Quality Assurance Control

Cody R. Collins

219-***-**** / St. Louis, MO / ********@*****.***

Experienced professional with strong background in military, steel, and automotive industries, specializing in optimizing machine processes, minimizing downtime, enhancing quality assurance, and driving overall productivity improvements.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Productions

Quality Control

Leadership

Inspections

Safety

Equipment Operations

Manufacturing

Automotive/Steel Expert

Forklift Operations

Process Improvement

Training

Distribution/Logistics

Qualified to operate Kalmar tractors and heavy-duty forklifts, pay loader and Royal coil carrier, Guzzler Sucker truck.

Certified to operate following support equipment: TA-75B, JG-75, JG-75-1,JG75-3 ACFT Tow Tractors.

License: CDL Class B active license.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor, St. Louis, MO 2023 – Present Works with multiple logistics companies, including Crossroads Courier, U.S. Pack, and VCS Courier Services, specializing in the secure transportation of pharmaceutical products, narcotics, and medical specimens to hospitals, mental health facilities, and nursing homes.

Ensuring compliance with DEA regulations for transporting narcotics, including maintaining proper paperwork, secure containers, and passing extensive background checks.

Maintaining TSA certification to handle and deliver cargo from airports and other high-security government-controlled areas.

Verifying all medical and pharmaceutical product documentation, including proper signatures, dates, and identification checks.

Double-checking container security, locks, and assigned paperwork to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Utilizing a personal vehicle for transportation, ensuring regular maintenance and adherence to licensing requirements.

Pomp’s Tire Services, Inc., St. Louis, MO, (Assistant Logistics Manager) 2022 – 2022 Managed and supervised daily logistics operations to ensure efficient and safe transport of goods.

Verified truck load manifests to confirm correct products were loaded onto appropriate vehicles.

Conducted physical inspections of trucks to ensure proper working order and road readiness.

Led driver meetings to reinforce safe driving practices and compliance with operational protocols.

Ensured drivers were equipped with necessary tools for loading and unloading, as well as functioning communication devices, including two-way radios and cell phones.

Oversaw verification of legal documents, licenses, and fuel cards to confirm validity.

Jost Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO, (Logistics Manager) 2022 – 2022 Adjusted and monitored equipment controls to regulate temperature, pressure, and flow of materials during chemical processes, ensuring adherence to production specifications.

Inspected machinery to identify leaks or malfunctions, performed minor repairs, and conducted routine cleaning and assembly of equipment.

Conducted quality control checks, including sampling products and measuring particle size, percent solids, or moisture levels per product specifications.

Managed raw material handling, including retrieving, measuring, and adding materials to reaction tanks and overseeing hopper transfers.

Operated forklifts and hand trucks to palletize and package finished products.

Maintained strict safety standards to prevent accidents and participated in safety training programs.

Recorded operational data, including temperatures, pressures, ingredients, and test results, as well as lot numbers and raw material quantities.

Cleveland Cliffs (Former, ArcelorMittal USA, Inc.), Burns Harbor, IN, (Tire Repair Associate) 2008 – 2021

Largest steel company in U.S.A, Africa, and Europe. Successfully worked for the last 12 years in various areas including mobile equipment repairs, hazardous waste, cleaning services, equipment operations, and beta steel. Mounts & dismounts, replaces all tires on mobile equipment that operates inside of facility.

Mobile Equipment Repair Shop Technician, Replaced, repaired, and changed flat tires on trailers and truck cabs, averaging 12 tires per day of varying sizes.

Truck Operations (Truck Operator) obtained Class B CDL license and successfully operated a Guzzler Sucker truck.

Cleaning Services Department Technician, removed hazardous waste and managed environmental spill cleanups around facility, adhered to Hazmat protocols and safety standards.

Obtained endorsements for tanker operations and hazardous materials handling.

Earned certifications in Confined Space Entry, Shared Vigilance, and Hirac-Lit protocols.

Mobile Equipment Operator (Coil Carrier) operated industrial machinery to transport steel coils to various secondary locations for further processing.

Ford Motor Company, St. Louis, MO 1989 – 2006

General Utility Associate (Chicago Assembly & Chicago Stamping Plants)

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

U.S. Marine Corp

Assignments:

Corrosion Control Monitor - Supervisor for A6E aircraft 547 and 555, VMA-533 Hawks 5.

Ordnance Safety NCO 5, Maintenance NCO, Pre-Expended Bin (PEB) Supply NCO

Completed Courses:

Aviation Ordnance, Department of the Navy, Class A1

Harpoon System Maintenance & Loading, Marine Corps

Organizational Maintenance, A6E Armament Systems

Avionics Corrosion Control

Certifications:

3rd Marine Division – Rein Certificate of Service

H&MS-14 Support Equipment (Sats Loader)

Support Equipment NC-8A MEPP NF-2

GSE Phase 2 Sats & JG-40

Certification Record following Ordnance (Non- Nuclear):

Practice Bombs Mk-76

Practice MK 80 SER Retard

RMK-31 Tow Target

HE Bombs Retarded

HE Bombs Non-Retarded

Electrical Fuze

Mechanical Fuze

Destructors (MK-36,40,41)

Mines ( MK-52,55,56 )

Cluster Bombs

Rockets

AIM-9 Sidewinder

AMG-45 Shrike

AGM-84 Harpoon

AGM-123 Skipper

Para Flares Dispenser

Decoy Flares/ Chaff Dispenser

Marine Markers

Cads/CTGS

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