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SONIA KITCHENS
OBJECTIVE
If given the opportunity would like to utilize my skills and knowledge to promote and achieve company missions.
FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY
20 + years experience in a manufacturing environment, starting as an operator gaining recognition, being promoted to a Lead position and then to a Supervisor position at an aerospace and defense contracting company. Have helped lead team of 65 employees to gain a rating of #1 out of possible 164 suppliers for 100% on time deliveries. Have helped bring scrap levels to below 1%. Have helped to reduce labor cost by helping to convert assemblies into Lean Production with production times being improved by as much as 62%. Developing Training for employees for continual improvement. Helping lead Root Cause Analysis Teams. Writing process instructions, and Managing Departmental Configuration (document Control). Bid and proposal cost analysis and calculations. Maintaining inventory for all consumables as well as equipment. Multi-tasking and strong organizational skills. Box level electronics wiring and integration, electro-mechanical and cable assemblies, fabrication and assembly of electrical and mechanical hardware. Interpreting engineering drawings, Mil-Specs and utilizing tools associated with fabrication of such assemblies.
EMPLOYMENT
Tyonek Manufacturing Group Madison, Alabama
Production Supervisor II
4 years Supervision of 65 Employees. Hiring new employees, performing employee performance evaluations, monitoring attendance, handling discipline. Assigning tasks as needed to production for on time and within budget deliveries. Tracking of Test results as well as Quality non-conformance rates to ensure operators are properly trained. Tracking labor times, Tracking scrap rates, reporting production times to Program Managers. Writing work instructions , Routers, and Process (work) Instructions, Bid and Proposal, production labor quotes. Manage and schedule all training to be updated and Manage Departmental documentation Control. Reading Drawings, Specifications.
SES Inc.
Huntsville, Al.
Electrical Cable Tech III
3 years
All aspects of cable/harness fabrication. Prototypes.
Avex Electronics
Huntsville, Al.
Senior Repair Operator
4 years
All aspects of repair on pcb’s including smt
Electro Design and Manufacturing Decatur,Al.
Military Electrical Specialist II
4 years
All aspects of cable/harness fabrication and modification. Prototypes
SCI Inc.
Huntsville, Al.
Test Repair Lead
6 years
Leading team of repair operators including smt
1997-2001 Omni-Cube LLC. (Security Contractor for NASA at MSFC)
Fingerprinting, Data-Entry, Entering data for Key-card entry, issuing badges, issuing car decals, Name Clearance processes for foreign nationals, fingerprinting.
EDUCATION
1981 Calhoun Community College Decatur, Alabama
G.E.D.
Proficient with Microsoft office applications, CostPoint, SharePoint, Train Track, Access, MEDIS, and SOMIS (MEDIS AND SOMIS are software written for NASA at MSFC) software applications. Have done a little in CAD. I am a quick study and feel that I can learn any program if shown.
WHMA-610 ,WHMA-620 , J-STD, MIL-STDS
Knowledge of OSHA standards
ISO 9001 Certified, and ESD Certified
References available on request.