Engineer Quality

Derek Christopher Martin

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Flint, MI 48506 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/a/298/963 810-***-****

SUMMARY

Business Process and Manufacturing Operations Professional – current SME Ann Arbor Chapter 079 Chair –current ASQ

Ann Arbor Section 1010 Voice of the Customer Chair – dedicated to the development, management and continuous

improvement of people, product and value adding processes. Influential Business Leader with over ten years’ experience

with development and application of lean enterprise and quality engineering principles and methodologies. Exceptional

talent for building lasting relationships with customers, suppliers, senior management, research and development

personnel, production teams and facility support personnel. Available for part- or full-time assignments (prefer full-time).

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Project Engineer, G Corp, Pleasant Ridge, MI 12/11 – present

• Part-time project dealing with Lean Tool and Die Systems Design and Development.

• Responsible for Enterprise-wide Resource Planning, Customer/Supplier Relations, Human and Technical

Resources for the development and deployment of Lean Tool and Die Operations.

• Responsible for Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, ISO- and IATF-based Quality Management Systems.

• G Corp is an international consulting and manufacturers’ representative firm serving the tool and die industry.

Lean Manufacturing consulting has adapted the Toyota management and production systems principles and

methodologies to the die and stamping industry and customizes implementation of G Corp’s proprietary Die Factory

System (DFS) specifically for tool and die shops, mold, fixture and special machine builders.

Material Test Engineer & Operations Improvement Consultant, Federal-Mogul, Plymouth, MI. 05/11 – 11/11

• Part-time Assignment to the Organization's Business Unit for Tribology and Surface Technology.

• Responsible for Material Testing Instrumentation, Computational Interfaces and Data Analyses.

• Materials: Polymers, Elastomers, Metal Alloys and Composite Materials.

• Processes/Instrumentation: Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential

Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).

• As a Lean/Quality Systems Consultant, my Work Identified Opportunities for Improvement within the Business

Unit's Information, Material Processing and Order-to-Delivery Value Streams.

Research & Development Engineer, M & M Consulting, Pinckney, MI. 05/10 – 10/10

• Team-based Research under the leadership of M & M Consulting.

• Research of Methodology and Technology Suitable for Massively Distributed Problem Solving (MDPS).

• Reviewed Literature and Interviewed Subject Matter Experts pertaining to Topic.

• Studied the Development of Stochastic Algorithms Suitable for MDPS.

• Developed Program Proposal Documentation for 2010 DOD, DARPA SBIR: SB093-004 (MDPS).

Technical Systems Engineer, Flint Public Library, Flint, MI. 04/08 – 07/08

• Co-oped under the auspices of the Flint Public Library and Kettering University.

• Developed a Comprehensive Plan to Increase Performance of Media Circulation System.

• Developed an Automated Media Handling System Prescribing New Technologies and Work Methods.

Manufacturing Systems Engineer, Landaal Packaging Systems, Burton, MI. 02/06 – 07/06

• Co-oped under the auspices of Landaal Packaging Systems and Kettering University.

• Performed a Lean Production System Audit per Toyota Production System Criteria.

• Provided Instruction in Lean Production Systems Planning, Implementation, Control and Continuous

Improvement.

• Developed a Comprehensive Plan to Increase Performance of a Key Product Family Value Stream.

• Developed a Balanced Scorecard Linking Operational Performance Metrics to Organizational Objectives.

Quality Business Operating Systems Consultant, Family Dental Practice, Flint, MI. 10/04 – 05/05

• Provided Instruction in Quality Business Operating Systems per ISO and MBNQA Criteria.

• Provided Instruction in Quality Business Operating System Planning, Control and Continuous Improvement.

• Provided Instruction in Synchronous Production Systems, Total Quality Management and Team Dynamics.

• Provided Instruction in Document Preparation and Control for Quality Business Operating Systems.

Quality Systems Engineer, Carlisle Engineered Products, Lapeer, MI. 04/02 – 06/02

• Co-oped under the auspices of Carlisle Engineered Products and Baker College.

• Performed an internal Quality System Audit per ISO9001:2000/QS9000.

• Identified Production Process Improvement Opportunities and Conducted Corrective Actions.

• Modified Quality System Manual Procedures and Production Process Quality Control Plans.

• Performed Statistical Process Capability and Gauge Reliability Studies.

• Learned PC-DMIS using Zeiss CMM.

EDUCATION

ACADEMIC

Masters, Manufacturing Operations Science, 2008, Kettering University, Flint, MI.

Bachelors, Industrial Technology/ Management, 2002, Baker College, Flint, MI.

PROFESSIONAL

Overview of Lean Enterprise Workshop (Participant/Reviewer). 2012, Lear Corporation

ASQ CSSBB Refresher Training. 2010, American Society for Quality, Section 1010 & SKF Associates

ASQ Section Leadership Training. 2010, American Society for Quality

SME Chapter Leadership Training. 2010 and 2011, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

ASME Y14.5-2009 GD&T Workshop. 2010, M & M Consulting, LLC.

Machining Process Optimization Workshop. 2008, Machining Efficiencies, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

SME CMfgE: Certified Manufacturing Engineer #44116870

ASQ CQE: Certified Quality Engineer, #47836

ASQ CQT: Certified Quality Technician, #19025

ASQ CQIA: Certified Quality Improvement Associate, #2777

SPC & Quality Improvement: Baker College, Flint, Michigan

OSHA 1910.120 Hazardous Materials Training, Baker College, Flint, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ)

2010-13 Voice of the Customer Chair, ASQ Ann Arbor Section 1010

Developed/delivered voice of the customer surveys in Qualtrics software

2009-10 Networking Chair, ASQ Ann Arbor Section 1010

Developed/delivered mathematical algorithm for efficient professional social networking (speed networking)

ASQ Automotive Division - Member Since 2003

ASQ Young Quality Professionals (YQP) Network - Co-founder/ Member since 2009

SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS (SME)

2011-13 Chairman/ Communications Chair, SME Ann Arbor Area Chapter 079

2010 Chair-Elect / Communications Chair, SME Ann Arbor Area Chapter 079

2009 Vice Chair, SME Ann Arbor Area Chapter 079

SME Lean Registry - Member Since 2009

SME Product & Process Design and Management Technical Community – Member since 2006

SME Forming & Fabricating Technical Community – Member since 2006

SME 3D Imaging Technical Group – Member since 2008

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