GADINGA A. DOPGIMA

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Cell Phone: +1-816-***-**** Email: ac4e9b@r.postjobfree.com Multilingual (fluent in English, French and Swedish), highly trainable and success driven Quality Engineer with in-depth knowledge of lean manufacturing and product/process design within the Automotive and Manufacturing sector. Proven business and technical acumen, complemented with strong expertise in all aspects of workload prioritization, client communication, health and safety compliance, and team collaboration. TECHNICAL STRENGTHS

Six Sigma and ISO Leadership

Lean Manufacturing Operation

Process Development and Improvement

Lean Quality Tools (PFMEA, 5S, 8D methodology,

Pareto Charts, Fishbone Diagrams).

APQP and PPAP Submission

Quality Auditing

Scrap Reduction and Output Increase

Risk Management

New Model launch

CATIA V5, MS Office, Polyworks V12,

Spinfire.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI – WARRENSBURG, USA

Master of Science in Occupational Safety Management Aug 2014 – Dec 2015 GPA: 4.0/4.0 Member of the Honor Society.

UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG – GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

Master of Science in International Administration and Global Governance Aug 2011 – Dec 2013 GPA: 3.2/4.0

UNIVERSITY OF JÖNKÖPING – JÖNKÖPING, SWEDEN

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Aug 2007 – Jun 2011 GPA: 3.6/4.0

UNIVERSITY OF BUEA – BUEA, CAMEROON

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Sep 2003 – May 2007 GPA: 3.1/4.0

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SL ALABAMA - ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA Feb 2017

Lead a DMAIC process with the help of some operators towards measuring, improving and controlling head lamps scrap rate as well as reduce cycle time to meet customer TAKT time. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MARTINREA HEAVY STAMPING - LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Automotive manufacturer of chassis assemblies for global automakers. Launch Quality Engineer Sep 2017 – Present

Lead root cause analysis (8D problem solving process) and implementation of permanent corrective actions in a timely manner.

Responsible for conducting reviews and analysis of advanced quality planning documents, FMEA’s, Process Flow Diagrams, Control Plans, Gage R&R studies, and capability studies to identify and resolve issues during the development and launch of a new product.

Responsible for trouble shooting root cause analysis, SPC data analysis, implementation and maintain up to date documentations related to APQP documentation.

Coordinate new product checking and CMM holding fixture design and feasibility reviews.

Conduct and where necessary, lead improvement of capability studies and gauge R & R analysis.

Creating quality documents in compliance with the company’s quality system manual and quality system standards.

Review and make recommendations for the disposition of non-conforming/suspect products in a timely manner and ensure formal corrective actions are answered within customer’s guidelines.

Contribute and assist in variability reduction, process improvement and continuous improvement.

Notify internal and external customers of potential problems and make recommendations for resolutions. SL ALABAMA - ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA

Automotive manufacturer of head and tail lamps

Quality Engineer Dec 2016 – Aug 2017

Supervised supplier quality system surveys and audits according to ISO/TS - 16949 requirements.

Conducted gap analysis for the transitions from ISO/TS 16949 standard to the IATF 16949 standard.

Performed FaroArm 3D scans and in-process dimensional inspection for manufactured and supplier parts.

Evaluated and approved internal and external Engineering and Process Change Request (ECR & PCR).

Discussed quality concerns with supplier with respect to company requirements, e.g. dimensions, tolerances and material.

MAGNETI MARELLI – PULASKI, TENNESSEE

Automotive manufacturer of head and tail lamps

Quality Engineer Jan 2016 -- Nov 2016

Coordinated the investigation of customer claims to identify and resolve systematic and incidental quality problems with respect to both internal production processes and supplier inputs.

Reviewed advanced quality planning documents, FMEA’s, Process Flow Charts, and capabilities studies to help identify and resolve issues during the development and launch of a new product.

Reviewed changes to SOPs, works guidelines, master lists and other documentations to ensure that facility quality certification requirements are met.

Assisted in identifying the root causes of a problem and instituting corrective actions such as changes to operation sheets, installation of fixtures, changes in workstations, changes to inspection analyses and changes to process procedures.

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