Quality Engineer Plant

Supplier Quality Engineer

Qualifications Profile

Versatile, performance-driven, and accomplished professional with wide-ranging experience in overseeing, maintaining, and reporting supplier performance to management. Knowledgeable of Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing, quality control, continuous improvement. Commended for solid expertise in verifying quality standards in accordance with organization requirements to improve productivity and support Collabera’s goals, formulating product specifications, and testing processes, as well as building quality systems. Adept at supervising high-caliber teams of professionals through solid leadership and interpersonal aptitudes.

Areas of Expertise

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Quality Management

Product Development Supplier Management & Development Process Optimization Root Cause Analysis

Relevant Experience

Conn-Selmer, Elkhart, IN Oct 2016 – Apr 2018

Quality Engineer – Bach Trumpets and Trombones Plant

Administered the supplier and production quality monitoring and maintenance for the plant

Supervised the Inspection Team of six members covering from incoming inspection to final test

Career Highlights:

Efficiently developed tracking systems and improvement processes, thus resulting in the following:

–Substantially reduced customer rejects by 19.6%

–Decreased scrap by 60.8 % for over $280K savings yearly

–Maximized system yield by 23.8% for trumpets and 42.5% for trombones

–Increased trombones made per day by 60.9 % without adding inspection personnel

–Minimized rework by 12.6% through implementation of rework tracking

Quality Engineer – Center for Woodwind Excellence (CWE) Plant

Provided effective management of supplier and production quality for the plant

Career Highlights:

Set strategic direction in the establishment of Material Review Board, thus decreasing scrap by 23%

Acquired reimbursement of more than $97K by cooperating with silver plate supplier

Increased first pass yield (FPY) by 12.4%

Implemented effective rework tracking and improvement of processes

Succeeded in reducing customer rejects by 5% during tenure

Aerotek Consulting, South Bend, IL Apr 2015 – Jan 2016

Quality Engineer – Center for Woodwind Excellence (CWE) Plant

Consultant Quality Engineer – was then hired direct after 2 months.

Supplier Quality Engineer, Federal–Mogul Customer Quality Engineer

Coordinated closely with various suppliers to enhance quality, cost, and delivery

Worked with customers to understand concerns and improved production as a result of the concerns

Worked with a sister plant in Turkey to improve processes and obtain reimbursement for $111,000 in product defects.

Nautic Global Group, Elkhart, IN Feb 2014 – Aug 2014

Supplier Quality Engineer

Led initiative to improve products as result of production problems by working with suppliers

Implemented Material Review Board for pontoon plant which decreased scrap by 12.2%

American Hotel Register, Vernon Hills, IL Jan 2007 – October 2013

Senior Quality Engineer, Global Sourcing Supplier Quality

Collaborated with strategic vendors and partners in optimizing quality of products delivered to independent and franchise hotels

Facilitated Lean training for the members of the Customer Solutions and Logistics departments

Built a complete quality system into a robust system which encompassed: Supplier evaluation and approval, new product development, and test protocols creation

Mentored product managers and sales leaders to gain understanding of process improvements and product quality

Quality Engineer, Global Sourcing Supplier Quality

Created a complete quality process for sourced and private label soft line and hard line products such as sheets and towels, banquet chairs, bedding, hair dryers, coffeemakers, irons, luggage racks, hangers, etc.

Devised and established evaluations for off-shore factory approval process

Created formal independent laboratory review and testing process for customer returns

Oversaw inspection agencies for 110 companies in 27 countries

Career Highlights:

Created quality system from nothing to a comprehensive quality system

Improved customer return rate from 3.0% to 0.15%

Additional Positions Held:

Parker Hannifin, IHD, Lincolnshire, IL Jan 2001 – May 2006

Quality Engineer, Value Streams

Quality Engineer, ISO 9000 Compliance

Synchro-Start Products, Inc., Niles, IL Sept 1998 - Jan 2001

Senior Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Nakajima All Manufacturing Co., Inc., Montgomery, IL Jan 1997 – Sept 1998

Quality Manager

Other Experience

English Language Institute–China, Shanghai, China June 2006 – August 2006

English Instructor to improve reading and speech for Chinese English teachers

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Arts with dual majors in in Accounting and Management Information Systems

Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA

Certifications

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), American Society of Quality (ASQ)

Lean Bronze Certification, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), American Society of Quality (ASQ)

Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), American Society of Quality (ASQ)

Affiliation

Member, Certification Exam Board at ASQ Headquarters – Certified Six Sigma Black Belt for 2 exams

Member of the certification board for Bronze Level Lean portfolios - SME

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