Knowledgeable and dedicated project / account manager with extensive experience in handling complex customer issues, promoting positive experiences and managing projects. Dedicated and efficient Quality Technician with team-oriented mentality driven to uphold quality standards and business goals.
Work History
Quality Technician - Tube Fabrication
1 Year 7 Months
Polaris Industries | 03.2025 - Current
Perform first, middle and last inspection of all production runs of laser cut metal tubes that are ultimately used to construct the tubular frames for Polaris Ranger, Slingshot and Gibralter
Perform comprehensive inspection of incoming supplier bundles of metal tubing to ensure that the material meets internal specification for wall thickness, OD, weld seam thickness and the presence of rust
Issue RMO for non-conforming material
Use various measuring tools such as pin gauges, ring gauges, calipers, check fixtures and CMM measurements to verify compliance to specification
Immediately respond to line calls from assembly to assess quality concerns and rework the suspect frame as necessary
Conduct queue sweeps once a quality concern is reported, and yellow tag suspect parts in order to ensure a clean point has been reached for the particular defect
Issue a daily End Of Shift report to leadership and relative stakeholders which details the number of escapes, scrap costs and FTQ (first time quality)
Implement and support agendas and measures to mitigate trending quality issues
Present quality issues and statements during daily Tier Board meeting
Issue recommendation for positive acknowledgement or disciplinary action based on positive or negative trends respectively from a quality perspective
Quality Auditor- Weld
1 Year 1 Month
Polaris Industries | 02.2024 - 03.2025
Inspect tubular metal frames used for the production of Polaris Ranger, Slingshot and Gibralter
Accurately document the various weld defects by marking each defect on each frame and various suspension parts and then scanning the associated QR code into the “Weld Tracker” system
Follow established escalation protocol when repeating weld defect limits have been reached
Serve as backup and assume all QA tech responsibilities to include line calls, que sweeps, basket signoffs and EOS reporting for QA tech in tube fab when the acting tech was absent
Project Supervisor
7 Months
Stratosphere Quality | 03.2023 - 10.2023
Develop Project Information Forms
Develop Work Instructions
Manage customer change requests to projects
Supervise employees to ensure a successful conclusion to projects
Work cross-functionally with the Discovery side of Mazda Toyota Manufacturing to solve quality concerns
Conduct IPA’s (internal process audits) on Stratosphere Quality personnel to ensure that current processes and procedures are being followed
Project manager / Sales support
8 Months
Amdek Incorporated | 05.2022 - 01.2023
Responsible for all document control site wide
Author work instructions for manufacturing assembly
Author process sheets for process adherence
Manage all customer accounts in the western US
Leading the project to certify the company to the ISO9001 quality standard
Produce costed Bill of Materials for all projects in process
Direct Service Mobile Technician Operations Agent
1 Year
LG Electronics | 03.2021 - 03.2022
Provide scheduling, work order creation, work order cancellation, part ordering, return authorization, PTO scheduling, part cancellation, problem solving
Customer issue resolution (as a team) supporting a national service team exceeding four hundred technicians
Technical Customer Service Representative
1 Year 2 Months
Valley Rubber, LLC | 06.2019 - 08.2020
Interpreted engineering drawings from customers in a custom-oriented, large-scale aggregate and mining industry to quote pricing for potential and existing customers.
Processed purchase orders received by customers and pass purchase orders to engineering.
Utilized Salesforce to register customer quotes and close the quote once purchase order is received.
Generated custom reports through Salesforce and distributed to the company.
Sent weekly open order reports to key customers.
Responsible for all corrective action requests (CAR) and tracking for closure.
Maintained weekly meeting scorecard that broadcasts CARs, quoted dollars, sales order dollars, number of quotes and number of purchase orders received.
Cross-trained and provided back up for Customer Service Manager.
Sales Specialist
1 Year 3 Months
Bramlett Kia | 02.2018 - 05.2019
National Winner: Highest Sales Satisfaction Performance - Awarded in August 2018 to Bramlett KIA by Sean Yoon (President and CEO of KIA Motors America).
Certified in product knowledge on 16 Kia automobile models and various trim lines and packages.
Exceeded sales objective and received bonus during first month active on the showroom floor.
Placed second in sales during first month.
Close rate of approximate of 65%.
Goal attainment is 97% of target.
Effectively conveyed “feature to benefit” to build product value.
Account Manager/Project Coordinator
13 Years 1 Month
BASF Catalysts, LLC | 12.2004 - 01.2018
Account Manager for Cummins, Caterpillar Engine Systems and Tenneco (John Deere Tractor, Navistar Truck and Caterpillar Diesel).
Generated 1.3M USD in additional sales in Q4 of 2017 through negotiation with Cummins, John Deere, Caterpillar and Navistar while receiving company award and recognition.
Managed two-week requirements for 180 part numbers for high profile customers.
Conducted “waterfall analysis” to highlight un-forecasted customer increases/decreases in demand.
Analyzed prior demand on all part numbers through internal stakeholders (supply chain, production and quality control) to ensure BASF's capability of meeting expected deliverables.
Facilitated all transportation for Cummins, Caterpillar and Tenneco (John Deere/ Navistar) shipments.
Ensured business retention through 98% on time delivery performance of world class and cutting-edge technologies.
Coordinated customer visits with our Diesel OEM customers.
Collaborated with project engineers, production management, planning and procurement on contract progress, project forecasting and production capabilities.
Chaired weekly contract review follow up meetings with internal stakeholders to ensure progress was made in target areas.
Communicated with customers providing them detailed summaries on project progress.
Managed all incremental project invoicing.
Developed and managed site-wide contract review database which is a venue for tracking progress on all Stationary Source business.
Sitewide resource for SAP sales and distribution modules, ADET power user and NCM investigator for SAP.
Manufacturing Systems Analyst
1 Year 5 Months
Engelhard Corporation | 07.2003 - 12.2004
Achieved key position on the JD Edwards Enterprise System launch team.
Responsible for production process mapping and setting processing options in JD Edwards to reflect those processes.
Authored scripts for integrated testing for initial JD Edwards “Go Live” testing.
Conducted and assisted in enterprise “Go Live” events.
Responsible for JD Edwards system maintenance.
Conducted training classes and coached new users on JD Edwards system and was a site-wide resource on all training modules.
Education
High School Diploma - Biology, Business Administration
University of North Alabama | Florence, AL | 07-1995
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Minor:- Business Administration
Skills
MS Suite (Outlook
Excel
PowerPoint
Access
Word)
JD Edwards Sales and Distribution
SAP Sales and Distribution
Salesforce CRM
Power BI
Managing employees
Internal Auditor
Shipping and Scheduling
NCM (Non-Conformance) Coordinator
CAR (Corrective Action Request) Investigator
Document Control
Supply Chain Experience
Weld Tracker
Use of various industry standard measuring tools
Well versed in quality srandards
Timeline
Quality Technician - Tube Fabrication
Polaris Industries
03.2025 - CurrentRead More
Quality Auditor- Weld
Polaris Industries
02.2024 - 03.2025Read More
Project Supervisor
Stratosphere Quality
03.2023 - 10.2023Read More
Project manager / Sales support
Amdek Incorporated
05.2022 - 01.2023Read More
Direct Service Mobile Technician Operations Agent
LG Electronics
03.2021 - 03.2022Read More
Technical Customer Service Representative
Valley Rubber, LLC
06.2019 - 08.2020Read More
Sales Specialist
Bramlett Kia
02.2018 - 05.2019Read More
Account Manager/Project Coordinator
BASF Catalysts, LLC
12.2004 - 01.2018Read More
Manufacturing Systems Analyst
Engelhard Corporation
07.2003 - 12.2004Read More
University of North Alabama
High School Diploma from Biology, Business Administration
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