Christopher Dirkers HC**, Box ***-A, Calico Rock, Arkansas. 72519

Tel/Fax: 870-***-****; E-mail: o44h1c@r.postjobfree.com

BACKGROUND SUMMARY:

Manufacturing, Quality, and Design Engineer. Manager New Product Introduction, Customer Support Representative, Project Manager, Q.C. Supervisor/Manager, Certified Quality Engineer. Trained in TQM, Shainin statistical problem solving, Covey "7 Habits", Malcolm Baldrige Award, ISO-9000, 3-D CAD drafting, Costanza Institute Design For Manufacturability (DFM), GMP.

SELF EMPLOYED: (2002-2005, 2008-2010) Pleasant Valley Enterprises – Calico Rock, Arkansas

Custom construction and agricultural products/services.

ZILA/PRODENTEC: Design & Manufacturing Engineer - Batesville, Arkansas

(2006-2008) Prodentec - Manufacturer of patented oral hygiene products.

Create Unigraphics parametric 3-D CAD parts, injection mold tooling, and custom assembly fixtures. Specify, source, and set up quality inspection system for painted sheet metal and other parts. Set up and document key assembly processes. Perform qualification testing and write formal reports of results.

MOLEX: Project/Design Engineer - Maumelle, Arkansas

(2000-2002) Molex – 2nd largest connector manufacturer in the world.

Lead Design Engineer responsible for creating 3-D CAD solid models, dimension drawings and specifications to procure components for a group of high speed data interconnect products. Also responsible for project scheduling, testing, vendor and customer liaison, patent applications for new ideas, and business unit planning and administration.

PRECISION INTERCONNECT: Engineer (Quality, Manufacturing, Product, Process) - Portland, Oregon

(1990-1997) Precision Interconnect - manufacturer of medical diagnostic cable assemblies.

Project lead for development of thermoplastic injection molds. Cable production and wiring assembly process engineering with emphasis on braiding, stranding, and thermo-extrusion jacketing. Lead Engineer to improve (copper) wire processing. Customer Support Engineer & Product Design Engineer for manufacturing of plastic parts and assemblies for the medical industry (heart catheters and implantable hearing aid devices) included managing quality requirements and audits. Responsible for manufacturing documentation, process set-up, training, line lay-out; all aspects of manufacturing and quality engineering. Participated in quoting & estimating. Wrote custom soft ware.

STC SUBMARINE SYSTEMS: Process Engineer - Portland, Oregon

(1989) STC - manufacturer of undersea fiber optic cable.

Supervised transfer of jacket extrusion equipment from parent facility in Southampton, England to Portland, Oregon. Modified, installed, and debugged said equipment in a new plant. Hired, trained, and supervised extrusion operators.

ALCATEL: Quality Engineer, Q.C. Manager/Supervisor, Customer Support - Claremont, N.C.

(1984-1988) Alcatel - a multi-national OEM of fiber optic cable.

Team lead for successful supplier certification project. Sales support. Hosted customer visits and trade shows. Q.C. Supervisor over test lab staff, qualification testing, in-process Q.C., vendor compliance, etc. Traveled to installations to verify and solve product problems. Managed test standard development/compliance. Team member of fiber optic cable plant start-up. Liaison with government (DESC) on-site inspectors. TQM implementation team member.

MISCELLANEOUS: (1968-1983)

Field Geologist/Geophysicist – Alaska, Africa, Australia

Mechanic – Domestic and Overseas (Antarctica)

Core Sample Driller – West Virginia, New Guinea

Camp Counselor for Boy Scouts of America - Northern Minnesota.

Lifeguard for YMCA and City of Minneapolis.

Nurse Assistant - Walker Methodist Nursing Home, Minneapolis.

MEMBERSHIPS – PATENTS - BOOKS:

Oregon State University - Board Member, Student Manufacturing Engineer Internship Program.

American Society for Quality Control - Certified Quality Engineer and Chapter 607 Secretary '91-'93

Oregon Quality Initiative - Leader of Quality Award Implementation Team – 1995

Author; A Scriptural Law Index - 1995

Electronics Industries Asso. - Chair, Nat'l Q.C. Standards Group 6.7.6 - 1986

Inventor of Record: U.S. Patent 6,443,768 B1 “Small Form Factor Connector Cage” - 2002

Co-inventor of Record: U.S. Patent 7,066,762 B2 “Adapter Module Retention Latches” - 2006

EDUCATION:

C.Q.E. - Certified Quality Engineer No. 21809, ASQC -1990

A.A - Mechanics, Wilkes Community College, N.C., 1980

B.S. - Geology, University of Minnesota, 1976 - Magna cum Laude

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