BRIAN D. THIBAULT

***** *** ******* ****, ****, Texas 77494 C: 832-***-**** adu9f0@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

I have 15 years experience as a General Manager in manufacturing facilities. Collectively I have over 30 years experience as a Quality Manager, Quality technician, Quality Supervisor, Machine Shop Manager and a Machinist. Several years experience in Nondestructive Testing and 10 plus years using AutoCAD.

Highlights

AutoCAD

Efficient in Microsoft Word

Nondestructive Testing

Efficient in Microsoft Excel

Precision measuring equipment

Efficient in Geometric tolerancing

Accomplishments

Planned, directed, coordinated and assigned manpower to efficiently meet production. Contributed to an annual increase in productivity through improvements in operations, quality and safety. Supervised over 20 employees. Designed Quality fixtures.

Experience

Quality Assurance Supervisor SEPT. 29, 2013 to March 17, 2022

U.S. Bolt Mfg. – Houston, Texas

Responsible for all manufacturing functions of Quality Control and Quality Assurance, including Metrology, and Non Destructive Testing department. Design Inspection Fixtures. Review documentation packages. Write Quality procedures. Train inspectors.

General Manager and Quality Manager 5/29/2009 to 6/28/2013

Keystone Engineering - Houston, Texas

Coordinated closely with quality control regarding products awaiting disposition. Supervised Production schedules,

production quality and on time delivery. Improved efficiency and Productivity by Eliminating waste and production

constraints. Reviewed production orders, Schedules, delivery dates and inventory levels to determine product

availability. Trained, Developed and counseled employees to develop a high performing team.

Quality Supervisor 7/7/2008 to 3/27/2009

Azura Energy Systems - Alvarado, Texas

Operated the Quality Department. Responsible for all aspect of Quality Control. Assisted the Engineering Department

with rough drawings for proprietary parts. Responsible for locating Machine Shop vendors and making sure they met

qualifications in order to manufacture parts for the company.

Operations Manager 6/6/2005 to 6/2/2008

Dazon, Inc - Tempe, Arizona

Supervised Shipping and Receiving of units and parts. Managed the Warranty and Service Department. Assisted the

Engineering Department in design changes to improve our Products. Visited the factory in China to help incorporate known issues with their products. Handled customer complaints and provided technical assistance to dealers.

Operations Manager 5/3/2004 to 6/1/2005

T.J. Powersports

Irving, Texas

(Helped setup a new business) Responsible for writing parts and service manuals for new products, setup and made funcitonal their parts department. Setup and overseen their Warranty department, handled warranty claims, gave technical support to dealers. Worked with the parent company in China to help solve problems while I was employed by them.

Motorcycle Technician 9/2/2002to 4/4/2004

Dinli L.P. – Irving, Texas

Responsible for handling warranty claims and solving technical issues concerning problems or questions about their products to customers who need assistance. Repairing customer returned or traded ATV’s. Assisted in making design changes in order to better their products, visited main factory in Taiwan to help incorporate some of the design changes needed, and to incorporate new ideas. Wrote warranty policies and procedures. Re-wrote their parts and service manuals for the 2003 year models.

Experience Continued:

Quality Supervisor 7/3/2000 to 8/30/2002

Windham Manufacturing – Dallas, Texas

Responsible for bringing their quality department up to current standards. Supervised the in process, receiving, and final inspection departments. Additional duties were to assist engineering in layout and evaluation of refurbished pumps products to meet customer requirements.

Machine Shop Manager 10/07/1991 to 6/30/2000

Automated Products, Inc. – Irving, Texas

Responsible for improvement and operation of in-house and vendor Quality Control. Ordered material, scheduled production run times for the manufacture of machined parts used in the dental industry. Responsible for supervising 4 employees. Assisted the engineering department in proofing out prototype products by checking new drawings, creating new drawings, and building prototypes.

Education

Computer Aided Design

I.T.T Technical Institute - Arlington, Texas

Basic manual drafting plus 2D Computer Aided Drafting.

Drafting and Supervisory Management

Tulsa Junior College - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Basic and intermediate drafting plus Supervisory Management.

Certificate, NDT

Sparton School of Aeronautics - Tulsa, Oklahoma

120 hours of Ultrasonic Inspection,

90 hour of Magnetic Particle and Dye Penetrant Inspection.

Certificate, Machinist Tool and Dye

Daytona Beach Community College - Daytona Beach, Florida

2 year trade school program for Machinist/Tool & Die.

Certified Motorcycle Mechanic

American Motorcycle Institute – Daytona Beach, Florida

Trained to be a Certified Motorcycle Mechanic.

U.S. Navy Radioman “A” School

U.S. Navy facility – Brainbridge, Maryland

Basic Electronics. Learned how to operate all communications Equipment used by the Navy.

Also performed minor maintenance on same equipment.

Obtained a Top Secret clearance in 1972 while being deployed on USS Lester DE 1022.

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