Jim Fastero

Quality Manager

**** *. ***** *** ***** Point, IN 46307

Phone: 219-***-**** Email: jimfastero@yahoo

Professional Summary:

Bachelor degreed Quality Professional with CQE certification and 16 year's

experience in quality control with the automotive manufacturing/assembly

sector. Experience and knowledge has led to the understanding of SPC,

Problem Solving, Supplier Control, Auditing, FMEA's, Control Plans and

PPAP. Prepared plants for ISO 9000 and 17025 certification. Familiar with

injection molding, metal stamping and assembly operations.

Past Accomplishments:

Reduced customer PPM by 80%.

Taught SPC and Problem solving techniques (8D & 5 Why) to plant employees.

Reduced scrap by 32% from creation of a material review board.

Saved the company $130,000 in internal and external failures.

Successfully prepared plants to pass ISO17025 and QS9000 accreditations.

Familiar with Quality documentation such as Control Plans, PPAP's, PFMEA'S

and corrective actions.

Refined the Quality Operating System (QOS) meeting and its "Key variables"

for management meetings.

Professional Experience

Quality Manager

12 years spent as a quality manager, During this time having managed up to

54 associates including laboratory

functions, receiving inspection, APQP, and assembly inspection and supplier

quality. Delegated quality personnel and duties to where needed, reviewed

abilities and mentored personnel for better performance. Encouraged quality

personnel to better themselves by education related to their assigned work.

> Performed audits as a supplier quality manager and reported results to

both purchasing and manufacturing. Also, authored a supplier quality

manual, PPM report and quality audit form. Held supplier education

meetings.

> Taught problem solving techniques and Statistical Process Control (SPC)

to plant personnel, then implemented and overseen both functions.

> Handled quality presentations to automotive manufacturing companies.

Coordinated quality complaints and initiated corrective actions. Worked

with our customers on plant visitations.

> Created and review customer submission packages including PFMEA's,

control plans, certification data,

Test and inspection data and other related paperwork.

> Successfully had plants certified for QS9000, laboratory for ISO 17025

and product certified by NSF.

> Worked as a member on the plant Safety Team and Steering Team which made

plant policies and reviewed

plant procedures.

> Responsible for the plants quality supplied to 39 automotive

manufacturing companies throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and

Austria. Supplied Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Honda,

Mitsubishi and others.

Quality Engineer

Prior to being promoted to quality manager, I spent 2 years as a quality

engineer. In this capacity I completed all paperwork for certifications,

worked on corrective actions and reviewed SPC data. More involved in

dimensional inspection of supplier parts and conformance to specifications.

> Performed capability studies

> Gage R & R's

Quality Supervisor

3 years as a quality supervisor. In this capacity I delegated and

supervised the actions and duties of 4 inspectors. This was at 4 different

plant locations. Ensured the testing was completed to ASTM standards and

performed on a timely basis as dictated by our company or the customer.

> Completed and submitted reports as required to customers.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science

Indiana University

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Quality Engineer

American Society for Quality

Certified Water Specialist

Water Quality Association

Certified ISO 9000 Auditor

Private Consultant

MEMBERSHIPS:

American Society for Quality Control.

Indiana University Alumni Association

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