KAY CASE

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Cell: 615-***-****

Franklin, TN 37067

E-mail: abof9p@r.postjobfree.com

ENGINEERING / MANAGEMENT SUMMARY

Highly qualified engineer/manager offering more than 37 years of

maintenance management, engineering and supplier development expertise

I am a results-focused and effective leader with proven knowledge, skills

and abilities to efficiently improve operations within any organization. My

extensive experience and technical background as a tool & die maker,

tooling engineer, supplier development engineer and maintenance manager

enable me to proactively identify and resolve problems as well as

effectively set, deliver and surpass corporate goals in the areas of

safety, quality, productivity, and costs.

Additional Strengths:

. Supplier Development . Productivity

Enhancement

. Project Management . Capital Project

Construction / Launch

. Maintenance Management . Team Leadership and

Collaboration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nissan Manufacturing - Smyrna, Tennessee

November 2011 - Present

Trim & Chassis Maintenance Area Manager

> Manages a group of multi- craft, skilled maintenance technicians in

the Trim & Chassis Assembly plant. Responsible for planning and

scheduling maintenance work related to corrective maintenance,

preventive maintenance, work order requests, equipment installation

and project related work.

> Facilitates all work group activities to meet quality standards and

the objectives of Safety, Cost, and Delivery. Interfaces with section

managers, engineers and planner to coordinate and set priorities for

daily, weekly and monthly activities.

Technical Problem Solutions - Troy, Michigan

March 2011 - November 2011

Contract Consultant - Franklin, TN (Home Office)

> Responsible for addressing specific client needs with a primary

objective to provide measurable and quantitative results while

streamlining operations, reducing redundant work procedures,

reducing inventory costs, and overall better managing of day to day

operations. Additional responsibilities for addressing the client's

needs require the utilization of issue-based approaches, statistical

tools and methods so as to improve cycle times, manufacturing

processes, production capacity and overall efficiency.

Benteler Automotive - Opelika, AL

Dec. 2010 - March 2011

Area Manager - Opelika Plant

> Overall coordination of plant activities for the night shift.

Responsibilities include managing all areas of production,

production support, and related services through supervisors and

team coordinators to achieve timely production of quality parts and

in the proper quantities. Responsibilities include maintaining and

developing both a safe facility environment and a workforce capable

of meeting current and future manufacturing requirements to attain

objectives in accordance with production and delivery schedules.

Benteler Automotive - Opelika, AL

Sept. 2010 - Dec. 2011

Supplier Quality Engineer - Opelika Plant

> Primary contact and liaison for all internal and external suppliers

in addition to being the primary contact and liaison for the

customers. Responsibilities include daily communication and

interface with the suppliers and customers for all supplier/customer

related issues at the Benteler Opelika plant. Responsibilities

include monitoring / tracking quality related issues as they relate

to the suppliers and customers. Responsible for thorough

investigations utilizing various problem-solving tools and technical

skills in identifying the issues and implementing appropriate

corrective actions for final resolution.

Cooper Industries - Vicksburg, MS May 2010 -

Sept. 2010

Senior Manufacturing Tooling Engineer - Cooper Lighting

> Primary contact and liaison for future and existing tooling programs

which involve daily communication and interface with the internal

tool shop and external tool shop vendors; responsible for

monitoring / tracking contract agreements established with tool shop

vendors and holding them accountable in satisfying the requirements

of Cooper's corporate time lines.

General Motors Springhill Assembly - Springhill, TN

May 2004 - Nov 2009

Maintenance Group Leader - Body Systems Polymers

> Personnel management for fourteen skilled trades, direct job

assignments, maximize machine utilization, minimize costs, meet

safety standards, and technical assistance;

> Establish, meet, and exceed business plan targets established on

Business Plan Deployment scorecard;

> Maintain good working relationship with employees and union;

> Participate in long range planning and continuous improvement by

supporting the throughput improvement process and Quality Network

Preventative Maintenance program;

> Manage and set priorities on all polymers construction projects;

> Oversee all machinery & equipment maintenance in the polymers

department.

Key Results:

V Managed the installation and start-up of the 2008 GMT 561 Launch

for the Chevrolet Traverse Fascia Sub-Assembly process from tool

design/buyoff and installation to process startup and production;

V Significantly reduced maintenance downtime in the Fascia Sub-

Assembly area utilizing my tooling and sonic-weld engineering

experience in problem solving and troubleshooting;

V Instrumental in the Fascia-Sub Assembly work cell layout allowing

flexibility while reducing labor costs.

General Motors / Saturn Corporation - Springhill, TN

Jan 2000 - May 2004

Manufacturing Engineer - Supplier Development

> Coordinate and facilitate supplier development workshops with new

suppliers as part of the GM Global sourcing plan for new launch

programs & commodities;

> Coordinate and facilitate Program Assurance Reviews (PAR's) at new

supplier's facilities which incorporates analyses of their program

management structure, organizational structure, program timing,

capacity and scheduling, floor plan layouts, quality

documentation/APQP, tier management system, and packaging /

transportation capabilities;

> Coordinate and facilitate workshops at existing suppliers utilizing

strategic activities and business plans for identifying opportunities

for improvement. Workshops included Value Stream Analysis, Process

Improvement, Constraints Management, Mislabeling, Quick Die Changeover

and Injection Molding Processes.

Key Results:

V Recognized by GM's Supplier Quality Group as a tooling

subject-matter- expert (SME) in the area of injection molding

applications and was occasionally directed to various

supplier plants to help diagnose and troubleshoot tooling

problems creating quality and/or throughput issues;

V Assigned to GM's 'Top Focus' team responsible for evaluating

& monitoring 'troubled' suppliers' performance over a six

month period. 92% success rate at retaining existing

suppliers and preventing them from being de-selected from

future programs.

General Motors / Saturn Vehicle Interior Systems - Springhill, TN

May 1989 - Jan 2000

Area Module Advisor (1998 - 2000)

Manufacturing Engineer Leader (1995 - 1998)

Maintenance Module Advisor (1990 - 1995)

Operations Module Advisor (1989 - 1990)

> Area Module Advisor responsible for strategic planning and

leadership for the Vehicle Interior Engineering & Operation teams

including the processes and products produced and assembled;

> Manufacturing Engineer Leader responsible for evaluation of

performance, guidance and direction to five engineer direct reports

along with producing cost studies that reflected manpower impacts

and machine capacity for new product lines; special assignment as

project manager of a $4M dollar building expansion. Project

responsibilities included the build and fabrication of an 18,000

square foot building and two 5000 ton Injection Molding machines;

> Maintenance Module Advisor across three crews; responsibilities

included the supervision & management of thirty-six skilled

tradesmen (electrical, mechanical & tool & die); responsible for

budget forecasting, developing strategies to control overtime,

attendance and performance and providing technical support to the

various production processes of injection molding, thermo-form,

adhesive spray, punch presses and a single chain paint line;

> Operations Module Advisor responsible for the initial hiring,

training and development of production team members; responsible for

budget forecasting, developing strategies to control overtime,

attendance & performance;

Key Results:

V Instrumental in the program launch of the first Saturn vehicle;

V Attained quality standards established by the corporation for the

production of the first Saturn vehicle from ramp-up to line rate.

Met and exceeded production schedules;

V Instrumental as a leader in promoting a team concept environment

and a new culture of people building cars.

General Motors / Saturn Vehicle Interior Systems - Troy, MI

June 1988 - May 1989

Manufacturing Engineer - Future Tooling Programs

> Primary contact and liaison for Saturn's interior tooling programs

which involved daily communication and interface with Saturn's

advanced manufacturing engineers and tool shop venders in and out of

the U.S.; responsible for monitoring / tracking contract agreements

established with tool shop vendors and holding them accountable in

satisfying the requirements of GM/Saturn corporate time lines and QS

9000 quality standards.

> Responsible for creating the first set of mold standards for tool

shop venders to quote and build to; provided as part of the

competitive bid packages so that all quoting vendors had an even

playing field.

Key Results:

V Managed the tool builds, exceeded the program timing requirements

and successfully launched the 1990 Saturn Interior Injection Molds

for the first Saturn vehicle;

V Attained quality standards established by the corporation for the

production of the first Saturn vehicle from ramp-up to line rate.

Met and exceeded production schedules.

General Motors / Packard Electric (Delphi) Division - Clinton, MS

Oct 1973 - June 1988

Skilled Trades Supervisor - Main Tool Room (1984 - 1988)

Tool & Die Maker Journeyman (1979 - 1984)

Tool & Die Maker Apprentice (1975 - 1979)

Chevrolet Truck Assembly Line - Team Leader (1973 - 1975)

> Skilled Trades Supervisor responsible for the main tool room

activities; responsibilities included the supervision and management

of sixteen tool & die makers; supervised and coordinated daily

assignments in the shop to support the process operations in the

plant; these areas included injection molding, stamping and copper

wire extrusion;

> Tool & Die Maker - Journeyman acquired knowledge to interpret blue

prints and operate tool shop equipment such as boring mills, lathes,

surface grinders, heat-treat applications and electrical discharge

machines (EDM); provided technical trouble-shooting support to the

production areas of injection molding and metal stamping;

> Tool & Die Maker Apprentice - four year apprenticeship in the tool &

die trade; trained in all aspects of machining, metallurgy, blue-

print reading and process trouble-shooting.

> Chevrolet Truck Assembly Line Operator / Team Leader responsible for

the assembly of the main body wiring harness for the Chevrolet Truck

program.

Key Results:

V Instrumental in implementing a team concept work environment within

the skilled trades organization; recognized as a trained

facilitator during the implementation phase of the team development

process.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science - Business Management - University of Phoenix

Tool & Die Maker Journeyman - General Motors & the U.S. Department of Labor

LICENSES & CERTIFICATES

> 2004, General Motors 'Go Fast' Coaches' Clinic

> 2003, General Motors Red X Statistical Engineering

Apprentice Certification

> 1997, QS-9000 Auditor Certification

> 1995, Catia V4 Basic 3D and Surfaces Training

> 1994, Clemson University, Management Skills for Maintenance

Supervisors

> 1986, Management Development Curriculum for Newly Appointed

Supervisors

> 1985, Assessment Training Program

> 1983, Statistical Process Control Coordinator

> 1979, US Department of Labor four-year Skilled Trades

Apprenticeship

AWARDS RECEIVED

> Recipient of the 1997 Environmental Achievement award

presented to Saturn Corporation by the Tennessee

Association of Business in Nashville for developing a

"Molded in Color" process for interior parts.

> Quoted in the magazine edition 'Injection Molding',

September 1997, "How Saturn Improves Quality by Variation."

> Keynote presenter at the Michigan Plant Engineering &

Maintenance Conference in Novi, Michigan, on March 23,

2000. Title of presentation, "Quick Tooling Changeovers and

Saturn's Preventive Maintenance Program."

> Professional Managers Network (PMN) Supervisor of the Month-

SH Manufacturing Body Systems Polymers Feb. 2006

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