Quality Assurance Leader with 20+ Years Manufacturing Experience

Kenneth C. Mendenhall

**** ****** ****** 706-***-**** Residence

Columbus, Ga.31906 ***********@*****.*** 706-***-**** Cell

SUMMARY

Over 20 years of experience in quality and production manufacturing in water and fiber optics, with expertise in troubleshooting, problem-solving, process improvement, training, product analysis, vendor audits, issuing SOPS, and LIMS coordination.

OBJECTIVE

Quality Assurance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COLUMBUS WATER WORKS – Municipal Water – Columbus, Georgia

PRESENT: Assistant Laboratory Manager – Supervise ten analysts - Over drinking water (micro lab) and wastewater lab teams – Charge of influent and effluent wastewater testing per state EPD permit, industrial sampling, safety coordinator for lab, purchasing for lab, River runs for EPD, cross-training employees, consumer complaints, process improvement, Leadership program

Direct laboratory testing

Over measurements

Write SOP’S

Over-instrumentation in the lab

Process Improvement

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES – Optical Fiber Solutions, Norcross, Georgia 2000-2002

Manufacturing fiber optic tubes.

STA/Process Engineer

Increased dryer fiber optic tube production from 45 percent to 98 percent by balancing air flow in the dryer, saving 7.5 million dollars

Charge of temperature control of dihydroxylation furnaces via computer controls

Involved with chlorine and thionyl chloride chemical applications for optic tube purification

Created and revised procedures for final product inspection, Standardized tube quality through data collection and analysis of acceptable and non-acceptable tubes for final inspection. Saved $1million annually by avoiding scrapped products. Held and released product based on MIL Standard 1074

Eliminated pressure differential with silica line flow by implementing check valves, which prevented line gelation, resulting in $2 million in savings by avoiding downtime and lost production

Worked with various gauges – digit calipers, micrometers, and optical comparators

Implemented SPC control charts for 18 dihydroxylation furnaces to monitor chemical applications

Certificates and Awards

State of Georgia - certified as wastewater lab analyst- State Certification # WWL014349

State of Georgia - board-certified as water lab analyst- State Certification # WL014243

Awarded - Gold Award 5 consecutive years and Platinum Award for three years in the water/wastewater lab by the State of Georgia Association of Water Professionals

Won WEF (Water Environmental Federation Award -National Award)

IRA KELLY Award

EDUCATION

COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, GA.

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

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