Jon Carpenter

Experience

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  DuPont

  Feb 1997 - Sept 2004

  Technical Associate

  February 27, 1997 Spinning Operator – Engineered Textile Fibers (ETF)– Fully Drawn Yarn Manufacturing • Operated all types of spin machines• Member of the Operations Core Team• Volunteered for difficult assignments to gain greater skill levelJune 1998 – December 1999 – Technical Associate for Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences (CCAS) GC-MS Lab Tech, Dacron Research Lab, DuPont Kinston Site • Competed for better qualified job for advancement• Lab standards, calibrations, and research notebook• PM and repaired analytical lab equipment o Received a $200 “way to go” award for instrument repair2000 – 2002 Kinston Specialty Products (KSP) Technical – Technical Associate, Managed Reclaimed/Recycled Polyester Feedstock entering the process reactor.• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified 2001 - Improved feed rates for polymer feedstock to improve balance and consumption of all types and densities of feedstock. 2002 – 2004 FTIR and Microscopy Lab Tech – Dacron Research Lab, DuPont Kinston Site– Technical Associate> SEM & Optical Microscopes> Resolved customer defects on fabrics and carpet fibers.> Identified dying issues due to physical and chemical properties Show less

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  Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. (makers of REPREVE® )

  Aug 2004 - Aug 2007

  Quality Manager

  Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. is a leading producer of multi-filament polyester and nylon textured yarns and related raw materials. We provide innovative, global textile solutions and unique branded yarns for customers at every level of the supply chain. August 2004 – August 2007 Quality Manager/ Chemical Lab Manager, Kinston POY Spinning Operationso Analytical Services - FTIR and Microscopyo SPC o Data Analysiso Raw Material QC/Releaseo ISO 9001 QMS Leader, Lead Auditor Show less

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  Commerce Overseas Corporation

  Aug 2007 - Feb 2008

  Quality Manager

  COC focused on platform-specific support of the F-5 and T-38. In 1992 Northrop-Grumman appointed COC as a licensee of their total spare support program for the F-5 and T-38.In 2007, COC teamed with EADS-CASA on a comprehensive F-5B life extension and structural upgrade program for the Spanish Air Force. 20 F-5Bs underwent complete rebuild with COC providing the aero-structure components and EADS-CASA performing the final assembly. - COC Aerospace • August 2007 - February 2008 Quality Manager – F-5B Wing Manufacturing Project for the Spanish Air Force. Quality Auditing and Review of Wing Quality packages for traceability. o Established the Quality Management System for the company’s new location at the Global TransPark, Kinston, NC. o Reviewed quality documents for the F-5B project in Santa Anna, California with EADS-CASA. o Verified each component/part was traceable from origin to installation on the aircraft wing (Quality Package). Show less

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  DuPont

  Feb 2008 - Jun 2022

  • Site Operations Manager

    Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Contract Administrator

    Mar 2016 - Aug 2021

  • Environmental Manager

    Jan 2015 - Aug 2021

  • Business Process Consultant

    Sept 2010 - Jan 2015

  • Quality Manager

    Feb 2008 - Aug 2010
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  Covation Biomaterials

  Jun 2022 - now

  Operations Manager