Andrea “Sue” Highsmith
San Jose, CA 95118
E-mail: w3pvo0@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a senior inspection position in Quality Control or Quality Assurance in incoming, in-process and final inspection of electronic assemblies and manufacturing materials. Seeking a position with opportunities to learn and master new skills, and becoming part of the quality team.
BACKGROUND:
• Over twenty successful years of incoming, in-process and final inspection. Extensive experience in inspecting a wide variety of materials, mechanical parts, electronic components, fabricated parts, integrated circuits, printed circuit boards, sub-assemblies and finished products.
• Demonstrates the ability to read engineering/production drawings and specifications, and has a working knowledge and use of precision measuring tools and test equipment.
• I have a ”people friendly” personality working at all levels, a quick study, and enjoys the process of defining and solving problems.
EXPERIENCE:
ATP Electronics Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
1999-2009 - QA Lead/Senior QA Inspector
• Supervised Q.A. staff and set inspection priorities for incoming materials, in-process assemblies and finished OEM products. Performed Q.A. and ESD audits of all manufacturing operations.
• Key member of ISO 9001 certification team.
• Maintained material inspection data base and Q.A. equipment calibration records.
• Implemented an ESD Safety and Training Program and instructed ATP Employees.
• Responsible for inspection of incoming, in-process and final inspection of OEM products to IPC 600, 610, 6012 and MIL-STD 883 specifications. Performed sample testing of finished product to insure correct programming.
• Sample inspected PCB material to company fabrication notes and JEDEC Standards.
• Performed 1ST Article Inspection of components, PCB’s and manufacturing materials.
• Responsible for inspection and sample testing of passive components for production builds.
Pacific Monolithics Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
1992-1999 - QA Lead/QA Senior Inspector
• Supervised Q.A. staff and set inspection priorities for incoming materials, in-process assemblies and finished products of television down converters.
• Performed Q.A. audits of all manufacturing operations and issued Corrective Action Reports.
• Responsible for inspection of incoming, in-process and final inspection of products to company specifications and MIL-STD 883 sampling plan. Performed QA audits on in-process materials both on and off site.
• Performed monthly ESD and particle count audits of all manufacturing operations and issued Corrective Action Reports.
• Performed operator certification to manufacturing procedures, specifications and drawings.
• Maintained equipment calibration records. Maintain and update drawings, procedures and BOMs used for inspection.
Weitek Corporation, Sunnyvale CA
1989 – 1992 - Senior Quality Control Inspector
National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA
1987 – 1989 - Senior Quality Control Inspector
Fairchild Corporation, Milpitas/Mountain View, CA
1979 – 1987 - Senior Lab Technician/Senior QC Inspector
EDUCATION:
San Jose City College, CA
AA Degree, General Education, Minor Preschool Education
REFERENCES:
Yu-Hung Shiau
QA Manager/ATP Electronics
Sang Lee Chua
Shipping Manager/ATP Electronics
Winnie Chang
HR Manager/ATP Electronics