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Street Address Shady TrailHelena, ALPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLESummary of QualificationsExtensive experience in Quality Assurance and Manufacturing, most in the automotive industry. VDA 6.3 Certified Auditor. Six-Sigma Green Belt trained in Kaizen, Best Business Practice, Lean Manufacturing and One-Piece flow. Proven ability to reduce internal / external PPM and costs while improving efficiency and productivity. Excellent ability to develop working teams to achieve goals within established timeframes. Proven experience dealing with customers to improve overall relations.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEQUALITY MANAGER 2023 2024Moellertech Woodstock,AL (Automotive Interior injection molded supplier to MBUSI)Guided plant through successful VDA 6.3 audit and closure of audit findingsImplemented quick response plan to react to customer issues to minimize impactWorked with Corporate team to plan and perform supplier VDA 6.3 audits for USA suppliersAPQP ENGINEER / QUALITY MANAGER / SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER 2019 2023SMP Vance, AL (Automotive Interior & Exterior supplier to MBUSI)Worked with Program Management team to achieve PPAP for exterior componentsPromoted to Quality Manager over newly opened second plant (6/2019 5/2020)oRelocated and PPAPd all assembly processes to new facilityoResponsible for setting up new JIS sequencing operationRestructure move to Supplier Quality Engineer positionoResponsible for tool tracking and PPAP for 75 new tools, and 4 new suppliersQUALITY MANAGER 2013 2018AGC Automotive Alabaster, AL (Automotive Glass supplier to O.E.M. plants)Successfully transitioned from TS-16949 to the new IATF standard during first auditThree consecutive years of PPM reduction by improving root cause analysisReduced past due 8D/5Y concerns by 90% by implementing a QE follow-up processEliminated 3rd party inspection that had been in place for 3 years by working with ProductionQUALITY MANAGER / ENVIROMENTAL & SAFETY MANAGER 2010 2013Eissmann Automotive Pell City, AL (Automotive Leather/Vinyl wrapping of O.E.M. parts)Reduced reject cases at customer from 78 in 2009 to 4 each in 2011 and 2012Decreased scrap from customer returns by 80% thru MRB implementationReduced TS-16949 audit findings from 10 down to one in 2010. 2011 & 2012 audits had 3 eachOPERATIONS MANAGER 2007 2009CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT / LAUNCH MANAGERPlastech McCalla, AL (Automotive Injection molding and assembly)Johnson Controls Interior ManufacturingReduced past due parts from 200,000 pcs to 30,000 pcs in 4 months. Eliminated all past dues in 6 months.Responsible for plant cost saving goals from Lean Manufacturing / Kaizen projects of $3.5 million/year.Improved plant schedule attainment from 50% to over 75%.Managed increase in plant headcount from 74 direct operators to 168 due to increase in businessDecreased O.T. by 35% due to increased efficiency and O.E.E. improvementsTransferred and launched 170 current production GM tools within 90 daysImproved production reporting accuracy to reduce quarterly inventory variances from $300.000 to $15,000QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER 2006 2007Burner Systems International Chattanooga, TN (Appliance - Gas supply tubing)Reduced external corrective actions from 77 to 8 in five months by involving a team approachPlant PPM reduced by over 60% in 13 monthsLead QA Manager for three plants in North AmericaOPERATIONS / LAUNCH MANAGER 2003 2006Plastech Engineered Products McCalla, AL (Automotive Injection molding and assembly)Launched startup of green site manufacturing facility including plant layout, material flow, equipment installation and floor operations for 50 presses and assembly operations.Managed day-to-day plant operations including daily production, scheduling, inventory control, engineering layouts / changes, tooling, labor and daily financials.Established best business practices for production reporting including new hire trainingLaunched 4 new programs with over 250 tools for end users including Mercedes, GM, and HyundaiFilled in for Plant Manager during absences from the plant including daily updates to owner of company, focusing on daily financials, production quotas, delivery, and customer satisfactionQUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER 1996 2003Lear Corporation - Dayton, TN (Automotive Injection molding and assembly)QS-9000 / TS16949 & ISO14001 Trained Internal AuditorSix Sigma Greenbelt certifiedAssisted in launch of $36 million new door line program (doubling size of business)PPM reduction over last three years from 56 PPM to 11 PPM on 12 million pieces shippedResponsible for cost recovery program for Incoming Inspection that netted $150,000 annuallySENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER 1994 1996Lear Corporation (United Technologies Automotive) Dayton, TN (Automotive Injection molding and assembly)Responsible for all Ford warranty evaluationsAPQP for launch of 3 new programs and transfer of 3 other programsWrote control plans, FMEAs, and annual validation tests for Ford programsQUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTOR 1992 1994Creative Plastic Molders Lexington, N.C. (Custom Injection molding and assembly)K & K Plastics Ayden, N.C.Administered overall quality systems at two manufacturing plantsEstablished Monthly KPI metrics for plant Quality Managers reportingQUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER 1989 1992Nyloncraft - Hickory, N.C. (Automotive Injection molding)Achieved Ford Q1 Award within 3 months timeReceived Excellent rating from customers; TRW, Bosch Power Tool, Bosch Automotive, and Saginaw SteeringEstablished Quality Operating System (QOS) per Ford guidelinesQUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER 1987 1989Applied Composites Hartford City, IN (Automotive Compression molding and Paint)Responsible for quality system rated Excellent in GM and Chrysler supplier auditsWrote lab manual for a GM-certified laboratoryEDUCATIONStudied toward: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management / Industrial Engineering (IMIE), Purdue UniversitySPECIAL TRAININGCertified VDA 6.3 Auditor, Lead Auditor for TS-16949, Trained in ISO14000,Six Sigma GreenbeltLean Manufacturing / Kaizen / O.E.E.Design of Experiments (DOE) of Taguchi Methods8D/5Y Problem Solving Techniques |
