Randall Arnold

Randall Arnold

Migration Control Analyst at Ryder Integrated Logistics

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Current
Past
  • Job-Seeking Analyst at Large
  • Logistics Quality Specialist, Demand Supply Planning at Nokia
  • Quality Analyst / Quality Engineer, Factory Operations 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, Defense Avionics at Texas Instruments
Education
  • Eastfield College
Connections
127 connections
Industry
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Websites

Randall Arnold’s Summary

Looking to provide multilevel leadership, tangible cost reduction and cross-functional innovation in information management

Randall Arnold’s Specialties:

Skills:
Business analysis and process management; Change management; Configuration management; Product Data and Lifecycle Management (PDM/PLM); Data modeling, mining, cleansing, auditing, querying and reporting; Multicultural communication; Technical, persuasive and creative writing

- Tools:
Microsoft Office 2007 (expert), Visio Professional, Visual Basic.NET, SQL Server, Adobe Illustrator, Cognos, BMC Remedy, Serena Business Mashup, PRO/Intralink, Solidworks, SAP, Lotus Notes, BPCS


Randall Arnold’s Experience

  • Migration Control Analyst

    Ryder Integrated Logistics

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

    July 2009Present (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 2009July 2009 (7 months)

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

  • Logistics Quality Specialist, Demand Supply Planning

    Nokia

    (Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

    June 2007January 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, Factory Operations

    Nokia

    (Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

    September 2005June 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 2004August 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 2003December 2003 (9 months)

    - Completely overhauled and expanded company catalogs and led web site development

  • Owner / Designer

    Cynical Signs

    (Graphic Design industry)

    August 2002April 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 2000July 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 1996July 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 1995August 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 1994June 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 1994June 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, Defense Avionics

    Texas Instruments

    (Public Company; TXN; Semiconductors industry)

    January 1987February 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 , 19871988

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


Additional Information

Randall Arnold’s Websites:

Randall Arnold’s Interests:

illustration, gardening, remodeling, reading, writing, social media, gaming

Randall Arnold’s Groups:

American Society for Quality (CQIA certified), maemo.org

  •    American Society for Quality
  •    MobileMonday
  •    Friends of Finland
  •    Nokia Alumni (past and present)
  •    Scandinavia Supply Chain and Logistics Network
  •    SQL Server Professionals
  •    The ITIL Group
  •    Friends of Texas
  •    Inventors Group
  •    Texas Instruments Alumni
  •    Jaiku Users.
  •    Logistic Services for High Tech products
  •    maemo.org
  •    Linking Visual Basic
  •    Forum Nokia
  •    Mashup Developer Network
  •    WordPress
  •    Stanleyworks
  •    Support Engineering
  •    A Job Needed - A Job Posted
  •    ASQ Fort Worth Texas Section 1416
  •    maemo daemons
  •    designing daemons

Randall Arnold’s Honors:

Elected to maemo.org community council, Fall 2009

Selected as founding member of The Stanley Works diversity council


Randall Arnold’s Contact Settings

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