Cathy Beeson

Experience

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  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

  Jan 1984 - Mar 2006

  • Coordinate mandated / required training to insure governmental and corporate standards are maintained.• Coordinate plant training resources and administrate cost tracking and training plans to meet business goals and key initiatives.• Identify training needs for all team members and develop cost effective educational solutions to address the needs.• Assist in hiring process and conduct new hire orientation. • Define, record, and audit plant systems, policies, and procedures.• Coordinate and administrate hiring process, which includes interviews, assessments, and orientation.• Maintain database to minimize adverse impact in hiring process. • Maintain affirmative action plan for our facility, and advise in matters of EEO and governmental compliance. • Accountable and responsible for actions and results of a business team that consists of 80 production team members in a 24-hour production facility.• Coordinate work schedule of team to insure that plant and team safety, productivity, and quality objectives are consistently met.• Conduct and facilitate team meetings and problem-solving quality sessions.• Evaluate team member performance with respect to production goals and standards, and administer positive discipline when needed. Responsible for a 16-member production team that produced steel cord for medium radial truck tires.Coordinate team members and process to achieve plant safety, productivity, and quality goals. Responsible for quality systems and development of wire/cord production process during plant start-up.Develop quality systems and procedures to insure systems functioned properly.Develop and implement a follow-through report process on various product development trials.Monitor and maintain control systems.Troubleshoot process/product production problems and recommend and implement corrective action where necessary.

  • Manager, Training & Organizational Development

    Dec 2000 - Mar 2006

  • HR Specialist

    Nov 1997 - Nov 2000

  • Manufacturing Business Team Leader

    Nov 1993 - Oct 1997

  • Area Manager

    Oct 1988 - Oct 1993

  • Quality Assurance Engineer

    Jan 1984 - Sept 1988
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  Kennametal

  Apr 2006 - Jun 2010

  Quality Manager

  • Coordinate and maintain quality systems to insure ISO certification is maintained and customer satisfaction is achieved.• Coordinate plant resources and administrate cost tracking and quality plans to meet business goals and key initiatives.• Improve Quality by reducing Internal PPM (scrap) and External PPM (returns) through LEAN, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma.

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  Randolph Community College

  Jul 2010 - Nov 2015

  • Coordinate and lead day-to-day functioning of Industrial and Electrical Programs, and develop curriculum for Advanced Manufacturing.• Develop curriculum courses/programs and interact with community/industry members.• Recruit, interview, and recommend the appointment of faculty for industrial and electrical programs and supervise and evaluate the operation of all classes and departmental faculty in accordance with policy.• Review, evaluate, and assess departmental programs periodically.• Coordinate the planning and requisition of resources and services, including equipment, supplies, facilities and other materials required for the effective delivery of instruction and manage the departmental budget, regularly monitoring the status of expenditures and implementing inventory control methods. Show less

  • Project Manager, SEELC Grant and Advanced Manufacturing

    Jan 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Dept. Head, Industrial Engineeering,Industrial & Electrical Programs

    Jul 2010 - Dec 2013
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  NC Community College System

  Dec 2015 - Jun 2024

  Piedmont Triad Regional Customized Training Director

  ●Promote the development and implementation of industry-specific workforce training programs within the resources and capabilities of the NC Community College System●Work directly with business and industry to broker/design, manage, and implement workforce training programs and/or indirectly with employers providing technical assistance to the state's community colleges that design, manage, and implement workforce training in the Piedmont.●Engage with manufacturers in the Piedmont-Triad Prosperity Zone and hosted at Randolph Community College Show less