David Colbourne
New Britain
Summary
Dynamic quality assurance leader with extensive experience at PCX Aerostructures LLC, excelling in inspection processes and team management. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency through innovative problem-solving and exceptional customer service. Skilled in CMM inspection and adept at multitasking under tight deadlines, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cell QA Inspection Lead AA/Source Coordinator
PCX Aerostructures LLC
04.2018 - Current
- Maintain flow of work- assign work to best utilize skills and instruct group in inspection and part disposition procedures, and use and care of equipment
- Manage operators in lower classification and assist with scheduling and planning of work
- Work from drawings and general instructions to plan and perform work where only general operating methods are available and considerable ingenuity or work from customer manual and paperwork to help plan, set up and perform O&R or production quality tasks
- Innovating and judging methods for production or development parts, tools, gages, and other equipment
- Establishing reference dimensions and coordinate points on irregular contours and transfer points and dimensions from one plane to another
- Utilize all available documentation to work with service groups, production supervision, other quality assurance groups and suppliers to investigate and resolve reasons for non-conformance of parts referred for quality review to determine disposition through repair, rework, and return to suppliers or scrapping
- Work with Engineering, other quality team members, technicians, cell leads, and machinists to carry out production quality needs
- Maintain records as required by each customer/contract, co-ordinate completion of requisite paperwork to be used in inspection or sale process
- Training others who are responsible for specialized assignments within the scope of quality
- Support lean manufacturing/Continuous improvement initiatives and function on continuous improvement teams with inspections or production as needed
- Identify, recommend and participate in opportunities to improve environmental health and safety practices throughout the shop floor
- Sikorsky DQR
- Boeing Source Rep
- DoD Source Rep
- Hand picked for several Kaizen events
- Union Officer with International recognition
- Participates in the company golf & bowling leagues
- Presenting finished and in process parts to government and customer
- Bell product rep
- In depth lean mfg training
- layout specialist
- CMM Inspection
- In depth knowledge of manufacturing processes, including machining, shot peen, plating & paint
- Tight tolerance specialist
- Displays common sense
General Manager
Meegan Tool Sales
06.1997 - 03.2018
- Blueprint reading & layout specialist
- Calibration of gages to within .00002"
- Audit preparation
- Scheduling workflow
- Experience in shipping & receiving clerk capacity
- Comprehensive knowledge of inventory control and warehouse operations
- In-depth knowledge of processing shipments by means of database
- Able to answer phones, check in drivers and order follow up - Maintain computer network
- Knowledge of utilizing the Fed-Ex and UPS systems
- Proven record of providing excellent customer service
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Education
High School Diploma -
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CTSkills
- Multitasking and organization
- Customer service
- Data entry
- Decision-making
- Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook
- Exceptional customer service and communication skills
- Strong math aptitude, good analytical skills, customer and problem solving skills
- Ability to work under tight deadlines while handling multiple priorities
Certification
Lean Training Certificate
Kaizen Excellence Certificates
Sikorsky DQR
Boeing Source Rep
DoD Source Rep
Timeline
Cell QA Inspection Lead AA/Source Coordinator
PCX Aerostructures LLC
04.2018 - Current
General Manager
Meegan Tool Sales
06.1997 - 03.2018
High School Diploma -
Eastern Connecticut State University
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