JERALD J. OPPLIGER

**** ****** *****, ******** *******, Colorado 80907, 719-***-**** email: abnds7@r.postjobfree.com

Manufacturing professional with twenty-five years of experience and a high achiever.

Diverse manufacturing, mechanical, technical engineering and quality background.

Highly responsible individual dedicated to doing the job right the first time.

Capable of working in a team environment or as an individual.

Able to organize thoughts and present them effectively through written and verbal communications .

Relevant Experience

As a Plant Manager provided leadership to employees, developed and improved production methods to meet

product specification, production requirements and customer satisfaction.

Developed and implemented goals and objectives for engineering, bill of material, purchasing, inventory control,

quality, tool room, maintenance and manufacturing departments in order to successfully meet master schedules and

budgets for existing product and the creation of new products.

Designed assembly equipment, machine centers, special tooling/fixtures, Go and NO/Go gages for production that

reduced production cycle time and improved quality. Formulated appropriate standards and specifications to insure

that in process and finished product met engineering specifications.

Established procedures and specifications of manufacturing processes for tooling, material handling, quality control,

preventative maintenance and plant safety.

Black Belt Six Sigma team leader for Dock To Stock project, reducing receiving inspection time and rejects. Also

team member of other Green and Black belt projects that improved material flow, reduced cycle time and resources.

Established a New Product Development check list of action items for various phases of a new product launch.

Responsible for communicating Supplier Quality Requirements to engineers, purchasing and suppliers by

conducting a review of prints, understanding of identified critical/significant dimensions, measurement methods

and/or gauging required such as GR&R/Cpk studies, and manufacturing process/controls. This reduced the amount

of time for approving new parts for production, reduced rejects during First Article inspection, reduced receiving

inspection time and rejects.

Coordinated the Quality Management System (QMS) to meet ISO/QS 9000 and 14000 requirements. Facilitated

ISO/QS Foundation Training to upper Management for a clear understanding of ISO concepts, principals and

requirements. Taught ISO/QS Awareness Training to all employees. Facilitated ISO/QS Internal Auditor training to

establish in-house audit plans and responsibilities. Continually monitored and evaluated the progress of each

department towards the effective implementation and operation of the QMS system.

Developed strategic alliance, common goals and communication with global suppliers. Evaluated and measured

supplier compliance to meet the Quality Assurance standards of ISO 9001 and QS 9000 by conducting qualification

surveys/audits. Improved on time delivery, quality of parts received and reduced number of rejected parts.

Responsible for rejects in the Material Review Board area, verified why the parts were rejected, obtained disposition

on parts. Received corrective action and preventative action from suppliers, reviewed root cause analysis,

continuous improvement program and verification new parts met print specification.

JERALD J. OPPLIGER

Work Experience

INGERSOL RAND SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, Security, Colorado 2003 – 2009

Supplier Development Quality Manager and Process Quality Engineer

Business Emphasis: Manufacture and assembly of security devices for buildings.

STURMAN INDUSTRIES, Woodland Park, Colorado 1998 – 2003

Supplier Quality Engineer, Purchasing Analysts

Business Emphasis: Development and Manufacturing of digitally controlled valves for fuel injectors

natural gas injectors, irrigation valves and hydraulic pumps for original equipment and specific applications.

SCHLAGE LOCK, Security, Colorado 1986 - 1998

Supplier Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Manager, Quality Control Supervisor

Business Emphasis: Manufacture and assembly of door locks for residential and commercial buildings.

WHITCO, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1983 - 1986

Quality Control Manager, Project Manager

Business Emphasis: Manufacture of fabric convertible tops, roll bars and hardware for automotive original equipment

manufactures and military vehicles.

BESTOP/DUALMATIC, Longmont, Colorado 1979 - 1983

Plant Manager, Chief Engineer, Manufacturing/Product Engineer

Business Emphasis: Manufacture of four-wheel drive hubs, tire carriers and fabric convertible tops for the four-wheel drive after

market and original equipment manufactures.

Other previous work experiences include:

Machinist, tool and die maker, welder arc/mig/tig, lathes, mills, grinders, punch presses, plastic injection molding, and zinc die

casting.

Other knowledge and experience with:

Metal heat treating, screw machines, cnc machining equipment, broaching, metal stampings, metal finishing/coatings, castings,

forgings, powder metal, assembled electrons, springs and fasteners.

Education

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT

Colorado Technical College, Colorado Springs, Colorado

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

Colorado Technical College, Colorado Springs, Colorado

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN MACHINE SHOP

Central Nebraska Technical College, Hastings, Nebraska

Continuing Education

- Certified ISO/QS 9000 Auditor/Lead Auditor (Certification No.: LAR-10-5008)

- ISO 14000 Environmental Management Systems

- Sarbanes Oxley training as auditor

- Black Belt Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing

- Design and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Training

- Fundamentals of Flow Manufacturing, Flow Principles in Action

- Supplier Certification, Total Quality Management, Statistical Process Control, Your Role in Quality

- Project Management, Road Map to Problem Solving, EPA Regulations and Control

- Team Leadership, Interaction Management, Employee Involvement, Shop Floor Control

- Advance Manufacturing Methods, JIT, Process Re-Engineering, Design for Assembly

- Concurrent Engineering, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

- Electronic Heat Sealing, Fluid Power, Electrical, Broaching, Zinc Die Casting

- American Society for Quality (ASQ) member since 1988

- Microsoft Computer Systems, Windows, Excel, Word, Power Point, Project, Outlook, WordPerfect

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