1. ROBERT D BATES
6907 S Hwy 165
Hyrum, Utah 84319
435-265-2645
robertb7256@gmail.com
Certifications
♦ ASQ Certified Quality Engineer – 12/2015
♦ ISO 13485 Lead Auditor Training
♦ Certified ISO 13485 Internal Quality Auditor
Employment
CoorsTek Medical Logan, UT
Quality Engineer 2/2015 – Present
♦ Internal and External Corrective Action Preventative Action
♦ Review and disposition of returned product
♦ FDA Medical Device Reporting
♦ Process and Product Validation
♦ Design of Experiments
♦ Developing Inspection Plans
♦ cGMP
Silicone Plastics, Inc. Millville, UT
Quality Manager 5/2008 – 2/2015
♦ Designed and implemented IS09000 Quality program and procedures. (1% AQL
with in process inspection)
♦ Implemented IQ, OQ, PQ validation procedures.
♦ Worked as Project Manager on assigned projects
♦ Organized a training program for inspectors and production personnel.
♦ Defined and wrote production, packaging, and inspection processes.
♦ Responsible for part inspection and calibration for three shifts.
♦ Designed and maintained an audit defect database in Microsoft Access.
♦ Responsible for customer returns, corrective and preventative action.
♦ Worked closely with customers regarding Government and NSF regulations.
♦ Responsible for First Article Inspection and ensuring customer requested setup
and verification processes produce part to customer specifications.
♦ Worked with the CEO in developing an agricultural product and preparing it for
organic certification.
ICON Health & Fitness Logan, UT
Procurement Quality Engineer 5/2005 – 5/2008
♦ First Article inspection of sample parts from new vendors.
♦ SPC for production and vendor processes.
♦ Corrective and Preventative action.
♦ Work closely with purchasing to approve new suppliers.
♦ Dimensional inspection.
♦ Verify proper resin through specification review and testing.

2. ICON Health & Fitness Logan, UT
Quality Manager 5/2001 - 5/2005
♦ Manage incoming part inspection and finished good inspection.
♦ Maintain and calibrate measuring equipment.
♦ Maintain ISO 9001 procedures.
♦ Enter and adjust employee hours.
♦ Disposition defective product.
♦ Conduct a weekly quality meeting.
Education
Utah State University Graduated: 5/1994
Bachelor of Science: Exercise Science
Nutrition and Food Sciences Minor
Skills / Equipment
Blueprint reading, GD&T
Inspection tools – smart scope, calipers, micrometers, manual CMM, protractors, height
gage, durometer, spectrophotometer, profilometer, dial indicators, etc.
Root Cause and Corrective / Preventative Action
MiniTab, Microsoft Access, Excel, Word
ERP Systems – QAD, CEBOS, Epicor
Statistical Process Control
Mig Welding
Contacts
Available upon request