Quality Assurance

BOB LUEPKE

**** ******** ***** ****: 616-***-****

Holland, Michigan 49424 Cell Phone: 616-***-**** (Alternate 616-***-****)

E-mail: *******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Quality and Continuous Improvement professional with progressive career in measurement, analysis, leadership, strategic planning and lean manufacturing restructuring. Diverse background in manufacturing processes. Complete APQP skills. Basic tenets include organization, growing bottom line results, mitigating risk, improving customer relations and developing people. Background includes extensive training across all organizational levels. Process experience includes:

1. Injection Molding

1. Precision machining

1. Castings

1. Electro-mechanical

1. Stampings

1. Secondary finishes

1. Welding/ Brazing

1. Electronics

1. Forgings

1. Packaging

1. Heat treating

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AEROTEK, Grand Rapids, MI (Contract ~ Mfg: Automotive Stampings) 2011 – pres.

Advanced Quality Engineer

1. Assisting with 2nd party audit findings mitigation and remedial actions.

2. Training internal Process Auditors/ results documentation.

3. Conducting audits of production operations.

4. Reviewing flow charts, PFMEAs and control plans for consistency.

5. Controlling procedures and documentation for the plant.

REA MAGNET WIRE, Lafayette, IN (Mfg.: copper/ aluminum motor wire ) 2010 – 2011

Quality Assurance Manager

1. Managed 9 people in quality functions spanning in-process quality to warranty analysis under ISO 9001:2008 systems.

2. Led quality performance reporting, and served as Safety Coordinator for the department.

3. Participated in four week Green Belt training program.

INVENSYS CONTROLS, Holland, Michigan (PCBA assembly) 2000 – 2009

Quality Assurance Manager

1. Managed up to 35 people in quality functions from supplier quality to warranty analysis under ISO 9001:2008 systems leading transition to TS 16949.

2. Established training for ISO auditors, operator skills certifications and Green Belt teams.

3. Transitioned product auditors to process and safety auditors.

4. Established field technician network focused on performing on-site evaluations, reducing returns and improving customer satisfaction.

5. Improved external ppm over 90% through team efforts.

6. Total annual cost achieved exceeded $1.2M through restructuring/ warranty reduction.

7. Developed training for Green Belt teams and led or participated in 12 Kaizen events.

BOB LUEPKE

TRW, Lafayette, Indiana (automotive steering components) 1994 – 2000

Manager – Quality, TQM, & QS-9000 ~ Senior Quality Engineer

1. Managed up to 15 people in a multi-product plant manufacturing steering columns, pitman arms, steering gears and pumps. Control spanned quality processes from supplier quality to warranty analysis in a union environment under QS-9000 systems.

2. Improved internal calibration systems adding procedures and equipment, which reduced annual costs by over $20,000.

3. Established CTQ characteristics for all incoming parts.

4. Developed training for layout, receiving, final inspection, gage maintenance and calibration system functions.

5. Reviewed customer returns and credits.

6. Facilitated customer audits, corrective actions and quality reviews.

EMERSON ELECTRIC, Frankfort/ Indianapolis, Indiana (electromechanical controls) 1988 – 1994

Division Senior Quality Engineer

1. Developed consistent quality reporting format for all plants and cost of quality structure.

2. Supervised receiving and layout inspection and gage control and calibration with approximately $1,000,000 in assets.

3. Developed supplier quality rating system adopted and applied division wide.

4. Reduced annual receiving inspection costs by approximately $100,000.

BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, Tulsa, OK/ Starkville, MS (consumer goods) 1983 – 1988

Quality Manager ~ Quality Assurance Engineer ~ QC Supervisor

1. Developed tactical action plans, MBOs, budget, SPC training modules, motivation and cost reduction programs, supplier quality rating, cost of quality and warranty audit systems, and supplier quality requirements.

2. Controlled supplier product audits, field test coordinator, and quality representative for NPI new product development.

3. Supervised first article and finished goods audit inspections.

4. Taught Juran quality improvement and quality control circle courses.

FRAM OIL CO., Tulsa, Oklahoma (oily water filtration systems) 1982 – 1983

Production Supervisor

BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, Tulsa, OK/ Starkville, MS (consumer goods) 1979 – 1982

QC Supervisor ~ QC Layout Technician

CERTIFICATIONS

ASQ: Certified Quality Manager/ Organizational Excellence

Certified Quality Engineer (CQE ~ expired)

Certified Quality Technician (CQT)

FAA: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Commercial Pilot with Instrument Rating

Also certified in welding and NDT (ultrasonic/ magnaflux) as part of metallurgical failure training

BOB LUEPKE

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BSBA, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana

Applied Science in Flight Technology – Commercial Pilot w/ Instrument Rating, Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, Oklahoma

SPECIAL STUDIES AND COURSE WORK

1. Interactive Management

1. ISO 9000 / QS 9000

1. Probability & Acceptance Sampling

1. NDT (Ultrasonic & Magnaflux)

1. Process Capability Analysis

1. Powerway (Statfacs) Statistical Software

1. Positional Tolerancing & Gaging

1. Lean Production

1. Metrology

1. Six Sigma Black Belt – (Whirlpool)

1. CMM Inspection and Programming

1. Invensys Leadership Training (Montreal)

1. 8D Corrective Action Training (Ford)

1. CI Expert

1. JIT (Just In Time)

1. DFM (Design for Manufacturing)

1. ASQ CQM/OE, CQE, CQT

1. Quality Philosophies and Tools

(Juran, Shainin, Deming, Taguchi)

1. Green Belt Training

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

1. Senior Member – American Society for Quality Control

2. Taught Quality Engineering and Quality Technician classes for ASQ

3. Taught introductory computer classes for a community college.

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