Quality Engineer
Resume:
Robert J. Bleier
Florence, KY 41042
Email: abmsbb@r.postjobfree.com
Sr. Quality/Assurance Engineer, Quality Engineer, Quality Supervisor,
Quality Technician,
ISO-9000/QS9000 Management Representative & Coordinator, Photographer, IT
Consulting
Objective
To put my Quality Professional skills to use for a company where it can be
utilized to help maintain, improve quality standards, make it more
profitable and safe. To use my quality leading skills, 5S, team involvement
of which the company and its employees are recognized as being a world team
player in the industry.
Summary of Qualifications
A Quality Professional within the manufacturing industry. Evaluates the
production process, employee training, skilled in leading and educating
Quality teams to enhance processes and production - change
management/production with lean management - while reducing costs. Wide
experience in production and machinery management, sales management,
operations management, and business development. Experience in training,
auditing, reporting, filing, and submitting/preparing APQP, AIAG PPAP
documentation. Hands on and proficient in blueprint reading, GD&T, gage
calibration, measurement tools and methods. Assisted Corporate level
personnel, Suppliers and Customers regarding to quality, problem solving,
process improvements, design, safety, corrective action, warranty issues
and cost reduction.
Professional Experience
Timeless Memories, LLC, Florence, Kentucky
September 2008 - Present
IT Consulting/Photography/Media ( Self Employed )
. Responsible for debugging, installing new hardware, networking, software
and updating systems on computers.
. Photograph and record video for weddings and special events.
. Transfer data, photographs and video to CD/DVD discs.
Belcan Technical Services, Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2005 - September 2008
Contract work - Fusite Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio
Quality Engineer
Contract Completed September
2008
. Re-wrote Internal Corrective Action procedure and Corrective Action Form
for company to 8-D format.
. Established and wrote procedure "Quality Alert System" ( Visual Aid ) for
Fusite's Quality ISO-9000 System.
. Analyzed rubber injection machine PLC Controller program - Had
maintenance department rewrite program to add a Poka-Yoke device to
reduce Short Shots on parts - Reduced scrap by 80%. ( High Volume part. )
. Revised present PPAP System to AIAG standards for PPAP, FMEA, APQP,
Control Plans, Process Flow diagrams, SPC and Measurement Systems
Analysis (MSA).
. Prepared all PPAP documentation for submission and approval to Fusite
Customers for designated products.
. Coordinated closely and effectively educated/train personnel to promote
quality and reduce scrap.
. Review operator instructions and participated as Lead for Material Review
Board and Cost Reduction Team.
. Developed and published Quality daily/weekly/monthly reports for staff
and employees regarding to quality and scrap.
Spherion, Maumee, Ohio
February 2005 - October 2005
Contract work - Valeo Climate Control, Hamilton, Ohio
Quality Engineer
Contract Completed - October
2005
. Demonstrated success in representing the company as "First Level"
customer liaison regarding new designs, quality issues and corrective
action. Investigated and helped resolve internal and external customer
complaints regarding quality, design and warranty issues. ( Customers -
Freightliner, DaimlerChrysler & Subaru. )
. Reviewed/approveed operator instructions and participated in Material
Review Board.
. Prepared and reviewed APQP, PPAP's, FMEA's, Control Plans, Process Flow
Diagrams, SPC Capability, assisted in Gage R&R Studies and dimensional
layout results for customer current/new products. Reviewed and approved
PFMEA's and Operator Work Instructions, made recommendations for updating
documentation to Process Engineers.
. Effectively interfaced with company Engineers, Production, Purchasing/SQA
personnel on quality/design activities.
. Updated/revised various documentation for improvements to enhance Quality
in Valeo QS-9000 Quality System.
Robert J. Bleier
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Aerotek Engineering, Louisville, Kentucky
June 2003 - August 2004
Contract work - Toyota Tsusho of America, Inc., Georgetown, Kentucky
Quality Engineer
Contract completed -
August 2004
. Revised and redesigned present PPAP System to meet AIAG standards for
PPAP, FMEA, APQP, Control Plans, Process Flow diagrams, SPC and MSA for
Toyota Tsusho. (Procedures, forms/documentation for computer entry.)
. Prepared all and wrote PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, SPC
Capability, Gage R&R Studies and dimensional layout results for customer
current/new products. (Completed over 85 full PPAP's submissions.)
. Updated/revised Internal Corrective Action procedure and Corrective
Action form for company to 8-D format.
. Assisted in corrective action from Suppliers and Customers
Zotefoams Fabrication, Walton, Kentucky New Plant Startup
Nov 2000 - June 2002
Quality Manager/Supervisor & QS-9000 Management Representative/Coordinator
. Oversaw the hiring, training, Team building/development, supervised, and
delegated responsibility to 4-Production Operator/Inspectors, 2-Team
Leaders and 1 Quality Technician.
. Designed/implemented Quality Laboratory/Inspection Standards Room.
(Temp/Humidity Controlled to NIST Stds.)
. Purchased all Quality & Production/Inspection Gauging Equip..
Installed/programmed computerized Lab Test Equip.
. Organized and coordinated with company departments to develop standard
procedures for QS-9000 Quality System.
. Demonstrated success in representing the company as " First Level "
customer liaison on quality issues until a determination of
responsibilities and corrective action is determine. Investigated and
helped resolve internal and external customer complaints regarding
quality, design and warranty issues.
Mubea Inc., Florence, Kentucky
July 1999 - May 2000
Quality Supervisor & QS-9000 System Coordinator - Valve Spring Division
. Effectively managed, trained and develop the quality staff to increase
their skills, knowledge of product manufactured and other quality
activities to become proactive and work independently.
. Successful as a team leader to evaluate, reorganize, update/revise
information to the QS-9000 System, which increased efficiencies and
reduced costs. Initiated the concept of placing the QS-9000 System files
onto the Corporate Intranet System.
. Designed/implemented the Quality Standards Room and enhanced the Plant
Inspection with Calibration System.
. Responsible for reducing the testing time for measuring the oil
concentration used to protect component parts from 24 hours to ten
minutes. Cost savings of minimum of $127,000.00 p/year.
. Oversaw Quality Management Projects, worked closely with customers and
suppliers to address Production, APQP, PPAP and Design issues.
. Demonstrated success in representing the company as " First Level "
customer liaison on quality issues until a determination of
responsibilities and corrective action is determine. Investigated and
helped resolve internal and external customer complaints regarding
quality, design and warranty issues.
Meritor Automotive (Purchased LucasVarity Truck Division.), Carrollton, KY.
February 1998 - July 1999
Quality Engineer - Heavy Duty Truck Brake Division - Transferred Feb 1998
. Presented to Tier 1 customers for approval of full PPAP submissions on
current and new products, which allowed the company to ship product. (
APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, Flow Charts, APQP, etc. )
. Worked closely with company personnel and assisted the Company to become
re-certified in QS-9000.
. Developed, wrote and introduced procedure "Quality Alert System" ( Visual
Aid ) to the manufacturing department.
. Worked closely with company engineers/purchasing personnel on quality and
design activities to introduce new or improved products from its
inception, to final design to approval of the product with the customer.
. Demonstrated success in representing the company as "First Level"
customer liaison regarding new designs, quality issues and corrective
action. Investigated and helped resolve internal and external customer
complaints regarding quality, design and warranty issues.
LucasVarity & Lucas Automotive, Cincinnati, Ohio
November 1982 - February 1998
Quality Engineer - Heavy Truck Brake Business Unit & Automobile Division
- Promoted -June 1996 - February 1998
Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer - Domestic/International Suppliers -
Car/Truck Division - Promoted - April 1986 - June 1996
Senior Quality Engineer - Car & Truck Division - Promoted - July 1984 -
April 1986
Quality Engineer - Truck Division - November 1982 - July 1984
Robert J. Bleier
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LucasVarity & Lucas Automotive ( Continued )
. Successful as a team leader for a section of the business unit -
Responsible Quality, Purchasing, Customer and Suppliers. Oversaw and
worked directly on Quality Management Projects, and worked closely with
Manufacturing, Design Engineering and Sales departments.
. Led a team in truck brake wheel cylinder castings machine department,
which resulted in 97% reduction in scrap, increased production, reduced
tool wear and damage. ( Cost savings minimum of $ 85,000.00 P/Yr )
. Participated as a key player within the business unit for improving the
manufacturing processes to assemble Truck Brake Assemblies, lean
management that resulted in increased business sales by $1.4 Million for
OEM and Service Sales.
. Collaborated and assisted a supplier in designing a photo electric eye
system ( Poka -Yoke ) for a plastic injection molding machines, which
eliminated 100% inspection and provided a cost reduction of $30,000. (
Car Division )
. Successfully presented to Tier 1 & 2 customers full PPAP submissions on
current and new products, which allowed the company to ship product. (
APQP. FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, Flow Charts, etc. ) Truck & Car
Divisions.
. Developed and published Quality weekly/monthly reports for staff and
employees regarding quality.
. Participated as key player in redesigning Brake Adjuster component parts
to be manufactured by a supplier using a Stamping Fine Blanking process
that resulted in a $546,000 cost savings annually.
. Led a team to evaluate, reorganize and develop information regarding
inspection of springs, which increased repeatability and reliability in
measuring accuracy by 80%, reduced supplier spring scrap by 32% and
eliminated 100% sorting and downtime.
. Successfully audited Domestic and International Suppliers for current and
new business. Additional visits were scheduled for supplier development
to increased production, reduced costs, and prevented unnecessary
sorting/shut downs at company and PPAP submissions to company standards.
. Received Notification of Quality Problem Award in 1987, which reduced
quality problems and saved the company more than $500,000 P/Yr.
. Recommended, purchased and installed a Semi-automatic Gage System, which
measured 18 dimensions in less than 10 seconds verses 15 minutes per hour
and performed SPC automatically for the operator. This resulted in
increased productivity by 25%, decreased overtime and scrap by 10%, and
increased operator awareness.
. Assisted Lucas to acquire FORD Q101 Award and ISO-9002 Certification.
. Assisted the purchasing and design engineering departments regarding to
internal plant and supplier quality issues.
. Oversaw the hiring, training, development, supervised, and delegated
responsibility for quality 5-Quality Technicians.
. Designed/implemented the Quality Laboratory/Inspection Standards Room &
developed/wrote Plant Quality Manual.
. Recommended, purchased and installed gage measuring/test equipment and
office equipment for the Quality Department, which resulted in using only
77% of the budget allocated.
. Established & installed the Engineering Bill of Material structures into
the master computer system for the corporation.
. Developed the company's Quality Manual, Inspection and Calibration forms
and documentation.
Education
Mathematics/Calculus - Major ( 3 Years )
Northern Kentucky
University
Cincinnati Technical Quality Engineering Refresher Course
College
Technical Skills & SPC, ISO-9000/QS-9000 Procedures, ISO-9000/QS-9000 Lead
Other Education: Auditor, Kaizan, Kanban, Lean Management, ISO/TS 16949, APQP,
FMEA. PPAP, QOS, Just-in-time, Zero-Defect, QRQC, TQ
Training, 5S, Six Sigma, Corrective Action, Microsoft
Professional Office Software, Lotus Notes, Internet, MRP/ERP
Programs.
Organizations
American Society for Quality Control - Member - # 44360
Independent Order of Foresters - Member - National Organization, which
helps handicap children and adults.
FCC - Federal Communication Commission-License Radio Operator - WD4BLO,
Class Technician - Electronic/Electrical
Travel Documentation
United States of America Passport - Active
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