LESTER K. NORTON

**** ******* **.

Palm Harbor

FL. 34684

Phone: 727-***-****

E-mail: acywxj@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

To utilize the experience and knowledge I have obtained to implement skills and qualifications to a thriving company.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

MSP Industries Clearwater, FL. June 2016 – Dec 2016

Quality Manager

Responsible for 5 employees and one QE. Initiatives included;

Re-writing and training all employees on non-conforming product

Metrics- Departmental, Defect, Company, Customer & Cost of Quality

CA/PA improvements, Machine inspection plans and Internal

Process Audits

Consulting AS9100 Standard March 2016 – June 2016

Quatro Composites Orange City IA. April 2015 - Feb 2016

Quality Manager

Responsible for 26 employees and 5 supervisors. Initiatives for modifying AS9100 systems to meet aerospace requirements, establish systems to reduce nonconformance and control internal and external customers. Primary responsibilities to reduce Cost of Quality while meeting customer and regulatory requirements.

Regent/ Airbase Services, Jacksonville, FL January 13, 2014-2015

Quality Engineering Manager

During this time, I was part of the Management team at Regent / Airbase Services as a Quality Engineering Manager. In this role my responsibilities include: new facility layouts, process flows, new program start-ups including resource, material, equipment and compliance to FAR Part 145 and customer requirements.

AAR Corporation September 2004 - January 10, 2014

Quality Supervisor /Quality Engineer

- ISO 90001/AS9100; FAR Part 145

During this period being a part of the quality team as Quality supervisor/Quality engineer at AAR Precision Systems Fl. In this role, responsible for compliance to ISO 9001/AS9100 standards and have been instrumental in updating and creating the processes to reflect the changes in the Quality Management System at AAR. In addition, some key responsibilities included: training of line inspectors, implementing gauging, setting up tracking of first pass yield, reduce failure modes, and to identify and reduce escapes within our processes. Prior to this at AAR my duties included compliance to FAR 145 with AAR’s Repair Station as Quality representative with return to surface authorization.

In addition to the above responsibilities:

Set up and qualify programs for F-35, F-22, Cessna, BAE countermeasures, and Northrop Grumman Laser System programs.

Set up and qualify the internal Ultrasonic Capability program (NDT) in house.

Set up and obtained the qualification for the A-10 wing replacement program for Boeing (Composite Wedges).

Norton Fab & Design (Self Employed) 2001-2004

Perform fabrication of structures and parts from start to finish staying within initial estimates in accordance with customer satisfaction. Fabrication of processing equipment for Copher Co. and Greenleaf of Tampa (Ford Co.), while keeping within all E.P.A. standards.

Pemco Nacelle Services, Clearwater, Florida. 1998-2001

- FAR Part 145

Project Supervisor

Supervisor responsible for project implementation, working with Raisbeck engineers to aid in the writing of the installation procedures. As supervisor: responsible for specialty, critical and R.D. jobs. Responsible for a 24 mech. crew - Aircraft: Boeing 727, 737, 747 and DC9.

EDUCATION:

1977 - Delhaas High School P.A., Diploma

1977 – 1978 - AMS Millington Tenn.- Aircraft Structures Cert.

1978 - Aircraft Utilities Cert.

1979 - Mil-1595 Aircraft Welding Cert. 6 aircraft material types

USMC - 7 yrs. (Airframes IMA level, rebuild)

Southern Illinois University Bachelors (Aviation Management) four papers open

SMAW Welding Cert.

West Coast Employers Ass. Supervisor Development Program

FAA Aircraft Mechanics License

Suspected Unapproved Parts training annually

FAA Regulatory training

CMM & Faro Arm

Ultrasonic Inspection training (A-scan, C-scan) level II

Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance

References;

Steve Meisman, owner Aircraft Tooling and Design Group

acywxj@r.postjobfree.com 727-***-**** www.AircraftTooling.net

Associate for 10+ yrs.

Tap Mangat, Manufacturing Engineer, Quatro Composites

acywxj@r.postjobfree.com 407-***-****

Associate for 10+ yrs.

Ken Martin, Sales Manager AAR Corporation

acywxj@r.postjobfree.com 727-***-****

Associate for 8yrs

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