Dave

5/29/2014
Aiken, SC

Position Desired

Quality Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
Yes

Resume

QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER / MANAGER

Anthony David DaGrava
225 Long Creek Drive • Aiken, South Carolina • 29803
Home: (360) 486-4585 or (360) 486-4514 Work Cell: (336) 414-9635

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Expertise in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Project and Product Management
• Aerospace, Automotive, Military, Ship Building and Nuclear industry experience and technical knowledge.
• Well versed in Codes, Standards and Federal Regulation, including: ISO, AS9100, TS 16949 NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 71 & 72, SAE, ASME Sections I through 11, ASTM, AWS, ASNT, ABS, ACI, OSHA, DOE O 414.1C,NUREG and others.
• Knowledge and application of Lean Tools, including cause and corrective action, 5 Why’s, Poke Yoke, 6-Sigma, and SPC.
• TOC, TQM, MRB, R&D, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain Logistics, Risk Management, Costing, Human Resources, ES&H and Business Management Consultant experience.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Quality Assurance Engineer March 2011 - Present
Intermech, Inc.
• Work with Program Managers, Procurement Manager, and supervised Inspectors to assure compliance with all requirements for projects at Savannah River Site on various projects. These projects include MOX, Waste Solidification Building and Salt Waste Purification Facility. I have been delegated Site QA Manager on the Waste Solidification Building. Reviewed and approved work data packages, purchase orders, receiving inspection reports, surveillances, turn over documentation packages, calibration documentation, drawings, surveillances and represent Intermech on all QA related issues.
• Work with inspectors to assure proper inspection and documentation of inspection results. Reviewed and approved purchase orders, drawings and work packages for all work performed.
• Resolved matters of Nonconforming Product, Corrective and Preventative Action. Perform and assisted in facilitating internal and external auditing and surveillance. Revised Quality Procedures as required to assure compliance with the standard.
• Interacted with SRNS Owner Inspectors and Auditors as required to assure a teamwork type of relationship in order to comply with all requirements for a successful turn over of these projects.

Program Engineer January 2007 – March 2011
Precision Machine Works, Inc., Tacoma, WA
• Plan and manage jobs from beginning to end. Develop inspection plans, manage MRB, review quotes, interact with customer on quality related issues, perform corrective and preventative action, perform trending, review and approve planning, work with production on quality and process improvement related issues.
• Work with inspectors to assure proper inspection and documentation of inspection results.
• Resolve matters of FAI, MRB and documentation to assure compliance with AS9100, ISO9001 and TS 16949, Military requirements and the QMS. Perform auditing and surveillance. Revise QMS as required to assure compliance with the standard.
• Review and approve quality documentation for product conformance.
• Implement the concepts of 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement throughout the plant.

Supplier Quality Engineer (Contract) September 2006 – January 2007
Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems, Redmond, WA
• Interact with Honeywell personnel on quality issues on a daily basis to assure quality requirements are met by suppliers.
• Resolve matters of FAI, MRB and documentation to assure compliance with AS 9100, ISO 9001 and Military requirements.
• Work with production personnel to assure inspections are performed to assure product compliance. Review and approve quality documentation for product conformance.

Project/Quality Engineer (Contract) December 2005 – July 2006
Motorola Incorporated, Auburn, WA
• Assure project management/quality requirements are met as well as the production on the kitting line is supported.
• Interact with the UPS Supply Chain Solutions and the Motorola Corporation on daily issues to support the shipment to Verizon, as far as good quality in the supply chain and the company’s customer requirements are considered.
• Represent the company in project management, product and quality-related matters and manufacturing liaison.
• Reduced reject rate from 27% to .21% in less than four months.

Project & Quality Manager/ Engineer/ Lead Auditor April 2000 – July 2005
Olympic Tool & Engineering, Inc., Shelton, WA
• Successfully wrote the quality assurance manual and implemented supporting procedures to assure compliance with ASME Section VIII, Division 1. Passed ASME audit and obtained “U” and “R” Stamps within 3 months of hire.
• Re-established a creditable Quality Assurance Auditing Program (ASME NQA-1, 10CFR830, ISO/AS9100 and TS 16949). ISO 9001:2000; AS9100 Registration achieved. Rated In the top 10% in the world. Perform SPC Studies to help improve productivity and quality.
• Represent the company in project management and quality-related matters, including all audits by customers and government agencies. (SAE / NQA-1/ ISO / MIL / ABS).
• Helped company re-organize and avoid liquidation.

Project/Quality Manager August 1998 - October 1999
American Boiler Works, Inc., Everett, WA
• Successfully rewrote the quality assurance manual and implemented supporting procedures to assure compliance with ANSI / ASME NQA-1, ASME Section III and the Code of Federal Regulations 10 CFR 830, 10 CFR Parts 50, 71 and 72.
• Hired and trained appropriate personnel to establish a creditable auditing program to support the company’s needs.
• Represented the company as Project Manager in quality-related matters, including all audits by customers and government agencies (ISO / NQA-1 / MIL / D1-9000).
• Certified and maintained records for the AWS and ASME Welding Program as well as the ASNT-TC-1A NDT program.





Project/Quality Manager/Inspector November 1995 - August 1998
Hot Cell Services Corporation, Kent, WA
• Successfully maintained a quality assurance program based on the requirements of ANSI / ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 830, 10 CFR Part 50, and was in the process of rewriting procedures to assure compliance with ISO 9001. Managed training program for all personnel.
• Successfully managed special project at the Argonne National Laboratory where I received a letter of accommodation from the University of Chicago and the Argonne National Laboratory while acting as the Project Manager, Engineer, Quality Representative, and Safety Manager.

Project Manager/Inspector April 1994 - November 1995
Hillis-Carnes Engineering and Associates, Annapolis Junction, MD
• Managed and inspected work on various jobsites throughout the Baltimore / Washington D.C. area. (Government, Commercial and Residential)

Quality Manager March 1993 - April 1994
Sonfast Corporation, Elkridge, MD
• As project and program manager successfully trained and supervised a staff of quality control inspectors in a laboratory environment (...

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