Applied Computer Science Quality Consultant (892)
Expertise
Business requirements analysis and software implementation projects for:
Manufacturing/quality assurance
Warehousing
Science database applications.
Bar coding systems
Shop floor data acquisition and information flow
ISO 9000 practices
Statistical process control.
Background in: mathematics, computer sciences, engineering and physical sciences.
Experience
Instructor, Penn State University, Great Valley, Malvern, PA
Instructor, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Manufacturing Engineer, Mars Electronics International, West Chester, PA
Senior Software Consultant, Computer Task Group, Buffalo, NY
Engineering & Marketing, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Willow Grove, PA
Technical Support to Sales, Three Rivers Computing, Pittsburgh, PA
Software Section Manager, Exxon Office Systems, Lionville, PA
SELECTED EXPERIENCE:
Due Diligence Study
A venture capital firm bought a privately owned software company. I performed a due diligence study.
Company returned to profitability and is about to go public.
Shop Floor Information Flow Analysis
Identified the flow of inventory, production and quality data for a medical device manufacturer that were causing inaccuracies.
Found redundancies in keying the same hand collected data into different departmental systems.
Database System Assessment
Computer evaluation of raw material reconciliation and product tracking in a Russian gold refinery.
Food Packaging Weight Control Systems
Statistical process control software for different sampling policies at three food processing plants.
Statistical Process Control
Invented and implemented a unique method for applying statistical process control techniques to a semiconductor ceramics oven process.
Software Development Projects
Database programs for a variety of manufacturing, business and quality applications
Data acquisition from manufacturing equipment and from bar code scanners
Scientific analyses requiring charting and curve fitting
Most recent programming work has been done in C++, Visual Basic and Access
Honors & Publications
Four published papers
One patent pending
IRCA-registered ISO 9000 Auditor
Education
MS Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1969
BS Mathematics, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 1967