Quality Assurance Manager
Resume:
James S. (Jay) Vincent
Hillsboro TN. 37342
***********@*****.***
Experienced and effective team player with excellent communication,
training and team building skills
General Manager and Sales 2012 - current Fischer USA
Purchasing, Safety, Maintenance Manager - 2002 - 2012
Fischer produces stainless steel tubing for BMW, Mercedes and Nissan
applications
Responsible included:
Day to day operations of the Tennessee plant including interface with
customers, suppliers and government officials
Oversight and implementation of various Total Quality Management techniques
including but not limited to: 8 Discipline Problem Solving, Kan-Ban
inventory management, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, Inventory
Reduction and 5-S shop floor management
Oversight of installation of over 3 million dollars worth of new equipment
Oversight and implementation of a team oriented workforce designed to
engage associates in problem solving and shop floor management
Responsible for delegating and re-configuring management and associate's
responsibilities to more effectively meet our customer's needs in an
efficient manner.
Oversight and purchase of all commodities and consumable material
Negotiating all purchasing contracts and agreements
Quotations and inside sales
Interface with TN-OSHA and other government entities
Setting up B.O.M. of new parts and debugging ordering system
Supervision of maintenance employees
Participated in Citrix MRP Training in Achern, Germany
Training employees in safety related areas
Interviewing and evaluating potential new hires
Other associated areas as they arise in current start-up operation
Strong mechanical and inspection background
Background in several "start-up" operations
Vocational Education in Machine Shop and Welding Technology
Quality Assurance Engineer - Volunteer Engineering - 2000
Volunteer is a Tier one automotive supplier specializing in stamping and
welding for BMW, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan
Responsible included:
Preparing Production Part Approval Processes (PPAPs) and Failure Mode
Effect Analysis (FMEAs) for BMW, Honda, Ford and General Motors
Implementation of ISO-9000 procedures
Customer contact for BMW, Honda, Ford and General Motor
Supplier contact for raw coil suppliers supplying Volunteer Engineering
Responsible for training technicians in problem solving techniques using
the Ford 8-D methods
Setting up and training technicians in Poka-Yoke methods (Mistake Proofing)
Quality Assurance Supervisor - Calsonic North America 1996 - 2000
Responsible included:
Calsonic is a tier one supplier of exhaust systems, heat exchange systems
and plastic injection molded parts to Nissan, Ford and Mercedes
Responsibilities included:
Production and approval of exhaust samples in Gunma, Japan 1999
Supervising and training up to 15 employees in production, inspection and
testing of O.E.M. Exhaust Systems, Heat Exchange components and Injection
Molded Plastics
Setting up and supervising a vendor scrap program that saved the company
over $210,000 annually
Customer contact for Nissan, Mercedes Benz, General Motors and Ford Motor
Company
Supplier contact for all tubing suppliers supplying Calsonic
Trained in Advanced Problem Solving Techniques using the Ford 8-D methods
Trained in Mistake Proofing (Poka-Yoke methods)
Training technicians in the proper methods of production welding
Training technicians in control chart methods and quality standards
Approving production welding processes in accordance with American Welding
Society and Automotive standards
Setting up weld testing and training programs for new hire employees
Calibrating and maintaining pressure decay and mass flow leak testers
Set up and implemented shop floor bar code scanning at inventory production
points
Quality Assurance Specialist - Calsonic North America 1994 - 1996
Responsible included:
Proficient in the use of Coordinate Measuring Machine, 5-axis Vector
Machines, Optical Comparators, Dermatron Thickness testers, and other
inspection Equipment
Set-up and approval of exhaust manufacturing processes such as welders,
leak testers and tube benders
Quality Assurance Lead Person - Calsonic North America 1992 - 1994
Responsible included:
Supervising inspectors and temporary help in inspection and sorting
operations
Training additional inspectors and technicians during production ramp up
Quality Assurance Inspector - Calsonic North America 1986 - 1992
Responsible included:
Participated in training in Atsugi, Japan
Initial set-up and development of new production lines for Calsonic
Evaporator lines
Training additional inspectors and technicians during production ramp up
Cost savings activities and devising inspection techniques to prevent down
time and field failures
Investigation and evaluation of field failures and warranty failures of
returned product
Day to day inspection and approval of product
Reporting production results and inspection results to upper management
Education
Currently Enrolled - University of Tennessee at Martin pursuing B.A. in
Business Administration
Motlow State Community College - Associate of Applied Science - Graduated
2004
American Welding Society Welding Inspection - AWS Certified Welding
Inspector - 1995
Shelbyville Area Vocational School - Machine Shop - successfully completed
examination after one year - 1992
Shelbyville Area Vocational School - Welding Technology Graduated - 1983
Coffee County High School - Graduated 1981
Complete Work History
General Manager and Sales - Fischer USA Stainless Steel Tubing 2012 - 2013
Purchasing, Safety, Maintenance and Inside Sales Manager - Fischer
Stainless Steel Tubing 2001 - 2012
Quality Assurance Engineer - Volunteer Engineering - 2000
Quality Assurance Supervisor - Calsonic North America 1996 - 2000
Quality Assurance Specialist - Calsonic North America 1994 - 1996
Quality Assurance Lead Person - Calsonic North America 1992 - 1994
Quality Assurance Inspector - Calsonic North America 1986 - 1992
Manufacturing Setup Technician - Calsonic North America 1985 - 1986
Manufacturing Welding Technician - Calsonic North America 1984 - 1985
Construction Iron Worker - Smith Steel Erection 1983 - 1984
Area Foreman - Parsons Poultry 1979 - 1983
Reference List:
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