Alex Kobzar Cover Letter

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The DAKO Group Date: January 27, 2015

Dear Sir or Madam:

This letter is regarding the position of Quality Manager - Paint and

Coating.

This position provides an opportunity to implement my experience in

managing Quality departments of Automotive companies, which provided

coating service and produced appearance components.

My credentials, experience and the base of my knowledge:

- more than 12 years of working at Quality Engineering roles at automotive

coating, metal processing, plastics injection molding and assembly

Companies, that including more than 8 years of working as Quality Manager

for Automotive companies,

- BSc degree in Systems Engineering from a faculty for Automation and

Electronics,

- Master degree in Quality Assurance and Reliability,

- ASQ - CQE, CQA and CMQ/OE (Quality Engineer, Auditor and Manager of

Quality / Organizational Excellence, certified by the American Society

for Quality),

- proficient in Automotive Core Tools and Quality Management principles

such as APQP, FMEA, PPAP, MSA, GR&R, SPC, DOE and Taguchi, Lean 6 Sigma,

5S, IMDS, 8D, 5Why etc.,

- proficient in implementation of CSRs of Ford (Q1:2002), GM, Chrysler and

other OEM's,

- knowledgeable and experienced in plastic injection, in metal stamping,

machining, heat treatment, coating and welding; in assembly of

electromechanical systems,

- selected, trained and supervised up to 15 Quality Managers, Engineers,

Technicians and Inspectors,

- managed all aspects of QA, APQP and PPAP: led the implementation and

maintained QS-9000, ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485 and AS9100C QMS

when developed all the QMS documentation and provided all the required

training, maintained ISO 14001 certified EMS; familiar with EU / German

VDA 6.3,

- assured compliance to standard, regulatory and technical requirements,

- managed all aspects of QC and disposition of nonconformities,

- acted as Internal Quality Auditors' Team Leader and as Calibration

Manager,

- managed ISO 17025 compliant QC test and calibration laboratories,

- proficient in using of various measurement equipment; operated CMM,

- managed suppliers' quality affairs and led cross-functional APQP and

Quality Teams,

- investigated and led resolution of complex Quality issues and Customer

complaints,

- coordinated implementation of massive corrective and preventive action

programs,

- proficient in interpreting of drawings and GD&T, metrology and technical

writing,

- experienced in development and enforcement of requirements for work and

equipment safety,

- participated in achievement of numerous Customer, Quality, reliability,

standard, regulatory, safety, yield, R&D, APQP, PPAP, SPC, Lean, Kaizen,

5S and other goals and requirements,

- hosted Customer and Registrar quality audits and acted as primarily

contact for Customer and Supplier Quality issues.

Below please find my resume, which provides more details regarding my

experience and achievements.

Thank you for your time and consideration and look forward to hearing from

you.

Sincerely yours,

Alexander ("Alex") Kobzar

Alex Kobzar Resume

1640 South Hill Cir, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 cell.: 248-***-****

acn1jg@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Quality Manager position - Paint and Coating

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Corporate Quality Manager - NAFTA Aug-2011 to Jan-2015

IHI Ionbond Inc. (Madison Heights, MI), provider of hard thin film coatings

services (PVD and CVD - Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition) to more

than 2,000 Customers in Medical Device, Cutting and Forming Tools, Medial

Device, Automotive, Aerospace, Firearms and other industrial sectors:

. managed all aspects of QA, APQP / PPAP and RA (FDA QSR) at 12 NAFTA

plants,

. developed and implemented a state of the art documented Quality

Management System,

. accomplished ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485 and AS9100C

certifications and IQ/OQ/PQ Qualifications for MD OEM's, prepared

PPAP's for Automotive customers.

. Quality Management Representative for 12 NAFTA plants,

. managed all aspects of QA and APQP / PPAP, acted as Lead Auditor;

managed monthly KPI reporting, CAPA plans, coordinated resolution of

Customer complaints, etc.,

. achieved and maintained ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485 and AS9100C

certifications,

. submitted PPAP's to MAHLE, Tinnerman and McGard and other automotive

Customers.

Supplier Quality Engineer (a contract position) Mar- 2011 to Aug-2011

GE Transportation (Erie, PA), R&D and manufacturing facility for diesel-

electric locomotives:

. Supplier QA (electronics, electromechanical and sensors commodities),

NPI/APQP, MRB, Quality Audits of Suppliers.

Quality Specialist (a contract position) Sep-2009 to Jun-2010

Autodata Solutions Inc. (London ON), a software development Company:

. developed and executed test plans for software products.

Quality Engineer Jun-2008 to Dec-2008

KSR Int. (Ridgetown, ON), Tier I vendor of pedal assemblies to Ford, GM,

VW, KIA:

. SQA, MRB, PPAP.

Quality Manager (the Company had moved to Mexico) Sep-2004 to May-2008

Falcon Plastics Inc. (London, ON), Tier II vendor of mission-critical

plastic injection and insert-molding automotive components to KSS, Delphi,

LEAR, QSS and other Tier I's:

. led the implementation and coordinated ISO/TS 16949:2002 Quality Mgmt.

System,

. managed all aspects of QA, QC, APQP, PPAP, MRB and resolution of

Customers complaints,

. within 8 business days prepared Quality Procedures for an ISO/TS 16949

certification of a joint venture manufacturing facility.

Quality Engineer / Supervisor Apr-2004 to Aug-2004

Sparton Electronics Inc. (London, ON), vendor of electronic PCB

assemblies:

. accomplished a number of IQ/OQ/PQ projects; supervised 5 QC Inspectors.

Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager Dec-2002 to Jun-2003

Degania Silicone Ltd. (Israel), vendor of medical silicone rubber products

to EU, USA and Canada:

. supervised and accomplished ISO 9001:2000 / 13485 certification,

. responsibility for QC and for the RA and Quality Dep., supervised 5

Techs and Inspectors.

Test Engineer at Safety Department Jul-2002 to

Dec-2002

Hermon Laboratories Ltd. (Israel), internationally accredited and

recognized laboratory, which provided UL, CE, CSA, FCC and other

certification solutions for manufacturers of electronic equipment:

. inspected and tested complex equipment according to international

safety standards; prepared reports for the certification purposes.

Quality Engineer, Quality and Reliability Manager Aug-2000 to Jul-2002

Vishay Siliconix (Israel), start-up plant (Tier II) of automotive

electronic components:

. supervised 15 Engineers, Technicians and QC inspectors,

. carried out all Quality Engineering functions; led and accomplished QS-

9000 certification,

. managed all aspects of QA and QC, identified root causes to major

Quality issues and coordinated implementation of more than 300 requests

for Corrective and Preventive action, which directly contributed to

improvement of AOQ from 200 to less than 10 PPM.

Quality Leader of CT Assembly Line Dec-1999 to Aug-2000

Elscint Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Israel, currently acquired by Sanmina

SCI), subcontractor for assembly of complex equipment for GE, Siemens,

Phillips, Applied Materials and others:

. investigated, addressed and resolved material and process non-

conformance issues

. validated and coordinated QA Program for assembly of Siemens CT

(computer tomography) assemblies.

EDUCATION:

2006 - CQE, CQA and CMQ/OE (ASQ) certifications < www.asq.org/ >

2010 (Quality Engineer, Auditor and Manager of Quality / Organizational

Excellence, certified by American Society for Quality).

1995 - Master degree in Quality Assurance and Reliability

1998 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology: <

http://www.technion.ac.il/english/index.html >

Inter-Departmental Commission for Quality and Reliability

1989 - BSc degree in Automation and Control Systems

1994 Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_State_Oil_Academy >

faculty for Automation of Manufacturing Processes

< http://asoa.edu.az/?page_id=5573&lang=en >

Other skills:

- advanced user experience in MS-Office,

- experienced with a number of ERP/SAP databases,

- Productivity, Quality, Ergonomics and Workplace Safety improvement

enthusiast.

References are available upon request.

Contact this candidate