Carolyn Ekland-Olson
Polson,Montana
Summary
Hired by Motorola corporation in their quality department as a technical writer. While in this job took and passed the certified quality engineer exam when Motorola started its six sigma quality program. I then taught statistics to other engineers in the semiconductor area so they could take the exam. My next job was in a department responsible for the quality of suppliers where I audited offshore factories which we were buying product from. My final position at Motorola was a business planner responsible for allocating product to offshore factories.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Writer/quality Engineer/business Planer
Motorola Semiconductor
Austin, Texas
08.1980 - 10.1998
Hired by Motorola to write quality reports of semiconductors performance.
Became a Certified Quality Engineer and became a Quality Engineer in MOS 3 manufacturing
Worked as Quality Engineer in department working with external suppliers; did quality audits at off shore supplier sites
Business planner allocating product to offshore sites for assembly
Technical Writer/lab Assistant
University Of Texas Radiocarbon Lab
Austin, Texas
07.1977 - 09.1979
Assist with lab work at the Radiocarbon dating laborary at the University of Texas. Wrote reports concerning dating results of samples submitted for analysis. Also did general office and correspondence for the lab.
Education
Master of Arts - Anthropology
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX08.1980
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT05.1969
Skills
- Issue Resolution
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Quality Assurance Procedures
- Writing reports to Publish
- Knowledge of computer skills such as Microsort Word and Excel
- Quality Assurance
- Project Scheduling
- Document Quality
- Cost Management
- Team Collaboration
Certification
Certified Quality Engineer
Timeline
Technical Writer/quality Engineer/business Planer
Motorola Semiconductor
08.1980 - 10.1998
Technical Writer/lab Assistant
University Of Texas Radiocarbon Lab
07.1977 - 09.1979
Master of Arts - Anthropology
University of Texas At Austin
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
The University of Montana
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