Quality Assurance Manager
Resume:
Michael J. Simkins
**** *****'s Crossing #***
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
********@*****.***
Career Summary
Quality Management System Development & Implementation
Twenty five years experience in Quality Assurance Management primarily with
corporations seeking strategic development or improvement of their Quality
Management System (QMS).
. Demonstrated success leading teams, developing and implementing
Quality Management systems
. Development and documentation of Quality Manual, Quality Procedures
and Work Instructions
. Results - seven facilities third party registered to ISO / QS9000 and
one registered to ISO / TS16949
. Significant improvement in quality performance metrics, PPM, Internal
and External Quality Costs
. Supplier development activities associated to improved quality, costs,
and delivery
. Customer contact associated to APQP, new project development, and
ongoing quality
. Also performed twenty days of registration audits with one of the
leading registrars in the mid west
. Developed and facilitated custom training programs in SPC, GD&T,
ISO/QS9000, IASO/TS16949, Problem Solving, FMEA ISO/14000 and others
. Experience working in regulated environments such as:
o NFPA
o UL & UL - Canada
o CPSC
o DOT
Management style, working with people and through people to achieve
Quality Improvement. Hands-on manager, people oriented, noted for coaching,
team building, and gaining employee involvement in the Quality Management
System at all levels of the organization both union and non-union, changing
the focus and culture of an organization from classic quality control by
inspection to operator involvement and operator responsibility for quality.
Quality Assurance Manager, Tramont Corporation 2007 to Jan 2013
Responsible for Quality System development, documentation, implementation
with ISO 9001-2008 registration achieved, also responsible for normal daily
quality management activities and customer contact. Tramont Warranty
Administrator with daily contact with customers. Tramont is a manufacturer
of double wall diesel fuel tanks for OEM customers such as Caterpillar and
Cummins. Tramont also designs and builds large generator enclosure and tank
systems for customers such as Cummins, Kohler, and distributer markets.
Customer Quality Assurance Manager, Cummins Emission Solutions 2007 -
2007
Responsible for Customer Quality Management and Supplier Quality
Management. Duties included management of Corrective Action activities
including root cause analysis using classic 7-Step and 8-D methodology,
coordination of all QA activities associated with customers, PPAP,
preparation, audit facilitation, and daily communication. Customers
included organizations such as Cummins Engine, Volvo, Freightliner, Mack,
Ford and other engine manufacturers worldwide.
Quality Assurance Manager, Production Stamping Corporation 2005 to 2007
Production Stamping Corporation was a metal fabrication, welding, and
assembly company located in Milwaukee. Started as an independent contract
consultant assisting with implementation of their QMS with the goal of
ISO/TS16949 registration. Ultimately I joined the organization and we did
achieve ISO/TS16949 third party registration. PSC was a tier two supplier
to the automotive industry, appliance industry, lawn & garden industry and
others. Customer included Lear Corporation, Eberspacher North America, JAC
Products, Tower Automotive and Tecumseh Corporation to name a few.
We successfully completed third party registration ISO/TS16949 and ISO 9001-
2000 registration August 2006. During this period we also achieved
significant improvement of various quality metrics:
. Internal Parts Per Million failure rates from 15,000+ in 2005 to 1260
in 2006
. External PPM failure rate of 9,000+ in 2005 to 562 in 2006
. Scrap reduction from average $25,000 / month in 2005 to $5,700 average
/ month in 2006
. Rework reduction from average $2,500 / month in 2005 to $380 average
/ month in 2006
Production Stamping Corporation no longer exists having declared chapter-
128 receivership March 2007.
During the summer of 2005 while contracting with PSC, I also performed
twenty days of ISO9001:2000 registration audits with Perry Johnson
Registrars. Ultimately deciding that was not the career direction to take
at that time and joined the PSC team. Currently RAB registered ISO9001:2000
(QMS) provisional auditor with sufficient audit days to achieve full
auditor status.
Corporate Director Engineering & Quality, Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc.
1997 to 2005
Metalcraft of Mayville is an OEM manufacturer of metal fabrications
involving stamping, laser cutting, press-brake forming, welding, painting,
(powder & liquid), precision machining and assembly with annual sales of
$75million. They have three facilities, two in Wisconsin and one in North
Carolina employing approximately 1000 people. Primary customers are
Caterpillar Inc., AM General, Case New Holland, NACCO, Cummins and others.
I was responsible for directing all engineering and quality activities for
all three facilities. Direct reports were 15 Engineers and 20 Quality
Assurance professionals. Metalcraft is an ISO/QS-9000 registered
corporation with all three facilities individually certified.
. Initial goal was to achieve Caterpillar Quality Certification -
accomplished
. The quality system was QS-9000 registered in 2003.
. Involved developing, documenting, implementing, and training the
quality system from scratch; including development of training
programs for all employees.
. Responsible for Engineering & Quality budget planning and measurement
for all three facilities. The budget totaled over $3.5 million.
. Responsible for development and implementation of annual cost
reductions totaling $478,500.00 for one key account for each of three
consecutive years.
Significant customer contact, making frequent presentations to key
customers pertaining to key performance measures appropriate to that
customer including average dollars output per employee, cost reduction
activities, average output per square foot and various quality performance
metrics.
Quality Assurance Manager, Wisconsin Fineblanking & Machining 1989 to 1997
Wisconsin Fineblanking & Machining manufactures various fine line stampings
and precision machined components as a tier one supplier to the automotive
industry including Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. While at WFB we
achieved several quality awards including:
. Ford Q1
. GM Targets for Excellence (all five medallions)
. Chrysler Pentastar 6 0f 8 years
. QS-9000 registration both facilities
. Copeland Industries Hallmark award.
Responsible for the Quality System development, implementation, and
management including full SPC monitoring throughout the facilities and
development of the quality cost monitoring system. My responsibilities also
included planning and management of a $2.5 million budget.
Quality Assurance Manager, Artcraft Industries 1986 to 1989
Quality Assurance Manager, Huffy Sporting Goods Division 1979 to 1986
Quality Engineer, Allis Chalmers Corporation 1974 to 1979
ASQ Certified Quality Technician - 1976 SAI Graduate - 1999
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer - 1978 Certified Auditor/Lead
Auditor, Cert #21050014 (IRCA)
Dale Carnegie Graduate - 1995 Certified Training ISO
14001 Development & Implementation
Registered Provisional QMS Auditor - RAB - 2006 United States Navy
(Honorable Discharge)
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