Grant C. Cranick

**** ****** **. *********, **. *8329

248-***-****, acvgye@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary:

I have 29 years experience in the automotive field, 16 years in quality, for launch support, advanced quality, supplier quality. Familiar with the APQP process, PPAP requirements for PSW, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, Flow Charts, GD&T, Dimensional reports and Customer Specification Requirements. I have been a lead auditor for internal audits. I am willing to travel on a moments notice to resolve any concerns worldwide. I have another 13 years experience in Design (Electrical Mechanical ) for wire harness, switches, plastic injection molding, PCB and tooling for transfer lines. EXPERIENCE:

Hi Vol Products Livonia Michigan 9/13 Present

Supplier Quality Engineer

● Responsible for all customer quality concerns regarding fuel rail inlets and sensor boss, 8D’s, Fast Responses, 5Y’s.

● Organized all sorting activities in house and at the customer (replacement of material, GP12, international activities)

● APQP duties, review PPAP’s, Control Plans, FMEA’s, GD&T, 8D’s

● Involved with new part launches, APQP activities to customer specifications.

● Conducted layer audits, and supplier audits, involved with ISO/TS16949 re certification

● Organized new vision machine criteria per customer requirements.

● Lead the RED TAG weekly meeting, Duties to capture non conforming parts prior to inspection and being released. Webasto Rochester Hills (contract) 2/13 8/13

Advanced Supplier Quality Engineer

● Responsible for seals for sun roofs on all programs from prototype to PSO

● APQP duties, review PPAP’s, Control Plans, FMEA’s GD&T, 8D’s

● Supplier Audits, Maintain Company tracking documents per program

● Work with customer specification per ISO/TS16949

● Work with suppliers in regards to supporting documents for PPAP approval.

● I worked directly with the project engineer to meet gateway objectives for PPAP M otor City Containment Clinton Township, ( company closed) 6/12 11/12 Sales 3rd Party sorting Non Conforming Product

● Set appointments for new business, train liaison according to customer requirements, supplied daily and weekly data sheets.

● Set work instructions for customer sort criteria.

● Managed several different sort locations at a time to meet customers demands.

● Coordinated work load according to location that need supoort to accommodate customer shipping dates. Kostal of America Troy, MI. 2000 2012

Customer Support Quality Leader 2003 2012

● Quality Engineer and Launch Coordinator for Ford Chrysler and GM.

● Customer Support for Ford, Chrysler and GM

● Responsibilities: warranty claims, root cause analysis, conducting audits and ISO/TS16949

● Involved with PPAP, APQP, FMEA’s, 8Ds, 5Ys, SPC, MSA and GD&T

● Knowledge of all quality related issue from corrective action to closure.

● Worked with customer specification GM, Ford and Chrysler

● I was the lead auditor when conducting internal audits.

● I have basic knowledge of project management procedure, completing the gateways. Sr. Product Design Engineer (Electrical/Mechanical) 2000 – 2003

● Responsible for V229, 2004 Ford Freestar Minivan, left and right hand center stack, pedal adjust and overhead console switches, concept design to program launch to production

● Interface with the customer, coordinating design reviews, timelines, flow charts

● GD&T dimensioning, dimensional reports, testing through to PPAP.

● Familiar with plastic injection mold components.

● Familiar with interior trim to establish switch area for design (fit and finish) Grant C. Cranick

7881 Meadow Dr. Waterford, MI. 48329

248-***-****, acvgye@r.postjobfree.com

Eaton Corporation, Vehicle Switch and Electronics Div. Southfield, MI. 1997 2000 Sr. Designer

● Lead designer for Saturn Turn Signal multi function switch

● Responsibilties includes critqiue of design concept, prototypes, manufacturing through to program launch.

● Liaison between the customer and supplier for all design concerns. United Technologies Automotive Dearborn Mi. 1987 1997 CAD Design Engineer

● Responsible for the design of headlamp switches for Ford and Chrysler.

● Responsibilities include critiqiue of the design, manufacturing, prototypes, open issues and design reviews to launch. F. Joseph Lamb Company Warren, MI. 1978 1997

● Design of tooling for engine block and transmissions Education: Ferris State University – Big Rapids, MI 1968 1969 Associates Degree Business Macomb Comm. College Warren, MI 1970 1971 Associates Degree Mechanical Engineering Training Proficient with MS office (Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook) Catia V4 2D & 3D Modeling 7 years

Audit training (certified auditor) 2007

5 Why Problem Solving 2005

AIAG Understanding ISO/TS 16949:2000 2003

AIAG Fund. of ISO/TS 16949:2000 Int. Quality Audits 2003 Geometric Dimensioning / Tolerance 1989

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