Karen Knight
Greenville,NC
Summary
Skilled, oriented, and functional leader with over 20 + years of experience established in a stable company using quality control, technical, environmental, and manufacturing experience.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality Technician
Xtant Medical
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Perform inspection and testing activities to ensure high productivity and high technical integrity. Interact with vendors to ensure the quality of all purchased parts. Design, develop, and implement quality control training programs. Supervise, train, and coordinate the work of technicians and interns as assigned, and maintain supervisory surveillance of technical laboratory procedures and results. Provided thoughtful improvement recommendations for assessment by the Engineering team. Assisted Document Control with proofreading documents, issuing an effective date, and laminating revised documents to be placed in Lab Notebooks. reviewed her procedures and forms to document areas needing additional clarification to ensure the processes are easily translatable between users. Assisted the safety team in ensuring all lab documents were up to date. Assisted with document control, we set up point-of-use procedure booklets for the labs and cleanrooms to help address failure-to-follow issues. It was a vital resource in rebranding and removing SAP references during the SAP exit quality plan to ensure procedures met the intended future state of the site.
Senior Quality Technician
RTI Surgical
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Perform inspection and testing activities to ensure high productivity and technical integrity. Interact with vendors to ensure the quality of all purchased parts. Design, develop, and implement quality control training programs. Supervise, train, and coordinate the work of technicians and interns as assigned. Maintain supervisory surveillance of technical laboratory procedures and results.
Quality Technician II
Pioneer Surgical
01.2011 - 01.2019
- Apply total quality management tools and approaches to analytical and reporting processes. Create, document, and implement inspection criteria and procedures. Maintain proper documentation of work that is performed. Work with development leaders on transfers of new products. Provide technical expertise for projects related to process development and improvements.
Quality Control Coordinator
Encelle, Inc.
04.1997 - 01.2011
- Apply total quality management tools and approaches to analytical and reporting processes. Manufacture Team member, Logistics Clerk, Document Control Assistance, R&D lab assistance, Analytic tester of manufactured finished goods product, and Environmental Control Tester.
Funeral Service Practitioner/General Office Manager
01.1984 - 01.1996
- Prepare deceased individuals for funerals. Meet with clients to explain services and plan for funerals, cremations, and interments. Provided clients with pricing information and prepared contracts. Embalm, dress, cosmetically enhance, and casket the deceased. Refer clients to reputable grief counselors. Obtain documents and permits related to embalming and funerals from various sources. Oversaw the work of all office employees to ensure they worked productively and met deadlines and company standards. Reported office progress to senior management and improved office operations and procedures.
Education
B.S. - Industrial Distribution & Logistics
East Carolina University
01.2025
A.A.S. - Mortuary Science
University of the District of Columbia
01.1982
Skills
- Logistics and Supply Management
- Strong Interpersonal Skills (written and verbal)
- Experienced Researcher Consultant
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Proven Leadership/Analytical Skills
- Meticulous Attention to Detail
- Quality inspection techniques
- Training and mentoring
- Auditing processes
- Advanced problem solving
- Documentation control
- Preventive maintenance planning
- Quality management systems
- Continuous improvement strategies
- Process validation
- Technical report writing
- Corrective action implementation
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Precision measurement tools
- Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- ISO 9001
- Expert data analysis
- Statistical process control
- Workplace safety
- Calibration standards
- Production troubleshooting
- Documentation skills
- Visual inspection
- Chemical handling
- Product inspection
- Continuous improvement
- Environmental monitoring
- Testing procedures
- ISO standards
- Product sampling
- Equipment calibration
- Data interpretation
- Specifications
- Testing protocols
- Documentation expertise
- Report preparation
- Compliance verification
- Record preparation
- Testing efficiency
- Quality auditing
- Conformance evaluation
- Quality control coordination
- Laboratory safety
- Raw materials testing
- Teamwork
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Multitasking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Quality issue identification
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Verbal and written communication
- Decision-making
- Safety compliance
- Attentive and observant
- Safety procedures
- Computer proficiency
- Quality control data compilation
- Team building
- Quality inspection
- Data entry
- Safety protocols
- Reporting skills
- Task prioritization
- Finished goods inspection
- Equipment operation
- Self motivation
- Product knowledge
- Technical troubleshooting
- Analytical thinking
- Raw materials receiving
- Documentation
- Goal setting
- Risk assessment
- Professionalism
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Quality Technician
Xtant Medical
01.2023 - 01.2025
Senior Quality Technician
RTI Surgical
01.2019 - 01.2023
Quality Technician II
Pioneer Surgical
01.2011 - 01.2019
Quality Control Coordinator
Encelle, Inc.
04.1997 - 01.2011
Funeral Service Practitioner/General Office Manager
01.1984 - 01.1996
A.A.S. - Mortuary Science
University of the District of Columbia
B.S. - Industrial Distribution & Logistics
East Carolina University
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