Experience

SEKISUI KYDEX

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Application Engineer

  • May 2022 - Present

• Aviation Applications Engineer

  • Jan 2020 - May 2022

• Quality Engineer

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2020

  Within the Quality Organization at SEKISUI SPI, I am working to streamline information and procedures throughout the facility and with our customers. This will allow for increased repeatability of our product performance at our customers. I work with Sales, Customer Service, Technical Service, R&D, Engineering Solutions Group, and Production to effectively communicate to our customers with any concerns they may have. Using Kaizen and other Root Cause methods with our cross functional team,… Show more Within the Quality Organization at SEKISUI SPI, I am working to streamline information and procedures throughout the facility and with our customers. This will allow for increased repeatability of our product performance at our customers. I work with Sales, Customer Service, Technical Service, R&D, Engineering Solutions Group, and Production to effectively communicate to our customers with any concerns they may have. Using Kaizen and other Root Cause methods with our cross functional team, we determine if any corrective or preventative actions are required.



First Quality

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Quality Engineer

  • 2009 - Dec 2013

  - Main point of contact and manager of several large and international customer accounts for technical engineering support through troubleshooting customer issues, contribute to expand to new product platforms, customize customer specifications to meet end user requirements and cultures. - Product Owner and main customer contact for over 50% of manufacturing sales - Quality Internal Audit Systems Owner - Change Management Systems Owner - Corrective Action Systems Owner - Monitor… Show more - Main point of contact and manager of several large and international customer accounts for technical engineering support through troubleshooting customer issues, contribute to expand to new product platforms, customize customer specifications to meet end user requirements and cultures. - Product Owner and main customer contact for over 50% of manufacturing sales - Quality Internal Audit Systems Owner - Change Management Systems Owner - Corrective Action Systems Owner - Monitor daily quality for several production lines - Lead the FQN team through several internal audits and updated the Quality Systems with the results of raising the customer ratings to a Satisfactory Level - Raised QA and plant awareness and capabilities in Vision System software and expectations. - Instituted Vision System daily inspections for key accounts to reduce defects from entering the consumer field. - Assisted in the validation of Basis Weight system for both basis weight and moisture content - Reduced number of customer complaints from major account through root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to remove the root cause Show less - Main point of contact and manager of several large and international customer accounts for technical engineering support through troubleshooting customer issues, contribute to expand to new product platforms, customize customer specifications to meet end user requirements and cultures. - Product Owner and main customer contact for over 50% of manufacturing sales - Quality Internal Audit Systems Owner - Change Management Systems Owner - Corrective Action Systems Owner - Monitor… Show more - Main point of contact and manager of several large and international customer accounts for technical engineering support through troubleshooting customer issues, contribute to expand to new product platforms, customize customer specifications to meet end user requirements and cultures. - Product Owner and main customer contact for over 50% of manufacturing sales - Quality Internal Audit Systems Owner - Change Management Systems Owner - Corrective Action Systems Owner - Monitor daily quality for several production lines - Lead the FQN team through several internal audits and updated the Quality Systems with the results of raising the customer ratings to a Satisfactory Level - Raised QA and plant awareness and capabilities in Vision System software and expectations. - Instituted Vision System daily inspections for key accounts to reduce defects from entering the consumer field. - Assisted in the validation of Basis Weight system for both basis weight and moisture content - Reduced number of customer complaints from major account through root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to remove the root cause Show less



Lafarge Cement

• Malaysia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Engineer / Supervisor

  • 2007 - 2009

  - Project Manager for laboratory equipment installation, personnel training, and ASTM C-114 certification for analytical XRF spectrometer used for production analysis and certified product release. Project Budget $381K - Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Facilitator – Worked with plant personnel to reduce the number of safety hazards and increase production efficiency. - Released final customer product based upon review of QA laboratory analysis. - Monitored quality and process parameters of… Show more - Project Manager for laboratory equipment installation, personnel training, and ASTM C-114 certification for analytical XRF spectrometer used for production analysis and certified product release. Project Budget $381K - Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Facilitator – Worked with plant personnel to reduce the number of safety hazards and increase production efficiency. - Released final customer product based upon review of QA laboratory analysis. - Monitored quality and process parameters of product specifications for production with adjustments to PLC control if necessary. - Coached QC Chemists (5), resulting in increased accuracy and precision in QC laboratory. - Implemented new testing procedures from the Corporate Technical Center and trained QA/QC lab technicians. - Project Manager for construction personnel elevator. Project Budget $180K - Supervise quality laboratory by monitoring Quality Technicians (3), Equipment, and Calibration records to meet ASTM requirements. - Administer quality assurance plans to increase the accuracy and precision of the quality technicians and production inspectors. - Ensure SOP compatibility with ISO and ASTM 4.0.1 certification. - Set goals for laboratory personnel to expand knowledge and responsibility. Show less - Project Manager for laboratory equipment installation, personnel training, and ASTM C-114 certification for analytical XRF spectrometer used for production analysis and certified product release. Project Budget $381K - Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Facilitator – Worked with plant personnel to reduce the number of safety hazards and increase production efficiency. - Released final customer product based upon review of QA laboratory analysis. - Monitored quality and process parameters of… Show more - Project Manager for laboratory equipment installation, personnel training, and ASTM C-114 certification for analytical XRF spectrometer used for production analysis and certified product release. Project Budget $381K - Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Facilitator – Worked with plant personnel to reduce the number of safety hazards and increase production efficiency. - Released final customer product based upon review of QA laboratory analysis. - Monitored quality and process parameters of product specifications for production with adjustments to PLC control if necessary. - Coached QC Chemists (5), resulting in increased accuracy and precision in QC laboratory. - Implemented new testing procedures from the Corporate Technical Center and trained QA/QC lab technicians. - Project Manager for construction personnel elevator. Project Budget $180K - Supervise quality laboratory by monitoring Quality Technicians (3), Equipment, and Calibration records to meet ASTM requirements. - Administer quality assurance plans to increase the accuracy and precision of the quality technicians and production inspectors. - Ensure SOP compatibility with ISO and ASTM 4.0.1 certification. - Set goals for laboratory personnel to expand knowledge and responsibility. Show less



Praxair

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineer Co-op

  • 2005 - 2006

  Assisted in cost saving events by simulating upgrades in cryogenic refrigeration systems to increase plant nitrogen production and decrease power consumption for two nitrogen facilities. - Troubleshot poorly performing air separation units to increase refrigeration recovery within the process to increase nitrogen output. - Simulated new plant prototypes and configurations. - Created and organized drawings to calculate the liquid level for a series of product line air separation plants. Assisted in cost saving events by simulating upgrades in cryogenic refrigeration systems to increase plant nitrogen production and decrease power consumption for two nitrogen facilities. - Troubleshot poorly performing air separation units to increase refrigeration recovery within the process to increase nitrogen output. - Simulated new plant prototypes and configurations. - Created and organized drawings to calculate the liquid level for a series of product line air separation plants.