Brenda Partain

Experience

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  Hunter Engineering Company

  Mar 1987 - Aug 1995

  Quality Assurance Supervisor

  *Managed Receiving, In-Process and Final Inspection Auditors*Managed Rework Specialists•Supervised internal auditors for process monitoring•Ensured conformance of ATE test equipment•Implemented and maintained requirements of Receiving Inspection•Maintained Complete Final Inspection area•Implemented and Analyzed Field/Line Return Evaluations

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  Choctaw Manufacturing

  Sept 1995 - Jun 2002

  Quality Assurance Coordinator

  *QS9000 Lead Internal Auditor*Calibration Coordinator*QS9000 Steering Committee member•Established, Maintained, and Controlled Quality Records that relate to the current QS9000 Standard•Created and maintained CME documented procedures, work instructions, visual aids, etc. •Performed and maintained calibrations and calibration records•Calibrated micrometers, calipers, weigh scales, etc. •Conducted and maintained R & R Gage Studies•Prepared Nonconforming Reports•Completed and maintained Preventive and Corrective Actions•Conducted QS9000 Lead Internal Auditor responsibilities•Trained QS9000 internal auditors Show less

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  Smith+Nephew

  Aug 2004 - now

  Quality Engineering Associate

  *Manage the Safety and Efficacy Review Meetings and SERB Share Point Site for all projects. This includes scheduling and communicating action items to all affected teams. This also includes creating/revising specifications, flow charts, presentation templates, and work instructions. *Support Upstream Quality, Product Development, Upstream and Downstream Manufacturing and Downstream Quality Associates with new product launch activities for the Reconstructive Hip, Knee and Instrument Teams. *Create and revise inspection drawings, quality standards, visual inspection standards and work instructions. *Initiate and follow through with Engineering Change Requests by utilizing Matrix, a computerized change management system. *Gather and analyze Gage R&R statisical information for new products and new gage equipment. *Complete Engineering documentation for design Transfer Process including but not limited to PFMEAS, FMEA, Control Plans, and MSA. *Instruct both Upstream and Downstream Quality personnel to create and revise Inspection Drawings and associated models in Unigraphics software.*Lead Auditor for mutiple Supplier Audits Show less