Brennan Durham
Columbus
Summary
International and domestic purchasing/logistics liaison.
Innovative quality professional with several years of diverse experience. Skilled in enhancing systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Proven success in leading projects from start to finish and contributing to organizational growth and success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Prototype Coordinator
TS Tech Americas, Inc.
06.2015 - 03.2025
- Enhanced R&D prototype purchasing and shipping development by streamlining coordination processes and improving communication amongst team members in both the Americas and Asia.
- Facilitated knowledge transfer by organizing regular training sessions on international logistics and customer-oriented tech show implementation.
- Refined communication channels between departments, ensuring accurate information flow throughout the prototyping process.
- Established strong relationships with suppliers, resulting in timely delivery of essential components for prototypes.
- Optimized project timelines by effectively prioritizing tasks and managing resources as purchasing PIC on multiple builds for various clients.
Quality Assurance Systems Technician
Canon Virginia Inc.
03.2012 - 05.2015
- Successfully led approval activity and met deadlines for the startup of two copier toner bottle manufacturing lines with 13 different models and one toner manufacturing line with two toner product variations while simultaneously acting as an interpreter for Canon Japan support members.
- Oversaw the production and shipment of over 4,000,000 bottles of finished product without a single finished product defect or customer complaint since the first shipment in June 2013.
- Implemented a change point control system and negotiated part re-entry rules with Canon quality headquarters in Japan to help achieve a 2015 YTD process yield of 99.97%.
- Designed a finished product approval system using Oracle software, combining quality with inventory control, which eliminated paper usage and is estimated to save over $6,000 in manpower costs within 2015.
- Initiated QA test sampling reduction activity that resulted in a savings of over $24,000 within 2014.
- Attended a seven week technical training in Japan as project team interpreter and Quality Assurance Dept. representative.
- Translated all drawings and quality assurance materials received from Canon Japan, and incorporated key elements into Canon Virginia documentation (quality assurance flow charts, testing work standards, etc.).
- Invited to join the Quality Assurance Dept. within six months of joining Canon Virginia as a translator/interpreter.
Translator/Interpreter (Japanese and English)
Canon Virginia Inc.
02.2011 - 02.2012
- Translated various documents to include, but not limited to, technical drawings, company rules/regulations, and communications for all areas of business.
- Expanded and maintained official Canon Virginia terminology log.
- Interpreted for official meetings, conference calls, and business trips.
- Was selected as interpreter to attend 2011 technical product testing of ultrasonic sifters at Midwestern Industries only a month after being hired.
Assistant Language Teacher/Coordinator
Borderlink Inc.
09.2009 - 01.2011
- Was responsible for working with a Japanese public school district to create an introductory English language program aligned with the Japanese Board of Education’s revised national English curriculum.
- Designed and implemented bilingual lesson plans for two elementary schools with over 800 students.
- Developed unique teaching methods and materials to use in conjunction with government-provided text books.
- Conducted all English classes together with Japanese home-room teachers, using proficient Japanese language skills to explain and clarify lesson details.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies with a minor in Japanese
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA05.2008
Business Management Dept.
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan07.2007
Foreign Languages Education
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China07-2004
Skills
- Proficient in Japanese communication
- Translation expertise
- Interpretation of technical drawings and specifications
- Risk assessment, auditing, and root cause analysis
- Design and execution of QA processes
- ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
- Supplier process capability analysis
- Import/Export and HTS code classification
- Injection/blow molding, toner manufacturing, and packaging processes
- Copier print-imaging process
- Creation and upkeep of project timelines
- Record keeping and historical tracking
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Minitab statistical software application
- Oracle database management
- Proquis document review and approval
Accomplishments
- Passed JLPT2 in 2009 (Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2)
- Inducted into the Japanese National Honor Society College Chapter, 2008
Certification
- FedEx IATA Dangerous Goods Shipping 2018
- ISO 9001/ISO 14001 2012
- JLPT2 2009
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Japanese
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited Working
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Prototype Coordinator
TS Tech Americas, Inc.
06.2015 - 03.2025
Quality Assurance Systems Technician
Canon Virginia Inc.
03.2012 - 05.2015
Translator/Interpreter (Japanese and English)
Canon Virginia Inc.
02.2011 - 02.2012
Assistant Language Teacher/Coordinator
Borderlink Inc.
09.2009 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies with a minor in Japanese
Old Dominion University
Business Management Dept.
Toyo University
Foreign Languages Education
Zhejiang University
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