Quality Engineer Clean Room

Gary S. Brunsvold

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New Richmond WI 54017

phone: 715-***-****

e-mail: ***********@*******.***

Quality Engineering Work Attributes

---For past ten (10) years as contract quality engineer, developed procedures

and automated inspection programs for major contract suppliers (plastic

injection moldings) to medical industry. Considerable experience with

customers resolving and modifying print specifications.

---Medical industry plastic injection molding process and tool validations (PQ’s

and OQ’s); run challenges, capability studies and troubleshooting

---Inspection programs and procedures for high-precision CNC-machined metal

parts, various industries

---Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) programming and employee training,

esp. Carl Zeiss Calypso and Curve; Zeiss CT scan data inspection;;

Hexagon PC-DMIS CMM programming; Keyence IM vision system

programming; Microview vision system programming

---Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing interpretation, specification, and

training

---Blueprint interpretation and improvements

---Statistical Process Control charting, evaluation, custom software, testing;

Minitab and QC-Calc evaluations

---Gage R&R testing of production inspection procedures

---Non-Conforming Material (NCR) resolutions with Sustaining Quality

Engineers; also, team member with root cause analysis (FMEA) and CAPA

resolutions

---Received annual training in GMP and GDP requirements

---At Banner Engineering in 2014, developed incoming inspection programs and

procedures for receiving inspection lab. Considerable experience working with

Banner design engineers and suppliers resolving and modifying print

specifications.

---Design of experiments with Taguchi Analysis

---Manual measurement methods and employee training (micrometers, calipers,

optical comparators, toolmaker microscopes)

---Measurement error analysis with techniques such as Gage R&R, repeatability

studies, etc.

---Three-Dimensional computer-aided-design (Solidworks)

Work Experience:

May, 2022 – September, 2022: Contract Metrologist, Nolato Contour, Baldwin WI

PC-DMIS coordinate measuring machine programming,

Micro-View vision system programming; medical industry

validation evaluations (Gage R&R, capability,, OQs, PQs)

March, 2021 – November, 2021: Contract CMM programmer, Sanimina, Turtle Lake WI;

October, 2014– March, 2020: Contract Quality Engineer, PhillipsMedisize (Medical), New Richmond

and Menomonie WI

Responsibilities: CMM programming (contact and vision) and manual methods inspection

of plastic injection molded piece parts for wide range of medical industry

customers; programming and inspection activities were conducted to comply

with industry requirements for product First Article Inspections, manufacturing

capability studies, and Gage R&R evaluations; metrologist duties also included

the creation of production-capable measurement procedures; documentation

of evaluations (capability studies and Gage R&R) with Minitab statistical

software; Zeiss CT scan data inspections

January, 2014 – October, 2014: Contract CMM programmer and trainer for Banner Engr., Plymouth MN;

CMM system combined contact-and-vision technologies; inspected parts were

plastic injection moldings and precision machined metal components;

inspection activities include first article, process capability, and receiving

inspections

September, 2013 – December, 2013: Contract CMM trainer for Emerson Process Control; also,

contract CMM programmer for Vagts Engineering (defense

supplier of missile components)

October, 2012 – August, 2013: Contract Metrologist, Phillips Plastics (Medical), New Richmond and

Menomonie WI

Responsibilities: CMM programming (contact and visual) and manual methods inspection

of plastic injection molded piece parts for wide range of medical industry

customers; programming and inspection activities were conducted to comply

with industry requirements for product First Article Inspections, manufacturing

capability studies, and Gage R&R evaluations; metrologist duties also included

the creation of production-capable measurement procedures; documentation

of evaluations (capability studies and Gage R&R) with Minitab statistical

software

June, 2012 – September, 2012: Contract Metrologist, Phillips Plastics (Automotive), Medford WI

Responsibilities: CMM programming (contact) in support of new product development and

automotive industry requirements for First Article Inspection and

capability studies

April, 1999 – present: Self-Employed Contract Quality Engineer, Minneapolis MN

Responsibilities: Contract quality engineering projects and customer training.

Mechanical inspection with coordinate measuring machines (CMM’s); strong

background with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing and design review

with customers; CMM training; part programming; applications phone support;

experience with following software packages: Zeiss Calypso, UMESS, KUM,

Brown & Sharp PC-DMIS, Quindos, Tutor

Accomplishments:

---Creation of unique three-dimensional coordinate metrology training

software

---For over 15 years, consistent ratings of “very good” to “excellent”

from customers who have attended my training classes.

---Wide variety of automated CMM inspection programs currently in use

with numerous clients. Applications include high-precision and/or high-

volume. Experienced with Gage R&R qualifications, capability studies, and

production measurement procedures.

Customer CMM Programming Projects:

Customer, Location Products

Phillps Plastics-Medical, New Richmond WI Medical plastic injection moldings

Phillips Plastics-Automotive, Medford WI Auto plastic injection moldings

Lake-Air Metals, Coon Rapids MN Metal stampings, various industries

Vagts Engineering, Minneapolis MN High-Precision missile components

Rotary Systems, Inc., Ramsey MN Rotary union components

Emerson Process Control, Chanhassen MN Pressure fittings, enclosures

Remmele Engineering, Inc., Big Lake MN Aerospace manifolds, components

Zimmer Spine-Tech, Edina MN Spinal implants

Twin City Die Castings, Minneapolis MN Automotive valve bodies, clutches

Lake Region Manufacturing, Chaska MN LASIK surgical components

Van-Tech, Inc., Webster City IA Large, complex plastic moldings

Sager Precision, Rockton MA Medical implants, knee, hip

General Motors, Toledo OH Transmission cases

September – December, 2007: Contract Supplier Quality Engineer, Minneapolis MN

Responsibilities: Quality documentation review and control for components and assemblies

associated with the manufacture of hydroelectric generators; documents

include material certifications, dimensional inspection reports, and welding

inspections; organization and presentation of results to customer and on-site

source inspection agency; development of dimensional inspection procedures

for coordinate measuring machine; generation of engineering drawing changes;

disposition of discrepant materials; on-site source inspections with suppliers

June, 1996 – March, 1999: Metrology Lab Supervisor, Hutchinson Technology, Inc.

Hutchinson MN

Company’s products: Computer hard-drive suspension assemblies; high-precision, high-volume

manufacturing environment.

Accomplishments:

---Leadership with the development of a formal, documented training program

for metrology programmers and technicians.

---Justification and introduction of offline CMM programming stations.

---Design and development of new environmentally-controlled coordinate

metrology laboratory.

Responsibilities: management and staffing of mechanical inspection department (staff of 14

included engineers, programmers, technicians).

Clean Room Quality Engineer:

One-year experience as in-process Quality Engineer in clean room environment. Responsible

for creation of measurement procedures for SPC-driven in-process inspection of assemblies.

Measurement tools included optical comparators, calipers, and automated devices. All procedures

were tested with Gage R&R evaluations.

April, 1991 – June, 1996: Software/Applications Engineer, Carl Zeiss IMT Corp., Minneapolis MN

Company’s products: Comprehensive product line of coordinate measuring machines (CMM).

Accomplishments:

---Development and testing of custom measurement routines for aerospace

turbine blades.

---Development of multiple-feature, best-fit inspection routine per the

requirements of ASME Y14.5M (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).

---On-Site installation and testing of custom measurement routines.

---Customer training, classroom and on-site

---Customer applications phone support

January, 1978 – March, 1990: Various quality engineering and materials testing positions

Education:

College: Bachelor Of Science – Engineering Mechanics

University Of Wisconsin – Madison

Madison WI

1977 Graduate

High School: Evansville High School

Evansville WI

1973 Graduate

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