Leona L. Pool
Smithville, TN *****
Home: 615-***-**** Cell: 616-***-****
Email: *****@******.***
CAREER SUMMARY:
More than 8 years experience in Supervision, 20 years Quality Control, (including Supplier /Customer Quality).
I am able to manage complex projects from initial design concept through finalization, with demonstrated
aptitude and creativity in analyzing and solving problems. I am a hands on type of person, who loves a good
challenge when it comes to difficult situations.
I have worked with and am extremely familiar with:
Metal: Fabricated, Steel, Rolled, Aluminum, Sheet Metal-Stampings, Fasteners, Screw machining,
Welding,
Castings, Chrome Plated, Paint, E-coat and Powder coat.
Plastics & Rubber: Injection Mold, Blow Mold, Form-Vacuum & Thermo, Painted and Chrome Plated.
Wood: Rough sawed and planed. Cabinets, floors, walls, doors and most all building construction .
PROFESSIONAL/MANAGEMENT SKILLS:
Scheduling, Payroll, Invoicing Organization & Time Management
Hands-on Proactive Approach Equipment Purchasing
Product planning responsibility Strategy development exposure and responsibility
Theory of constraints (TOC) Computer Programs; Microsoft Office,
Customer/Client/Supplier Liaison Outlook, Project, Mini Tab, Power Point,…
Startup of a new business or plant Engineering involvement in the launch of a
Total Quality Management (TQM) new plant
QUALITY SKILLS:
Familiar with ISO, QS & TS Standards PPAP Documentation, Control Plans, Flows, Gage
Process Auditing and SPC Tracking R&R, Statistical Data
APQP / APOP Process Quality Liaison
Risk & Opportunities (Customer & Supplier) QES Cost Reviews
Improving/Process Reviews for Welded Continuous Improvement
Assemblies Statistical & Quantitative Data Collection
FMEA, PFMEA,DFMEA Process Training
Process Design/Analysis CAPA’s, CAPA Plans
8-D’s, PPSR’s, Root Cause, CAR’s 6 Sigma
Material & Vendor Certifications Parts Audits, SPC, Control charting
Parts Selection Analysis Close tolerances
Receiving Inspection, Final Dock Audits Shipping & Receiving
MANUFACTURING SKILLS:
GD&T, Blueprints, Analyzing CAD Models Visual Controls & Status Reports
Program / Run CMM using Creating / Updating Work Combination / Instruction
PCDEMIS Interface Worksheets
Process Procedures / Standards / Time Studies / ANSI Timelines &
Improvements Documentation
Automated & Manual Assembly Assembly Operations / Volume Production
Stamping & Sheet Metal Product Cost Estimates
Class A Surfaces Lean Manufacturing, JIT, Kaizen, Kanban, SMED,
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Design Analysis, DOE
Equipment Specifications / Analysis Welding & Tooling Specifications and/or Standards
Tooling Poke-Yoke Features Traceability Matrix
Manufacturing Control Plans
WORK EXPERIENCE:
6/08-Present Private Consulting, Smithville, TN Quality Engineer, Document Control Specialist
PPAP documentation ie; completing, reviewing & submitting.
TS coordinator
Process audits/reviewing & training
Lean manufacturing/ Continuous Improvement Techniques
5S, 5Y and 8D’s
Supplier Liaison-set-up, reviewing and organizing supplier base
APQP Initiator
1/07-5/08 Foutch Industries-Coating Facility, Smithville, TN Sr.QE, ME, Document Control Specialist &
PPAP Coordinator
TS originator
Process audits/reviewing & training
CAR’s, PPSR’s, 8D’s, root causes
PPAP documentation ie; completing, reviewing, training and implementing.
Customer and Supplier Liaison
New product launch administrator -APQP
Shipping & receiving.
1/06-9/06 Personal time- My mother had a stroke and my father was diagnosed with cancer so I moved in
and helped them until another family member took over.
Troy Tech & Aerotek- Grand Rapids, MI-Contract house-I have completed many assignments
6/01-12/05
for as: a Quality Manager, Customer/Supplier Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer and an
Industrial Engineer.
Support of plant modifications, calculations, design basis evaluations that either improve
the performance/reliability of systems/components or minimize the operating and
maintenance costs.
Worked directly with Engineering, Materials, Floor Quality, & Production to involve
appropriate personnel by; conducting analyses, new product floor plans, devising
action plans, and implementing/monitoring those plans.
Initiated meetings with the customer, supplier, or other applicable internal resources
involved in the programs.
Used discretion, judgment, & experience to determine when to initiate continuous
improvement efforts.
Completed weekly process audits, improvements, performance reviews, & process
training when needed.
Attended meetings regularly ie; DFM, 5S, VBS-BBS, APQP, MRB, etc., as required.
Investigated and analyzed Quality issues and brought departments together to effectively
resolve problems, followed up with corrective actions (CAR’s), 8-d’s, and/or
PPSR’s
PPAP documentation ie; completing, reviewing, & approving.
Updated Pfmea’s, control plans, & flow charts when needed.
Updated all bulletin boards/ boundary boards daily.
Verified material and process certifications for compliance with customer requirements.
Supervised inspection/auditors of groups of 5-12 at several locations at one time.
Monitored performance of suppliers’ jobs using statistical & quantitative data (PPM
level, inspection accuracy), established supplier compliance audits, product
conformance evaluations, & product failure analysis.
Intier/Dakota- MI,ASC- MI, GM-MI, Lear-MI, Batts-MI, StarCade-MI, Cascade Engineering-MI,
Vickers-MI, Great Lakes Fasteners-MI, AutoCam-MI, Solar-IL, “Q” Services-MI,
L&W Engineering-TN,
11/99- 5/01 Delbar Products, Crossville, TN- Customer/Supplier Quality Engineer
Customer and Supplier liaison used independent judgment to determine how and when to
obtain relevant information and meet customer needs, including: attending mold trials,
initiating training, initiating meetings with the customer, supplier, or other applicable
internal resources involved in the programs.
10/97-10/99 Troy Tech & Aerotek- Contract house-I have completed many assignments for as: a Quality
Manager, Quality Supervisor
Responded to customer /supplier concerns (on-site if necessary) by doing proper root
cause analysis, and meeting with the appropriate parties (be the customer or
internal) to develop immediate corrective/preventive actions.
Sorted customer product when necessary to the appropriate Visual Inspection Standards
and responded promptly to customer concerns with initial and final 8D’s (as
necessary per dept. SOPs).
Developed and implemented quality systems for outsourced manufacturing.
Established criteria for acceptable production output and established non-conforming
material criteria and disposition process.
Wrote and maintained Quality Systems Manual in accordance with ISO standards.
Established and maintained the document control system.
Maintained outsourced supplier selection, acceptance and qualification criteria.
Monitored supplier compliance audits, product conformance evaluations and product
failure analysis.
Dynetics-MI, Plastech-MI,
12/80-7/93 WCI-Frigidaire, Greenville, MI-Quality-Inspection
Did Quality in all areas of the plant; assembly, metal fabrication, plastics, and paint.
EDUCATION:
Sutherland University, NY, New York Automation Software,
Major: BSME-Cum Laude honors Farmington Hills, MI
PC-DMIS DCC Windows for
Montcalm Community College, CMM (AutoCad Interface)
Sidney, MI
Major: Drafting/Engineer Ford-Global Eight Disciplines Seminar
Minor: Psychology Instructor-Don Phillips
Ball State University, Ohio Overview of the Chrysler/Ford/GM
Major: Journalism Production Part Approval Process
Seminar
Grand Valley State University, Instructor-Jonathan Greer
Allendale, MI
Major: Juvenile Justice CQT & CQE Refresher Course’s
Minor: Women’s Studies Instructor-Scott Milanowsky
Davenport Career Center, Grand Rapids, MI Montclair Who’s Who
Major: Executive Assistant Legal Among Executives & Professionals
Transferred with Highest Honors Honored Member 2008-2009
Quality Systems Workshop Flow Diagram/PFMEA/Control
Instructor-Thomas R. Shepherd Delphi Automotive Systems