Joseph A. Harvey

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Lockbourne, Ohio 43137

Phone 614-***-****

Email aczhvj@r.postjobfree.com

Objective - To continue growing and contributing in quality related managerial / engineering positions requiring experienced technical, operational, and human relation skills.

Summary of Qualifications - Twenty-five years of progressive responsibility and success in all areas of quality and process control with extensive experience in automotive quality systems implementation and compliance to the international auto and truck manufacturing customers. Skilled at assembling and task organizing teams to meet defined objectives and organizational growth. I have been an active and influential team member in three Ford Q1 attainments and three certification programs for ISO 9001 and QS9000/ISO9001.

Work Experience

October 2013 to Present – Riffle Machine Works, Chillicothe, Ohio

Manufacturing Site Support (MSS) facility providing warehouse operations, just-in-time/just-in-sequence JIT/JIS assemblies, and component kits to PACCAR and KENWORTH Chillicothe truck plant.

Quality Engineering Manager – Reporting to the plant manager for leading and directing the operations in continuous improvement and customer satisfaction measures. Teamed with the organization to reduce DPMO/PPM by 65% over the last two years through implementation of lean methods, standardized work, pick-to-light, scan-to-put away technologies and most recently with the implementation of a warehouse management system WMS.

November 2005 to June 2011 – Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio

Brigade Operations and Training Officer / Executive Officer - Responsible for leading and directing the training and operations for 73rd Troop Command Soldiers. Duties included preparing yearly training plans for the Brigade ensuring they provided Soldiers with the training to mobilize and deploy with ready units when called for missions. Also, served as the Officer in Charge of the Brigade Emergency Operations Center (EOC) established to ensure situational awareness and operational response to Homeland Security missions assigned to the Brigade.

December 2001 to November 2005 – Ishikawa Gasket America Inc., Bowling Green, Ohio

Automotive cylinder head and exhaust manifold gasket manufacturer for the US and Japanese carmakers.

Quality Assurance Manager - Responsible for leading the total quality management activity in a QS 9000 certified facility. Led the facility through re-certification and surveillance audits totally free of findings or quality system shortfalls. Coordinated quality plans and presentations to OEM customers.

June 1998 to December 2001 – Thermoid, HBD Industries Inc., Bellefontaine, Ohio

Rubber hose manufacturer servicing industrial distribution and OEM markets.

Quality Assurance Manager - Responsible for leading the total quality management activity in an ISO 9001 certified facility. Led the facility through a full quality system certification cycle culminating in re-certification audit totally free of findings or quality system shortfalls. Coordinated quality plans and presentations to government quality assurance inspectors and Underwriters Laboratories inspectors.

March 1997 to May 1998 - DTR Industries Inc., Bluffton, Ohio

Automotive fuel hose and anti-vibration component manufacturer for the Japanese transplant carmakers.

Quality Assurance Manager - Responsible for the compliance with internal and external customer requirements within DTR manufacturing and quality operations. Responsibilities included management of twenty staff and associate members along with monitoring and coordinating immediate corrective action to abnormalities. Supported DTR’s philosophy of continuous improvement through communication and teamwork. Participated as quality team member gaining first site QS-9000 quality system certification.

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August 1989 to March 1997 - Stolle Products - An Alcoa Company, Sidney, Ohio

Finished stampings and fabricated subassemblies for the appliance, automotive and truck OEM’s.

Quality Systems Manager - 1993 - 1997 - Reporting to the President, responsible for the development and implementation of a useable and manageable Quality System that meets customer requirements and supports Stolle’s World Class Manufacturing Strategy. Additional duties include management and supervision of the centralized quality support activities, management review, corrective actions, document control, auditing, metallurgy, materials engineering, materials testing, receiving inspection, and metrology.

Prior positions: Quality Manager, Automotive and Specialty Products, 1991 - 1993

Senior Quality Engineer, 1990 - 1991

Quality Engineer, 1989 - 1990

Significant Achievements: Implemented Quality System resulting in ISO9002 certification. Transplanted an entire stamping business to Stolle, $10M for a new customer. Developed quality system for precision stamping work cell resulting in lowest scrap and highest productivity in the plant. Managed employee training program resulting in 22 ASQ certifications.

February 1989 - August 1989 - MacDonald’s Industrial Products, Spencerville, Ohio

Quality Assurance Manager - Responsible for developing and implementing programs to improve quality and productivity in a facility supplying door handle assemblies to the automotive and appliance industries. Significant activity during the assignment was to successfully lead the company through its first Chrysler Quality System Survey.

October 1986 - February 1989 - Harvard Industries, Trim Trends Inc., Spencerville, Ohio

Decorative automotive trim company specializing in Class A surface anodized aluminum parts.

Quality Engineer - Responsible for implementation and sustainment of the statistical process control system at a stamping, roll forming and assembly supplier that made parts for the automotive industry. Duties included initial sample submissions on new and/or changed products, development of product control plans and inspection procedures, coordination with vendor, internal and customer engineering, quality and production personnel on items concerning product acceptance.

May 1977 - October 1986 - Hayes-Albion Corporation, Tiffin, Ohio

Gray and ductile Iron foundry supplying castings to automotive, truck and appliance customers.

Employee Action Team Facilitator - 1985 - 1986 - Responsible for management and implementation of employee quality circle program. Additional responsibilities included special statistical studies for Quality Manager, training SPC coordinators, assistance in initial sample inspection reports, SPC quarterly reports to Ford Motor Company, and liaison in customer contacts.

Melt Department Supervisor - 1983 - 1985 - Responsible for melting department supervision, discipline, quality, safety, morale and production requirements.

SPC Coordinator - 1981 - 1983 - Responsible for problem solving and overall SPC activities in the plant. Worked to develop computer and electronic data collection applications for SPC and routine data collection activities throughout the foundry.

Metallurgical Technician - 1977 - 1981 - Responsible for maintaining metallurgical controls on raw materials and the three molding lines producing gray and ductile iron castings.

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Education

1983: Graduate - Terra Technical College, Fremont, Ohio. AS, Majoring in Electro/Mechanical Engineering.

1983: Graduate - Ohio Military Academy, Officer Candidate School

1986: Completed all but one academic requirement for AS in Quality Engineering, Terra Technical College.

1996: Graduate - Combined Arms Staff Service School, U.S. Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

2005: Graduate Bluffton University receiving BA in Organizational Management.

2006: Graduate Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Special Training

1979 Castings Defects and Ferrous Metallurgy, American Foundry Society, AFS

1981 Statistical Process Controls, Ford Motor Company

1982 Statistical Quality Improvement, American Society of Metals, ASM

1984 Infantry Officer Basic Course, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia

1985 Facilitator Training, Quality Circle Institute, QCI

1986 Statistical Problem Solving Workshop, Detroit Diesel Allison

1989 Advanced Quality Engineering, American Society for Quality Control, ASQC

1990 Quality Management Systems for the 1990’s - ISO 9000, ASQC

1991 Identification of Critical Processes, ALCOA

1991 Certified Quality Engineer Refresher Course, ASQC

1991 Critical Process - Control and Capability, ALCOA

1992 How to Write and Control Documentation for ISO Compliance, Michigan State University

1993 Alcoa Leadership Development, ALCOA

1994 Process FMEA and Process Control Plans, Omnex Engineering and Management

1994 Metallurgy and Processing of Aluminum Sheet, ALUMAX

1994 QS9000/QSA, AIAG

1995 Infantry Officer Advance Course, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia

1995 FMEA Process Analysis, Contemporary Consultants, Dr. Dean Stamatis

1995 Process Mapping and Reengineering, Center for Quality, Eastern Michigan University

1996 Process FMEA and Control Plans, Center for Quality, Eastern Michigan University

1996 Quality Operating System for Operations, Center for Quality, Eastern Michigan University

1997 Mistake Proofing, Center for Quality, Eastern Michigan University

1997 Corrective and Preventive Action, Center for Quality, Eastern Michigan University

1998 Improving Inspection Effectiveness, Technical Seminars, Dr. Thomas E. Shahnazarian

2004 U.S. Army Support Operations Officer Course, PEC – Camp Robinson

2013 OSU/Morestream Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Program

Affiliations / Certifications

American Society for Quality, ASQ

ASQC Certified Quality Manager

ASQC Certified Quality Engineer

ASQC Certified Quality Auditor

ASQC Certified Quality Technician

ASQC Certified Quality Improvement Associate

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