Brian Kendrick
Birmingham,Al
Summary
Dynamic Quality Technician with proven expertise at Hubbell Power Systems, enhancing inspection processes that significantly reduced defects and improved delivery timelines. Skilled in statistical analysis and team leadership, I excel in creating effective inspection plans and fostering a culture of quality excellence, ensuring customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Technician
Hubbell Power Systems
06.2006 - Current
- Responsible for creating inspection plans to ensure a quality product is received at all stations. Through the implementation of those inspection plans the company reduced the number of defective parts received at each station and increased the delivery time to its customer.
- Responsible for the Inspections of over 12,000 parts from foreign and domestic suppliers
- Conducted Producibility Studies dealing with Nodularity, Elongation, Tensile Strength and Hardness of Materials
- Performed countless Part to Print Reports.
- Created Inspection and Testing plans for Leeds and Centralia locations
- Trained on Spectrometer for chemistry on different alloy
- Performed Magnetic Particle Inspections
- Created and Completed Reports for Product Performance Inquiries.
Quality Team Leader
OAC and KAMTEK(MAGNA)
11.2001 - 01.2009
- Set and created work instruction and inspection sheets for all incoming product to reduce the amount of nonconforming material that reached the customer. Responsible for creating a sound process that enabled the company to save thousands on rejected/reworked material.
- Responsible for Product defects, surface evaluations, weld verifications and sign-offs.
- Responsible for all QA checks
- Responsible for Supplier Material Rejections Reports
- Performed tests using the concept of NDT and DT
- TS-16949 Lead Auditor and ISO 14001 Environmental Auditor
- Supervisor over Receiving Inspection and SPC Data collections
- Supervised customer concerns for Tier 1and Tier 2 suppliers
- Supervised sort and containment personnel
- Received Associate of the Month Award
Manufacturing/Production Associate
OAC
11.1998 - 11.2001
- Performed all associate duties related to loading and unloading lines during the assembly process. I followed all safety and company standards while working at Ogihara.
Staff Sergeant
United States Military
09.1989 - 02.1998
- I was responsible for the productivity and efficiency of 24 scout and attack helicopters. I maintained a readiness rate of 98% at all times.
- Supervised Armament/Maintenance Shops
- Supervised Troubleshooting on fire-control sub-assemblies
- Supervised over 30 personnel with diverse backgrounds
- Trained numerous personnel in everyday duties
Education
SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFIED -
Villanova University
01.2008
Business Management -
Jefferson State Community College
01.2003
Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course - Military
01.1994
Primary Leadership Development Course - Military
01.1992
High School -
Brantley High School
01.1989
UAB Alumni Society
Skills
- Quality control and assurance
- Statistical analysis and reporting
- Inspection planning and execution
- Supplier management and evaluation
- Customer service excellence
- Effective communication skills
- Team leadership and development
- Employee training and onboarding
- Conformance evaluation techniques
- Precision measurement tools expertise
- Corrective action implementation
- Technical report writing
- Decision-making processes
- First-article inspection techniques
- Customer satisfaction strategies
- Quality metrics analysis
- Risk assessment methodologies
- Sampling methods expertise
Qualifications Training
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
- Over 25 years of Quality Experience
- Technical Inspector of Aircraft, Automotive and Electrical products
- TS-16949 Lead Auditor
- ISO-14001 Lead Auditor
- Goal-Post Training
- Lean Manufacturing Training
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
- Measurement tools Fluorescence X-ray (calipers, micrometers, gauges, hardness testers, etc.)
- SAP Experience
Timeline
Quality Technician
Hubbell Power Systems
06.2006 - Current
Quality Team Leader
OAC and KAMTEK(MAGNA)
11.2001 - 01.2009
Manufacturing/Production Associate
OAC
11.1998 - 11.2001
Staff Sergeant
United States Military
09.1989 - 02.1998
SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFIED -
Villanova University
Business Management -
Jefferson State Community College
Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course - Military
Primary Leadership Development Course - Military
High School -
Brantley High School
UAB Alumni Society
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