Douglas Kinney
Terre Haute
Summary
Responsible quality professional with many years’ experience in manufacturing environments. Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills that have produced improved methods and have been rewarded with leadership opportunities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Specialist
Advanced Drainage Systems
05.2022 - Current
- Implemented quality methods and protocol in accordance with ADS Quality System. Supported Continuous Improvement on companywide initiatives as well as supporting plant specific projects as they arose.
- In addition to the required job duties and expectations of a Quality Specialist, this candidate has achieved:
- In second year of performing internal quality audits.
- Has been training selected new Quality Specialists as they come aboard.
- Was asked to evaluate a Specialist at another plant to ascertain the needs of employee to help set them up for success.
- Has travelled to fill in as QS at Buxton and London when QS coverage was lost.
- Was asked to evaluate the quality system and gain access to pipe samples of a competitor as a potential acquisition.
- Has been working up a meaningful performance indicator for plants’ overall quality health with over a year’s worth of data.
Quality Associate
Grifols Biomat
12.2020 - 05.2022
- Performed center records QA review to ensure thoroughness, accuracy, and timeliness of required information. Initiated investigations and ensured documentation of regulatory deficiencies. Determined the need for corrective actions, ensured appropriate documentation and determined effectiveness of actions. Reported compliance status data to operational quality management.
- Collaborated with center management when viewing Quality Management System to identify, coordinate, and deliver retraining for the purpose of correcting or improving operation or quality issues.
- Was able to represent the center during internal and external audits, responded to questions, had authority to stop operations or shipments to address quality concerns.
Bakery Supervisor
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Monitored and controlled all costs and expenses; includes maintaining proper ordering and inventory control, ensuring proper weighing procedures, controlling shrink, and monitoring ad displays.
- Ensured cleanliness of bakery aisles, storage area, and work area for safety; included cleaning of shelves and products, keeping floors free of liquid spills or water, removing hazardous debris from floor and sweeping.
Quality Specialist
CSL Plasma
05.2019 - 12.2019
- Collaborated with Assistant Manager of Quality (AMQ), to be able to represent the center during internal and external audits, responded to questions, and may have stopped operations, including shipments to address quality concerns.
- Perform final QA review and release for all shipment and associated documents, to ensure shipment meets customer specifications.
- Performed center records QA review to ensure thoroughness, accuracy and timeliness of required information. Initiate investigation and ensure documentation of regulatory deficiencies. Determine the need for corrective action, ensure appropriate documentation and determine effectiveness of the action.
- Maintained and reviewed personnel training documents to ensure documents complied with CSL procedures, SOP’s, CLIA/COLA and other applicable requirements. Initiated, scheduled, coordinated, and monitored the delivery of all training, such as new hire, annual and any retraining to meet center or other training and regulatory requirements. Ensured that the most current version of training materials at the center was being used.
- Maintained the Learning Management System to ensure data integrity, report generation and data analysis to comply with company and regulatory standards.
- Collaborates with center management when viewing the Quality Management System to identify, coordinate and deliver retraining for the purpose of correcting or improving operational or quality issues.
Quality Leader
Paradise Tomato Kitchens
02.2018 - 10.2018
- Had accountability for Food Quality, Food Safety, and Sanitation Audit and performed daily SSQE audit before shifts.
- Responsible for administering all relevant areas of the Quality Program as directed by Quality Manager. Operated and maintained laboratory equipment in a clean and organized environment and managed holds and hold area with other Quality personnel.
- Was a leader with the production group and directed the production team to manage any food safety events. Member of disciplinary team on shift.
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Enjoy Life Foods
05.2016 - 12.2017
- Worked with Quality Assurance Manager in identifying gaps in programs and writing those programs to be in alignment with the Global Food Safety Initiative.
- Wrote standard operating procedures as needed to ensure the safety of our employees, the food safety of our products, and the efficiency of our processes.
- Supervised four Quality Technicians and worked to solidify them into a cohesive and professional team that worked together to make correct decisions concerning quality and food safety.
- Identified gaps in training for production, sanitation, warehouse, and quality personnel and developed training programs to fill those deficiencies.
- Tracked various Key Performance Indicators such as paperwork compliance, accuracy of production work, and product weight control and reported those KPI’s to other management teams in scheduled meetings.
- Scheduled and led the departmental meetings on a biweekly basis with emphasis on any problems that the technicians were seeing in the plant and worked to find solutions to those issues.
- Coordinated with production and maintenance personnel to guarantee that procedures set in place were cogent and applicable to the situation at hand.
QC Chemist
Hydrite Chemical Company
03.2011 - 05.2016
- Tested all samples, including incoming raw materials, in-process production samples, and samples of product going to customers. Tested quality of neutralized water returning to sewer system and water used for various processes
- Produced Certificates of Analyses for customers.
- Lead trainer for new personnel.
- Calculated alterations of blends to match customer specifications.
- Liaison for safety and regulatory department on off hours in case of spill or release.
- Completed release forms and incident investigation forms for corporate office.
- Experienced with auto titrators, ion chromatography, density meter, pH meter, conductivity, and uv/vis spectrophotometer.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Lamar University
Beaumont, TXMaster of Science - Microbiology
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TXSkills
- Design of experiments
- Documentation control
- Quality management systems
- Root Cause Analysis/CAPA
- Product inspection
- Internal audits
- Audit reports
- Quality Metrics
Timeline
Quality Specialist
Advanced Drainage Systems
05.2022 - Current
Quality Associate
Grifols Biomat
12.2020 - 05.2022
Bakery Supervisor
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
12.2019 - 12.2020
Quality Specialist
CSL Plasma
05.2019 - 12.2019
Quality Leader
Paradise Tomato Kitchens
02.2018 - 10.2018
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Enjoy Life Foods
05.2016 - 12.2017
QC Chemist
Hydrite Chemical Company
03.2011 - 05.2016
Master of Science - Microbiology
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Lamar University
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