Rex Cress is seeking a position as a Production Control Specialist. He has over 15 years of experience in production control, quality assurance, personnel management, radiation safety, and non-destructive inspection. His experience includes roles as a Production Supervisor, Personnel Manager, Quality Assurance Supervisor, NDT Lab Supervisor, and Airframes Shift Supervisor. He has extensive experience managing production, personnel, quality assurance programs, and radiation safety programs for the Navy and Marine Corps.

1. REX L. CRESS
2058 Pine Wood Way
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
(619) 995-1414
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position as a Production Control Specialist
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Production Control—
Plans use of subordinate workers, equipment, facilities, and materials on a week-to-
week or month-to-month basis. Establishes deadlines, priorities, and work
sequences, and plans work assignments based on general work schedules, methods,
and policies.
Personnel Manager—
Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training
managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences
with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; counseling employees
and supervisors.
Radiation Safety Officer—
Manages the radiation safety training program to ensure that only authorized,
qualified individuals work with radiation; manages the personnel dosimetry program
to limit radiation exposure to radiation users and ensure compliance with naval
policies and regulatory exposure limits.
Quality Assurance—
Validates quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality
attributes; measuring production; conducting hazard analyses; documenting
evidence; determining operational and performance qualification; writing and
updating quality assurance procedures.
Non Destructive Inspector—
Non-destructive testing technicians use different methods to test the properties of
materials and components, and to check for faults, in a way that will not affect its
usefulness.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Production Supervisor Nov 2013-Present

2. Fleet Readiness Center West, Lemoore, CA
 Directed the production efforts of six divisions and four satellite sites completing 20,120
maintenance actions.
 Maintained inspection logbooks corresponding to aircraft.
 Production leadership efforts culminated in a beyond capability of maintenance cost
avoidance of $266 million and a 38% reduction in the back log.
 Coordinated and performed inspections for seventeen F/A-18 Hornets squadrons, one H-
60 Helicopter squadron, one depot repair facility, and all related support equipment.
 Ensured proper tool control by performing daily and periodic inventories of equipment.
 Maintained the command radiation safety program.
Personnel Manager Sep 2012-Nov 2013
Fleet Readiness Center North West, Oak Harbor, WA
 Ensured planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results for 80 military and
civilian personnel.
 Trained managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management
conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; counseling
employees and supervisors.
 Maintained the command radiation safety program.
 Responsible for supervising and training all newly assigned non-destructive inspectors
during their first 90 days to ensure they understand how to properly perform all required
inspections.
Quality Assurance Supervisor Aug 2007-Sep 2010
USS John C. Stennis, Bremerton, WA
 Determined training needs of subordinates and arranges for accomplishment.
 Validated quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes;
measuring production; conducting hazard analyses; documenting evidence; determining
operational and performance qualification; writing and updating quality assurance
procedures.
 Maintained the command radiation safety program.
 Performed quality assurance audits, training, and mishap investigations.
 Completed and tracked maintenance progress electronically and documented all actions
as required for record keeping and verification.
NDT Lab Supervisor Oct 2004-Sep 2007
Fleet Readiness Center South West, Coronado, CA
 Supervised four NDT techs in the performance of ET, MT, PT, UT, and RT inspections.
 Coordinated and performed inspections for aircraft, all related support equipment.

3.  Performed NDT inspections on H-60, C-2/E-2, C-9, FA-18 and various pieces of support
equipment.
 Completed electronic forms to document all inspections performed and their results to be
provided to requesting organization for maintaining their records.
 Performed quality assurance audits, training, and mishap investigations.
 Standard equipment used included: Olympus Nortec 2000D+ (ET), Olympus
Sonic1200M, OMNI scan (UT), Olympus BondMaster1000E (UT), UNS-52 (UT),
Magnaflux 710-G (MT), Parker Probe DA-200 (MT), and Lorad LPX-160 (RT).
Airframes Shift Supervisor Oct 2004-Sep 2007
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light Four Three, Coronado, CA
 Supervised six aircraft mechanics maintaining 10 aircraft.
 Trouble shot, repaired, and fabricated hydraulic, pneumatic, hydraulic/electric, metal, and
composite components for the SH-60B using maintenance manuals and or technical
drawings .
 Completed and tracked maintenance progress electronically and documented all actions
as required for record keeping and verification.
 Performed regular maintenance and repairs/calibration of test benches and equipment to
ensure its proper operation and test accuracy.
 Equipment used included: Hydraulic/Pneumatic Test Bench, precision measuring
devices, torque wrenches, and other standard tools.
EDUCATION
Aviation Structural Mechanic C-603-2012/2013
Hydraulics and Structures E-602-2483
Aircraft Nondestructive Inspection Technician C-603-3191
Maintenance Activity Quality Assurance Admin E-555-0046
Aviation Gas Free Engineering C-600-3000A
IMA Production Control C-555-0043
Radiation Safety Officer S-4J-0016
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Nondestructive Tester United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP)
Naval Aviation Radiation Safety Certification Program (NARSCP)
AWARDS OR PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Five Flag Letters of Commendations
Five Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Metals