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PATRICK D. LANGLEY
OBJECTIVE
Process Technician/ Quality Control / Lab Manager / QA
Manufacturing and Distribution, Research & Development, Process Control
WORK OF EXPERIENCE
October 2010 - Present Kardoes Rubber Company Lafayette, AL
Process Chemist, Lab Manager, ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Quality Technician
Supervise, motivate, train and work effectively with diverse employees
Act as a liaison between the research and development lab, production, the Technical Director and the Sales Department
Develop new formulas and expedite laboratory and factory batches
Supply customer with compound MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)
Maintain, clean and calibrate lab equipment ( Tech Pro Training )
Review and approve all incoming certificates of analysis on raw materials
Report hazardous material use to the EPA, ADEM (Alabama Department of Environmental Management), Sara Title III
Approve lab data on all shipments, ensuring all required specifications are met
Track all non-conforming material
Perform Quality internal audits on a weekly basis
Knowledge of the methods and techniques of fact finding, analysis, and resolution of complex problems and the development of concrete actions to solve problems
Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing in working out solutions to problems or questions relating to work
March 2003 – October 2010 Michelin North America Opelika, AL
Quality Process/Technician, Mixing Distressed Stock and Process Waste Manager, Auditor, QAM Aircraft Compound Technician
Responsible for certifying and complete physical testing on all Michelin Aircraft Tire compounds mixed at UG2
Implemented a system which allowed mixing distressed stock to go from 300,000 lbs. down to under 1000 lbs. in less than a year, still maintaining a process waste goal of less than .50%.
Became very familiar with downstream operations (calendars, extrusion, tread tubers) which allowed for the great reduction in distressed stock
Responsible for the testing and release of materials in the mixing and calendar stages
Very experienced in the different stages of the mixing process
Familiar with cold feed and hot feed extrusion process
Michelin Management Training Course
Root Cause Analysis Training
Computer literate, Windows, WordPerfect, Works, Word Processing, Office, Excel, Compugraph, database and spreadsheet applications
June 1999 - February 2003 Kardoes Rubber Company Lafayette, AL
Jr. Chemist, Lead Lab Technician, Lab Manager, Auditor
Supervise all lab employees
Responsible for training of all new lab technicians
Act as a liaison between the research and development lab, production, the Sr. Chemist and the Sales Department
Helped to develop new formulas and expedite laboratory and factory batches
Very familiar with ASTM testing methods
Maintain, clean and calibrate lab equipment ( Tech Pro Training )
Review and approve all incoming certificates of analysis on raw materials
Report hazardous material use to the EPA, Sara Title III
Approve lab data on all shipments, ensuring all required specifications are met
Track all non-conforming material
Certificates of training, Quality System Implementation and Familiarization
Major player in company’s efforts to gain ISO 9000 certification
Create statistical data on customer compounds, communicating with customers about any changes in specifications or formulations to get desired results
While on second shift I was responsible for all plant production, which included two mixers, the calendar plant, lab, and shipping and receiving
May 1995 - May 1999 United States Air Force Keesler AFB, MS, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Law Enforcement Patrolman/Armorer, TASS Operator. Office of Special Investigations
Was one of six airmen chosen by the base commander to represent Keeler AFB as an elite guard
As an armorer, I was responsible for the issue and turn in of all weapons within the 81st security forces squadron
Accountability of all ammo and weapons on Keesler AFB
Was the number one pick of over three hundred and fifty security forces members to lead an anti-terrorism surveillance team
Resulting in the unit receiving valuable information, ensuring the safety of all personnel assigned to the base
Learned to communicate with Arab nationals, and performed critical missions of gathering terrorist information, resulting in lock down of the base and a change to all flight plans in and out of Prince Sultan Air Base
Was hand picked by the base commander to brief the Vice President and Secretary of Defense on the operations of the tactical automated security system (TASS )
Represented all airmen and was chosen as Performer of the Week followed by Airman of the Quarter
EDUCATION
Combination of education and experience--college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
Polymer Science correspondence courses, University of Akron (Michelin N.A.)
General Studies, Bishop State
Technical Certificate, (216 hrs) Law Enforcement USAF
Hazardous Material Training, USAF
Michelin Management Training Course
Root Cause and Analysis Training
Process Technician Training (Michelin N.A.)