Senior Lead Engineering Technician
Resume:
DANIEL BARBER
Aurora, Illinois
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Compliance-focused Warehouse and Operations Specialist with extensive experience in raw material testing, safety leadership, and cross-functional logistics. Safety Steering Committee member with a strong commitment to maintaining zero-accident environments and strict OSHA/EPA compliance. Versatile operator skilled at handling complex equipment, auditing inventory quality, and streamlining production workflows.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owens Corning
Senior Lead Engineering Technician
West Chicago, IL
July 2012 – March 2026
Led a small-scale testing laboratory evaluating raw materials and components, ensuring 100% of incoming stock met division quality and structural standards before production release.
Prepared, conditioned, and stabilized raw material samples, utilizing strict inventory tracking protocols to ensure zero data discrepancies and maximum testing repeatability.
Safely operated complex Instron unit and calibrated machinery to conduct load, compression, and tensile strength testing on heavy components and systems.
Strictly enforced ASTM, ISO, and WDMA compliance regulations, maintaining absolute data integrity and zero method consistency errors across multiple production divisions.
Partnered closely with Engineering, R&D, and Product Development teams to streamline validation workflows and rapidly resolve technical product defects.
Maintained 100% flexibility by managing duties across both active production floors and laboratory environments to meet strict daily operational deadlines.
Served as an active member of the Safety Steering Committee, Emergency Response, and 5S Teams to spearhead facility-wide risk reduction initiatives
Directly managed the compliant handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous materials in strict accordance with OSHA and EPA standards facility-wide.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Materials Testing • Laboratory Operations • Instron Testing • ISO/ASTM/WDMA Standards • SOP Compliance • Test Lab Operations • System Operations • Laboratory Analysis • Data Analysis (Excel) • Warehousing • Forklift Operations
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