Engineer Quality

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am currently a Quality Manager with over 25 years of automotive quality

experience. My experience is related to supplier quality, quality

engineering, quality manager as well as customer service activities with a

background in TS16949.

Over the numerous years in automotive quality, I have been able to develop

a strong working relationship with both supplier and customer

representatives. I feel that my experience is a positive in being able to

work and communicate with both supplier and customer through program launch

and production phases.

I am interested in any openings you may have including managerial as well

as other departments such materials or manufacturing. Please review my

qualifications for your opening or any future openings you may develop.

Regards,

David Forrester

R. David Forrester

4309 Crescent Springs Ct - Lexington, Ky. 40515 - Home: 859-***-**** -

Cell: 859-***-****

Summary

Quality Manager experienced in automotive industry policies and procedures.

Major strengths include good communication skills, organizational skills,

developing working relationships with suppliers to solve problems, TS16949

experience and commitment to excellence.

Experience

Webasto Roof Systems - Lexington, Ky. 1/09 - Present

Quality Manager - 1/09 - Present

~ Direct supervision of Quality Supervisor, Two (2) CMM Operators, Seven

(7) Quality Auditors, One (1) Receiving Inspector, One (1) NCM Coordinator,

and One (1) Engineering Change Coordinator.

~ Responsible for developing Quality Budget and meeting targets

~ Responsible for maintaining Fast Track System tracking and reporting

customer quality issues.

~ Responsible for implementation and adherence to quality systems.

~ Reported monthly Internal and External PPM against Webasto QOS targets

~ Responsible for maintaining TS 16949 guidelines.

Webasto Roof Systems - Murray, Ky. 9/07 - 1/09

Sr. Quality Engineer 8/08 - Present

Duties include those of the role of Quality Engineer in addition to:

~ Direct supervision of three quality auditors and one CMM operator.

~ Developed 2009 Budget for quality department

~ Maintained Fast Track System for reporting / tracking customer quality

issues.

~ Reported monthly Internal and External PPM on Webasto QOS spreadsheets.

~ Maintained Layered Audit System per TS 16949 Guidelines

Quality Engineer 9/07 - 8/08

Responsible for customer quality along with coordinating product launches

with Tier 1 customers Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors.

Responsibilities also included customer quality with Tier 2 customer using

the Webasto quality procedures.

~ Responsible for creating PPAP documentation.

~ Responsible for coordinating engineering changes both customer and

internal.

~ Responsible for document control using the PECR system.

~ Familiar with quality requirements for General Motors, Ford, Chrysler,

Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, and Nissan.

~ General Motors - QSB Audit, Drill Deep and Wide, 5 Whys

~ Ford - Q1 Site Assessment, SIM

~ Chrysler - PSO, NCR System

~ Developed Control Plan / FMEA Audit System

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Johnson Controls

Quality Manager 6/06 - 9/07

Responsible for 16 Quality Department personnel shipping 1.4 million seat

frames a month to 20 different customers.

~ Responsible for reporting during monthly OPS review (Top Quality Issues

and corrective actions).

~ Responsible for reporting 0-0-100-30 (zero safety concerns, zero quality

concerns, 100% on-time delivery, for first 30 days) on new program

launches.

~ Implemented gage repair program to bring check fixtures up to calibration

standards.

~ Cadiz plant qualified for Silver Quality within Johnson Controls for 2006

fiscal year.

Supplier Quality Engineer 4/03 - Present

Responsible for over 50 sub-suppliers, receiving on average of 14 million

purchased parts a month.

~ Responsible for supplier PPAP documentation according to JCI and TS

guidelines.

~ Organized supplier PPAP database to ease the ability to locate documents

quickly.

~ Initiating MQR meetings (Management Quality Reviews) when supplier

quality criteria warranted.

~ Responsible for documenting and reporting supplier PPM on a monthly basis

to JCI Corporate.

~ Working closely with Advanced Quality Engineers during product launch to

ensure that PPAP documentation is submitted on time.

ArvinMeritor

Quality Engineer 11/99 - 4/03

Responsible for supplier quality and customer quality along with

coordinating product launches with Tier 1 customers Chrysler, Ford,

Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Nissan and Honda. This includes development

of PPAP documentation from prototype and into production.

Along with Quality Engineer responsibilities, I worked as Supplier Quality

Engineer and QS 9000 Internal Audit Coordinator. This included

establishing the QS 9000 Internal Audit system to re-institute QS 9000 from

probation.

DURA Automotive Systems

Quality Engineer 7/99 - 11/99

Incoming Quality Assurance Representative 12/96 - 7/99

Receiving Inspection, Lead Person 5/87 - 12/96

Quality Representative 5/87 - 11/99

Operations Technician 5/85 - 5/87

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Education, Training, and Skills Inventory

Fulton City High School Diploma, May 1984

Trained in QS9000 procedures 1995 - Present

Worldwide Engineering Release System (WERS - Ford) 1998

8D Problem Solving 1995 - Present

Internal QS9000 Auditor 2000

GM Control Plan Training 2000

Chrysler Warranty System 2003

Internal TS 16949 Auditor 2003

JCI Business 1 Class 2005

JCI Green Belt Certified 2006

Webasto NCR System 2008

Webasto 8D System (Intelex) 2008

Nissan ANAQP Training 2010

Windows Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word

Internet and Email Lotus Notes Microsoft Outlook

Ford Supplier System Chrysler Supplier System GM Supply Power

Covinist System Powerway Software Honda Portal

Toyota Internet System Nissan Internet System Hyundai Portal

PERSONAL

Birth date: July 21, 1966

Martial: Married, Andrea

Children: One, Sawyer

Hobbies include:

~ Golf

References Available on Request

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