Strickland’s Quality and Compliance Consulting LLC, Erie, CONovember 2018 – Current,Owner/ Consultant
- Quality Management Systems consulting; specify the development of entire document-system, processes, and procedures, implementation, and continuous monitoring through the auditing of the system for clients
- Auditor services for standards and specifications compliance
- Perform internal and external audits and follow-up and close audit findings.
- Consult on engineering projects for compliance to required standards.
- Provide engineering services on tooling, design and manufacturing of mechanical assemblies and components.
- Create 3D printed prototypes from requirements gathered through designs and conceptual conversations.
- Developed strategic plans for structure, implementation, deployment, and maintenance of both the QMS and Engineering Department
- Certification application submittal opportunity within 6 months of QMS implementation.
- Provide training, tools, and techniques to support office staff and floor personal in achieving Quality objectives.
- Liaise across departments to ensure processes are followed and continuously improved per QMS requirements.
- Develop Working Instructions (WI) within a team environment to develop best practices companywide.
- Investigate failures, report CARs and NCRs, and facilitate Management Review Meetings to present findings to executive leadership.
- Collect and analyze trends and historical data to develop daily, monthly, and annual KPI targets and reports.
- Collaborate with customers, engineers, and executives to design and develop new, certified products from concept to delivery.
- Ensure compliance to and utilization of ASME, API, ISO, CFR, ASTM, ANSI, and other codes.
- Design testing and test fixtures for physical validation of theoretical concepts
- Maintain and update product line to current and future standards.
Achievements:
Assess, develop, implement, Management system for the Oil & Gas, Life Science, Aerospace industries. Maintain SME International and national regulatory requirement’s (RoHS, Reach, FDA, BPOG, etc.). Mentor and guide extrinsic-cultures to an intrinsic-cultures..
PCS Ferguson, Fredrick, COOctober 2013 – April 2019Quality Manager/ Mechanical Engineer
- Created and managed Quality Management System, conducted audits, and monitored suppliers.
- Quality Representative, trained others on resources and techniques to support companywide Quality goals.
- Developed WIs and KPI reports to ensure best practices and measure success.
- Designed and created new products and features in collaboration with clients, engineering, and executives.
- Collaborated with clients internally and externally to ensure product material and manufacturing met Q1 standards; assisted clients in lean process implementation, installation procedures, and functionality and performance.
- Authored processes regarding materials, welding, and manufacturing as needed.
- Collaboratively Authored and implemented new procedures to standardize processes and streamline workflow, increasing efficiency metrics 55%.
- Managed and archived quality documentation and participated in internal and external quality audits.
- Served as a corporate auditor, auditing 10 of the 16 umbrella companies to help them gain certification.
- Developed and managed the QMS of 4 manufacturing facilities and 36 field offices.
Achievements:
Developed, cultivated, defined, implemented, and sustained a certified management system and associated workflows and processes to streamline while increasing efficiency metrics 55%.
Halliburton, Oklahoma City, OK & Denver COJuly 2010 – October 2013Application Engineer, Technical Professional
- Developed proposals, recommended applications, and conducted post-job evaluations of product performance.
- Provided technical and operational counsel and assistance to internal and external customers.
- Improved current designs as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in engineering principles and technology processes.
- Created and participated in developmental programs to accelerate learning and develop technical knowledge of field and manufacturing personnel in classroom and field office settings; trained groups of 4-20
- • Implemented data collection, training, technical support, and administration of global drill bit information database for North and South regions of the U.S.; identified need to improve drilling data collection and played a key role in driving development of an internal Engineering Design Model (EDM) standard document, improving company nation wide.
- Applied knowledge of materials, components, applications, and testing to analyze and present reports to clients and management.
- Managed design and manufacturing of several product lines, traveling globally to Malaysia, Japan, China, Singapore, Canada, and Mexico to ensure manufacturing facilities were manufacturing said designed products accurately, effectively and, applicable regulations.
Achievements:
Developed, trained, defined, implemented, and sustained a database for tracking drill bits and associated workflows and processes to streamline research to production efficiency to place Big Red above its competitors.
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Edmond, OKApril 2010 – July 2010Residential and Commercial Energy Services AuditorAchievements:
- Responsible for programs and services providing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and power quality programs to residential, industrial, commercial, and institutional electric customers of member cities.
Chesapeake Midstream Partners, Oklahoma City, OKJanuary 2009 – May 2009
Sr. Engineering TechnicianAchievements:
- Responsible for Compression facilities, and Glycol towers for the development of easements for capillary and trunk gas lines for compressor facilities.
Downing Wellhead Equipment, Oklahoma City, OKJanuary 2008 – January 2009
Engineering and Quality ManagerAchievements:
- Mentored staff and implemented migration of hard copy drawings, calculations, and design data to SolidWorks,
- Updated and maintained quality systems to API Q1/ISO 9001, ISO 10423, and API 6A monogram program.
Rupture Pin Technology, Oklahoma City, OKOctober 2006 – January 2008
Chief Engineer, Research Engineer, Project Manager, Quality Representative Achievements:
- Worked on and closed out multiple projects most notably a twin pair of 48” ESV for Saudi-Armco. Through direction and leadership used expertise execution of ASME IX of the boiler pressure vessel code, API, and NACE to mitigate a welding issue and deliver the project 10 days early.
