Ronald P. Gilliam
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, Ellabell, Georgia Quality Assurance Test Specialist, February 2024 – Present
• Oversee and coordinate construction project management of QA Vehicle Test Lab, Material Lab, Calibration Lab, and Global Field Audit Lab.
• Manage QA Vehicle Test Lab, Material Lab, and Calibration Lab
• Develop processes for QA along with test design in QA labs.
• Prepare reports for weekly QA meetings, budget meetings, and weekly department-specific Quality Infrastructure updates, as well as POR’s and RFC’s. Rivian, Normal, Illinois
Test Technician, Test and Validation, February 2021 – January 2024
• Planned builds with design team of non-production test assets with final integration into assembly.
• Diagnosed issues concerning test equipment assembly with battery pack test and validation team.
• Assembled test carts, control modules, and wire harnesses for battery test cells.
• Appointed to manage special projects for test cells and test cell equipment. Kroeschell Operations, Inc., Pontiac, Illinois
Construction Electrician, October 2018 – July 2020
• Installed three-phase 480-volt power to new and existing machinery for operation.
• Furnished 110-volt receptacles for work benches, monitors, and industrial equipment.
• Operated scissor lifts, forklifts, genie lifts, power tools, and machine shop tools. AW Dynamometer, Pontiac, Illinois
Shipping & Logistics Specialist, February 2017 – August 2018
• Constructed shipping crates for domestic and international destinations.
• Fabricated materials for final assembly of dynamometers.
• Utilized hand tools, forklifts, drill press, and other equipment in assembly process. RR Donnelley & Sons Inc., Pontiac, Illinois
Jogger, September 2006 – February 2017
• Operated and maintained laser plate-making equipment for printing press company.
• Examined finished plates to verify conformity with master plates.
• Handled cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment. MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Navy, 1999 – 2003
• Supervised shipboard firefighting and chemical, biological and radiological defense.
• Mentored and trained team members As team leader of shipboard firefighting team.
• Promoted to on-scene leader of shipboard firefighting team responsible for managing team leaders, shipboard firefighting teams, and maintenance of equipment.
• Directed team leaders as on-scene leader of flight deck emergency firefighting team. EDUCATION
University of Saint Francis, Joliet, IL
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, December 2021 Major Concentration: Management and Leadership
GPA: 3.94