Quality Engineer

Paul A Hovanec

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Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763

Phone: 256-***-**** E-mail: ************@*****.***

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Cost & Efficiency Improvement / Quality Metrics Reporting

American Society for Quality - Certified Six-Sigma Green Belt, Certified

Quality Auditor, CQE

Plexus ISO/TS16949:2009 Understanding and Internal Quality Auditing

ACCOMPLISHMENTS STATEMENT: A Quality Professional with extensive experience

in organization and coordination of information to achieve product

objectives. Facilitated cross-functional team approach to issue resolution

and process improvements to satisfy customer requirements. Assessment of

known issues and compilation of required information to collaborate for

implementation of effective solutions.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

. Quality Compliance Documentation ISO 9001, AS9100, TS16949

. Metrics Creation & Dissemination . Performance, Trend,

Warranty Analysis

. Process Problem Resolution . Executive Presentation

. Internal Auditor Activities . Product

Collaboration and Coordination

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Federal Mogul Corporation Athens, AL

Gasket Quality Engineer (Contractor)

2012

. Coordinated Quality Auditor and third party sort activities to

promptly and correctly identify quality defects in to ensure that

daily production objectives were achieved.

. Supported APQP/PPAP requirements by updating PPAP elements such as

Process Flow Diagram, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA and Customer Specific

requirements.

. Ensured containment of suspect parts based on customer notifications,

prepared required interim response to customer, developed root

cause/corrective action with manufacturing/engineering and completed

8D response to customer. Followed up to verify corrective action

effectiveness.

. Conducted capability studies of dimensional requirements using Minitab

software.

. Managed de-facto MRB disposition of suspect parts in Hold Cage for

Rework, Use As Is and Scrap.

. Updated quality documents and performed 5S audits. Completed training

as Internal Auditor to prepare for TS16949 external audit.

Northrop Grumman Corporation Huntsville,

AL

Quality Assurance Analyst (Federal Security Clearance) Contract

Completed 2-15-12 2010 - 2012

. Developed quality inspection and test plan for verification of IT

infrastructure in new Missile Defense Agency building on Redstone

Arsenal. Obtained relevant specification information from contract

documents and verified IT testing of connectivity/function of all IT

equipment in building. Helped develop initial MDA IT Quality Plan.

. Coordinated efforts of Army Corps of Engineers and contractors to

ensure compliance to MDA contract specifications. Specific actions

included reviewing contractor test results, IT Standards for equipment

installation/operation and coordinating network switch failure

analysis for corrective action by supplier.

The Boeing Company Huntsville, AL

Quality Engineer (Federal Security Clearance)

2008 -2010

. Processed manufacturing non-conformances (NC) to identify root cause

and develop corrective actions to close NC's to enable delivery of

final assembly to customer. Result was a 30-day reduction in average

age of NC's.

. Performed audits of manufacturing process with DCMA and participated

in ISO9100 Audit.

. Led monthly quality meetings after coordinating reporting metrics from

Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Support, Customers and Program

Management.

. Created daily report showing status of non-conformances for tracking

and closing of issues to reduce delays for shipments to defense

customer.

Continental Corporation Huntsville, AL

Warranty Specialist 2004 - 2008

. Revised daily quality reporting program to include all customers and

provide tracking of key quality issues.

. Developed Huntsville Central Quality response to Chrysler quality

systems requirements. Obtained failure analysis, engineering and

manufacturing input for corrective actions to satisfy customer 8D

requirements

. Created specific Chrysler assembly plant presentations based on

quality and manufacturing data.

. Assisted in Product Analysis Lab Team process mapping, per customer

request, led by Six Sigma Black Belt, using Visio. Result was improved

internal tracking of issues and improved quality of warranty

responses.

Visteon Corporation Detroit, MI

Quality Engineer/Product Problem Analyst 1999-

2004

. Directed team responses to Chrysler systems issues and resolution of

No Trouble Found warranty parts.

. Provided monthly warranty data and analysis to Product Engineering /

Manufacturing to resolve current issues and facilitate product

improvements.

. Development/analysis of warranty data for new business pursuits and

responding to customer requests for warranty recovery cost (Successful

rebuttal of recovery request for approximately $180,000).

. Verified and analyzed warranty data for cost sharing agreement with

customer, resulting in savings of over $500,000

EDUCATION

Masters Degree / Business - Washington University

Masters Degree / Taxation - Walsh College

Bachelors Degree / Electrical Engineering - Washington University

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