Quality Engineer Intern

Amanuel M Negash aduccl@r.postjobfree.com 424-***-****

EDUCATION:

BS in Mechanical Engineering - University of California Santa Barbara Graduation Date: 2010 GPA: 3.46 MS in Mechanical Engineering – Cal State Los Angeles, Graduation Date: May 2022 GPA: 3.78 CERTIFICATIONS:

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

• ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

• NCEES EIT Mechanical Engineer

• NDT Ultrasonic Inspection Level I Class-Room Certified

• IPC/WHMA-A-620 Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies

• IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies

• IPC J-STD-001 Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies SKILLS:

• Six Sigma Process Improvement

• RCCA, Fishbone, FMEA, DOE, Standard Work, and DMAIC

• 5s Workplace Organization & Process/Operation Value Stream Mapping

• MATLAB, Catia V5 & Wolfram Mathematica

• Inspection tools such as Keyence, Oasis, Optical Comparators, VSWR signal analyzer, Cross Sectioning, and Dye Penetrant

• Visual Evaluations of Machined, Molded, and hand fabricated Products WORK HISTORY:

Fast Cash Taxes LLC / More Refund Tax Services LLC 2020 to present Small Business Owner

• Owned/Managed income tax preparation business (500 clients with up to 250K revenue)

• Electronic return originator capabilities for forms 1040, 1040X, 1041, 1065,1120,990,720,706,8849, 94x Annual, 94x Qtrly

• W2 as well as self-employed/independent contractor clients serviced

• Trained and managed three part time seasonal tax preparers

• Advertising, Marketing, and client acquisition activities

• OLTpro, DRAKE as well as Turbotax Professional Tax Software used for remote and in-person operations Pressure Systems Inc. (Northrop Grumman) 12/2019 to 8/2020 Program Quality Engineer

• Integrated Program Quality Engineering support with SQDC goals of manufacturing of pressure management titanium tanks

• End Item Data Pack planning, review, and approval

• Facilitating of Customer source inspection, Pre-shipment reviews (PSR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRR)

• Customer support of issues arising both in-house and supplier related quality Issues.

• Acceptance testing readiness and completion reviews

• Manufacturing of work instruction reviews and approval

• Cost effective and comprehensive inspection planning.

• Closed Loop RCCA and Non-conformance resolutions

• Suppliers and Systems QE support (Calibrations, Supplier’s source inspection, and procurement activities). Glenair Inc. 1/2015 to 5/2019

Sr. Quality Engineer

• AS9102 First Articles Inspection Reporting on aerospace industry grade complex cable harness assemblies, inter-connectors, back-shells, and other miscellaneous hardware

• Represented Company Quality during customer visits and Source Inspections.

• Corrective and Preventative Actions

• Supported continuous process improvement efforts.

• Worked with senior engineers, designers, technicians, assembly personnel, and others to optimize the quality of assigned products within cost schedule and performance constraints.

• Took a leadership role that leverages technical talent and personal skills in daily management activities.

• Worked with manufacturing, sales, engineering, customers, and suppliers to enhance the quality of products and processes.

• Facilitated success in technical / cost performance with efficient use of company resources.

• Supported quality personnel in testing, inspection, and data package preparations as well as internal audits. Wabtec Global Services 4/2014 to 12/2014

Quality Engineer

• Improved installations quality by performing a thorough inspection, reporting mechanical and electrical deficiencies along with corrective actions, and ensuring all nonconformance’s are corrected before releasing the locomotive to the customer.

• Performed root cause analysis of deficiencies through case studies and develop corrective actions such as updating procedure tech docs and/or training of employees

• Perform or witness functional Inbound testing of a locomotive to establish a baseline quality condition of the locomotive

• Performed or witnessed functional outbound testing of a locomotive and make sure results are equal to or above the baseline condition established during Inbound

• Inspected wire terminations for correct connectors and correct landing on terminal boards IAW electrical schematics

• Ensured compliance of IPC/WHMA-A-620 wiring and cable harness assembly by making sure all wire routings are neat, wires are not kinked and have proper bend radii and correct connectors have been applied to different gauge wires.

• Coordinated trainings of installers and record of discussions regarding standard operating procedures, avoidance of common deficiencies as well as RCCA discussions

• Visually Inspected welds for compliance with AWS D1.3, AWS D15.1, and ASME IX welding standards

• Ensured component mountings and assemblies match mechanical assembly drawings

• Performed dye penetrant test on antenna mount weld beads on the roof of a locomotive

• Performed water leak test on roof antenna mount welds to ensure water does not leak through

• Ensured each locomotive’s data package have all customer approved and updated documentations.

• Performed or witness system validation test and ensure all test results have passed Union Pacific Railroad 6/2012 to 3/2014

Locomotive Maintenance Engineer:

• Oversaw locomotive maintenance processes and provide quality control and reliability

• Audited locomotive maintenance work order completions and validate FRA compliance

• Wrote standard-work and job aid manuals for training new hires & standardizing processes

• Standardized the inspection of locomotive radiator shutters controlled by solenoid valve

• Continuously improved and streamline maintenance processes to decrease delivery time

• Performed failure analysis of locomotives and devised corrective actions

• Oversaw the work of up to 12 unionized workforce per shift

• Implemented FRA safety and quality regulations as well as company standards

• Supported operations by providing on-site problem solving and locomotive troubleshooting

• Responded to main-line train failures

• Troubleshot locomotive onboard system to properly set up distributed power unit (DPU)

• Downloaded fault logs to monitor locomotive health

• Verified routine onboard electro-mechanical calibrations and test reports

• Inspected installations of new systems cable harness wiring, wire terminations and welding

• Verified load test results and documented data prior to releasing locomotive to service

• Kept material stock inventory and managed through Kanban principles

• Tracked key performance indicators and promote improvement towards quarterly goals GE Energy 09/2011 to 6/2012

Emission Test Field Technician

• Air quality monitoring and emission testing of pollution producing industries

• Compliance reporting according to SCAQMD and EPA air quality regulations

• Performed smoke-stack testing according to SCAQMD method 1 thru 4

• Performed cylinder gas audits

• Cylinder gas composition accuracy checks

• Organized and filed cylinder gas certifications and analyzer reports

• Performed gas analyzer tests and calibrations

• Contract completed resulted in lay off

INTERNSHIPS:

Schlumberger: Reservoir Evaluation Wire-line Engineer Intern (Oil Well Logging) 10/2010 – 6/2011

• Worked in a fast-paced high-pressure well-operation in a safely and timely manner

• Set up pulley system that’s able to suspend formation data logging tools inside deep oil wells

• Set up data acquisition system in a mobile truck and acquired down-hole formation data

• Troubleshot and maintained cutting edge down-hole logging tools

• Calibrated mechanical sounds and radiation detectors prior to arriving at well-sites

• Performed operational checks of data acquisition tools

• Operated density logging tool, Compensated neutron tool and resistivity logging tool

• Quality controlled data logs of lithology, porosity, density and resistivity of formation

• Handled radioactive sources (Americium-241and Caesium-137) safely University of California, Santa Barbara

• Math and Physics Tutor at Campus Learning Assistant Services (CLAS) 9/2009 – 6/2010

• Grader/Reader for CAD (Solid Works) class 3/2008 – 6/2008 California Alliance for Minority Participation (UCSB) 6/2009 – 9/2009

• Researched Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities and waves in liquid rims

• Designed and built experimental apparatus for depositing a liquid sheet onto a frame

• Set up apparatus for releasing liquid rim from top edge of wire frame uniformly Leibniz Institute for New Materials. Saar land, Germany 6/2008 – 9/2008

• Traveled to Germany to participate in a Research project investigating cracking mechanisms in thin coating films

• Investigated the conditions under which cracking occurs in sol-gel thin films

• Investigated the patterns and kinetics involved during cracking using in-situ reflection spectroscopy and video microscopy HONORS & AWARDS:

• Dean’s Honor List for six quarters

• Special Merits Award in Engineering SACNAS National Conference 2009 Research Poster Presentation. 9/2009 MEMBERSHIPS

• ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• ASQ: American Society for Quality

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