell 203-***-**** Email acyv14@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective: Experienced Quality Assurance professional, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, seeks a permanent position as a Quality Engineer in a quality progressive company.

Responsibilities and Accomplishments:

12/15- 1/17 Sun Technologies Contract Staffing for Military Manufacturing

Quality Analyst – Contract Quality Analyst position at Lockheed Martin, Oldsmar Fl. Temporary position. End of contract.

Process dispositions of nonconforming material. Coordinate with manufacturing, engineering and material control. Maintain an organized and documented inventory area for holding the nonconforming material pending disposition. Run and maintain reports for the status of nonconforming material and prioritize workload. Perform investigations and troubleshooting to eliminate aging nonconforming material. Assist in streamlining handling processed associated with nonconforming material.

1/14- 10/15 Aerosonic LLC, Clearwater, Fl. Mfg. of Aerospace Instruments and Air Data Computers

Electronic Test Technician

Perform in-process and final ATP on production Air Data Computers. Repair production units that fail testing. Test, trouble shoot and repair customer returned products. Prepare test procedures for production use. Complete all pertinent test data. Train operators in performing all testing of production hardware.

3/13- 9/13 The Latitude Group Contract Staffing for Aerospace

Quality Engineer – Contract Quality Engineer position at Conax Fl., St. Petersburg, Fl. Temporary position. Company is closed.

Prepare first article documentation per AS9102 requirements. Review Supplier first Article documentation. Review customer purchase and internal sales orders for all Quality requirements. Expedite nonconforming material through the internal system. Prepare inspection instructions for incoming inspection and certifications for shipping product. Perform source inspections at suppliers.

8/10-1/12 Harco Labs, Inc., Branford, Ct. AS9100 Certified Mfg. of Aerospace cables and sensors

Quality Engineer

Prepare first article documentation and corrective action responses for submittal to customers. Review quality trends, root cause of problems and coordinates follow-up corrective actions. Track accuracy of inspectors. Responsible for X-ray equipment training and maintenance. Member of cross-functional team to resolve serious issues with Harco designed flight hardware which required constant contact with overseas customer. Responsible for tracking Repair Station returns of retrofit hardware. Worked on team to improve process through-put and Quality. QA Material Review Board responsibility. Assist seven inspectors in determination of acceptability of hardware. Assist other QEs and MEs in understanding SPC applications.

Reason for leaving: Privately held company was sold to a large corporation. Out of a work force of 150, 32 were laid off.

7/08-01/10 Forestville Machine Company, Inc., Bristol, Ct. Screw Machine job shop

Quality Manager

Maintain all Quality requirements for a machine job shop. Complete PPAP documentation for first piece approval. Maintain calibration system. Provide inspection and Quality support for all operations. Research and formulate cause and corrective actions for customer submittals. Responsible for supervision of five inspectors.

Reason for leaving: Company hired previous candidate they interviewed, inside connection to one of the owners.

5/07-6/08 RGD Technologies, Inc., Bristol, Ct. Screw Machine and precision CNC machining job shop

Quality Manager

Maintain all Quality requirements for ISO9000 certified machine job shop. Complete PPAP documentation for first piece approval. Maintain calibration system. Provide inspection and Quality support for all operations. Research and formulate cause and corrective actions for customer submittals. Perform internal audits to ISO9000 requirements. Resolve supplier issues. Supervised three inspectors.

Reason for leaving: GM that hired me retired, new management was making changes that, as a Quality professional, I could not agree with so I pursued the opportunity at Forestville.

7/06-3/07 FENN TECHNOLOGIES, Newington, Ct. Precision CNC machining of Aerospace castings (Helicopters)

Quality Engineer

Provide indirect supervision and training to Process Engineering and Manufacturing on inspection procedures and customer requirements. Review operation sheets, procedures and inspection analyses. Prepare first article and concession documentation for submittal to customers. Review quality trends, root cause of problems and coordinates follow-up corrective actions. Participate in FMEA process improvement team. Assist Manufacturing in developing certified operators.

Reason for leaving: corporate layoffs, total of 15 employees including 2 of 3 QEs.

3/05- 6/06 UNIVERSAL STAFFING INC. Contract Staffing for Aerospace

Quality Engineer – Contract position at Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford (Hollow Fan Blade)

Maintain database for process variations. Perform department audits. Perform operator qualification tests for Certified Shot Peen operators.

Quality Auditor – Contract Position at Pratt & Whitney, Middletown, CT (SHPC)

Passed AS9100 auditor training course. Perform internal & supplier audits to ISO9001 & AS9101 requirements. Develop checklists for performance of audits. Assist in completion of corrective actions for findings resulting from audits.

Reason for leaving: Contract assignment ended.

8/02-10/04 MAHLE, INC TRUMBULL PLANT, Trumbull, Ct. Manufacture small bore cylinders

Supplier Quality Engineer

Perform supplier audits, assess Supplier Quality indicators. Establish acceptance standards for castings. Establish and maintain supplier and internal 8D Corrective Action system. Perform failure analysis of customer returns and internal failure trends. Prepare all elements of PPAPs for submission to customers.

Reason for leaving: Plant closure.

9/00-3/02 HOWMET CORPORATION MACHINING, Winsted, Ct. Manufacture Aerospace and ground power generation turbine blades and vanes

Quality Engineer

Provide indirect supervision and training to Process Engineering and Manufacturing on inspection procedures, geometric tolerancing and customer requirements. Review design drawings, operation sheets, process and test procedures, inspection analyses and customer or third party specifications. Prepare first article and concession documentation for submittal to customers. Provide quality support to suppliers. Review quality trends, root cause of problems and coordinates follow-up corrective actions. Participate in process improvement kaizen events.

Reason for leaving: Loss of production, product line closed.

11/99-3/00 UNIVERSAL STAFFING INC. Contract Staffing for Aerospace

Supplier Quality Engineer – Contract position at Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT

Work with MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership) division of the National Institute of Standards & Technology to provide to suppliers training to accomplish United Technology Corporation initiative of reduced suppliers assigned to Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT.

Reason for leaving: contract assignment ended.

9/98-4/99 U.S. REPEATING ARMS COMPANY, New Haven, Ct. Manufacture firearms

Senior Quality Engineer

Participated in the review of all design, manufacturing, purchasing and test documentation to ensure that the division’s and customer quality requirements are met on assigned products. Provides technical and quality support to suppliers, design engineering and to the customer service department on the analyses of returned hardware.

Reason for leaving: Product line moved to Europe, plant closed one year later.

10/97-7/98 CHAPMAN MACHINE CO, INC, Terryville, Ct. CNC machine shop Medical devices

Quality Engineer

Develop Quality System based on Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP - Medical) with the intent of passing ISO9002. Maintain Supplier Quality Assurance program, perform vendor audits and track vendor corrective action. Perform mechanical gage calibration. Interface with customers during audits, source inspection, responses to corrective action requests and Quality concerns and planning.

Reason for leaving: Company closed.

9/95-10/97 DONCASTERS NEW ENGLAND AIR FOIL DIV., Farmington, Ct. Manufacture Aerospace turbine blades and vanes

Quality Assurance Supervisor

Provide direct supervision and training to two quality engineers, gage calibration and inspectors. Direct relationships with customers involving quality issues. Participated in detailed C/A investigation at forging supplier in conjunction with Aerospace customer. Member of the ISO9000 Steering Committee. Audit all internal functions for applicability and conformance to the Quality Manual and customer requirements. Maintain FAA Repair Station Certification and Manual and ensure compliance with FAR requirements.

Reason for leaving: Offered position at Chapman from former president of Marlin, Part owner.

2/94 -9/95 THE MARLIN FIREARMS CO, No Haven, Ct. Manufacture sporting firearms

Quality Engineering Foreman -7/95 -9/95

Provide direct supervision and training to seven inspectors in the inspection lab and in manufacturing. Provided indirect supervision and training to Design and Process Engineering and Manufacturing on inspection procedures, geometric tolerancing, gage design, SPC and Quality Philosophies. Reviewed processes for conformance to design requirements and process capability.

Quality Engineer -2/94 -7/95

Provided indirect supervision and training to Quality Control, Design and Process Engineering and Manufacturing on inspection procedures, geometric tolerancing, gage design, SPC and Quality Philosophies.

Reason for leaving: Offered position at Doncaster from former Revere Director of Quality.

8/93 - 6/94 AUTOMATIC FASTENER CORP., Branford, CT Cold heading shop, rivets and blind rivets

SPC Coordinator

Coordinator of the SPC program. Provide indirect supervision and training to Quality Control, Design Engineering, and manufacturing personnel on SPC procedures: develop control charts, perform process capability studies and gage repeatability and reliability studies, maintain equipment and programs for all data collection systems in the shop.

Reason for leaving: Career advancement to Quality Engineering.

12/88 - 8/93 REVERE AEROSPACE, INC., Wallingford, CT Manufacture Aerospace cable assemblies

Quality Assurance/Control Specialist - 9/91-8/93

Coordinator of the SPC program. Member of the ISO9000 steering committee. Provide indirect supervision and training to personnel on SPC procedures, develop control charts, perform process capability studies and perform gage repeatability and reliability studies. Also maintain Supplier Quality Assurance program, perform vendor audits and track vendor corrective action. Perform mechanical gage calibration.

Quality Control Supervisor - 10/89-9/91

Supervisor of five inspectors in receiving/inprocess inspection, MRB administration, gage calibration and layout inspection. Maintained Vendor Quality Assurance Program, performed vendor audits and tracked vendor corrective action. Established inspection procedures. Interfaced with customers during audits and source inspections.

Reason for leaving: Company closed.

Education:

1/89 - 6/93 Naugatuck Valley Community Technical College, Waterbury, CT

Quality Assurance Technology degree

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