Engineer Six Sigma

André NKAYA

NKAYA

**** * ****** ******, *******, ON, MH3 4X8, Canada

**.****@*****.** 416-***-**** Mobile

Highlights of Qualifications

• Over 10 years experience in the application of quality management and industrial engineering principles to

manufacturing operations, including supplier management and customer satisfaction measures.

• Certified Quality Engineer CQE (DEC 2012) and Six Sigma Green Belt (DEC 2010) by ASQ

(American Society for Quality)

• ASQ Quality Auditor and PMI project management Certifications Expected in DEC 2013

Proficient in continuous improvement and problem solving techniques (8D, DOE, DMAIC, PDCA,

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LEAN, process capability, Gage R&R, SPC, CAPA, PFMEA, APQP, control plan,PPAP) .

Extensive experience with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/TS 16949, ISO14001 and AS9100 standards, and auditing

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(process, product, system), and Quality engineering statistics.

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Knowledge of Minitab, MS project, MS office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, visio)

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Mechanical design expertise: AutoCAD, GD&T, Solidworks and blueprint reading.

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Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Chemistry, a post graduate Diploma in Quality and Master degree in

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Chemical engineering – University of Manchester, UK

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Continuing education: Operation and Supply Chain Management certificate courses – University of

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Toronto,

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Committed team player and able to provide support to all levels in the organization.

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Result orientation, communication, and effective people and change management Skills.

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Language: English and French

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Professional Experience

GVS Limited Temporary Vaughan, ON, Canada MAY SEP 2013 PRODUCTION ENGINEER

• Organizing and overseeing operations, including production control, Shipping & receiving,

order processing and inventory monitoring shopfloor activities.,

• Developing processes to measure and further workshop productivity and team efficiency

Increased customer delivery performance from 66.67% to 81%

• Editing and developing drawings using AutoCAD and performing internal audit.

TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS Montreal, QC, Canada MAY 2012 MAY 2013

• Worked as a bilingual customer liaison for ATELKA (Canada wide) Oct 2012 Mai 2013, while attending

continuing education courses in engineering project management at ETS (Ecole de Technology

Supérieure Montreal).

• Performed inspection and quality assurance temporary assignments for Excel personnel, a

placement agency.

BLUEPRINT Appointments Belfast, Great Britain (UK) JUN 2009 – APR 2012

QUALITY COORDINATOR / INSPECTOR Consultancy contracts through Blueprint

Tier1, Automotive, and aerospace. Injection moulding

• Assisted in the planning and scheduling of APQP activities, developed control plans, took

responsibility for techniques and tools used during APQP, completed process sign off (PSO), and

prepared PPAP documentation for submission.

• Performed inward inspection, FAI on aircraft products Conducted system audit on product line,

process areas, quality systems and drawing control system.

• Maintained process management via systems of Lean six sigma metrics, failure reporting and CAPA

– Evaluated, qualified and measured supplier performance.

• Reduced customer complaints by correcting issues that impacted baseline performance, and

maintained LEAN operation framework across the supply chain.

CRANE ENERGY Flow Belfast, Great Britain (UK) MAR 2008 MAR 2009

Valves manufacturing for supply to Oil & Gas, Aerospace and Automotive industries, amongst others.

QUALITY ENGINEER

• Applied deployment tools, documentation components and elements of Quality management systems in support of

the organization strategic plan, APQP, PSO and problem solving.

• Applied 8D, FMEA, cause& effect, Pareto analysis, SPC in support of continuous improvement

• Took leadership for internal audit, made recommendations on and monitored changes,

• Reduced costs by initiating a new process development joint project with a supplier; managed suppliers’

performance–Maintained suppliers’ scorecard and CAR systems.

• Used six sigma tools and mobilized teams and data to deliver assigned projects

PRINCES Soft Drinks Manchester, Great Britain (UK) AUG 2006 FEB 2008

QA IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST (Through search consultancy, a consulting firm)

Developed, organized and led a small process improvement team, introduced lean operation concepts and

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metrics, and managed a program of small projects within the constraints of scope, schedule, cost and

quality to incrementally improve operational effectiveness.

• Initiated a set up / changeover time reduction (SMED) program Assisted in developing performance

measures, and visual management and TPM/OEE strategies.

UNILEVER Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire MAY 2001 DEC 2004

PROCESS QUALITY ENGINEER

Implemented SPC, performed GR&R and process capability; developed suppliers.

• Applied transition from ISO 9001:1994 to ISO9001:2000–Streamlined QMS documentation

• Assisted with new process development and Cost reduction Wrote new procedures

• Improved processes using Six Sigma and Lean principles (TPM, 5s, standard work, Poka yoke.) Built,

developed, organized and led improvement teams and allocated work.

Education & Professional qualifications

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer Canada DEC 2012

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt New York, USA DEC 2010

Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering

University of Manchester England, Great Britain (UK), MAR 2008

D.E.S.S (Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées) in Quality Management

Université de Cocody Abidjan, C.I – JUN 2001

Ongoing credentials

Operation and Supply Chain certification University of Toronto 13 June 2013

Engineering project management Diploma ETS Montreal 07 JAN 2013

References: available on request

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