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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Paul Ellis

Quality Assurance
Mishawaka,IN

Summary

Highly skilled in the field of inspection, testing, sorting, sampling, and weighing with substantial experience ensuring quality control and compliance with industry standards. Possess strong analytical abilities and adept at utilizing precision equipment to measure product specifications accurately. Proven track record in improving operational efficiency by identifying defects and implementing corrective actions to mitigate future occurrences. Demonstrated proficiency in maintaining accurate records and reports to support continuous improvement initiatives.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Inspector

Kessington LLC
10.2023 - 10.2024
  • First Article inspect
  • In process Inspect
  • Final inspection
  • Job entailed complete dimensional inspection on parts machined to a customers specific blueprint requirements

Customer Care Specialist

Pioneer Metal Finishing
11.2020 - 11.2022
  • Phone & Email Communications Between Customer and Production, OTD/Quality
  • Maintain Customer Accounts & Established New
  • Production Scheduling (1+ Year)
  • Data Entry, Backup
  • Quoting
  • Floor Pricing
  • Debits/Credits
  • Generate NCR/CA’s
  • Maintain Customer Complaint Log

Quality Team Leader

Pioneer Metal Finishing
01.2014 - 12.2019
  • Managed Quality Departments First Article Technician team
  • COQ/NCR Reporting, Daily, Weekly, Monthly
  • SCAR
  • Transfer of Data from One System to a New ERP, Establishing All Base Routes with Process Operations
  • MRB, Daily
  • Quality Representative
  • Document Control
  • Internal Auditor
  • Manufacturing Process Audits/Dock Audits
  • PPAP
  • Quoting
  • Floor Pricing

1st Article Quality Technician

Pioneer Metal Finishing
01.1997 - 06.2014
  • Read and Understand Blue Requirements against Specifications
  • Measure Critical Dimensions Incoming, in Process and Final inspect (Micrometer, Dial Bore gauge, Dia-test, Surface meter, Calipers, Pin and thread gauging)
  • Set up Process Routes to Include All the Required Steps with Clear Instruction to Perform their Tasks at each production Department
  • Incoming Receiving, Ups/FedEx Parcel
  • Internal Auditor
  • Maintain Equipment Calibrations
  • Basic Training on Chemistry Titration/adds
  • Pricing/Quoting
  • Data Entry, Backup

Line Leader

Accuride International
01.1995 - 12.1997
  • Managed two production lines with multiple press set up
  • Forklift
  • Press operator back up
  • QA inspection

Production-Unrack & Final finish

Pioneer Metal Finishing
01.1997 - 06.1997
  • Once Parts Had Been Completed Through the Process Line, Would Carefully Un Rack Parts Returning Tooling to its Designated Area
  • Counted Parts to Ensure None were lost All While Cleaning as Needed and Package Back into the Customers Incoming Box/container All According to Process Route Instruction
  • Unrack/inspect/pack
  • Line Operator, start and stop process rectification tanks along with, in process coating verification and monitoring of critical dimensions

Education

High School Diploma -

Elkhart Baptist Christian
05.1986

Commercial Art -

Elkhart Career Center
01.1985

Skills

  • Strong Interpersonal Communication
  • Excellent time management skills
  • An effective problem solver
  • Non-compliance assessment
  • Calibration procedures
  • Measuring skills
  • Blueprint reading
  • Calibration equipment validation
  • Effective workflow management
  • Corrective actions
  • Product inspection
  • Inspections and audits
  • First-article inspection
  • Surface finish evaluation
  • Visual inspection
  • Prior supervisory experience
  • Measuring instruments and tools
  • ISO standards
  • Documentation skills

Accomplishments

  • Presidential Award (Pioneer Metal 2014

Certification

  • ISO 9001-200 Internal Auditor training, Indian Business Modernization & Technology Corp., 2001
  • Lean Six Sigma White Belt, 2022
  • A3/8D Problem Solving, 2017
  • Conflicts Resolution Skill in Customer Service, 2021 (Purdue University)
  • Customer Focus Communications & Listening Skills. 2022 (Purdue University)

Timeline

Quality Inspector

Kessington LLC
10.2023 - 10.2024

Customer Care Specialist

Pioneer Metal Finishing
11.2020 - 11.2022

Quality Team Leader

Pioneer Metal Finishing
01.2014 - 12.2019

1st Article Quality Technician

Pioneer Metal Finishing
01.1997 - 06.2014

Production-Unrack & Final finish

Pioneer Metal Finishing
01.1997 - 06.1997

Line Leader

Accuride International
01.1995 - 12.1997

High School Diploma -

Elkhart Baptist Christian

Commercial Art -

Elkhart Career Center
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