David Karnuth is seeking a new opportunity and has over 30 years of experience in various roles including quality assurance inspection, customer service, site management, and project management. He possesses strong relationship management, communication, and problem solving skills and is able to work well independently and collaboratively in fast-paced environments. His technical skills include inspection using measurement equipment, understanding engineering drawings, and CAD design.
Experienced Quality Assurance Professional Seeking New Opportunity
1. DAVID KARNUTH
PO Box 844 720-938-2758
Longmont, CO 80502 dnuth17@yahoo.com
Professional Objective and Qualifications
Dedicated and motivated business professional seeking new opportunity. Desire to drive company projects through to
successful completion. Place a high value on both team and individual success. Possess excellent relationship
management skills with a high degree of experience in customer relations. Am able to multitask in highly driven and
stressful environments. Possess effective time management skills; detail oriented, and self-motivated. Am able to exercise
good judgment and utilize sound decision making skills both independently and collaboratively.
Professional Experience
Parkway Products, Loveland, CO May2013-Current
Mountainside Medical, Boulder, CO Oct2011-Mar2013
Quality Assurance Inspection
Technical Attributes/Equipment Utilized:
QCP Smart Scope w/Measure Mind 3D Software
Zeiss CMM w/Calypso (& QC-Calc) Software; Brown & Sharpe CMM w/CMM Manager and PC-DMIS Software
Multiple Optical Scopes & Comparators (+ various Hand Tools; Mics, Calipers, Dial Indicators, Pin Gages, etc)
Process Specifics:
First Article, In-Process, Final Inspections & Capability Studies in accordance w/ISO Standards
Identification of defects, accurately process Quality documentation & provide appropriate feedback
Can Understand & Interpret Engineering Drawings with working knowledge of GD&T
Assisted Development of Quality Requirements
IBM Corp (Contracted), National Call Center, Boulder, CO Jan2010-Jan2011
Began 8 week extensive specific Technical Business Training Program. Successfully completed Training and moved to
Production Environment in March. Accepted Team Lead assignment in June, encompassing 3 Teams and 18 Employees.
Attained Team Yearly Profit Goal by June, surpassed Goal by 125% at End of Year. Received Performance
acknowledgement from Contractor in November. Dissolved Team Lead position due to Headcount constraints Jan2011.
Boulder Country Club (Bartender), Boulder, CO Sep2001-Aug2010
Responsible for providing exceptional customer experience, maintaining establishment inventories, influencing product
decisions, setting employee schedules and working as team lead with other staff members. Required the ability to
multitask in a highly driven environment. Enjoy the guest driven, informal and formal customer service aspect.
Somers Building Maintenance, Boulder, CO Feb2008-Mar2009
Site Management responsibility providing Custodial and light Maintenance contracting to large Government client.
Included guiding a team of 17 employees covering 4 Sites, 13 Buildings and approximately 800,000 sq ft, with a 1.2M
annual budget. Provided exceptional customer service, maintained product and equipment inventories, influenced
product decisions. Required the ability to multitask in a highly driven environment. Other responsibilities included
scheduling, hiring decisions, union interaction, all corporate documentation and reporting, overseeing multiple shifts.
IBM Corp (Contracted), Network Operations Center, Boulder, CO Dec2005-Mar2007
Company tasked with system monitoring for IBM accounts within the Command Data Center. Worked with the Recovery
team to specifically monitor major external Customer batch accounts. Operations were required to quickly identify and
report system problems for resolution to minimize customer account impact. Selected Shift Lead in Aug 2006. Promoted
to Level II Support Oct 2006.
Cheers LLC (Bartender), Longmont, CO Sep2000-Oct2004
Duties and responsibilities similar to Boulder Country Club above. Responsible for providing exceptional customer
experience, maintaining establishment inventories and working as a team with other staff members. Required the ability
to multitask in a highly driven environment. Enjoyed the guest driven, informal and formal customer service aspect.
2. DAVID KARNUTH
PO Box 844 720-938-2758
Longmont, CO 80502 dnuth17@yahoo.com
IBM Corporation, Tucson, AZ & Boulder, CO Jun1981-Jun2000
Began a temporary summer assignment that led to job offer of permanent position upon completion. Entry level in the
Drafting department. Learned and taught CADAM design software. Became a Mechanical Designer. Progressed through
the non-exempt levels. Completed Mechanical Engineering Design degree equivalency. Moved out of technical
environment into the business environment. Responsibilities included project management, database work, created CD-
ROMs, and website design. Led the Key Encryption team with a 1.7 million dollar annual budget.
Other Skills/Information
Cad-Cam design professional
Computer and email literate - proficient with Lotus Smart Suite (Notes, 1-2-3, WordPro, Freelance), Microsoft (Word,
Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Photoshop, and Internet & Database Savvy.