Quality Engineer /Manager

Tommy M. Thorn

**** ***** **** **** *****: 870-***-****

Trumann, AR. 72472

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OBJECTIVE: Continue my professional career in a manufacturing environment to utilize my experience, knowledge and leadership to contribute to reaching the companies objectives and increase profits and reduce costs.

EMPLOYMENT:

2009 to Present - Maple Grove Baptist Church (Trumann AR).

 Duties include record keeping, publishing weekly bulletin & mailers, custodial

 Utilizing Mac computer

1999 to 2009 - B & C Die Cast (Pace Industries, Jonesboro, AR)

Quality Engineer: 2001 to 2009

 PPAP Duties including IMDS

 Familiar with AIAG: PCP, SPC, MSA, PFMEA, APQP, PPAP

 Assisted in obtaining/maintaining Certification for TS 16949

 Helped to reduce overall customer PPM's by 68%

 Trained TS16949 Internal Auditor

 Trained in Lean, C I, 8D, and 6S

 Work closely with customers to develop a partnership along with keeping PPM’s down

 Work closely with suppliers

 Helped direct Kaizen events

 Assist in training personnel

 Performed Internal Audits

 Certified fork lift driver

 Lead in purchasing Spectrometer and was in charge of verifying metal content.

 Gage Calibration and handling gage replacement including getting quotes and issuing P.O.'s.

 Writing and assisting with procedures

 Utilizing an Optical Comparator, CMM w/Geopak 2000, DCC CMM with GeoMeasure, Micrometer, Caliper, etc. Also, use of PC Excel, Word, Outlook, Projects, Power Point and limited use of AutoCAD.

 Utilized end mill, welder, grinder, drill press and lathe to build fixtures and prepare samples

Quality Manager: 1999 to 2001

 Assisted B&C in receiving ISO 9002 Certification (May of 2001), Arkansas Quality Commitment Award (Aug. of 2000)

 Managed department of 3 full time inspectors and directed temporary staff

 Trained floor personnel to become self directed on performing Quality checks

 Dealt directly with customer complaints/supplier concerns, including corrective actions.

 In addition to CMM\Layout\Gage Calibration responsibilities

CMM/Layout Person: 1999 to 1999

 Perform First Article Layouts on new or revised customer parts

 Revised calibration program reducing total cost approx. 70%

 Dealt directly with customer complaints including corrective actions.

 Perform in-process departmental Quality audits

1981 to 1999 -Colson Caster Corporation, Jonesboro, AR.

Q.A. Group Leader: 1989 to 1999

 Direct a staff of six floor inspectors

 Wrote and taught blue-print reading course

 Receiving inspection(working with purchasing and vendors to insure good products from suppliers)

 Handled disposition of customer returns and customer complaints

 New Tooling layouts, plus layouts of old dies for Tool and Die Dept.

 Work with Eng. on new product line

 Gage Calibration (Help to write new Gage Calibration Procedures Manual) Familiar with Optical Comparator, Hardness Testers, CMM w/Geopak 500, Geopak 2000, Statpak and Scanpak. Datamyte System, Micrometer, Caliper, etc.

 Also, use of PC Excel, Word, and limited use of Auto Cad

Q.A. Inspector A: 1988 - 1989

 First piece (set up) inspection and buyoff

 In-process inspection

 Final inspection on the shipping line

Arc Welder Set Up/Operator: 1981 - 1988

 To set up job from Blueprint and execute order

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