April Chibnik

Experience

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  Various Local Theaters

  Jun 1993 - Jan 2009

  Stage Manager

  Managed over 40 productions with cast and crew of up to 100 people. Created comprehensive guide to stage managing, creating well-defined job scope for training of new stage managers.Recruited and trained technical staff, building and strengthening cohesive technical teams.

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  Time Warner Cable

  Aug 1997 - Jan 2014

  Production Coordinator

  Coordinated and scheduled 3 broadcast channels. Maintained client accounts for each program. Oversaw general office functions. Created and maintained an informational database using Excel to track and report incoming and outgoing programming.Consistently strengthened existing, and created new relationships with outside accounts and Senior Management through written and verbal communications.Acted as a liaison between various internal departments and clients, such as Master Control, Community Affairs, Ad Sales and Production.Increased Ad Sales revenue through the implementation of new scheduling software leading to a 25% decrease in missed airing of ads.Created and implemented new guidelines and processes to meet the changing needs of the client and company.Ensured consistent and current information by improving relationships with Senior Management and outside accounts through weekly contact and collaboration.Identified and implemented a solution to software compatibility issue leading to a reduction in the time needed to schedule a channel. Show less

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  City of Simi Valley

  Feb 2010 - Oct 2012

  Independent Contractor

  Oversaw broadcasting city meetings. Maintained community bulletin board. Created manual outlining appropriate procedures for broadcasting meetings, ensuring proper protocol followed.Trained new employees on procedures and best practices, preparing for instances of unplanned staff absences and sharing of workload.

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  IvyTech Charter

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

  Advisor/Administrator

  Provided support for educational success, critical thinking and creativity through workshops, classes, meetings and office support.Increased the number of online traffic to social media platforms through the creation of a weekly posting schedule and curating new content.Facilitated and tracked weekly communications through phone, email and in person, ensuring student’s and parent’s needs were met. Improved student productivity by monitoring their educational progress and creating strategic solutions tailored to each student.Created new orientation materials and held orientations for incoming students. Reducing orientation time by 10% Show less

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  Campo de Cahuengha Memorial Association

  Aug 2015 - Apr 2018

  Museum Manager - Contract Employee

  Provide Administrative Support for Museum and oversee the museum open house daysCreated new Membership and Volunteer packages to draw in 15% more revenue.Implement and update advertising and social media drawing in 20% more customer traffic.

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  Vinyl Concepts Inc

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2016

  Administrative Assistant/Sales Support -Contract Employee

  Provide administrative assistance and sales support to a team of six. Assist the CEO with special projects and reports. Assist with scheduling, customer service, and light IT support.Reduced the length of response time for repair requests, improving customer satisfaction.Created new tracking process for repairs, which allowed the company to make necessary changes, saving time and money.Created new training materials to be used for incoming office support.

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  RITEC

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2018

  Quality Inspector AS9100/ISO9001

  RITEC Provides OEM solutions for Military and Aerospace, including Rugged Computers, Rugged Servers, Rugged Ethernet Switches and Rugged Printers.Duties:Provide administrative support to the Director of Quality Assurance and the Quality Assurance ManagerAssisted with the implementation of AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 policies.Verify proper documentation for trace-ability and identification is attached to products, processes, and materials throughout the production and receiving process, when found out of conformance tracks down and solves for lapses.Serves as a secondary point of contact for Customer and Government Source Inspections. Verify that the work on products has been completed as specified on engineering drawings through visual inspections, the use of measuring equipment, or through paperwork provided.Prepare and verify that the final product and required accompanying paperwork is complete, and create Certificates of Conformance to ship with product.Prepare and ensure that First Article Inspection reports are correct and up to date. Monitor and track the shelf life of consumables; created and maintains an online and hard copy MSDS file. Show less

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  Meggitt

  Sept 2018 - Oct 2019

  Perform First Article Inspections AS9102BPerform final and in process inspectionsPrepare Data packages for SourceAssist multiple departments as back up QC/QATrain and assist coworkers on FAIR creation. Contract Employee, providing QA/QC Services

  • QA/QC Inspector

    Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  • QA/QC Inspector (Contractor)

    Sept 2018 - Apr 2019
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  HI-TEMP INSULATION, INC.

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2021

  Quality Engineer

  Assists in writing, developing and implementing quality procedures.Provides quality relevant technical assistance to entire company organization as well as customers and suppliers. Product includes thermal and acoustical blankets used in aircraft and space industries. Facilitates, implements, and investigates cause and corrective actions (5why, 8D), both from internal and external sources, working with customers including Boeing, Collins, Lockheed MartinPassed 3 day Lead Auditor training from Qualtech, performs internal AS9100 auditsPoint of contact for customer audits and surveys, both written and onsite.Provides administrative assistance reviewing contracts, First Article Inspection Reports, shippers, material certs and source packets as well as Certificates of Conformance. DSQR certified and approved for Collins/Pratt WhitneyImplemented tracking of corrective action response times and reduced closing times by 25% Show less

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  Eaton

  Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

  Assists in writing, developing and implementing quality procedures.Provides quality relevant technical assistance to entire company organization as well as customers and suppliers.Provides administrative assistance reviewing contracts, First Article Inspection Reports, shippers, material certs and source packets as well as Certificates of Conformance.Facilitates, implements, and investigates cause and corrective actions (5why, 8D), both from internal and external sources

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  Collins Aerospace

  Nov 2021 - Nov 2023

  During new SAP implementation took on extra responsibilities and continues to support implementation efforts allowing millions of dollars of product to ship.- Lead team to temporarily remove Stop holds allowing product to continue on in production, or ship while implementation process continues- Support Implementation of FAIR requirements in SAP, train fellow Quality Engineers to perform FAIs, Train Inspectors on how to record FAI dataProvide Quality Customer Support for OEM 2 including customers such as Boeing, Northrup Grumman, Space X, and internal customers.Facilitate and support Source Inspections, Corrective Actions, Material Review submittals.Support and Facilitate Customer Audits.Provide Quality Support and information to assist in the quoting process(RFQ), and for internal Sales Order Kick Off process to insure that all customer requirements are met.Create and perform First Article Inspection Reports. Show less

  • Sr.Analyst First Party Auditor

    Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

  • Quality Engineer II

    Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
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  Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel - NASA Ames Research Center, Amentum (Formerly Jacob’s) ATOM Contract

  Dec 2023 - now

  Quality Assurance Specialist

  The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) at NASA Ames is a continuous flow tunnel in which three separate test sections cover a Mach number range between .2 and 3.5. With two tunnels 11x11ft Transonic Test Section and 9x7ft Supersonic Test Section.Duties:Act as Quality Management Representative.Perform Internal audits on Process, Product and System level.Asses and assist with bringing UPWT QMS System into AS9100 complianceCreate trainings and teach employees on audit and corrective action concepts.Create and foster a Quality Culture through trainings, meetings and employee engagement. Show less