Kerry Papst

About Kerry Papst

Cross-functional manufacturing professional with significant experience in quality engineering, change management, problem solving, data analysis, process improvement, and compliance. Confidently takes on new challenges and pursues effective ways for organizations, teams, and people to reach their goals.Specialties: root cause analysis, corrective action, 8D, quality management systems, change management, GMP, manufacturing, operations, data & trend analysis, risk management, project management, process validation, continuous improvement, complaint handling, document control, procedure writing, policy analysis, research & statistical analysis, ISO & FDA compliance, lead auditing, interpretation of inspection criteria, quality control, CAPA/NC handling, workflow analysis, communication, strategic alignment, SAP, SharePoint, Power BI, Minitab, MS Office (Excel, Access, Word, PPT), SmartSolve, medical device, aerospace, consumer goods

Experience

1. Quality Manager

   Bodycote

   Dec 2025 — Present

Education

• Clackamas Community College

  Associate of Science (A.S.) Business

  2012 — 2015

• Eastern Oregon University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Leadership, Organization, and Management

  2017 — 2018

Skills

• Kenexa
• Concur
• Surveymonkey
• Camtasia
• Strategic Planning
• Screenwriting
• Microsoft Excel
• Spss
• Policy Deployment
• Customer Service
• Inventory Management
• Company Valuation
• Structured Interviews
• Team Building
• Employee Engagement
• Outlook
• Diversity Program Development
• Executive Administrative Assistance
• Value Chain Analysis
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Boardvantage
• Process Improvement
• Successfactors
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Survey Design
• Corporate Communications
• Public Speaking
• Sql
• Equity Research
• Adobe Architect
• Microsoft Office
• Continuous Improvement
• Sap
• Piktochart
• Change Management
• Microsoft Word
• Research
• Data Analysis
• Factset