Thomas Toland
Killeen,TX
Summary
Dedicated and highly skilled quality professional consistently recognized and praised by leads and supervisors. Honored with a shout-out in the quality management team's monthly newsletter for exceptional work. Extensive experience includes training the majority of the quality team, demonstrating commitment to excellence. Mastered and trained others on 23 different stations, also providing relief and support with root cause analysis. Keen eye for identifying quality issues, sought after for root cause advice. Acknowledged for leadership potential, sharing knowledge with production leads, repair techs, quality techs, and quality leads. Selected as one of two quality inspectors for groundbreaking RWD cybertruck project.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Control Inspector
Tesla
Austin, TX
11.2023 - Current
- Conducted thorough inspections of vehicle components, ensuring adherence to quality standards and specifications
- Identified and resolved quality issues in a timely manner to prevent production delays
- Collaborated with production team to implement corrective actions and improve quality processes
- Maintained accurate documentation of non-conformance inspection results and quality records
Quality Assurance Engineer
Applied Materials
Austin, TX
04.2021 - 10.2023
- Created Quality notifications, Y7 Y8 I9 through various computer programs including SAP and other programs
- Logged non-conformance products in datasheets
- Fixed non-conformance issues that were created from warehouse inventory issues through inventory control system and root cause analysis
- Worked with production to escalate and correct warehouse inventory control and product shortages
- Logged data for inventory control
- Trained several other employees to create quality notifications, and to inspect non-conformance products
- Performed inspections, checks, and tests on products at various stages of production to ensure compliance with quality standards
- Documented and reported inspection results and product non-conformities
- Identified and troubleshoot issues to improve product quality and production efficiency
- Collaborate with production teams to implement corrective actions
- Reported 5S and safety issues to management or through computer system to EHS and security
Assistant Store Manager
Game Knights
Killeen, TX
07.2019 - 02.2021
- Store management, Sales, Key holder, Opening and Close the store, event hosting, retail ordering / restocking
- Overseeing other employees
Production Operator / Plant Manager
West Texas Gas
Midland, TX
12.2016 - 06.2019
- Controlled plant production of natural gas through manual and automated equipment, performed lock out-tag out on equipment and production lines for maintenance to be performed safely
- Supervised multiple teams of employees
- Operated equipment as needed to complete tasks
- Loaded and unloaded trucks
- Ensured that all yard duties were completed by employees
- Compiled time for employees and submitted to payroll for processing
- Checked out equipment and tools as needed
Warehouse Manager
Furniture Row
San Angelo, TX
08.2013 - 12.2016
- Unloaded trucks of furniture
- Loaded furniture into store warehouse
- Kept inventory of furniture in stock
- Load out products for delivery and customer pickups
- Assembled furniture for show room floor
- Operated forklift to move furniture to shelving
- Operated small electric tools for furniture assembly
- Recorded transactions on customer receipts
- Drove delivery trucks as directed by dispatch for furniture orders from customers
- Moved furniture into customers housing or businesses
- Assisted with set up of furniture as directed by customers
- Wrote customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines
- Informed regular customers of new products or services and price changes
- Listened to and resolved customers' complaints regarding products or services
Education
Some college - Computer science / digital design
Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX03.2011
High school diploma -
Sweetwater High School
Sweetwater, TX06.2008
Skills
- Store Management
- Plant Management
- Manufacturing Management
- Production Management
- Retail Management
- Maintenance
- Supply Chain
- Quality Inspection
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Engineering
- Merchandising
- Root Cause Analysis
- 5S
- Process Improvement
- Lean
- Lean Manufacturing
- SAP
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Japanese
Elementary
Timeline
Quality Control Inspector
Tesla
11.2023 - Current
Quality Assurance Engineer
Applied Materials
04.2021 - 10.2023
Assistant Store Manager
Game Knights
07.2019 - 02.2021
Production Operator / Plant Manager
West Texas Gas
12.2016 - 06.2019
Warehouse Manager
Furniture Row
08.2013 - 12.2016
Some college - Computer science / digital design
Angelo State University
High school diploma -
Sweetwater High School