Six Sigma Quality Engineer

Edward O. Igbokwe

**** ********* **. *******, ** 20603

Mobile: 240-***-**** Email: ********@*******.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ogwo Chemical Co Waldorf, MD

Owner April 2004- Present

Owner Entrepreneur, Consultant on coatings technology and Color science. Certified minority Business, vendor for bids and contracts.

Duron Paint &Wallpaper Corporation Beltsville, MD

Director of Quality Projects September 2002-April 2004

Responsible for paint quality improvements for the corporation, formulation through plant processes. Publish Corporate Quality Matrices, six sigma quality improvements. Optimize value, reduce waste. Conduct training sessions for lab and plant personnel. Monthly quality meetings with stakeholders (plant & lab)

Behr Process Corporation Allentown, PA

Quality Engineer May 2001 – August 2002

Responsible for quality improvements, corporate liaison for all plant quality improvements, author monthly plant quality matrix, six sigma quality responsibility. Champion; lean manufacturing initiatives Transfer of Corporate Quality expectations to local plant. Conduct six sigma plant events, and publish results.

Sherwin William Company Newark, NJ

Plant Chemist July 1995- November 1999

Responsible for plant formulation support staff Training, author monthly quality matrix, improvement of plant processes, waste reduction, increase first time pass percentage. Perfect package appearance audits, trouble shooting. Train lab technicians on proper techniques of scientific color matching (bench- shading), and reduce cycle time. Member, monthly plant Quality meeting group. Formula II assignments. Reduced spoiled batch rate from a high rate to almost zero. Color over shades was reduced to zero through training and a strict adherence to bench shading to validate plant hits before tank addition. I was actively involved in the recertification of the Newark plant for ISO 9001.

Hoboken Paint Corporation Lodi, NJ

Quality control manager – Cook & Dunn paints May 1992- July 1995 Responsible for the quality department, trouble shooting, improve process time, waste reduction, staff training, perfect package appearance, formula improvement, stability studies.

Daniel Products Company Jersey city, NJ

Technical Service Chemist July 1983- January 1991

Responsible for the completion of customer's technical service request for color samples for their processes, from pigment dispersion formulations to plant pilot batch runs. Spray applications, and cure testing to match customer processing. Color matching, Slip-aid (carnuba wax,Polyethylenes), dispersants, and deformer manufacture. Management of process solvents and waste water 100% to recover all solids

EDUCATION

Thomas Edison State College Trenton, New Jersey BA: Chemistry

Supervisory training in quality improvement, lean Six sigma certificate@ Behr corporate HQ, California Color formulation management@ X-Rite, Grand Rapids Michigan.

Rheology of Coatings@ Fairleigh Dickenson University, New Jersey, under Society of coatings Technology, New Jersey branch.

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