About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 3811299
METROLOGY & DIMENSIONAL QUALITY LEADER | CMM, LASER SCANNING & DIMENSIONAL STRATEGY
Core Expertise
- Directed enterprise metrology strategy across multiple manufacturing sites, establishing measurement governance and policies.
- Scaled inspection infrastructure: tripled CMM capacity and nearly doubled portable measurement systems.
- Led cross-functional teams of 10–14 engineers to deploy inspection automation, calibration, and data practices.
- Implemented SPC and measurement-system health checks to reduce variability and improve process capability.
- Developed automated optical and non-contact inspection methods, reducing inspection time by up to 80%.
Project Background
- Established metrology departments for advanced aerospace manufacturing supporting high-precision composite structures.
- Delivered automated inspection systems and vision-based wrinkle detection for composite airframe production.
- Evaluated factory-level sensor feasibility, preventing multi-million dollar capital investments by identifying accuracy limits.
- Created inspection plans, GD&T reviews, and tolerance-stack analyses for complex assemblies and tooling.
- Integrated measurement software and data governance to standardize inspection programming across global sites.
Key Skills
- Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) | PC-DMIS | PolyWorks | SpatialAnalyzer
- Laser tracker | Portable measurement arms | Structured-light scanning | Photogrammetry
- Non-contact optical metrology | GOM Inspect | Laser radar | Interferometry
- GD&T (ASME Y14.5) | Measurement System Analysis | Gage R&R | SPC (I-MR charts)
- CAD & stack-up analysis: CATIA | SolidWorks | 3DCS
- Data analysis & automation: Minitab | Python | MATLAB | measurement software validation
Education
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering — University of Washington
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering — Brigham Young University–Idaho
Awards & Recognition
- Multiple patents for optical composite inspection technologies and automated metrology methods
- Major aerospace OEM inventor awards recognizing innovation in inspection and measurement
- Team and process improvement awards for first-time quality and lean initiatives
Why Interview this Candidate?
They bring 15+ years of dimensional metrology leadership with proven results scaling inspection capacity, reducing inspection cycle times, and preventing costly capital mistakes. Their hands-on expertise across CMM, laser scanning, non-contact inspection, GD&T, and measurement governance enables immediate technical authority for enterprise-level metrology programs. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams and deploying automation and data-driven SPC, they are positioned to drive quality and capability improvements at scale.
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