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Javed M. Cheema

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E XECUT IVE SUM MARY

A highly accomplished executive in quality assurance, performance excellence, organizational

t ransformation and lean enterprise; I have been conferred with FELLOWSHIP by Japan Productivity Council

(JPC) and FELLOWSHIP by American Society for Quality (ASQ) with extensive experience of managing and

leading business enterprises, projects and programs around the world. Have demonstrated special expertise in

business strategy formulation, planning and execution both within organizations and in extended enterprises

“ Keiretsu.” P roven track record of successful strategic planning in aerospace and automotive industries; have

mentored several "critical to success" Six Sigma Master Black Belt and DFSS projects requiring critical

t hinking, complex problem solving, creating performance dashboards, managing business analytics and

developing f lawless business acumen. I have effectively led change by inspiring and motivating people and

overcoming resistance; mentored people to realize their full potentials through innovative thinking; strive to

create a work environment where excellence is expected every moment. I have a reputation for being a “hands-on

& p ractical” executive with a strong belief in Toyota’s philosophy of “Genchi, Gemba, and Genbutsu.”

Organizational Transformation Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Performance Lead Indicators

(PLIs)

Total Customer Experience Quality Function Deployment Voice of Customer (VoC)

(QFD)

Kako Tora / DRBFM Predictive Quality Metrics (PQM) Quality by Design (QbD)

Complex Problem Solving Net Promoter Score (NPS) P rogram Balanced Scorecards

Hoshin Kanr i / Policy Deployment Strategic Planning & execution Product Lifecycle Management

Kozo Kaikaku / Rapid Improvements Operational Excellence (OPEX) P&L Control Metrics /

Accountability

Business Intelligence & Analytics Data Visualization Critical Thinking

PROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE

EATON AEROSPACE, CONTROL & ELECTRICAL SENSING SYSTEMS, Jackson, MI, 23 Jul 2012 – Present

locations Worldwide

Senior D i rector of Qua l ity & Performance Excellence – Serving as Senior Director of Quality for aircraft

Motion Control and Electrical Sensing (FMC&ES) Systems, led SAE taskforce to develop aerospace industry

specific APQP / PPAP standards to be adopted by all major OEMs like Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Pratt &

Whitney, GE, Rolls Royce and Raytheon.

• Conceptualized and implemented Performance Excellence Indicators (PEIs)

dashboards to effectively predict and control costs, timeliness and proactive r isk

management for all 23 aerospace locations

• Reduced customer DPPM from 2,117 in 2011 to less than 50 in 2014 by eliminating all

special root causes

• Reduced Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) from 3.1% of sales dollars to less than 1.5% in 18

months

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• Brought all Rolls-Royce programs under control for quality and on-t ime delivery by:

o Customizing Eaton’s New Product Development, P ro-Launch system for aerospace

i ndustry requirements

o Successfully integrating Rolls-Royce’s SABRe I I and RESS90009 Q MS for efficient

delivery of engine systems

• Achieved Eaton-China Joint Venture AS9100C certification in six months

• Designed and developed Joint Venture QMS for Chinese commercial aircraft programs

(COMAC) C919 and AR121

• Accomplished all AS9100C, NADCAP special process, FAA, ODAR, DM IR, EASA and

DCMA audits with Z ERO major findings for all sites

• Reduced significant quality escapes from 17 in 2011 to Z ERO i n 2014YTD

• Awarded Boeing’s “Supplier Gold” status for three sites and Pratt & Whitney’s highest

Net Promoter Score (NPS) for Supplier of the Year

• Actively mentoring three Six Sigma Master Black Belt and five Black Belt projects

ALCOA HOWMET AIR POWER & PROPULSION DIVISION, Fort Worth, TX, Worldwide Feb 2009 – Jul 2012

D i rector of Qua l ity Assurance and Business System Excellence – Charged with responsibility to restore

p rojects on t rack from delayed schedules, out of control costs, complicated customer relations and poor quality for

Rolls Royce Trent 1000, XWB, Airbus A350, A380, Pratt & Whitney GP7000 and GE GENex & LEAP programs.

• Reduced overall customer PPM from 21K+ to less than 200, with “Class Leading Quality”

s tatus and 10/10 points “ Net Promoter Score” by effectively t ranslating “Voice of Customer”

(VoC) into core operations

•Passed all 3rd party quality system audits including AS9100C, NADCAP, Pratt & Whitney

PW6078AE, FAA (ODAR & DM IR) EASA, CAAC, DoD and DCMA with Z ERO f indings

•Managed 55 suppliers for single crystal castings, super alloys, ceramic cores and structural

parts

• Developed and implemented “Supplier Gold” p rogram along Toyota Production System

supplier management for key performance metrics of safety, quality, cost and delivery

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•Reduced developmental man hours per program by 37% and development days from 384 to

272

• Successfully developed “Critical to Quality” (CtQ) metrics for all operational areas and

p rocesses

•Improved all major financial metrics including EBITA, PVA, labor utilization (LU), variable

cost/standard hour (VC/SH) and net margin through lean conversion, process variation

reduction and waste elimination

•Designed, implemented and completed Strategic A3s with savings of $1.5M ~ $1.8M in the

a reas of quality control, operational efficiency, tooling management and equipment

u tilization

M OLEX INTERCONNECT, Auburn Hills, Michigan Feb 2007 – Feb 2009

Vice P resident of Qual ity & Global Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) for Global T r ansportation Products

D ivision –Managed US$700M revenue business unit with 25 direct and 250+ indirect reports including

p rimary responsibility for operational quality, global lean programs and Six Sigma project portfolio in all

t ransportation industries. P roducts included Aerospace and Automotive Electrical Sensors, Control Modules,

and In-Flight Infotainment Systems. Completed lean transformation and implementation of Global Lean 6 δ

P roject Dashboard with the following improvements:

Reduced 8 to 5-Phase New Product Development process in sync with Toyota, Honda, BMW

and Nissan

Reduced lead time from 35 to 21 weeks for “Concept to Market” (CtM) using six sigma project

results

Reduced average engineering program man-hour requirements from 3,600+ to 2,650

• Set and achieved 100% target of passing on-time all product validation (reliability) tests in ten

months

• Awarded Molex’s coveted “ Best-In-Class” award for most improved division in 2008, first time in

company history for a non-Japanese business unit

• Reduced Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) from US$3.5M to less than US$1.8M by implementing

p rogram lessons learned database ( Kako Tora)

• Planned, developed and implemented operational excellence systems in all new design and

development centers low cost regions including Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, India (2) and China (3)

• Championed and eliminated Cost of Poor Perceived Quality through SSMBB project with

estimated savings of US$450,000+ in warranty costs per annum and avoided potential recalls

• Won Honda America Motors’ (HAM) best supplier award for NMR (New Model Release) 2007 and

Toyota’s “Best Business Partner of the Year” award in Nagoya, Japan 2008

BENTELER AUTOMOTIVE TECHNIK, GmbH / Auburn Hills, Michigan Feb 2005 – Feb 2007

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V ice P resident of Qual ity & Benteler Operational System (BOS), Americas – Responsible for creating

Benteler Specific Product Portfolio Excellence System along Toyota’s (TNPDS) operational lines. Key

achievements included development and implementation of:

• Global balanced scorecard for all “ Key Quality Performance Indicators” ( KQPIs)

• BMW PPQ5 process at three locations

• 2 sites each for core customer quality processes Nissan (ASES), Honda (QAV) and Toyota’s

(SQAM)

• Mercedes Benz global warranty analysis system for front and rear suspensions

• Skill improvement t raining and “Process Standard Work” (PSW) manuals for all core processes

i ncluding welding, stamping and pipe fabrication leading to significant improvement in productivity

• “ Benteler Operational System” (BOS) from scratch in 11 facilities in Americas including K aizen,

E ngineering Leader Standard Work (ELSW) and team based DRBFM elements

• Helped 11 out of 13 sites to achieve Key Quality Performance Indicators 11 months

• Guided Toyota North America’s (TMMNA) lean enterprise activities as supplier representative in

B luegrass Automotive Manufacturers Association (BAMA) as well as

• Completed special customer project for Porsche in Germany to build “Porsche Production System”

a long TPS lines

HAYES-LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, Northville, Michigan Feb 2000 – Jan 2005

Senior Quality & H ayes-Lemmerz Production System (HELPS) M anager, North America – P roducts

i ncluded power-train, and suspension components, steel fabricated and cast aluminum wheels.

• Defended two major product recall claims amounting to US$35.6M

• Completed best 6δ Master Black Belt Project for a Nissan product realizing savings of $500,000

• Solved chronic product and process problems for Toyota issues in Yokohama, Japan site

• Planned, developed and implemented quality systems VDA 6.0, TS16949, APQP, SPC, MSA, PPAP and

QSA

• Exceeded all “Quality by Design” (QbD) indicators and met customer deadlines at all sites worldwide

• Mentored and trained numerous employees on lean tools including VSM, SMED, MDI, 5S, MBF, Visual

Controls

• Collaborated with engineering to develop Hayes-Lemmerz “Concept To Production” (CtP)

p rogram management system by integrating critical-to-business lean and six sigma tools

i ncluding

• Integrated customers’ and H L I core processes in focused lean product and design factories

i ncluding Ford’s GPDS, GM’s GVDP, Nissan’s ASES, ANPQP; Honda’s NMR, QAV, CTPAT, &

E LVI; Toyota’s SQAM & TTIM and BMW PPQ5

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP, Nagoya, Japan Feb 1983 – May 1998

Senior Systems I ntegration Engineer (1987 – 1998) – Achieved recognition as a major contributor to supplier

development groups in Japan and Asia-Pacific. Senior team leader in the development of Toyota’s Enterprise

I ntegrated System. (CAELUM100; CAD/CAM/CAE/CAT) at Product Development Center, Nagoya City, Japan.

Major system elements included Poke Yoke, Kaizen, Kanban, Jidhoka, Hijunka, Kako Tora, Kiken Yochi and 5S.

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• Developed curriculum, teaching aids and workshop material for t raining sub-suppliers

i n Toyota’s guidelines of design and process FMEAs and process control plans

• Transplanted TPS and manufacturing philosophy at many suppliers in Asia-Pacific region

• Conducted multiple “Best Practices” studies and established “Benchmark Processes” for Toyota

supplier base

• Planned and designed numerous model lines or operational areas at new suppliers ensuring

f lawless launches

T r a inee Engineer (Kokusai Kenshuin 1983 – 1987) – Selected as entry level engineer by Toyota from overseas.

• Conducted FEA and DFMA

using rapid prototyping systems including Boothroyd-Dewurst, Lucas and Hitachi Seiki

• Monitored Toyota’s global logistics and production planning systems for supply chain and logistic

support

• Successfully completed graduate diploma in “ Train-the-Trainer” p rogram from Tokyo Poly

Technique University through Toyota sponsorship in “ TOYOTA SEISAN HOSHIKI TO KIKAI”

• Received direct training from Japanese scholars such as Yasuhiro Monden, Shigeo Shinge and Sato

Yamane

• Declared “ Best Overall International Trainee”

E DUCAT IO N

MS U niversity of Michigan – Dearborn 2003. M ajor: P roduction Management

M BA U niversity of Central Oklahoma, 2000; M ajor: G lobal Strategy and TQM

Graduate Diploma Polytechnic University of Tokyo (Hashimoto) Tokyo, Japan; 1994 M ajor: P roduct

Development ( Shin Seihin Kaihatsu), M anufacturing Systems ( Seisan Kik ai) and Cultural History of

Japan ( N ihon Shoki)

MS Mech. Eng. University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan; 1986 M ajor: P rocess

E ngineering

BS Mech. Eng. UET, Lahore, Pakistan, 1984 M ajor: P roduction Planning & Control and Tool Design

CERT I F ICAT IO NS

Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Master Black Belt (DFSS)

(CSSMBB)

Certified Engineering Manager Certified Quality Manager Certified Master Sensei

(CEM) (CMQ/OE) (JICA)

Certified RABQSA Lead Auditor Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Certified Process Analyst

(CPA)

LANGUAGE SKI LLS

LANGUAGES LEV E L OF PRO FEC I E NCY

English (Read, write and speak) Expert

Japanese (Read, write and speak) Expert

German, French, Chinese, Spanish and Arabic (Read and

Basic knowledge

t ranslate)

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P ROFESS IONAL SKILLS

SKI L LS LEV E L OF PRO FEC I E NCY

Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word) Expert

ERP Systems including Oracle, SAP and Microsoft Dynamics Advance Knowledge

Statistical (Minitab, SPSS and SAS) Expert

CAD/CAM/CAE/CAT (Solid Works, ProE, CAELUM 100) Expert

ADD I T IO NAL PROFESS IONAL ME MBERSH I PS, H O NORS AND AWARDS

• Fellow of Japan Productivity (JPC) and Japan Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE)

• Fellow of American Society for Quality(ASQ)

• Certification Chair, ASQ Lean Enterprise Division(LED)

• Executive Committee Member for Standards, International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) of SAE

• Judge – International Council of Quality Control Circles (ICQCC), Japan

• Judge – ASQ International Team Excellence Award (ITEA)

• Judge – Michigan Quality Council

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) since 1984

• Member, Japan Society of Automotive Engineers (JSAE)

• Member: Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS: Several publications in refereed jou rnals around the world

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