Curt Aikin

Experience

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  US COAST GUARD VIETNAM DISABLED VETERAN

  Jan 1974 - Jun 1980

  Radarman

  As a Radarman – My responsibilities included, Search & Rescue, Ocean Weather Station, and Law Enforcement.• Radarman Vessel Safety, Navigation, and Engagement. • Performed responsibilities of Damage Control Petty Officer.• Radio Telephone Communications Operator

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  The Computer Dude

  Sept 1988 - Aug 2001

  Network Engineer, Design & Rollout, Desktop Services, Disaster Recovery, Helpdesk

  • Turn Key Network Rollout for, Ventura County School District, Harbor Freight Tools, Digital Insight, and Established Networks for Office Automation in, Education, Manufacturing, Production Line Test & Evaluation.• Transitioned Manual Centric work environments to Comprehensive Automated Systems where required. Highlights were processes, procedures, personnel, Training, and Infrastructure.• Design and Develop Local Area Network and Wide Area Network Architecture, topology, and software systems configuration.• Provided leadership and training for Information Technology personnel.• Conducted ongoing client training and awareness, addressing technological advances in the areas of systems management, resources allocations and software development; • Corollary analysis of company network services, technical capabilities and resources to ensure maximum utilization of network resources. Show less

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  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT (NON-AEROSPACE

  Sept 2001 - Jun 2004

  Program Manager, Network Engineer Design/Safety/Mission Assurance

  • Staff Supervision & Development Defining Requirements Metrics & Benchmarking Inter-Organizational Troubleshooting New Business Acquisition Proposal, Team Building & Development, Supplier Oversight & Rating.• Managed multiple discipline efforts related to Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Suppliers, Configuration Management, Procurement, for Native American Social Services Datacenter. This effort increased Social Services awareness, HIPPA Compliance, Data Retention & Availability.• Applied Quality Management System ISO9000:2008 (AS9100) Disciplines - Responsible for review and validation of quality system design and analysis related to the integrity of quality decisions that affect products and services. Show less

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  Boeing

  Jul 2004 - now

  Quality Systems Specialist IV- Quality/Mission Assurance for Logistics Information Management Systems, San Diego California • Quality Management System ISO9000:2008 (AS9100) – Team Member for the review and validation of quality system design and analysis related to the integrity of quality decisions that affect program products and services. • Responsible for Verifying & Validating Compliance to Contractual, Regulatory and ISO 9001:2008 (AS9100) Quality Management System (QMS) Standards for 26 Programs hosted at the San Diego Facility. • Root Cause and Corrective/Preventative Action- for Root Cause Analyses establishing effective Corrective/Preventative Action process for reduction of nonconformance to design specifications. Responsible for Monitoring & Reporting of Preventative/Corrective Action Board. • Risk Management- Quality/Mission Assurance representative for Risk Management with the responsibility for initiating and maintaining mitigation plans of program impacts. Responsible for monitoring risk effectiveness and Continual Improvement.• Supplier Quality- Liaison for Program Quality Assurance at San Diego Facility, support Supplier Quality Assurance teams with a goal of improving visibility and reduction of supplier-caused quality discrepancies. Team focused on improving quality expectations with regards to first time quality, supplier Root Cause and Corrective Action, contractual requirements flow down, pedigree of product, and customer satisfaction.• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)-Monitored software development projects in all phases for compliance with standards such as ISO 9000-3, Capability Maturity Model (CMM) L3. Show less • Quality Management System ISO9000:2008 (AS9100) – Team Member for the review and validation of quality system design and analysis related to the integrity of quality decisions that affect program products and services. • Responsible for Verifying & Validating Compliance to ISO 9000:2008 (AS9100) Standards for 6 Programs hosted at Boeing Huntington Beach Facility. • Root Cause and Corrective/Preventative Action- for Root Cause Analyses establishing effective Corrective/Preventative Action process for reduction of nonconformance to design specifications. Responsible for Monitoring of Preventative/Corrective Action Board. • Risk Management- Quality/Mission Assurance representative for Risk Management with the responsibility for initiating and maintaining mitigation plans of program impacts. Responsible for monitoring risk effectiveness.• Supplier Quality- Liaison for Program Quality Assurance at Anaheim/Huntington Beach Supplier Quality Assurance teams with a goal of improving visibility and reduction of supplier-caused quality discrepancies. Team focused on improving quality expectations with regards to first time quality, supplier Root Cause and Corrective Action, contractual requirements flow down, pedigree of product, and customer satisfaction.• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)-Monitored software development projects in all phases for compliance with standards such as ISO 9000-3, Capability Maturity Model (CMM).• Performed process Audits, to ensure Software Standards Compliance, for Coding & Development on Major Assemblies, Subassemblies and Automated Tools.• Assessed suppliers to optimize proficiency and compliance with specifications and contracts • Monitored schedules and functional requirements, boosting quality, reducing costs and ensuring customer satisfaction. Show less

  • Quality Systems Specialist IV

    Jan 2015 - now

  • Software Quality Engineer

    Jul 2004 - Feb 2015
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  Tapestry Solutions Inc. (NFIS The Boeing Co.)

  Jan 2015 - now

  Quality Engineer

  Training the Teams up in the way that we should go. Appling the disciplines of ISO Standards in all we do to achieve First Time Quality.

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  Anchor Risk Management & Safety Solutions (ARMSS)

  Aug 2017 - now

  Quality System Specialist
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  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

  Feb 2018 - now

  Quality Engineer IV

  Ruggedly Handsome, vertically challenged and committed to ensuring that our service members receive the highest level of Quality in our products and services.