Experience

NeoGraf Solutions, LLC

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Assurance Technician

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  Traveled internationally to evaluate equipment for possible procurement in an effort to increase fabrication capacity. Traveled internationally to conduct supplier audits. Lead process improvement teams to eliminate waste, increase yield, and increase throughput. · Ensure that quality measures are carried out on the shop floor level. · Train operators on quality standards and work closely with them on changes to quality standards. · Coordinate the NCR process on the shop floor level. · Work closely with the New Product Development team on the coordination of trial work. · Perform and coordinate internal quality audits and Manufacturering Process Audits on the shop floor. · Compile/interpret data including process yield and material properties. · Ensure that qualified materials are ready for production. · Suggest updates to the quality system. · Work closely with the Engineering team to troubleshoot quality issues from a technical standpoint. · Prepare quality metric reports. · Perform Pareto analysis on data such as NCR’s, DCR’s, and material properties. · Perform root cause analysis for corrective actions, including DCR’s. · Publish technical summaries and reports. · Provide hands on technical support for operators and serve as a quality resource for them. Show less



GrafTech International

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Technical Assistance/Engineering Tech

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2016

  • The engineering technician for the successful start-up of a sister facility that helped grow the thermal management division and increase capacity by 60%.• Lead a Kaizen event that reduced set up and changeover time between standard parts from 45min. to under 8min.• Lead a Kaizen even that increased the uptime of the fabrication machines by 17%. This led to a cost savings of $82,000.00 per year on Temporary worker costs.• Lead a Kaizen that repurposed current scrap inventory into usable parts that, once sold, will generate $554,000.00 in additional revenue • Lead production teams at Sharon Center in the absence of the process manager.• Develop and implement Standard Work Procedures (SWP) and Total Job Analysis (TJA) controlled documents.• Work with the production planner to meet production goals and delivery dates• Train salaried and hourly personnel on processes and equipment.• Approved temp employees hours • Assist process manager on the determination of work schedules when production needs change• Assist process manager on the determination of employee performance reviews• White belt certified (Lean)• Implement Lean tools at Sharon Center.• Monitor all critical metrics to ensure the area is operating efficiently.• Oversee overall product lifecycle from inception to decline at Sharon Center.• Assist with engineering and maintenance to develop and implement processes and reliability improvements.• Communicate information across functional teams• Develop and implement effective countermeasures when key metrics indicate necessary.• Report production on JD Edwards, and assist in managing inventory. Show less

• Application Technician

  • Oct 2004 - Mar 2013

  • Maintained and oversaw the production of material at a contracted facility out of state for a year. • Run the impregnation line, solvent recovery unit, operation associated testing, completed maintenance work orders and write TJA’s.• Operate a 300 ton press to produce FFP products for consumer consumption.• Report production on JD Edwards, and help manage inventory in AFGF.• Manage Praxair calibrated gases and scrubber chemical service accounts.• Manage the bulk chemical ordering and inventory for AFGF• Assist the fuel cell group in running molding trials and other subsidiary operations.• Proficient in, Microsoft Office, AutoCad, JD Edwards.• Perform laboratory work to evaluate product quality and process performance.• Part of the first response teams to respond to building emergencies.• Train and direct other employees in the performance of technical tasks.• Work with maintenance to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment.• Handle product sample requests from internal and external customers. Show less