Quality Process Engineer (211461) Chemical Mfg, Steelmaking, Specialty Metals, Power / BSME / CQA
Multi-industry Quality Process Engineer. He is a Certified ISO 9001 Quality Auditor with extensive manufacturing experience in the Manufacturing Industry that includes Heavy Industry, Specialty Chemicals, Chemical Manufacturing, Steelmaking, Power, and Specialty Metals. His experience includes machining, foundry, forging stamping, casting, assembly, heat treat, powerplant, and chemical operations.
He is currently employed with a specialty chemical manufacturer but is interested in exploring new opportunities. He brings an impressive track record with broad manufacturing and operations experience to the party and his notable experience includes:
• Issue Supplier Non-Conformance Reports (NCR’s) and respond to Customer Corrective Action Requests.
• Technical writing of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), Safe Work Practices (SWP’s), and Quality Checklists.
• Utilized Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to develop and improve least-cost heat mixes for the melting of specialty alloys and stainless steels.
• Incorporated Lean techniques for continuous quality improvement.
• Developed, reviewed, and approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Managed trial materials and sampling programs to improve quality while reducing costs.
• Managed all raw materials and alloys used in a high-volume, fast-paced steel making facility.
• Assisted in negotiating purchasing contracts.
• Oversaw material quality.
• Provided inventory control.
• Implemented process control programs and facilities improvement projects.
• Owner of one US Patent: Refractory Life Extension of a Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) in a Steel Making Facility.
• Developed an innovative furnace cooling system that improved safety, reduced maintenance and downtime, increased production, and improved profitability.
• Provided field support engineering for reactor re-fueling equipment and components.
• Troubleshot and resolved technical problems during system testing and plant start-up
• Heavy Industry, Specialty Chemicals, Chemical Manufacturing, Steelmaking, Specialty Metals
• OEM Manufacturing
• Machining Operations
• Foundry Operations
• Smelting Operations
• Forging Operations
• Stamping Operations
• Blasting Operations
• Casting Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Welding Operations
• Fabrications Operations
• Heat Treat Operations
• Coating / Painting Operations
• Chemical Plant Operations
• Metal Finishing Operations
• Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
• Supplier Validation / Qualification
• Quality Resident Engineering
• Using Quality Database Systems
• Process Control Quality Experience
• Creating SOP Training
• Quality Management Experience
• Shop Floor Process Quality
• Quality Training Experience
• Production Quality experience
• Performing Internal Quality system audits
• Performing External Quality system audits
• Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Statistical Investigations
• Investigating Customer Complaints
• Documenting Initial Submissions
• Conducting Trial Fit / Function
• Using Control Plans
• Poka Yoke Assessments
• Analyzing Production Limitations
• DFMEA / PFMEA
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• DOE Design of Experiments
• 5S / 6S
• Reducing WIP Inventory
• Sorting Suspect Parts
• PPAP
• APQP
• Gage R&R
• PPM Reduction
Education
• Partial Master of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering / The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• Graduate Course Work in Manufacturing Systems Engineering / The University of Pittsburgh (PITT), Pittsburgh, PA
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering / Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
• CQA Certified Quality Auditor