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| | Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateJames D. ShontzQUALITY ASSURANCE / PLANT & SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGERStreet Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLESKILLS INCLUDE 20 yrs. Quality Experience
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt ASQ Certified Supplier Quality Professional ISO 9001 Certified Auditor Quality Trend Reporting PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) APQP (Advanced Supplier Quality Planning)
Process Control Procedures for Production 5 Whys & 8D Processes Lean Manufacturing Training individuals & groups
Root Cause AnalysisEXPERIENCEEOTech OpticsSr. Quality Engineer 2/20-current Quality leader for final assembly Process improvement leader for inspection team Supplier quality leader
Responsible for multiple improvements in supplied partsAltronic Engine Controls LLC.
Quality Assurance Manager (Layoff due to merger) 6/19-9/19 Quality leader reporting to the president on internal/external KPIs for the company Customer interface for APQP/PPAP programs/non-conformances Lowered scrap rate for production by 7% by reducing variation in the processes Adjusted the repair/rework process such that there was a line of sight as to priorities based on customer needs where before there was not Created a new supplier quality manual that defined what company expectations were from a quality and delivery aspect Developed new processes and/or enhancing existing processes to improve overall quality and maintain ISO certificationCummins EnginesCentral Quality Team Manager 10/18- 4/19 Lead quality team to make improvements to production processes using cross functional teams ensuring adherence to TS16949/ISO9001 quality standards Emerging Quality Response leader for all cross functional meetings to resolve quality issues from both internal and external suppliers Tracked all production quality metrics and maintained internal scorecardsWHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONLead Supplier Development Engineer 10/16- 10/18 Lead international team of supplier development engineers to streamline initiatives that were critical to the US based team Developed critical suppliers using LEAN manufacturing processes to improve capacity issues
Realized a throughput gain of 15% at one supplier alone in Mexico Qualified new suppliers through audits based on the QS9001 and/or TS16949 standards Performed an analysis of quality systems and capacity studies
Partnered with sourcing and engineering teams to make supplier selections. Qualified and released NPI projects using the 18 step PPAP process along with APQP methodology Worked with engineering for design reviews, drawing reviews and requirements being sent out to the suppliers. Maintained an upfront presence during the development stage to reduce quality excursions during production Reviewed all supplier scorecards and developed internal strategy for reduction of high-risk suppliers every 6 months
Continually reviewed all supplier KPIs to ensure strategies that were put in place were effective and being utilized Used Six-Sigma methodology and utilized the 8D and 5 why approaches to resolve all quality escapes from suppliers
Ensured that all corresponding documentation was updated after each quality escape i.e. FMEA, PFMEA, control plant, process plan and quality plans changeGENERAL ELECTRICLead Systems Quality Engineer 6/03-5/16 PPAP Approval for electronic and plastic assemblies, stamped metal motor laminations & stamped mounting brackets (progressive dies) Lead international team of supplier quality engineers to ensure all quality issues that were found within GE plants were resolved within 30 days Perform audits on current and potential suppliers using the QS9001 standards. Ensured that the supplier understood what the requirements were that GE was going to hold them toEDUCATIONBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology/ Wayne State University |