Jason Michael Collins
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Quality Engineer for six years, working with the space shuttles and solid rocket boosters at United Space Alliance and recently Lockheed Martin with military rocket platforms. Skilled in a wide range of quality auditing/non-conformance experience with a strong background in computer programming and software. Strong problem solving and communication skills and enthusiasm towards product control through strict regulations and quality processes.
PROFICIENCIES (SOFTWARE)
• Microsoft Office 2010
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Dreamweaver
• Visual Basic
• Power Point
• Auto CAD Desktop
• Solid Works
• Cosmos
• Mat Lab
• Nonconformance Systems
WORK HISTORY
Supplier Quality Engineer
Lockheed Martin
Orlando, FL.
July 2011 – Current
•Working on HIMARS/THAAD military vehicles in the Missiles and Fire Controls Department
•Overseeing Camden facility site wide welding programs for Quality Engineering
•Creating WPS/PQR for new program in-process qualifications and welder qualification through On-the-Job training
•Created training program for Certified Welding Inspector’s (CWI) up-to-date knowledge of inspection techniques
•Implementing corrective action through root cause analysis and applying lean six methodologies
•Working with international program Finish Government for military upgrades in Finland and welder certifications for joint effort
•Implementing new technology with welding inspection processes by incorporating visual examination and thermo graphic devices
•Improved data collection and storage of welding characteristics
•Established new tooling and drawing changes for improved quality monitoring
•Monitor inspectors yearly certification schedule and required qualification buy-offs of
•Qualify and regulate First Article Inspection needs and design changes for non-conformance monitoring
•Traveling to outsourced material labs for weld Non-destructive/Destructive Testing through a series of specification required tests
•Implementing one-hundred percent AWS D1.1 welding requirements for new and upcoming programs
•Working with Defense Contract Management Agency and Missile Defense Agency for contractual quality requirements/observations for Technical Data Package buy-off from the customer
•Responsible for Corrective Action Board Meeting once a month for action item tracking/creating in the HIMARS quality program
Quality Engineer
United Space Alliance
Cape Canaveral, FL
October 2006 – October 2010
•Worked two years with Atlantis shuttle structures and materials through constant quality monitoring with in-house efforts from the shuttle bay facility during flight refit/repair
•Improving quality control through implemented data packages from engineers to inspectors
•Monitored Atlantis non-conformance process through NASA quality engineers for customer buy-off
•Worked with NASA Production/Quality Engineering for implementation of new regulations and requirements for quality monitoring and testing
•Monitored non-conformance system for flight control center prior to Atlantis launch for timely quality engineering actions
•Worked two years with the solid rocket booster’s structures and electronics testing and preprogram flight checks
•Used non-conformance systems to approve and correct engineering for process/material change and conformance to requirements
•Used six sigma to improve company regulations and standards through a various of quality analysis
•Fin...
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