Manager Engineer

GARY S. PRUETT

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Sterling Heights, MI 48310

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QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

A highly experienced Metallurgical and Certified Quality Engineer who has

demonstrated the ability to lead professionals to levels of excellence in a

fast paced manufacturing environment. Strong technical and analytical

background with more than 20 years of hands-on experience in laboratory

management, production operations, project management, supplier quality and

product development. Proven ability to identify deficiencies, potential

opportunities and develop innovative solutions for increasing

profitability.

Core Competencies:

Metallurgical Testing Heat Treat Product Development

Fracture and Failure Lean Manufacturing Quality Standards

Analysis

Steel Mill Audits Metal Forming Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit, Michigan 1994 - 2009

AAM is a major tier one automotive driveline supplier. ($3 billion to GM,

Chrysler, Harley Davidson and Toyota).

Senior Supplier Quality and Development Engineer, World Headquarters

Reported to Executive Manager of Supplier Quality, Metal Formed Products

Division.

Ensured the overall quality of the final product met or exceeded customer

requirements using APQP format. Solved supplier metallurgical and quality

problems along with warranty cost avoidance which contributed positively

to the bottom line. Managed new product steel development team for cost

reduction opportunities.

. Developed, analyzed data and product specifications to determine

standards and establish proposed quality and reliability expectations

of finished products which reduced testing costs.

. Conferred with upper management to appraise and organize corrective

actions of discrepant suppliers to ensure first time quality.

. Led and developed new suppliers for forging, machining, heat treat and

steel suppliers while handling corrective actions with new launches

impacting on time delivery.

1. Investigated and justified complaints of suppliers regarding quality

discrepancies lessening or eliminating cost recovery opportunities.

Technical Manager Carburizing Heat Treat Facility (Detroit Gear and Axle,

Plant 1)

Reported to Executive Manager of Metallurgy.

Optimized five, four row pusher carburizing furnaces for ring gears and

pinions along with developing new alloy designs for furnaces producing a

cost reduction of $300,000/Yr. Project manager for new steel development

aligning products to be competitive on a global scale.

. Streamlined heat treat operation increasing efficiency and through

put.

. Initiated maintenance programs producing $6,000/mo savings.

. Coordinated and implemented solutions to product problems in

machining, coating and assembly optimizing production.

Manager Metallurgy, Metal Formed Products (Detroit)

Reported to the Plant Manager.

Successfully supported Manufacturing and Quality Engineering on new axle

program process and launch development generating a yearly increase of

$10M. Improved manufacturability through process development resulting in

increased durability.

2. Responsible for ensuring material is approved for specific forging

applications with emphasis on new global suppliers. Impact savings of

$2.5M.

3. Developed suppliers on material selection for axle shaft and

stabilizer bar applications reducing raw material cost.

Gary S. Pruett Page Two

Senior Project Materials Engineer, Corporate Materials Laboratory

Reported to Director Materials and Metallurgical Engineering.

Initiated and developed specifications for new technology and programs.

. Resolved problems relating to supplier components or assemblies

directly impacting quality by reducing scrap.

. Championed and obtained American Association for Laboratory

Accreditation (A2LA) per ISO 17025 for the Corporate Laboratory which

provided opportunity for new business.

. Developed, wrote and managed materials specifications for all AAM

facilities aligning the company to become a World Class tier one

supplier.

Supervisor Materials Laboratory, Corporate Materials Laboratory

Reported to Director Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Successfully facilitated design through build out of the Corporate

Materials Laboratory at AAM Technical Center while managing a capital

budget of 1.6M for equipment, installation and facilities meeting project

timing.

4. Supervised and trained eight engineers, chemists and technicians to

ensure the team was experienced that functional testing was meeting

product specifications.

5. Skilled in fracture and failure analysis, metallography, spectroscopy

and scanning electron microscopy which aided existing and new product

development. .

6. Managed ISO 9000 accreditation for Product Engineering including

upgrade to TS16949 that became a requirement by the OEM companies.

General Motors Research and Development Warren,Michigan 1991

-1994

Electric Vehicle Battery Development

Project Engineer

Reported to Executive Engineering Manager of Research and Development

Called upon to apply expertise and development for the electric

vehicle battery development (Lead Acid) for the EV-1 project.

Designed test procedures; conduct cycle testing and failure analysis.

Developed and implemented EIS corrosion experiments.

Presented project presentations to joint venture team meetings with

Delco Remy, Indiana, while exceeding project experimental timeline.

TRW Steering & Suspension Sterling Heights, Michigan 1978-

1990

An international division of TRW Automotive (3 Billion) US company is a

global original equipment supplier (OES) of automotive systems to the major

worldwide automotive companies.

Materials Engineer, Product Engineering

Reported to Manager of Materials Engineering

Advanced through increasing levels of responsibility with primary efforts

to maximize productivity, quality and reliability. Conducted and

supervised metallurgical, physical and chemical testing, evaluating

existing and new products.

Past Manufacturing Experience

G.B. Dupont, Global supplier of fasteners

Cadmet Corporation, OEM and military supplier of investment castings

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION/DEVELOPMENT

MS Administration, Central Michigan University

BS Industrial Administration, Central Michigan University

AS Associate of Applied Science in Metallurgy, Macomb Community

College

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) #54388

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

ASM International, The Materials Information Society

American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM)

American Society Quality (ASQ)

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