Quality Engineer Air Force

Sherman E. McDonald

**** ******* ***** 248-***-**** (cell)

Atlanta, GA 30349 ***************@*********.***

Objective: Consultant/manager with responsibilities for supplier management, manufacturing, and inspection responsibilities. Coordination of all aspects of a company’s quality program, i.e., developing and administrating the program, training/coaching employees, and facilitating change throughout the corporation. Establishing strategic plans, policies, and procedures at all levels to ensure that the quality program will meet and/or exceed internal and external customer needs and expectations.

Education

Georgia State University, Robertson College of Business, Atlanta, GA

Bachelors Business Administration; May 2016

AS, Electronic/Mechanical Engineering, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA, - 1978

AS, Allied Health Science, Community College of USAF, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, - 1994

AA, Liberal Arts, Wayne County Community College, Detroit, MI, - 1974

Certifications and Licenses

Apprenticeship – Electronics/Mechanical, California Apprenticeship Council, State of California – July 1980

ISO Certified Auditor Quality Systems, Registration Accreditation Board (RABQSA International), Milwaukee, Wisconsin

ISO Certified Auditor Environmental Systems, Registration Accreditation Board RABQSA International, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Experience

McDonald & Associates, Inc. 06/2008 – Present

Quality Assurance Consultant and Instructor

• Quality management systems, risk assessments, ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001, QS 9000/TS 16949. (See information on next page)

TransOverseas, Romulus, MI

• Quality Systems Consultant for ISO 9001;2000

Provides system audits and management review and continuous improvement processes for quality improvements

Kinetica, Inc. Franklin, OH

• Quality Systems Consultant for ISO 17025;1999

Provides system audits and management review and continuous improvement processes for quality improvements

AVOX Systems, Lancaster, NY 10/07 to 06/2008

Quality Engineer, Special Assignments (Contract Position)

Team leader, established multi-disciplinary technical team to perform audits of all hardware, engineering, and technical data issues related to MPU-6 project. Developed Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) plan for oxygenation systems for a U.S. Government contract (MPU-6, JSAM program):

verification test procedure and results;

performed specification review and validation;

examination of drawings for on-order parts;

detail specification review and validation;

drawing review;

review of software code/listings and other SW (statement of work) documentation;

acceptance test procedure and results;

version description document;

software media;

software manuals;

examination of inspection/receiving documents (e.g. DD-250);

program parts selection list; and

Contractor is engineering release and change control system.

E-Z-GO Textron, Augusta, GA 04/07- 07/23/07

Supplier Quality Engineer (Contract Position)

Perform supplier quality assurance for suppliers in Augusta, Ga. Performed initial PPAP review, FEMA, W-HTX heat treat audits, ISO 9001; 2000 quality audit, TS 16949-2000 audits. Reviewed all nonconforming issues because of the audits and PPAP issues. Revamped supplier corrective action program to make it more dynamic to track and closeout suppliers’ deficiencies. Initiated a program, which closed out 28 delinquent corrective action replies.

Issuing and follow-up to closure of Corrective Action Reports with suppliers for nonconforming products shipped to E-Z-GO. This includes interfacing with internal engineers and management staff as well as manufacturing associates to understand the nonconformance and its effect on manufacturing and / or the product, then to communicate the issues clearly to the supplier. Work with supplier representatives to set-up containment at E-Z-GO as well as at other internal / external warehouse and supplier locations.

Continental Teves, Fletcher, NC 1/2006 – 5/2006

Supplier Quality Engineer (Contract)

• Performed supplier quality engineering in Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Performed APQP/PPAP activities DFEMEAs, FMEAs control plans, reviewed quality plan and launch readiness reviews at suppliers for U377 Ford Motor Co., program.

• VDA 6.3 process audits and supplier capacity review

• Performed Ford W-HTX metallurgical audits which define requirements for heat treat process and heat treat processor

Mercedes-Benz-US, Vance, AL 8/2005 – 12/2005

Supplier Quality Engineer (Contract)

• Performed supplier quality assurance audits at Ronal Mexican, S.A. DE C.V.

• Performed supplier production reports, monitored delivery performance and reviewed daily quality problems which effected shipments to Mercedes-Benz’ Alabama facility.

• Performed supplier audits at TW Fitting in Vance, AL

• Performed supplier quality audits to QS9000 and reviewed suppliers’ quality assurance efforts in updating to TS16949

Continental Teves, Auburn Hills, MI 5/2004 – 12/2004

Supplier Quality Engineer (Contract)

• Performed quality assurance audits at Continental Teves’ heat treat suppliers

• Assessed heat treatment process controls, processed capability and supplier’s ability capabilities and dedication to continuous improvement using statistical process controls to ensure that the suppliers were meeting Continental Teves’ engineering requirements

• Completed approximately 75 audits since date of hire; performed international audits in Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, and Canada

• Responsible for reviewing supplier control plans, APQP, FMEAs, DFMEAs, PFMEAs, statistical process control and PPAPs

McDonald & Associates, Inc., Romulus, MI 12/2002 to Present

President/CEO

• Provided overall management and financial administrative support for McDonald & Associates

• Responsible for all training of internal personnel and customer on-site training

• to improve quality related work issues

• Helped establish quality and environmental manuals while developing quality and environmental policies and procedures under customer’s requirements to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, QS 9000/TS 16949, ISO 17025, and ISO 9001: 2000, APQP, FMEAs, DFMEAs, PFMEAs, statistical process control and PPAPs

Supplier Engineer (McDonald and Associates, Inc., Contractor for ASG/Chrysler Corp.)

• Performed supplier audits for Chrysler Corporation’s Supplier Development Program; audited 75 key minority suppliers for Chrysler Quality Development Initiative; performed audits in Canada, Mexico and the United States

• Performed audits on Prime Wheel Corporation and Florida Production, Inc.; both are automotive wheel suppliers

• Provided quality training on continuous improvement strategies and priorities for improvements are identified by comparing present quality performance to quality objectives

GSE, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI 12/1994 – 12/2002

Director Quality Assurance / Vice President of Quality

• Managed quality/test engineering programs and systemized vendor certification program

• Formulated, developed, and established an ISO audit program training for two GSE divisions; established cost of quality program which improved GSE’s ability to track and provide corrective actions

• Reorganized, restructured and implemented cross-training and interchanging employees between areas for flexibility

Cadillac Gage -Textron (Control Systems Div.), Warren, MI 6/1990 – 11/1994

Manager, Quality Control

• Responsible for a $3.7M operating budget, a $1.8M capital budget and 43 employees (30 inspectors, 7 quality engineers, 3 systems auditors and 3 administrative assistants); reported to Director of Product Assurance

• Responsibilities included supplier quality programs and internal quality programs

• certification procedures, establishing source inspection and involving procurement in specifications and contracts adherence matter

Manager, Quality Assurance (Cadillac Gage –Textron, Warren, MI) 11/1983 – 6/1990

• Responsible for seven engineers and an analyst over metallurgy, electronics engineering, mechanical engineering, procedures writing and systems audit; reported to Director of Product Assurance; scope of position included proposals and contract analyses, product liability and chairperson for domestic and international customer training programs

• Refurbished a destitute 2.5 employee function through retirement and discharge of incumbents; reorganized, hired and trained competent staff and earned the credibility and respect of Control Systems Division Management

Miscellaneous:

Note: Four years Department of Defense (held secret and top-secret clearance), Defense Logistics Agency, Supervisor GS-11, Step 2. Certified Quality Engineer DLA and NASA Certified Quality Engineer. Eight years of U.S. Government experience, four years Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, California, and Electronics Communication Systems.

Vietnam/Desert Storm Veteran, Retired US Air Force Veteran

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