Terri Karr
Vassar,Michigan
Summary
With more than 35 years of extensive experience in the quality field with demonstrated enthusiastic customer-forced drive. Motivated, determined and team player supporting all organizational business sectors. Determined with dedication to quality and accuracy. Familiar with handling multiple projects in highly competitive environments. Solid interpersonal and collaboration skills.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Specialist
Advanced Input Systems
Frankenmuth, MI
12.1987 - Current
- Supported company in maintaining work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration and teamwork.
- Created and achieved product quality objectives and met product specifications.
- Fixed identified issues to increase productivity and boost workflows.
- Reported problems and concerns to management.
- Completed supporting documentation for testing procedures, data capture forms, equipment logbooks and inventory forms.
- Performed visual assessment of products to evaluate conformance with quality standards.
- Inspected raw materials and finished products to verify quality and disposed items that did not meet safety requirements.
- Identified and resolved variances to bring products in line with requirements.
- Performed routine maintenance and calibration on testing equipment.
- Inspected product and compared against blue prints and standards to meet regulatory requirements.
- Monitored testing procedures and verified performance of tests according to established item specifications and protocol.
- Reviewed and validated quality requirements for manufacturing planning, supplier purchase orders and engineering specifications to meet contract compliance regulations.
- Determined root cause of deviations and non-conforming results and implemented appropriate corrective and preventive actions throughout product development process.
- Documented and executed detailed test plans and test cases and summarized and logged audit findings for reporting purposes.
- Conducted data review and followed standard practices to find solutions.
- Liaised between quality control and other departments and contractors, providing project updates and consultation.
- Conducted investigations into questionable test results.
- Conducted analyses of both in-process and completed materials, components and products.
- Developed and audited practices, programs and reporting system metrics for optimal efficiency.
- Maintained over 250 various instrumentation devices.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business
Delta College
Bay City, MI04.2015
Skills
- Maintaining Quality Assurance Standards
- Investigation of customer complaints
- Lean initiatives
- Detail oriented and good organizational skills
- High level of prioritizing and multi-tasking concurrently
- Excellent teamwork, cross-training and interpersonal work skills
- ISO Internal Auditor
- Prompt and maintain positive customer relations
Accomplishments
ASQ Member 8-4-2021/present
ISO Auditor Internal Auditor Training 7/2004
IPC-A-610 certified IPC specialist 2016
Timeline
Quality Assurance Specialist
Advanced Input Systems
12.1987 - Current
Associate of Arts - Business
Delta College
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