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Lindsay Eaton

Ashton,IL

Summary

Continuous improvement driven individual with solid work experience in the areas of quality assurance, operations, training, lean manufacturing, leading teams, and project management. Dedicated team player bearing a strong sense of urgency. Detail oriented, accurate and efficient when working with multiple priorities and deadlines. Eagerly searching for new opportunities that will quench my thirst for new skill sets and knowledge.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Engineer

Modern Advanced Manufacturing
Rockford, IL
11.2023 - 07.2024
  • Acting liaison between customer and plant quality
  • Handled customer complaints and rejections and completed CAPAs to prevent recurrence
  • Lead Internal AuditorProcess and Product Auditor per the AS9100 D standard
  • Calibrated measuring equipment
  • Created control plans, FMEAs and process flow diagrams
  • Completed PPAPs for new customer products
  • Document Control Officer for the entire plant
  • APQP and new product launches
  • Corrective Action Board Chai

Quality Assurance Specialist/ Inventory

IMH Products, Inc.
06.2022 - 11.2023
  • Ensure plant quality processes are being followed
  • Investigate customer rejections and implement corrective actions
  • 8D and 5-Why expert
  • PPAP specialist
  • In-house calibration technician
  • Portable CMM – Absolute Romer Arm Operator
  • Take dimensions, create reports, SPC, Charting
  • Create Visual Aids for operator use
  • Internal auditor
  • Roaming inspector (as needed)
  • Complete compliance paperwork for REACH & RoHS, USMCA, and Russian Sanctions
  • Collaborate with customers and outside processing vendors for nonconformance mitigation, engineering deviations, new product launches
  • Track and monitor raw material inventory levels, track heat numbers for traceability, and Kaizen facilitator.

Manager

PinStopShop LLC.
Chicago, IL
06.2018 - 10.2021
  • Managed a mobile pop-up retail store
  • Would take inventory for event, load truck and travel to destination by set-up deadline
  • Create a 20’ x 30’ pop-up shop with visual experience for customers to relish
  • Maintain a professional veneer while taking transactions to ensure each customer’s experience was memorable
  • Handle cash payments, electronic payments, credit card payments, returns, or complaints with accuracy and attention to detail.

Quality Engineer

Donaldson Company Inc.
10.2010 - 12.2018
  • Acting liaison between customer and plant quality
  • Handled customer complaints and rejections and completed CAPAs to prevent recurrence
  • Process and Product Auditor per the AS9100 C and D standard, ISO 19001 and TS16949
  • Internal Auditor
  • Worked directly with plant and corporate buyers regarding new product conformance as well as nonconformance
  • Coordinated lean events internally and externally to mitigate quality issues
  • Calibrated measuring equipment
  • Created control plans, FMEAs and process flow diagrams
  • Completed PPAPs for new customer products
  • Document Control Officer for the entire plant.

Lean Coordinator

Donaldson Company Inc.
  • Coordinated and oversaw plant lean program which included: Lean Bronze and Silver Instructor, 6S Audits and Auditors, Tool Board Team Lead, Floor Taping Team, Labeling Team, Work Instruction Team, TWI Team (Training Within Industry), Document Control Officer, Visual Standard Team, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Facilitator
  • Managed Lean program to achieve $250K annual cost savings goal, ramped up Lean program from less than 10 Kaizen events per year up to 18 per year
  • Facilitated events off-site at sister plants to promote Lean within the organization
  • Improved employee Lean buy-in from 40% participation up to 98% participation
  • Instructed 50+ employees on Lean Bronze with 100% graduation rate
  • Instructed 15 employees on Lean Silver with a 97% graduation rate
  • Created kanban systems for high volume inventory to reduce the amount of products sitting in racks by 40%.

Production Team Leader

Donaldson, Company Inc.
  • Oversaw production departments to ensure teams were meeting plant daily metrics (safety, quality, delivery and cost)
  • Staffed lines according to workload, provided quick response to issues as they arose (maintenance, quality, inventory)
  • Coordinated cross-training efforts on off-shifts
  • Provided status report to all supporting staff at end of shifts
  • Completed labor reports.

Education

University of Arizona
01.2022

Western Governors University
01.2021

Bachelor's of Science - Business Leadership

Ashford University, Clinton, IA
01.2017

Sauk Valley Community College, Sterling, IL

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Technical Writing
  • Statistical process control
  • Six Sigma Methodologies
  • Decision-Making
  • Relationship Building
  • Team Leadership
  • Risk Management
  • Corrective Action Planning
  • Multitasking and Organization

Certification

  • DPS Lean Bronze
  • DPS Lean Silver
  • DPS Six Sigma Green belt
  • DPS Six Sigma Yellow belt
  • Training Within Industry Trainer (Train the Trainer)

Accomplishments

  • 4.0 GPA of the 60 credits completed
  • Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Member

Timeline

Quality Engineer

Modern Advanced Manufacturing
11.2023 - 07.2024

Quality Assurance Specialist/ Inventory

IMH Products, Inc.
06.2022 - 11.2023

Manager

PinStopShop LLC.
06.2018 - 10.2021

Quality Engineer

Donaldson Company Inc.
10.2010 - 12.2018

Lean Coordinator

Donaldson Company Inc.

Production Team Leader

Donaldson, Company Inc.

University of Arizona

Western Governors University

Bachelor's of Science - Business Leadership

Ashford University, Clinton, IA

Sauk Valley Community College, Sterling, IL

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