PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
My ability to negotiate effectively, strong organizational skills, and supervisory experience enhance my effectiveness in the workplace. I am a team player with a positive attitude and an ambition to attain my highest level of achievement. I maintain high personal goals and feel my skills will improve your organization.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
· Over 26 years in the QA/QC field with emphasis on electro/mechanical inspection/engineering.
· Background in NASA Flight Standards, with the past years in Cassini-Huygens, Cloud Sat, DAWN, Deep Impact, Deep Space,Phoenix Mars Lander,Genesis, Quik Scat,Mars Exploration Rovers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Herschel Plack, Mar Science Laboratory, Keplar, and EMOS.
· Audits, ESD, safety, and surveys in all areas.
· All phases of quality assurance engineering and inspection.
· Blueprint, quality documents, writing/updating quality procedures, solder, workmanship, witness testing, PIND, shock, vibration, thermal vacuum, degassing, vendor source, cabling, harnessing, PCB’s, optics and solar array panels, polymerics and conformal coat, receiving, in-process, finals, assemblies, end item data reviews, MRB, radiographic inspection, FEIN focus x-ray (real time and x-ray interpretation), calipers, gages, micrometers, tensile hybrids, CCD’s, MMI’s, precap, post, finals.
· Auditing, ESD and safety surveys and auditing, ISO.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
· Computer skills – MS Word, Excel.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2004 to 2011 JET PROPULSION LABORATORY – Pasadena, CAQuality assurance operation support group for flight
Title: Senior Project Engineer
Duties:· Supported schedules, procedures, testing, and audits for two avionics labs.· Supported and trained QA and two teams of technicians and engineers.· Supported all levels of scientists and all levels of management at daily production meetings.· Supported creating JPL’s procedures for outsourcing of modules to vendors.· Performed training to JPL QA and vendor QA.· Supported all levels of management at JPL and vendor in daily meetings.· Performed in-process and final inspections on all flight hardware.· Performed audits and safety surveys, internal and external.· Witnessed testing including electronics, thermo vacuum, and vibration.
1998 to 2003 JET PROPULSION LABORATORY / CONTRACTED BY CHIPTON AND ROSS – Pasadena, CAQuality assurance operations support group for Mars Exploration Rovers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and Herschel Planck
Title: Senior Project Engineer (Quality Assurance)
Duties:· Supported flight hardware, fabrication, and testing.· Supported inspection of all optical lenses and mirrors on cameras for both Mars Rovers.· Supported inspection of all optical lenses and mirrors on both telescopes for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Herschel Planck.
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Duties of Senior Project Engineer (cont’d):· Kit inspections included electronics, cables, PCB’s, harnessing, assemblies and optics.· Hybrid source inspection (in-house and at suppliers). · In-process and final on module electronic assemblies, optics, cables and cable assemblies, solar array panels, robotics and motors; pyrotechnics reviewed and closed out all end item data packages (in-house and at suppliers). · Precap, postcap, and final inspections (in-house and at suppliers). · Witnessed vibration and thermal vacuum testing operations (in-house and at suppliers). · Audits, ESD, safety, and surveys (in-house and at suppliers). · Exhibited excellent internal and external communication skills with group members, supervisors, technicians, engi...
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