Engineer Quality Assurance

Peter Yang

718-***-****

*******@*****.***

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Objective: Senior Buyer - Casting, Machining

PROFILE

. 10+ years experienced castings Machining and welding buyer with

exceptional knowledge of global casting cost and knowing 550 suppliers

all over the world. Skillful in total casting cost calculation (from

cost of material, process, machining, shipping, to customs duty etc.).

. 5 years as casting process engineer in a leading foundry and Master

Degree in foundry Familiar with die casting, investment casting, sand

casting and machined process and specification, blue printing, material

specification, casting technical discussion, casting defects solution.

. Master Degree in foundry engineering, and Bachelor of metallurgical

engineering. Excellent negotiation skills, good project management

skills, communication and interpersonal skills, Fluent in English,

Mandarin, Japanese. Proficiency in MS word, excel, outlook, Pro-E and

AutoCAD. Good communication and projects management skills.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Senior Buyer

America Foundry Corporation 2002~ Present

. Based on casting, Machining and Welded parts blue print, specification

and casting process requirements, identified optimum foundry, conducted

supplier qualification process, and aligned candidates with appropriate

quality, cost, delivery, business credentials, and technical

capabilities

. Designed casting sourcing strategy and implementation process basing

global casting cost model; Collected market intelligence and took

initiatives in identifying new market opportunities for the company

. Managed cast sourcing projects from the engineering cast blue print,

through finished cast and machined parts.

. Selected optimum supplier basing on Total Cost Calculation. Strong cost

calculation skills, casting cost from metallic raw material cost,

tooling cost, casting processing cost, machining cost, scrap rate

(complicated part), shipping cost, customs duty etc.

. Understood global casting market very well through 10+ global casting

purchasing experience and gain accumulated cost and supplier database of

30,000 foundries with a snapshot of their quality level, casting

process, management system and equipment.

. Good relationship with about 3500 casting and fabrication manufacturers.

Familiar with vendors' capacity, quality and delivery performance.

. Prepared casting and machining specifications and technical agreement;

Managed suppliers in RFQ activities including communications,

quotations, sample approvals, corrective plans, and business

negotiations; Followed up on product production, delivery, quality, and

any other after-purchase activities

. Conducted supplier performance review periodically; Proposed supplier

award or penalty action plans; Communicated with suppliers in regard to

performance improvement; Suggested supplier replacement options.

. Assisted in providing solutions to quality issues occurred; Ensured

quality problems resolved properly and timely

. Hands on quality assurance and inspection experience, knowledge and

experience of ISO 9000, QS9000, SPC and 6 sigma.

Technical Buyer

Frank Industries Products Ltd. 1994~2002

. Accumulated foundries database through all available channels.

. Evaluated vendors' qualification and production capabilities on site,

issued orders to selected suppliers and followed up production

progress and delivery schedule.

. Kept sensitive to potential cost reduction, suppliers and other

factors that could affect parts market.

. Tracked latest product information and cost data and kept management

informed timely.

. Coordinated with engineering people to ensure all Drawing,

Specification and Standard are implemented by contracted suppliers.

. Audited suppliers' performance quarterly with a score system, heavily

enhanced on the product quality, delivery performance and cost level.

Casting Engineer Eastern Foundry Limited 1986~1991

. Designed and developed casting process and heat treatment process and

detail parameters.

. Specified detailed process parameters and process procedure.

. Analyzed casting defects and identified root cause for continuous

improvement

. Collected data pertaining to casting defects. Conducted casting process

analysis and equipment trouble shooting.

. Trained caster on process control.

EDUCATION :

Master Degree of Engineering

Majored in Foundry

Southeast University

Bachelor of Engineering,

Major in Metallurgical Engineering.

REFERENCE

Reference available on request.

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