Quality Manager

Ron Bil

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* QUALITY * CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP * MANUFACTURING *

* PRODUCTIVITY * PROGRAM MANAGEMENT * SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT *

* COMPLEX SYSTEMS & PRODUCTS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT *

Results driven leader with 15+ years quality and productivity expertise in

product and customer cycle. Recognized as a positive team leader with

proven ability to analyze, identify, develop and implement effective

process / customer oriented solutions. Organization development and

process re-engineering team.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Visteon Corporation - Van Buren Township, MI

1999-2010

Senior Regional Manager (2005 - 2010)

North America Quality / Customer Engineering

Develop strategy and lead team responsible to interface and maintain

customer quality and customer relationship. 80+ customer sites in NA

(Canada, US, Mexico, some SA). All NA OEMs, all Visteon product lines,

all Visteon plants. Quality product delivery and service. Launch,

countermeasures, CAPA, customer metric performance, warranty

participation. Continuous improvement. Responsible to manage Visteon

plants, suppliers and customer sites to achieve Visteon and customer

objectives: PPM, written concern, and cost of poor quality

improvements. Product lines: Electronics, Climate Control, Lighting,

Interior systems. Product launch. 32 direct reports plus matrix.

Remote team.

Accomplishments: 40%+ Y-O-Y improvement to metrics. Completed 6

launches in 2009.

Manager - Team Leader (1999 - 2004)

Worldwide Quality and Productivity - Electrical / Electronic Systems &

Products

Develop strategy and lead team responsible for Electronics product

lines quality and productivity improvements across value chain: new

design quality engineering, incoming supplier part performance,

manufacturing plant FTT, customer 0km, end customer warranty,

reliability, safety, recall avoidance, service. Continuous

improvement. Quality culture and quality engineer APQP lead.

Responsible for Y-O-Y cost improvement. Value Engineering lead.

5 Visteon plants. 2 Engineering sites (US, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal,

Spain, England). APQP and CAPA prevent recurrence methodology.

Responsible for customer interface: Purchasing, STA, Engineering,

Platform Team, Manufacturing. Mechanical hardware, electronics,

software, manufacturing process. 6 sigma DMAIC. 12 direct reports plus

matrix. Global remote team.

Accomplishments: 3 JD Power Quality Awards, 15% Y-O-Y improvement to

quality metrics, $400M Y-O-Y productivity.

Ford Motor Company, Electronics Division - Dearborn, MI

1978 - 1998

Program Manager - Team Leader (1996 - 1998)

Quality System Implementation - Electrical / Electronic Products

Engineering

Develop strategy and lead team responsible for initial implementation

of ISO, QS quality system and continuous improvement programs.

Developed and deployed quality system across 1500 people. Product

development process. Software development process. Lead auditor. 2

direct reports plus full matrix.

Accomplishments: Certified to ISO / QS - Certification completed on

first attempt.

Manager - Product Team Leader (1992 - 1995)

Mexico Manufacturing Plant Product Engineering - Electronic Products

Develop strategy and lead team responsible for product design,

supplier, manufacturing, quality and cost improvements at Mexico

electronic products manufacturing plant. CAPA. Continuous improvement.

Commonize with Brazil. Relocated on site 3 years in Mexico. Product

lines: instrumentation, audio, body modules, control modules. 30

direct reports plus matrix.

Accomplishments: Continuous improvement strategy achieved. Mexico

National Quality Award.

Supervisor - Product Development Team Leader (1985 - 1991)

Product Engineering - Electrical / Electronic Products & Test Lab

Develop technical strategy and lead team responsible for system /

product specification and design for Canada and Mexico manufacturing.

Delivery to vehicle production. Specification, system, hardware,

software, IC design. APQP, DFMEA, DVP&R quality disciplines. Product

development team leader. Also, advanced systems engineering, new

model product engineering and customer system engineering. Supplier

selection and management. Test Lab Supervisor. Electrical system

lines: instrumentation, message center, body modules, lighting control

modules. Program management. Mechanical hardware, electronics,

software. Responsible for program timing, cost, investment, quality

objectives, performance, launch, service and customer interface:

Vehicle Team, Design Studio, Vehicle Engineering, Application

Engineering. 10 direct reports plus matrix.

Accomplishments: Product launch on 13 vehicle lines, Customer Driven

Quality and Worldwide Quality Excellence Awards. Cost and investment

targets achieved.

System / Product Design Engineer (1978 - 1984)

Electrical & Electronic Systems

Responsible for specification / systems design of electronic compass,

electronic anti theft, electronic concepts demonstration vehicles.

Accomplishments: Introduction of new products in vehicles.

EDUCATION & PRIOR CERTIFICATIONS

BSE - Electrical Engineering - University of Michigan

Intern - DTE Energy Company - Equipment Engineering Office

Partial Spanish language capability - 3 years in Mexico

US Patent - #4,361,809 Battery Diagnostic Method and Apparatus

Quality system lead auditor training

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer - Certificate # 44564 - 12 / 2002 to 12 /

2005

ASQ Certified Quality Manager - Certificate # 7981 - 3 / 2004 to 6 / 2007

US Department of Defense Top Secret Security Clearance - Inactive, eligible

Annual Performance Review Ratings - I have always received the highest

level annual performance review rating or the second highest level rating.

Always good results.

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