Kathryn Nolan has over 10 years of experience in quality management and procurement. She currently serves as Quality Manager for Shat-R-Shield, Inc, where she develops and implements quality plans, ensures compliance with standards, and leads ISO certification and audits. Prior to this role, she worked as a Procurement and Receiving Clerk and Accounting Clerk for the same company. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Furman University along with Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt certifications.

1. Professional Summary
Skills
Work History
Kathryn Nolan
355 Timberwolf Lane, Salisbury, NC 28147 • 704-798-0190 • iamkat08@gmail.com
Fastidious Quality Manager skilled at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure.
Six Sigma Black Belt
Six Sigma Green Belt
ISO 9001:2008 Certified Internal Auditor
ISO Management Representative
Adobe Livecycle Designer skills
Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel skills
Made2Manage ERP system skills
09/2012 to CurrentQuality Manager
Shat-R-Shield, Inc – Salisbury, NC
Develop, implement, communicate and maintain a quality plan to bring the Company's Quality
Systems and Policies into compliance with quality system requirements
Work with procurement staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers
Ensure compliance with national and international standards and legislation
Create standards and procedures that establish clearly defined quality methods for staff to apply
Lead and Manage ISO implementation and certification, along with audits
Liaise with customers and ensure the execution of corrective action and compliance with
customers' specifications
Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports
Use 5S, Six Sigma and Lean principles to aid in problem solving and continuous improvement
Perform quality measurements (audits) by work center on a daily basis to ensure the compliance
with established specifications
Responsible for documenting Non-Conformance Reports and following corrective actions through to
closure; this includes appropriate reporting for defects, customers, etc. to ensure that the
appropriate preventive and corrective actions are implemented
08/2010 to 10/2012Procurement and Receiving Clerk
Shat-R-Shield, Inc – Salisbury, NC
Responsible for ordering all supplies and entering purchase orders into the computer; completing
RFQ's as necessary
Choose suppliers and compare pricing and delivery abilities of suppliers
Communicate with suppliers concerning late deliveries, backorders, or other issues/problems
Prepare weekly schedule in planning and scheduling system for each operation, ensuring on-time
delivery performance of = 96%; This should include weekly add-ons
Perform related projects as needed, such as verifying item master data, researching alternatives
for various situations, finding new and better suppliers, etc.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

2. Education
Shat-R-Shield, Inc – Salisbury, NC
Review A/P invoices for accuracy and enter payable invoices for processing
Process computer generated checks weekly for vendor invoices and pre-approved payment
requests and file these documents
Maintain W-9 file on service vendors; send requests for W-9 to new service vendors and sales
representatives
Process and distribute commission payments each month
Invoice daily shipments of product to customer in a timely and accurate manner
Maintain a log of estimated freight charges on shipments to customers for verification when freight
bills are received
Perform other duties as necessary that are in support of the department's goals
2008
Bachelor of Arts : Communications
Furman University - Greenville, SC
Accounting Clerk 06/2009 to 08/2010
Six Sigma Greenbelt
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC
Six Sigma Blackbelt
2013
2015