Randall Arnold

Current

Migration Control Analyst at Ryder Integrated Logistics

Past

Job-Seeking Analyst at Large
Logistics Quality Specialist at Nokia
Quality Analyst / Quality Engineer at Nokia

R&D Laboratory Technician at Medtronic
Product Specialist at KMA Associates
Owner / Designer at Cynical Signs
Product Data Administrator at The Stanley Works
Senior Product Designer at The Stanley Works
Facilities Designer at CMPA
Product Designer at Prescolite Controls
Designer (Contract) at Boeing
Drafter/Designer at Texas Instruments

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Education

Eastfield College

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Randall Arnold’s Summary

After recently ensuring Nokia secured its top worldwide supply chain ranking, I'm looking for my next opportunity to provide excellent support, tangible cost reduction and multilevel leadership to a dynamic operation!

- Highly experienced specialist in process management and improvement with passion for quality assurance and product development
- Equally adept in leading, supporting and independent roles from local to global levels and including telecommuting and international travel
- Proficient at technical, persuasive and creative writing (including corporate blogging)
- Sought after at every employer as a subject matter expert adept at translating business needs into robust and flexible documentation and workflows (recommendations available)
- Advanced skills with all Microsoft Office products (including Visio, Excel, Access and VBA automation)
- Deep and broad understanding of computer hardware and software, including building PCs from scratch and installing/managing server-based and peer-to-peer networks

Randall Arnold’s Specialties:

Business Analysis; Data mining and modeling; Report design; Logistics processes and workflows; General process definition, diagramming, automation and improvement; Product data and lifecycle management (PDM/PLM); Change management; Requirements gathering/management; Windows programming (VB.NET, ASP.NET); SQL queries and stored procedures; Product invention and design (2D and solid modeling, includes patent submissions); Product and component testing; Multicultural communication

Randall Arnold’s Experience

Migration Control Analyst

Ryder Integrated Logistics

(Public Company; R; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)

- support successful migration (implementation) of mission-critical enterprise software and hardware changes (including on-call and weekend duties)

- manage change tickets (including BMC Remedy) for Supply Chain Solutions division

- conduct technical review meetings across sites

- automate business processes using PL/SQL on Oracle 9i database

- create and update status reports using TOAD

- pursuing ITIL V3 certification
Job-Seeking Analyst

Large

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2009 — July 2009 (7 months)

Time between job opportunities, spent on searching and self-improvement
Logistics Quality Specialist

Nokia

(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

June 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 8 months)

- Instrumental in rapid development and on-schedule deployment of new global delivery claims workflow solution (DQ) built on Serena Business Mashup platform

- Successfully translated Nokia business structure to database model and supporting processes for legacy logistics applications

- Supported 400+ Logistics Coordinators worldwide involved in Nokia Delivery Quality by managing delivery claims tracking application and providing both virtual and onsite guidance/leadership/training

- Top 10 participant in Nokia device testing program (Maemo, S40)
Quality Analyst / Quality Engineer

Nokia

(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

September 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 10 months)

as Quality (Data) Analyst:

- Developed quality metrics reporting solutions using SSRS, Excel and Cognos

- Created custom data structures, SQL queries and stored procedures for quality metrics extraction, aggregation and analysis

- Designed and managed SQL Server and Access databases, including linking in Oracle servers and performing regular sanity checks

- Automated data integrity and delivery activities, including SMS quality alerts triggered from database updates and sent to stakeholder cell phones

as Quality Engineer (role assigned due to factory closure):

- Conducted and reported on experiment proving usefulness of tinted packaging adhesive (resulting in over 300% process yield improvement) to reduce product pilfering

- Instrumental in successful launch of revolutionary N800 internet tablet (CES 2007)

- Participated in facilitation of Nokia Alliance factory shutdown; handoff off products and processes and training of replacement engineers from Mexico
R&D Laboratory Technician

Medtronic

(Public Company; MDT; Medical Devices industry)

April 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 5 months)

- Automated creation of Excel spreadsheets and charts from data produced by test equipment, using Visual Basic.NET, reducing task completion time by a factor of 60

- Managed OSHA compliance, device calibrations and inventory of R&D laboratory

- Researched alternatives for pneumatic motor assembly adhesives and identified superior material and process improvements that significantly reduced product failure potential

- Designed and constructed elaborate lab fixture used to test up to twelve high-speed pneumatic motors simultaneously to reduce time to run experiments by a factor of 4

- Designed and ran tests and experiments on pneumatic and electronic surgical products, often at 100 cycles or more (including autoclave and centrifuge)
Product Specialist

KMA Associates

(Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

April 2003 — December 2003 (9 months)

- Completely overhauled and expanded company catalogs and led web site development
Owner / Designer

Cynical Signs

(Graphic Design industry)

August 2002 — April 2003 (9 months)

- Designed graphics for my own Cafepress merchandising store while searching for my next career opportunity

- Created patent illustrations for inventors

- Developed and deployed Access database for large local plumbing company (project and contractor management, order tracking)
Product Data Administrator

The Stanley Works

(Public Company; SWK; Consumer Goods industry)

July 2000 — July 2002 (2 years 1 month)

- Instrumental in development and rollout of PDM/PLM solution for The Stanley Works (Windchill) which included managing data cleansing and change notice incorporation effort

- Identified and corrected several hundred product data errors in Stanley ERP/MRP systems and on documentation to reduce both opportunities for manufacturing error as well as production cycle time

- Initiated departmental standards and best practices to reduce development cycle-time, create/ensure document consistency and reduce opportunities for errors

- Administration of product data using Pro/INTRALINK, MS Access, BPCS and SAP

- Vastly improved change notice incorporation process by streamlining workflow and implementing more accurate targeting of stakeholders
Senior Product Designer

The Stanley Works

(Public Company; SWK; Consumer Goods industry)

September 1996 — July 2000 (3 years 11 months)

- Invented new products that offered functionality and/or usability improvements over existing versions (patents filed) using 2D and 3D CAD tools (AutoCAD, Pro/ENGINEER, Solidworks)

- Conducted product liability research for corporate legal defense

- Managed supplier component specifications and supply chain processes

- Selected as founding member of corporate diversity council (Global Relationship Management Council, Process Team)

- Researched and redesigned department lighting system and department/workstation layout to reduce eyestrain of workstation operators, improving productivity and morale

- Led team that brought thousands of paper-based documents under electronic control
Facilities Designer

CMPA

(Construction industry)

June 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 3 months)

Administered Local Area Network (LAN) and remote PCs; Supported design workstations and software; Designed electrical schematics, Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and piping systems; Laid out locations and services for semiconductor manufacturing machines and supporting equipment; Proofread blueprints for accuracy and completeness
Product Designer

Prescolite Controls

(Consumer Electronics industry)

July 1994 — June 1995 (1 year )

- Designed/detailed energy-efficient commercial lighting products from circuit cards to final assemblies

- Tested electrical components (transformers, ballasts) and equipment for functionality and/or UL/CSA certification
Designer (Contract)

Boeing

(Public Company; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

April 1994 — June 1994 (3 months)

- Designed/detailed parts, cables, frames, enclosures, tooling, test equipment and assemblies; incorporated change notices for AWACS 707 to 767-200 upgrade program
Drafter/Designer

Texas Instruments

(Public Company; TXN; Semiconductors industry)

January 1987 — February 1994 (7 years 2 months)

- Managed change notice resolution process, including proactive prevention of production line shutdowns by personally expediting stalled change notices

- Invented adhesive film pattern generation process estimated to save the company $250,000 annually due to process time reduction from 20 to 2 hours

- Initiated creation of go/no-go test fixture generation utility designed to significantly reduce part reject rates and cut cost

- Audited corporate product literature for industry standard compliance, wrote/reviewed/edited internal drafting standards, and reviewed industry and government standards changes

Randall Arnold’s Education

Eastfield College

AAS , Drafting and Design Technology , 1987 — 1988

Graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.4 GPA)
Emphasis on electronics (AC and DC circuits)
Cooperative education program with TI