John Edwards
Milledgeville,GA
Summary
Rigorous Quality Assurance Inspector with 14 years of manufacturing experience. Successful at providing comprehensive inspections with high-standards of quality final products. Committed to collaborating with coworkers and maintaining quality review functions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Inspector
LH Thomson
08.2015 - Current
- Performed frequent visual inspections to root out tolerance and compliance issues.
- Inspected outbound/inbound shipments and conducted random sampling of product quality.
- Implemented corrective actions for non-conforming products, reducing the risk of customer dissatisfaction or returns.
- rejected and discarded/impounded products, materials and equipment not conforming with specifications.
- Managed the entire company calibration system.
- Trained and monitored new imployees to the quality department.
QUALITY ENGINEER
Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Non Conforming product investigation and disposition
- Corrective Action initiation, implementation, and evaluation
- Process improvement investigation, initiation and evaluation
QUALITY TECHNICIAN
Schwartz Precision Mfg.
05.2010 - 12.2013
- Inspection of Manufactured Aerospace and Commercial parts and the manufacturing process.
- Shop wide Calibration.
- Documentation of all aspects in the Quality Department
CO-OP MACHINIST
Continental Field Systems
09.2009 - 12.2009
- Manual Machining to specifications
- CNC Setups
- Shop Maintenance and Repair
CO-OP MACHINIST
Husqvarna Outdoor Products
01.2009 - 06.2009
- Diagnose, repair, and sharpen dies.
- Fabrication of new or replacement parts.
- Use and maintenance of mills, lathes, grinders and hand tools.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL ED.
Laurens County Board of Education
- Instruction and behavior management of students.
- Development and delivery of IEPs for casework students.
- Coached middle school boys’ soccer team.
Education
Machine Tool Diploma -
Heart of Georgia Technical College
Dublin, GAB.S. Ed. Interrelated Special Education -
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GASkills
- Knowledge and understanding of several Aerospace specs
- American Sign Language
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
- Auto CAD/Mastercam Proficiency
- Quality Inspections
- Visual Inspection
- Defect tracking
- File Management
- Technical knowledge
- Non-conformance reporting
- ISO Standards
- Safety trained
- Product Inspection
- Calibration procedures development
- Engineering documents comprehension
- Preventive measures
- Corrective Actions
- Non-Destructive Testing
Achievements
- Honor Graduate-Dublin City Class of 1997
- Club Soccer Georgia State Championship 1997
- Summer Missionary Volunteer, New Orleans, LA 2002
- National Dean’s List at Valdosta State University, 2003
References
Available upon request
Extras
- Soccer Player/Coach
- Scout Leader
- Church Youth Group Mentor
Timeline
Quality Inspector
LH Thomson
08.2015 - Current
QUALITY ENGINEER
Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division
01.2014 - 01.2015
QUALITY TECHNICIAN
Schwartz Precision Mfg.
05.2010 - 12.2013
CO-OP MACHINIST
Continental Field Systems
09.2009 - 12.2009
CO-OP MACHINIST
Husqvarna Outdoor Products
01.2009 - 06.2009
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL ED.
Laurens County Board of Education
Machine Tool Diploma -
Heart of Georgia Technical College
B.S. Ed. Interrelated Special Education -
Valdosta State University