Khalil Kinge (U.S. Citizen)
5440 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD 20852 (Open to relocation, travel)
(301) 770-4695,
Proficiencies:- Excellent verbal, written communication / language skills - English, Portuguese,
Spanish;also, basic proficiency in Armenian and Arabic
- Computer - MS Office, Lotus Notes, Adobe, ERP, Oracle, SAP, OWL, Snagit,
Audacity, Fluency, Wordfast, etc.
- Command of Quality, ISO, AS9100, ANSI, ASME, NIST, FDA, SOP, CAPA,
SPC, FMEA – primarily for the Defense and Aerospace industries
-Proven management skills
Accomplishments:- Write/edit/translate professional texts - Portuguese > English > Spanish
-Effective instruction of the English language at all fluency levels
-Successfully developed, updated and administered training programs
- Wrote procedures for ISO 9000 compliance and internal Quality standards
- Process improvement for products / projects per Lean Manufacturing6Σ
- Pratt & Whitney Supplier Quality Assurance Representative Certification
Professional Experience:
04/2012 – Present Translator, Test Developer, Quality Assurance Analyst – [DOT, FDA]
Freelance Consultant, Rockville, MD
04/2013 – Present Test Passage Developer, Translator, Foreign Language Reviewer
Independent Consultant for:American Councils International Education, Washington, D.C.
- Develop, compose, transcribe & translate reading and audio passagesto ensure quality of texts
and item-sets of tests designed to evaluate the language proficiency of second language users
- Review and resolution; ILRscale;governmental agencyproject collaboration
- Portuguese Language Project Reviewer of passages and item sets
04/2012 – Present Test Developer, Translator, Quality Assurance
Independent Contractor at: Berlitz / Second Language Testing, Inc., Rockville, MD USA
- Develop and compose procedures for and perform final quality assurance review of the product
per internal and customer criteria; Item writing; Revision and updating of project spreadsheets
- Develop, compose, transcribe & translate reading and audio passages to ensure quality of texts
and item-sets of tests designed to evaluate the language proficiency of second language users
- Client feedback review, resolution; ILR scale; DLPT/ELPT, GTEC, gov’tproject collaboration
- Portuguese Language Manager; Translating, transcribing - Portuguese > English > Spanish
09/2009 – 11/2011Language and Career Development Services Provider
Freelance, Curitiba, PR Brazil
- Write, edit, & translate technical, professional and personal texts - EnglishPortuguese
- Professional development training and English language instruction
08/2007 – 10/2011 English Language and Professional Skills Instructor
NetLinguae Comunicação Profissional, Curitiba, PR Brazil
- English language instruction and professional development workshops, i.e., resume, interview
and career advancement preparation for professionals at all fluency and career levels
01/2003 - 01/2007Team Lead, Senior Quality Specialist - Optical Quality Control
Goodrich Corporation(United Technologies Aerospace Systems)Danbury, CT USA
- Manage/improve dept. performance, Quality Control procedures;DCMA-Gov’t Source contacts
- Met departmental priorities; Developed/ improved quality database,training; Metrics reporting
- Proactive in therealization of inter-departmental goals, schedules,criteria, issues resolution
- Determine, validate product quality requirements;MRB; NCMR;Audit; Vendor communication
- Analysis and improvement of product processes per Lean Manufacturing & 6Σmethods
- Environmental & Laser testing of optical coatings,performance;Improved procedures
09/2001 - 12/2002 Senior Quality Analyst / CMM Programmer
The Homer D. Bronson Company, Winsted, CT USA
- DMIS, MS-DOS, Trumpf programming, editing of C.M.M. automotive component assembly files
- Reliability & Capability,GageRepeatability & Reproducibility studies;CAPA; S.P.C.
- PPAP, PSW, Product Warrant Validation per QS-9000 and ISO/TS 16949
02/2000 - 08/2001 Senior Metrologist / Tooling Validator
On assignment at: Pitney-Bowes Corporation, Stamford, CT USA
- Validation of vendor components tooling, primarily for injection-molded plastic components
- Calibration / verification of instruments and gages to critical tolerances
- Programmed and utilized of Zeiss, Brown & Sharpe C.M.M.s and Mitutoyo V.M.M.
01/1995 - 12/1999 Senior Mechanical Quality Analyst
Ambel Precision Manufacturing Company, Bethel, CT USA[Defense andAerospace]
- Extensive use of C.M.M.s & V.M.M.s; Testing, debugging of C.M.M. software;Mil. Specs.
- Gage calibration;NDT/surface finish (profile, plating, paint, coating, weld) validation/verification
- Implementation of S.P.C. and ISO 9000 programs; Vendor Source Audits;G. D. & T.
- Performed Failure Mode Effect & Root Cause Analyses;Corrective Action/Preventative Action
08/1992 - 12/1994 Senior Electro-Optical-Mechanical Quality Analyst
Lorad Corporation, Danbury, CT USA
- Functional validation, test of Mammographic / Medical Diagnostic systems for FDA compliance
- Functional systems software testing, validation; System configuration and serialization
- Performed and analyzedX-Ray system, test patterns; Documentation and reporting
- Engineering prototype projects
Education, Training and Conferences (USA / Brazil):
2013 – American Councils – ILR, Text Typology, Passage Selection Analysis Workshop(USA)
2012 – EastCoast Organization of LanguageTesters Conference – Washington, D.C.
2012 – Berlitz/SLTI – ILR, Item Writing
2007 - 2011 –NetLinguae-In-House Teacher Training, Continuing Education(Brazil)
2007–September - Bom Jesus– Symposium
-Education Sustainability inthe Age of Globalization
July-Phil Young’s English School-Teacher Training Course
July-Pearson / Longman-English Language Teaching Seminars:
- Your Classroom, Your Learners, Yourself - Connected! I/II
-10 WaystoLearn English Forever - I/II
May-EF International Language School/Bom Jesus–
English Language Teaching Seminars:
-The Importance of Vocabulary: What Is More Important Vocabulary or Grammar?
-Motivating Teenagers:How to Motivate Engage Adolescent Language Learners
2003 - 2006 - Practical Optical Engineering (USA)
- Principles for Mounting Optical Components
- MS Excel 2003; MS FrontPage 2003; ERP/Oracle
- Continuous Improvement - Integrating Lean Manufacturing & 6Σ; 5S
2001 - 2002 - DMIS,MS-DOS and Trumpf Programming; Statistical Process Control
2000 - 2001 - DMIS Programming; Mitutoyo Vision Measuring System Programming; SAP
1995 - 1999 - Pratt & Whitney Supplier Quality Assurance Representative[Cert. Course - 1996]
- ISO 9000 Registration/Certification
- Kaizen; Poka Yoke; Total Quality Management
1983- Western Connecticut State University, Danbury
Mathematics / Communications
University of California, Berkeley - Educational Psychology / English
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