Experience

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  Author

  • Las Vegas, Nevada Area

  • Author

    • 1991 - Present
    • Las Vegas, Nevada Area
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  Textron

  • United States
  • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Manager Quality Engineering

    • Nov 1985 - Mar 2002

    During this time, I also held positions of Manager-Product Line, Manager Quality Improvement, Senior Quality Engineer, and Front-End Developer (VB 6.0), as part of the Space Shuttle Fuel Control Program.

  • Lecturer

    • 1996 - 1997

    Query Design.I prepared and lectured this short course for HR Textron and Space Shuttle Rocketdyne Engineering personnel.

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  Various Quality/Manufacturing Management Positions

  • USA, Canada

  • Quality Assurance

    • 1958 - 2002
    • USA, Canada

    My technical training started in 1949, In Munich, Germany.

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  Frank Maier

  • California

  • Acting Attorney - In Pro Per

    • Feb 1992 - Oct 1997
    • California

    After two law firms managed to have my just 'Wrongful Termination' case dismissed, for lack of prosecution by the attorneys, I personally filed a complaint against them, acting as my own attorney, in a California Superior Court, for 'Legal Malpractice'; after a long protracted tri...

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  Textron Aviation - Division HR Textron-Valencia...

  • Valencia-California

  • Lecturer

    • 1997 - 1997
    • Valencia-California

    Statistical - Null-Hypothesis Testing - I prepared and lectured this short course for HR Textron and Space Shuttle Rocketdyne Engineering personnel.

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  Aircraft/Aerospace Companies

  • Various

  • Lecturer

    • 1973 - 1994
    • Various

    Conducted employee training, at major Aircraft/Aerospace companies, in such topics as, Industrial Statistics, Shop Trigonometry, Quality Cost Accounting, Shot Peening, and Nital Etch Inspection.

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  Textron-HR Textron Division-California

  • Valencia - California

  • Lecturer

    • 1989 - 1990
    • Valencia - California

    Lectured the concept of 'Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing' (GD&T.), based on the then ANSI Standard Y14.5 (now ASME Y14.5-2009), to shop and receiving inspection personnel for two (2) divisions.

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  Sargent Industries/Airite Div.

  • El Segundo California

  • Manager Quality

    • May 1983 - Jul 1985
    • El Segundo California

    Responsible for Quality Program to MIL-Q-9858A, for Nuclear and Satellite Stored Energy applications, and the supervision/training of Inspectors and Quality Engineers.Responsible for writing and maintenance of Quality Policy Manual and Procedures, as well as Quality System Audits, in-house and at...

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  Magna International/Devtek Corp.

  • Ontario, Canada

  • Director, Corporate Quality

    • Jul 1978 - Oct 1982
    • Ontario, Canada

    Responsible for Quality Assurance Program for six (6) Divisions, respecting the requirements of MIL-I -45208, and MIL-Q-9858A. Writing and maintaining Corporate Quality Policy and Procedures, as well as Quality System Audits, at local divisions, and at suppliers/sub-contractors. Interaction wit...

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  University of Guelph

  • Guelph, Onatario - Canada

  • Visiting Lecturer

    • Jan 1982 - Apr 1982
    • Guelph, Onatario - Canada

    Statistical Quality Control/Reliability

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  American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) - C...

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Presenter

    • 1980 - 1982
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    Presented, multiple times, paper about the benefits of 'Quality Cost Accounting', at both ASOC-Executive meeting, and General Quality Forums, at Montreal-Canada (1980, 1981, 1982).

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  American Society for Quality (ASQ) - MENA

  • Holiday Inn, Brantford Ontario Canada

  • Guest Speaker

    • Apr 1981 - Apr 1981
    • Holiday Inn, Brantford Ontario Canada

    The presentation was about the identification of quality costs, and use of these parametrics identified, to lower the associated costs. (April 16, 1981)

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  General Motors-Canada

  • Cara Inn, Toronto-Canada

  • Guest Presenter

    • 1981 - 1981
    • Cara Inn, Toronto-Canada

    Presented paper, with slides, to general meeting of all Canadian Division General Managers, about the benefits of 'Quality Cost Accounting'.

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  Menasco Canada Ltd.

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Director, Quality Assurance

    • Jan 1966 - Jul 1978
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    Responsible for the quality of Landing Gears and Flight Controls, for commercial and military applications. Managed entire Quality Department consisting of well over 100, Quality Engineering, Inspection, Testing, and Calibration personnel.

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  Vanier College

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Visiting Lecturer

    • 1977 - 1978
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    Prepared and lectured - Practical Reliability, sponsored by American Society for Quality.

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  Aviation Electric Co. - now Bendix Corp.

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Quality Assurance Analyst

    • Mar 1963 - Jan 1966
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    Responsible for inspection planning, defective material review - (Material Review Board), for Aircraft Flight and Fuel Controls.

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  Velan Engineering Ltd.

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Assistant Chief Inspector

    • Aug 1958 - Mar 1963
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    Responsible for the supervision of inspection personnel, inspecting high pressure Valves for the Petrochemical and Nuclear Industries, including Missile loading systems.

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  Karl Schütz e.K. Präzisionswerkzeugbau

  • Munich Area, Germany

  • Tool and Die Maker Apprentice/Journeyman (Werkzeugmacher)

    • Aug 1949 - Apr 1954
    • Munich Area, Germany

    Graduated and became Journeyman. Grades: Technical 80%, and Practical 80%http://www.ft-deroy.musin.de/index.php/ausbildungsberufe/werkzeugmechanikhttps://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufenet/faces/index?path=null/kurzbeschreibung&dkz=29051The above link provides a glimpse into the world of ...