BRUCE W. VALENTIN
Cocoa, FL *****
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SUMMARY
** ***** ** ********* ********** in auditing, quality assurance, receiving, warehousing, inspection, and staff training. Skills honed in both corporate and military environments have served me well in successfully carrying out assignments.
EXPERIENCE
Space Coast Technical Network – Titusville, FL
• Quality/Health and Safety
United Space Alliance – Titusville, FL (Kennedy Space Center) (1996-2011)
Quality Inspection / Support
• Verified that incoming parts and assemblies met specs/ drawings, purchase orders
• Performed acceptance/certification testing on parts as needed
• Tools used but not limited to: Tinus-Olsen tensile tester, Optical Comparator, XRF –metal sampler, Johnson Laser Thread Gage, Rockwell hardness Tester, various digital and analog calipers, micrometers, thread and plug gages
• Monitored processes against work documents. Inspected Welds, Solder joints, & Wire Terminations, safety equipment.
Reliability/Corrective Action
• Inspected discrepant hardware and parts; verified to requirements, document issues, worked with engineering to resolve issues.
Process Quality Assurance Inspection
• Certified parts, verified packaging to specifications. Provided logistics support.
• Performed inventory audits
U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) (1968 -1988)
Food Service Officer
• Operated dining facilities, including scheduling, training, inventory audits, sanitation inspections, data management.
• Provided Logistics Support, maintained and procured supplies, located new vendors as needed due to operational changes
• Chief Master at Arms
Fire Marshall
• Monitored various stages of hot work being done focusing on health and safety concerns.
CERTIFICATIONS
• Level 2 Visual Testing
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CERTIFICATIONS – (continued)
• High Pressure Safety
• Forklift Operation (2K – 30 K)
• Competent Person Fall Projection Equipment Inspection
• Contamination Control
• Electro Static Discharge (ESD
• Torque & Safety Wiring
• Fusion Welding Inspection
• Adhesive Bonding (Grade B)
• Fiber Optic Connectorization
• Wire Termination inspection
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Microsoft Office 2007, Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Peoplesoft
SECURITY
• US Citizen ,Valid US Passport
• OPM/Homeland Security NACI (National Agency Check with Inquiries)
• NASA Issued Personal Reliability Program Clearance
EDUCATION
• BS Degree – Barry University
• Certified Manager – National Management Association (est. comp. May 2012)
COMMITTEES/BOARDS
• Unit Safety Board Member, Health & Safety Team Member
• Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Committee Team Member
• Space Coast Corvette Club (Treasurer/2 years & car show committee chairman)
MEMBERSHIPS
• Space Coast Technical Network (STN)
• United Space Alliance Leadership Association (USALA/NMA)
• Space Coast Corvette Club
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Quest Award in Teamwork/Employee of the Month (December 2001) – awarded by United Space Alliance
• Quest Award for Employee of the Quarter (3rd Quarter 2009) – awarded by United Space Alliance.
HOBBIES: include landscaping, auto repair,& home remodeling