Quality Engineer/ Metrology Lab Tech.
Resume:
Matthew Rice
Easley, SC *****
********.***@*****.***
As a young professional and a committed father, I am looking to expand my knowledge and real-time experience in order to better build and further a career.
• IM VALUE ADDED
• TRAINABLE
• SELF-MOTIVATED
My objective is to obtain more gainful employment, working full time in a professional environment where my team skills will be utilized, and valued
Work Experience
Sheet Metal Mechanic/ HVAC Tech
PSI - Piedmont, SC
January 2024 to May 2024
Quality Engineer
KP Components - Easley, SC
January 2023 to November 2023
Performing, reporting, and presenting 8D/5Y reports and their corrective actions. Engaged in continuous improvement practices.
Acted as a liaison between KP and their customers as well as the direct point of contact for all customer complaints.
Helped to define and ensure compliance with ISO and any other customer standards, identified issues, recommended solutions, as well as created any necessary quality documentation. Assisted management in properly identifying areas of process improvement Audited production processes
QC Lab Technician
KP Components - Easley, SC
December 2020 to December 2022
Understanding of Hydraulics and the machining of hydraulic valves for the manufacture and assembly of major industrial equipment.
Extensive practice with reading and interpreting 2-dimensional drawings Familiarization with navigating and utilizing current CMM Calypso software to operate an Accura CMM Learned basic GD&T principles
Experience with using other precision measuring equipment such as profilometer, roundness tester, heigh stand, contour and roughness testers, calipers, bore gauges, depth gauges, pin gauges, and more. Engaged in regular preventative maintenance and cleaning of all laboratory and measuring equipment. 3rd party QC Site Supervisor / Internal Process Auditor Forceone Solutions - Greer, SC
August 2018 to March 2020
As a Supervisor I was responsible for:
Leading a team of inspectors (ranging from 3 -10 depending on project requirements) Writing and updating work instructions as well as the subsequent training of team members on any new criteria.
Writing/Issuing Quality alerts
Understanding and following the QMS of an assigned site. Establishing and maintaining strong customer relations by meeting their requests and communicating all relevant or requested information on progress. Scheduling and billing of project/inspector work time. Onboarding of new hires and the required orientation/training. Conducting periodic counter verification inspections on team members to ensure quality output. Daily input of quantitative project data into Pareto or customer designed incident charts. As an internal auditor:
I gained training in ISO 9000/9001
Conducted FMEA/PFMEAs and other risk analyses
Ensured adherence to the customers Quality Management System. Imputed and reported/presented data findings to the customer. Performing, reporting, and presenting 8D/5Y reports and their corrective actions. Understanding and following the QMS of an assigned site. Production Technician
Servpro - Greenville, SC
May 2018 to August 2018
Specific training and certification in the mitigation and restoration of all fire, water, and biohazardous disasters.
Floater and Line Leader
Magna International Inc - Piedmont, SC
December 2017 to May 2018
Assemble, finessed, and finished various hanging parts for assembly as a tier 1 supplier for BMW. Ensured that parts produced by my team and I met quality standard's while efficiently achieving and maintaining production's daily quota
Machine Operator/Assembler
MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS - Mauldin, SC
March 2017 to November 2017
Fabricated and assembled various carbon brushes for companies like GE wind, Union Pacific, Thyssen and Krupp, and others.
Gained drawing interpretation - machining experience in the shaping and tapping of raw carbon blocks into green brushes for further assembly.
Also operated various tonnage punch presses for the attachment of terminals to the carbon brush shunts. This included the training and familiarization of changing the punch press's dies along with the proper lock out tag out proceedures.
Machine Operator
Yokohama Industries America
2016 to 2016
to 2016
Operated various machines that auto assembled different types of couplings, fuel lines, and radiator hoses for Chrysler, Dodge, Mopar
Press Operator
Wilbert Plastic Services
2014 to 2015
Efficiently operated injection molding presses of various tonnage ratings that produced parts ranging from automotive and recreational to industrial replacement and service parts Responsible for following written work instructions for the completion of any necessary secondary finishing work of produced materials, as well as proper packaging of finished materials for shipment to the customer
Proficiency with a wide array of trimming and deburring tools used for the finishing work of molded product
Incoming Quality Control Inspector/ Chem. Lab Technician Cornell Dublier
2013 to 2013
to 2013
Tested incoming materials for the presence of any unwanted conductive halides through a process of ion-chromatography
Documented data and input the findings of each test into Excel Cleanroom Technician
St. Jude Medical
2012 to 2012
to 2012
Responsible for the cleaning and upkeep of a static free environment through stringent standards of personal hygienic preparation and meticulous sanitation requirements Quality Control Technician
Wilbert Plastic Services
2011 to 2012
Acted as a liaison between customer orders and production capabilities Enforced customer requirements with company S.O.P.s Responsible for First Piece Approval of any production run on my shift Worked directly with process technicians to effectively produce quality parts Preformed hourly audits of all produced materials on the shop floor and recorded necessary SPC data Responsible for systematic quarantine of any non-conforming material Controlled quality by monitoring the real time manufacturing process and measuring or gauging produced material in order to ensure that it operated at its full potential Used and applied an array of instruments including, but not limited to: calipers, micrometers, height gauges, pin gauges, moisture testers, and various laboratory equipment Education
Bachelor of Science in Sociology
Winthrop University - Rock Hill, SC
2006 to 2010
High school diploma
Pickens High School
2005 to 2006
Skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Exceptional people skills and communication stemming from extensive customer service experience across several different retail and food service disciplines.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE (3+ years)
• RECEPTIONIST (Less than 1 year)
• RETAIL (3+ years)
• RETAIL MARKETING (Less than 1 year)
• Familiarization with SIGMA6 and "lean manufacturing" practices.
• Molding (3 years)
• Assembly (2 years)
• Calipers (4 years)
• Chromatography
• Micrometer
• Plastics Injection Molding (2 years)
• Work instructions (2 year)
• Internal Audits
• Quality Inspection (3+years)
• ISO 9001
• Supervising Experience (1 year)
• Billing (1 year)
• Data Entry (2 years)
• FMEA
• Risk Analysis
• 5S
• Quality Audits
• 8D/5Y (2 years)
• Corrective actions (2 year)
• Adaptive
• Trainable
• Driven
• Motivated
• Coordinate Measuring Machine
• Blueprint Reading
• GD&T
• Precision Measuring Instruments
• Manufacturing
• Quality Control
• Analysis skills
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