Adnan Pelja

***** ******* *****

Hagerstown, MD

Phone Number 717-***-****

acvx4k@r.postjobfree.com

Objective To associate myself with a progressive organization where my experience, capabilities, and dedication can be utilized for the benefit of the company.

Education Received a Bachelor of Science – Metallurgical Engineer from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Class of 1987.

Languages Serbo-Croatish, German, English

Experience Manitowoc Cranes, 1565 Buchanan Trail East PO Box 21, Shady Grove, PA 17256-0021

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, May 2011 – June 2016

Responsible for those suppliers performing APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) for selected purchased parts

Perform activities with the purpose to quality assure purchased items within projects and product maintenance in order to minimize supplier related quality failures at Manitowoc plant or end-customers

Review and identify suppliers’ manufacturing risks and potential for improvement.

Perform Process Audits at suppliers

Review APQP and PPAP deliverables during regularly scheduled project meetings

Review critical characteristics, documentation, requirements and procedures at supplier location

Provide timely disposition of submitted PPAP documentation from Manitowoc suppliers. Have reviewed well over 5000 PPAP’s

Initiate and follow up on all 8D’s until satisfied/approved.

Represent SQA in resolving any issues within project/product implementation team initiative

Generate and track product or process related deviations in order to support production until full approval and compliance can be obtained

Review and assist in quality rejections that occur in the manufacturing environment as a result of supplier deficiencies

In addition to the above

Effectively drive assigned aspects of the Supplier Quality Management system to the supply base, including supplier evaluation, approval and development:

Work directly with suppliers to ensure compliance with SQA system

Monitor supplier performance and communicate on key metrics and ratings

Evaluate and monitor supplier validation/qualification and process changes systems, methods and equipment

Conduct supplier surveys and make recommendations for improvement of supplier quality systems, manufacturing processes, pricing and delivery performance

Provide guidance to supplier as to the use of quality tools, defect analysis and corrective action implementation

Technical guidance relative to Quality Systems, including FMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flows, SPC, Failure Analysis etc as required

Monitor and drive supplier corrective action and continuous improvement activities that directly impact product quality

Coordinate and drive the resolution of rejected material

Drive the evaluation of suppliers for new product development

Perform other duties as assigned

JLG Industries Incorporated, Hagerstown, MD 21742

Principal Engineer – Supplier Quality, April 2009 – May 2011

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Verify supplier manufacturing processes (PFMEA, Control Plans, CPK and PPK studies, etc.) for stability and control.

Facilitate Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) techniques with suppliers.

Monitors and facilitates quality activities for Production Part Approval Process (PPAP). Verifies process control, capability and sustainability of the supplier.

Investigate supplier quality issues concerning products and/or processes.

Execute standard supplier quality processes to facilitate issue resolution and validation

Gather and analyze internal and external data to help identify exposure, impact, root causes and corrective actions

Perform supplier certification through the Global Supplier Quality Audit

Support the Global Supplier Quality Council through continuous improvement.

Perform other duties as assigned.

JLG Industries Incorporated, Hagerstown, MD 21742

Supplier Quality Engineer, April 2004 – April 2009

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Determine what items are being subcontracted to which supplier. Maintain a current list of subcontractors and the items with open orders.

Contact all suppliers and offer assistance in any quality problems related to JLG ideas.

Visit all suppliers on a routine basis. Visit all new suppliers prior to their first delivery.

Assist with first article inspection and PPAP whenever possible for all first time orders by new suppliers or first time deliveries of new part numbers by existing suppliers.

Evaluate the supplier’s quality system and maintain a record of such, updating the records as changes are made.

Act as the liaison in-house to get information, engineering changes or deviation requests when necessary for suppliers.

Travel as required and maintain a file for each assigned supplier.

Perform other duties as assigned.

JLG Industries Incorporated, 560 Walnut Bottom Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257

Manufacturing facilitator (Supervise directly 14 employees) May 2003- 2004

Quality and Tool Calibration Inspector and ER Coordinator March 2001-April 2003

Tester and Inspector on 400CRT, 330CRTand MRT Assembly line June 2000-February 2001

JLG Industries Incorporated, 1 JLG Drive, McConnellsburg, PA 17233

Machinist June 1998 – May 2000

B H Steel, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Metallurgical Engineer. January 1990- January 1998

Responsibilities included:

Control mechanical properties, Material selection standard, Failure analysis and nondestructive testing, Developing material specifications, Determining material substitutions, Interfacing with suppliers and subcontractors, Addressing of specific customer concerns, Support of quality improvement teams, Collaborating with design engineers to optimize cost and reliability of structural components, Programmed computers in Cobol, CICS and SQL languages, Instrumental in production planned capacity.

Training 1987 – 1988 IBM School One year of training in Cobol, Fortran, Pascal, CICS and SQL languages.

AutoCADR14 and AutoCAD2000 Hagerstown Community College

Hydraulics and Pneumatics Hagerstown Community College

CNC Programming Hagerstown Community College

PRO-E

Journeyman Program for Assembly Line Thomson Institute

Six Sigma Green Belt (DMAIC Application on Projects)

Lean Training: 5S, Process Mapping, Quality Mapping, Ishikava diagram, FMEA etc.

Activities Member of American Society for Quality

Hobbies Soccer, Skiing

References Available upon request

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