Sheila Theo

601 Cleveland St. #1A

Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 254-3073/W (864) 236-1317/H (864) 313-9063
stf41156@westpost.net
Profile: Results oriented employee with a consistent record of exceeding standa
rds and expectations. Outstanding communications, presentation, and negotiation
skills with a unique combination of interpersonal and analytical abilities. Se
eking a challenging position with growth opportunities in sourcing quality.
Summary of qualifications
4/87 - Present GE Energy - Gas Turbine /Wind Energy Division
Greenville, SC
Lead Sourcing Quality Engineer (Fabrication Wind Towers NA)- Responsible for qua
lity efforts in leading supplier qualifications and performance, quality surveil
lance and continuous improvement activities across fabricated wind Towers in Nor
th America. Work with suppliers and GE teams to develop a multi-generation pipe
line of cycle and cost reduction ideas, manufacturing technologies to ensure sup
ply chain flexibility for GE Energy products. Exhibit strong manufacturing proc
ess technology experience that utilizes six sigma technologies and project manag
ement skills and process improvement skills that drive cost-out by working close
ly with sourcing, engineering and suppliers to develop and improve suppliers, ab
ility to lead and support cycle reduction projects.
Robot Programmer/Integrator - Program Staubli Robots in both welding for product
ion in global repair centers in Singapore, England, and Japan. Plasma robots we
lded Gas Turbine buckets for Repair Engineering Development Center. Support Mat
erials Process Engineering with integrating Staubli Robot to Trumpf 4KW YAG Lase
r Applications. Perform CMM Analysis on materials study programs. Utilize six
sigma tools in process improvements. Root cause analysis tools for troubleshooti
ng.
CAD/CAM Specialist - Program CMM Machines & CNC Machines for Airfoils. Seek to
improve productivity and reduce the cost of ownership while improving throughpu
t. Machine support includes Wire EDM Machines, Danabat, Blohm, Campbell, & Mage
rle Grinders, Haas Milling Machines, DEA, LK and Umpire Coordinate Measuring Mac
hines. Installation, setup and training of all internal and external software.
Robotic Programmer - Programming in Thermal Coating Work Team using Karel for Fa
nuc 9-axis Work cell in Robcad (off-line Programming). Also programmed Coordina
te Measuring Machine using Valisys and Unigraphics. Worked as a liaison with adv
anced manufacturing engineers to introduce new products through coating cell wi
th CMM quality operations using Valisys software.
Information Specialist - Designed, maintained, and utilized schedule for all tea
ms reporting to Engineering projects. Presentations, charts and graphs with ba
ckup meeting discussions and support. Designed Team Reports for Quality. Autom
ated the merger of COPICS Cost of Materials to the Quality Defect System. Devel
oped Queries in Access to assist Process Quality Engineers in Quality Analysis.
Developed Specialized Presentations for Management Reviews and Various Presenta
tions. Worked with team on achieving ISO9000 certification.
Production Control Expeditor - Meet critical deliveries by expediting materials
shortages to meet planned deliveries on long lead time items. Maintained Shorta
ge Report, Critical Materials Matrix and Capacity Requirements Report. Performe
d both Scheduler and Materials Requirements Planner duties.
Education
University of South Carolina of Spartanburg :Spartanburg, SC
BS in Inter-disciplinary Studies Business with sub-focus in Industrial Electroni
cs and Robotics. 2003
Spartanburg Technical College : Spartanburg, SC
Associates Degree in AMT (robotics) -5/96 Associates Degree in IET (electroni
cs) (5/98)
Awards received
* DMP Award Cost Saving $257K 9H Spoolie Project
* DMP Award Wind Cost savings "1.5MW Hub Steps optimization" vendor optimization
$650k/yr savings