James F. Meade *** E. Wilson St, Blanchardville, WI 53516
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Objective: To secure a challenging position in a growing, team oriented organization that focuses
on high quality products and service and places a premium on strong team structure.
Personal: Married, three children and two grandchildren.
Enlisted in the United States Army from 1980-1984
American Legion Member (Post 142, Blanchardville Wi.)
American Legion Rider (District 3, S/W Wi.)
Volunteer Work: Badger Honor Flight, Madison Wis.
Pecatonica Food Pantry, Blanchardville Wi.
Meals on Wheels, Blanchardville Wi.
SUN Program, Blue Mounds Wi.
Personal References: Robert McGuigan (Badger Honor Flight) 608-***-****
Marlis Hittesdorf (Pecatonica Food Pantry) 608-***-****
Karen Mayhew (Meals on Wheels) Cell:608-***-****
SUN Program Phone: 608-***-****
Education: 1980 Reedsburg High school, Graduated from Reedsburg Wi.
1995 Madison Area Technical Collage, Madison Wis.
Industrial processes (GPA 4.0)
1996 Northern Illinois University, De Kalb Ill.
School of Engineering, Industrial Regulatory and Compliance
1998 University of Wisconsin, Madison Wis.
Effective Environmental Compliance/ Environmental Management
1999 Lindburg Compliance Group, Milwaukee Wis.
Permit required Confined space trainer/ Hazardous Material Management
Certifications: Certified OSHA Inspector/Instructor (10 & 30 hour courses)
Certified Hazardous Waste Trainer (10 hour Haz-Woper/ Respirator Protection)
Certified Confined Space Trainer (10 hour Permit Required Confined Space)
Certified 1st Aid CPR Trainer (American Red Cross)
Employment: 05/10 – 08/11 Westwood Aluminum Castings Inc. Waukesha Wi. Title: ISO Director
10/07-05/10 O&A Manufacturing Inc. Verona Wis. Title: Plant Engineer
10/06-10/07 Hayes Transportation, Verona Wis. Title: Transportation Management
03/02-10/06 Engraving Specialties, Verona Wis. Title: Production Management
08/2K-02/02 GPS (Global Plastics Service) Madison Wis. Title: IT Manager (Webmaster)
05/98-06/2K SSI Technologies, Janesville Wis. Title: Corp. Y2K Coordinator, ISO QS 9000
Regulatory development, implementation, training and auditing
1996 Madison Area Technical College (Spring Semester), Madison Wis. Title: Instructor
Technical Industrial Division, Truax Campus
1996-2010, Industrial Consultant/Trainer, ISO QS 9001-2008 and Regulatory Compliance
Experience: Production Management:
Conducted quarterly management meetings with production reports.
Weekly production reports for internal and customer scheduling.
ISO Development and implementation, internal auditing and inspections.
ISO Trainer for internal auditing and inspections/evaluations.
Industrial compliance development, implementation, training and certifications.
QA Management:
SJP, (Standard Job Procedures) development and implementation.
SOP, (Standard Operation Procedures) development and implementation.
FMEA, (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) processing and follow-ups.
CAR/PAR, (Corrective Action/Preventative Action Report) analysis and follow-ups.
TWA, (Time Weight Averages) production values.
R&D Management:
Research and development of metal fabricated prototype products and applications.
New product production: production time, materials, expendables ect. QA tests and checks.
IT/MIS Assistance:
Updates and implementation of firmware/software.
IT contingency plans and management, production software, tooling back-up.
Maintenance:
Developed and implemented maintenance schedules.
Negotiated and monitored outsourced maintenance contracts.
Comments: Preformed Industrial consulting, training and auditing in the mid and Southern Wisconsin region.
Enjoy training and certification in ISO and OSHA regulatory compliance. Assisted multiple
companies in project related goals. Enjoy working with a team structure in
optimizing processes and compliance goals for a lean manufacturing environment.