Ian Smith (MCQI) CQP

Experience

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  AE Goetze Special Products Ltd

  Aug 1986 - Aug 1998

  Reporting directly to the Quality Manager and responsible for supervising gauge control, including ordering new gauging. Providing training on calibration equipment and installing computerised gauge control system. Internal auditing of procedures. Writing procedures and work instructions. Quality auditing and completing first article inspection reports. Weekly scrap analysis with ongoing projects for process improvement and scrap reduction. Resolving customer issues/queries via telephone and visits. Advanced quality planning and process improvement using FMEA and SPC techniques. Gaining process approval by customer for new products. Designing jigs and fixtures. Financial justification for capital purchases. Show less

  • Quality Engineer

    Sept 1990 - Aug 1998

  • Technical Apprentice

    Aug 1986 - Aug 1990
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  Lymington Precision Engineers Ltd

  Sept 1998 - Jun 2000

  Quality Engineer

  Reporting directly to the Quality Manager and responsible for the application and control of internal and external quality documentation for products associated with telecommunication, aerospace and military industries. Auditing and maintaining internal procedures for ISO 9001 accreditation. Liaising with customers and sub-contract suppliers to resolve quality problems. Supervising the inspection department and organising workload to meet customer requirements. Assisting with manual inspection when required. Show less

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  APW Integrated Systems

  Jul 2000 - Nov 2001

  Quality Engineer

  Reporting directly to the Quality Manager and responsible for auditing of systems and procedures for ISO 9001 accreditation. Writing and maintaining procedures, work instructions and quality plans. Carrying out machine and process capability studies. Completing quality product release reports. Undertaking quality reviews on new products. Member of Kaizen lean manufacturing team. Inspection of fabricated and assembled parts manually and using Virtek LaserQC scanner. Investigations into scrap reduction. Show less

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  Career Break

  Nov 2001 - Apr 2004

  Travel Sabbatical

  To extend my experience and challenge myself I took a two and a half year career break to travel around the world visiting thirty two different countries throughout South East Asia, Australasia, East Africa, Central and South America. During this time I gained valuable experience and knowledge of different cultures and traditions and had the opportunity to meet and associate with people with varied and fascinating backgrounds.

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  Portsmouth Aviation Ltd

  May 2004 - May 2011

  Quality Engineer & Environmental Representative

  Reporting directly to the Quality Manager and responsible for writing quality plans in accordance with relevant Defence Standards for MoD contracts. Auditing of processes and procedures for BS EN ISO 9001, AS9100 and BS EN ISO 14001 accreditation. Conducting reviews of tenders/contracts for quality requirements. Vetting and signing release certification as an approved signatory for Company ISO 9001 and AS9100 releases. Carrying out fault investigations and completing analysis reports. Writing and reviewing standard operating procedures and processes and instigating improvements. Completing first article inspection reports. Customer liaison to resolve quality issues. Managing all aspects of the company’s Environmental Management System including carrying out aspects analysis, waste management, management of company objectives and targets programmes, identification of legislation and standards, environmental monitoring, utility management, managing the internal audit programme and team of auditors, legal compliance auditing, communication with local authorities and all other activities required to environmentally manage the company’s aspects. Show less

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  Virtue Aerospace

  Jun 2011 - now

  Quality & Environmental Development Manager

  Reporting directly to the CEO (Owner), responsible for all aspects of the company’s Quality & Environmental Management Systems, including maintaining the AS9100 & ISO 14001 certification. Managing all continual improvement activities to ensure that the company meets and exceeds all customer expectations. Virtue Aerospace specialise in the manufacture of complex precision machined components and sub assemblies using advanced manufacturing technologies such as 5-axis milling, 5-axis machining, multi task mill-turn, wire erosion and spark erosion. Show less