Manager Quality Assurance

Bruce G. Boettger

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OBJECTIVE

TO OBTAIN AN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT POSITION WITH AN ORGANIZATION

THAT STRIVES TO BECOME "BEST-IN-CLASS" AND SHARES MY DESIRE TO

CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN

MANUFACTURING AND SIX SIGMA PRINCIPLES, WHILE FOSTERING AN

ATMOSPHERE OF OWNERSHIP AND COOPERATION THROUGH ALL EMPLOYEES.

Work Experience

Plant Manager

October 2004- Present Allied Motion, Motor

Products Owosso, Michigan

. Hands-on Plant Manager of facility producing electric

motors for mobile HVAC systems, electro-mechanical

actuators, pumps and medical mobility applications.

. Implementation of AST (Allied's Systematic Tools) including

Six Sigma, 5S, Standard Work, Kanban, SMEDs and S.D.D. to

improve safety, quality, customer satisfaction and plant

efficiency.

. Work closely with HR function on all labor related issues

to improve the "Management - Labor" relationship,

emphasizing that our greatest assets TRULY ARE our

employees.

. Strategic planning: determine budget, staffing

requirements, capital equipment, facilities improvements

and annual deployment plans to support corporate

objectives. Key member of negotiating team and

compensation and benefits committee.

Key Accomplishments: Improved on-time delivery by 9%,

reduced Workers Compensation costs by $200K/year, reduced

labor greivances by over 90%.

Director of Quality/Manufacturing Engineering

February 2001- October 2004 Allied Motion, Motor Products

Owosso, Michigan

. Developed and maintained Q.M.S. in compliance with ISO

9001:2000 requirements. Responsible for customer issue

resolution, supplier development and employee training.

. Managed teams focussed on the continuous improvement of

products and processes to improve safety, quality, customer

satisfaction and plant efficiency.

. Achieved Six Sigma Black Belt Certification through

Caterpillar. Implemented lean mfg practices.

Key Accomplishments: Implemented lean initiatives resulting

in $300K+ labor savings. Reduced PPM levels by 75%.

Manager, Production Engineering, Maintenance and Quality Control

February 2000-February 2001 II Stanley Co., Inc. Battle

Creek, Michigan

. Determined plant layout, production process and equipment

needs for PWB through hole, surface mount, wave solder and

small assembly operations.

. Supervised maintenance personnel spanning three-shift

operation.

. Lead SNAP (Kaizen) activities promoting continuous process

improvements which resulted in machine up-time

improvements, operator re-deployment and cycle time

reductions.

. Supervised Q.C. staff responsible for customer quality

issues, PPAPs, warranty and supplier development.

Manager, Supplier Quality Assurance

February 1999-February 2000 II Stanley Co., Inc.

Battle Creek, Michigan

. Responsible for incoming quality of components from a

global supplier base of over 170 vendors.

. Performed Quality Systems evaluations of all potential

suppliers and approved all sourcing decisions.

. Supervised Supplier Quality Engineers and Receiving

Inspection personnel.

. Merged receiving inspection activities from two internal

divisions to better utilize available resources.

. Instituted supplier development activity with current

supplier base to improve performance in the areas of

quality and delivery.

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Manager, Quality Assurance (N.P.D.) ELP

February 1998-February 1999 II Stanley Co., Inc. Battle

Creek, Michigan

. Managed Quality Engineers responsible for project

management and the development of automotive and office

automation electronics products. Customers included

Canon, Xerox, Ricoh, Honda and AAI.

. Coordinated all internal product development activities

with cross-functional team utilizing APQP methodology.

. Was instrumental in preparing Electronics Plant for QS9000

registration.

Senior Engineer, Q. A; (N.P.D.) ALP

October 1995-February 1998 II Stanley Co., Inc. Battle Creek,

Michigan

. Program Manager for multiple simultaneous automotive

lighting programs, including coordination of all elements

of APQP in product development. Customers included GM,

Ford, Saturn, CAMI, NUMMI, MMMA, SIA, Toyota and MCI.

. Had extensive customer contact with Design, Purchasing,

Quality and Production to ensure new product launch

success.

. Prepared PPAP submissions and all related documentation.

. Was key member of QS9000 implementation team.

Corporate Quality Engineer

October 1994-October 1995 Eaton Technologies Eaton Rapids,

Michigan

. Submitted all PPAPs to customers (ITT Automotive, JCI,

Lear).

. Evaluated all supplier PPAPs.

. Evaluated and approved all equipment prior to shipment from

vendor.

. Supervised metrology staff.

. Implemented warranty tracking program and was chairperson

for corrective actions resulting in process and design

changes. Evaluated all customer line claims and 8D

submission requests.

Quality Administrator/Testing Supervisor

January 1993-October 1994 II Stanley Co., Inc. Battle

Creek, Michigan

. Served as liaison to customers for quality concerns,

issuing corrective actions and coordinating engineering

changes.

. Prepared PPAP submissions for new products and engineering

changes.

. Supervised test lab personnel performing initial design and

yearly validation testing on automotive lighting

assemblies.

. Ensured compliance to test standards including SAE, JIS and

FMVSS specifications.

. Scheduled calibration of all testing and measurement

equipment.

Production Operator/Maintenance Technician

September 1992-January 1993 Plastipak Westland,

Michigan

. Operated and performed scheduled preventive maintenance for

high speed blow molding machine, producing beverage

containers for Pepsi and Faygo.

Michigan Army National Guard

December 1988 - December 1998

. Achieved rank of Staff Sergeant (E6)

Certifications and Special Training

. Certified Labor Relations Professional (Michigan State

University)

. Six Sigma Black Belt (Caterpillar University)

. Lean Manufacturing Implementation (Lean Horizons)

Education

B.A.S. Automated Manufacturing ITT Technical Institute,

Fort Wayne, IN September 1992

A.A.S. Electronics Engineering ITT Technical Institute,

Fort Wayne, IN September 1991[pic]

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