Quality Assurance Engineer
Resume:
John R. Ridge
Albion, MI *****
Tel: 517-***-****
Cell: 517-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1982. Graduate Perrysburg (OH) High School
1983. University of Toledo
1988. Saginaw Valley State University
1991. Delta College (Associates of Arts in Business Administration)
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
1985. Statistical Process Control - Walbro Corp.
1985. Blueprint Reading - Walbro Corp.
1985. Total Quality Management - Walbro Corp.
1993. Zeiss Eclipse CMM Training - Zeiss Corp.
1996. Geometric Tolerancing - Walbro Corp.
1997. Document Control for QS-9000 Walbro Corp.
1997. Microsoft Excel - Pima CC
1998. Microsoft Word - Pima CC
1999. SPC IV Software - Quality America
1998. Internal Auditing QS-9000 - Harvard Industries
2001 General Motors PFMEA Training - Gestamp US HardTech
2004 Daimler/Chrysler PFMEA Training - Gestamp US HardTech
2006 TS-16969 Auditing Training - Gestamp US HardTech
WORK HISTORY
3/01-09-10 Quality Engineer - Gestamp Mason, LLC
Responsible for Advanced Quality Planning for new programs for
GM/Chrysler (developing Process Flow Diagrams, Process Control Plans, Pre-
Production Control Plans including GP-11, GP-12, and FPSC CP, Process
FMEAs, Iterative Matching Builds). Worked with GQTS/Powerway and
completed PPAP/PSO 6.5 Buyoffs for Chrysler and PPAP approval for GM.
Responsible for gage design approval with customer and creating work
instruction/forms for new/existing programs using MS Word/Excel. Active
in gage control activities including 1x10, 3x10x10 GR&R, corrective
action activities internally and with customer, issuing Quality Alerts,
analyzing SPC and conducting process capability studies. Certified to do
internal audits for TS-16949 and ISO 14000 & have been TS Guide during
surveillance audits. (Available to travel, have been to customers/plants
in Germany, England, Sweden, Mexico and Canada)
6/00-1/01 Quality Assurance Mgr - Thomas Fabrication, Mason, MI
In charge of Quality Control program as well as implementation of ISO-
9002. Various responsibilities include control of incoming inspection,
in process inspection, final inspection, PPAP preparation, Internal
Auditing and updating Quality program for ISO-9000:2000
11/98-6/00 Quality Assurance Mgr - Kerkau Manufacturing, Bay City, MI
In charge of Quality Control Program as well as implementation of QS-
9000/ISO 9002/API (American Petrolium Institute). Management
Representative to Senior Managers as well as customer representative to
GM. Various responsibilities included incoming inspection, in process
inspection, CMM Programming on Zeiss Eclipse, PPAP preparation, APQP and
internal auditing (Certified to API in 2/99, QS-9000 in Jan/00
2/98-11/98 CMM Technician - Trim Trends/Snover Stamping Snover, MI
Wrote programs on Zeiss Eclipse CMM for gage fixtures and calibration.
Did GR&R studies on new fixtures. Left due to plant closing in Nov/98
4/97-1/98 Quality Technician - Tucson Precision Products, Tucson, AZ
In charge of setting up Quality Layout Lab for new company. Create
Work Instructions for inspection, implement gage control program,
complete 1st pc layouts, write programs for CMM, create APQP for new
programs.
10/85-4/97 Receiving Inspector -Walbro Corp, Cass City, MI
Inspection and first article layout of incoming parts, prototype
parts. Certified programmer on Zeiss Eclipse and Talyrond, Talysurf,
Mitutoyo Surface Analyzer, Optical Comparator, Laser Mike,
Hardness/microhardness testing, Fischerscope plating. Complete reverse
engineering on experimental parts.
1/84-10/85 Machine Operator - Walbro Corp., Cass City, MI
Operator Assembly, small parts and various equipment in manufacturing
plant.
REFERENCES:
Brian Wright - Teacher Owendale-Gagetown Schools 989-***-****
Rhonda Fiero - Quality Engineer - Gestamp Mason, LLC 517-***-****
Dennis Bronson - Tooling Engineer Gestamp Mason, LLC 517-***-****
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