(316) 555-0182 ◇ Wichita, KS
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Calibration engineer with 10 years in metrology for aerospace manufacturing, currently leading the calibration programme for an aerostructures plant with 9,500 measuring instruments. Holds on-time calibration at 99.6%, cut calibration costs $640,000 a year by bringing 3,200 instruments in house, and led the lab to ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation on the first attempt. Keeps measurements traceable, uncertainty quantified, and records audit-ready.
Coursework in Instrumentation, Electronics, Statistics, and Quality Systems.
Also completed measurement uncertainty and ISO/IEC 17025 internal auditor training.
- Lead calibration for 9,500 instruments at an aerostructures plant with a lab team of 7 technicians.
- Hold on-time calibration at 99.6% with 0 audit findings on recall control across 4 years.
- Cut calibration costs $640,000 a year by bringing 3,200 instruments in house from outside labs.
- Wrote 85 calibration procedures with uncertainty budgets for electrical and RF test equipment.
- Extended calibration intervals for 1,100 instruments using reliability data, saving 2,400 lab hours a year.
- Led 30 out-of-tolerance investigations a year, closing all with product impact reviews in 14 days.
- Calibrated about 25 dimensional and electrical instruments a day at a commercial lab.
- Held a 99.8% first-pass acceptance rate on calibration certificates over 2 years.
- Automated 12 multimeter calibrations in MET/CAL, cutting each from 45 minutes to 10.
ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation. Led the plant lab to ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, writing the quality manual, 60 procedures, and uncertainty budgets for 14 measurement types, running proficiency tests and internal audits, which passed the assessment on the first attempt with 2 minor findings.
In-House Calibration Expansion. Built a business case and added torque, pressure, and temperature standards to the lab, which moved 3,200 instruments in house, cut costs $640,000 a year, and cut instrument downtime from 10 days to 2.
Interval Optimisation. Analysed 5 years of calibration history for 1,100 instruments with reliability methods, extending intervals where data supported it, which saved 2,400 lab hours a year without raising out-of-tolerance rates.
- Member of a national measurement science conference organisation, presenting 1 paper in 2024.
- Volunteer instructor for an ASQ section, teaching calibration basics 2 times a year.
- Restore vintage radios as a hobby, with about 20 sets rebuilt so far.
- Lead a metrology team of 7 technicians across 2 shifts with weekly workload planning.
- Trained 4 technicians to earn ASQ calibration certification since 2021.
- Serve as metrology representative on the plant quality council of 9 managers.

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