Thomas Hastings

Quality Assurance Engineer - LLC. - Alabama

Talladega, AL

acbf3q@r.postjobfree.com - 706-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Quality Assurance Engineer

LLC. - Alabama - May 2008 to Present

Assembler of Tires and wheels, Fuel Canisters, Struts and Instrument Panels for Honda of Alabama.

• Reports to Senior Manager of Production and Quality

• Responsible for implementation of countermeasures for HTRs and DTRs

• Supervise two technicians

• Tracking of balancer performance using SPC

• Quality Member to New Model Launch team

• Primary point of contact for customers and suppliers

Quality Engineer

Shiroki NA - Dalton, GA - May 2005 to April 2008

Tier 1 supplier of stamped, welded and assembled body parts to Toyota, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Nissan

• Reports to Quality Manager

• Responsible for responding to QPIs/QPRs issued to SWM-GA by customers

• Responsible for overseeing the implementation of counter measures

• Worked with Process Engineers on Continuous Improvement Projects

Quality Engineer/TS16949 Management Representative

Tesma Division of Magna - Howe, IN - January 2003 to May 2005

Tier 1 supplier of stamped and welded engine components to General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and

Nissan

• Reports to Quality Manager

• Five direct reports (Process Auditors)

• Quality Management System internal auditor

• Responsible for the transition from QS9000 to TS16949

• Responsible for suppler development and management

Product Engineering Manager, ISO9000/QS9000 Management Rep and ISO14001

Management Rep

Chicago Powdered Metal Products - Schiller Park, IL - November 1997 to 2002

Manufacturer of warm formed powdered metal components for GM, Ford and American Axle & Manufacturing

Transmissions.

• Reported to the Vice president of Manufacturing.

• APQP New and advance product quality planning and PPAP

• Supervise twenty person internal auditing team

• Implementation and maintenance of ISO9000/QS9000 internal auditing system

• Extensive customer interface including problem resolution and 8-D documentation

• Supply base management, including auditing

Product Engineer

Sintering Technologies, Inc - Greensburg, IN - 1994 to 1997

Manufacture of powdered metal engine components for GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota and Honda.

• Reported to General Manager - Technical

• Provided new project/product planning

• Completed proposal drawings using Pro/ENGINEER 3-D design software

• Prepared process flow diagrams, FMEAs and control plans

• Project Engineer for the two largest valve guide orders ever received at STI

• Product Engineering representative to QS9000 team.

EDUCATION

Associates in Business Administration

Illinois Central College - East Peoria, IL

2002

Associates in Technology

DePaul University - Chicago, IL

1979

Masters in Business Administration

Illinois State University - Normal, IL

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