Thomas Hastings
Quality Assurance Engineer - LLC. - Alabama
Talladega, AL
**************@*****.*** - 706-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Quality Assurance Engineer
LLC. - Alabama - May 2008 to Present
Assembler of Tires and wheels, Fuel Canisters, Struts and Instrument Panels for Honda of Alabama.
• Reports to Senior Manager of Production and Quality
• Responsible for implementation of countermeasures for HTRs and DTRs
• Supervise two technicians
• Tracking of balancer performance using SPC
• Quality Member to New Model Launch team
• Primary point of contact for customers and suppliers
Quality Engineer
Shiroki NA - Dalton, GA - May 2005 to April 2008
Tier 1 supplier of stamped, welded and assembled body parts to Toyota, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Nissan
• Reports to Quality Manager
• Responsible for responding to QPIs/QPRs issued to SWM-GA by customers
• Responsible for overseeing the implementation of counter measures
• Worked with Process Engineers on Continuous Improvement Projects
Quality Engineer/TS16949 Management Representative
Tesma Division of Magna - Howe, IN - January 2003 to May 2005
Tier 1 supplier of stamped and welded engine components to General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and
Nissan
• Reports to Quality Manager
• Five direct reports (Process Auditors)
• Quality Management System internal auditor
• Responsible for the transition from QS9000 to TS16949
• Responsible for suppler development and management
Product Engineering Manager, ISO9000/QS9000 Management Rep and ISO14001
Management Rep
Chicago Powdered Metal Products - Schiller Park, IL - November 1997 to 2002
Manufacturer of warm formed powdered metal components for GM, Ford and American Axle & Manufacturing
Transmissions.
• Reported to the Vice president of Manufacturing.
• APQP New and advance product quality planning and PPAP
• Supervise twenty person internal auditing team
• Implementation and maintenance of ISO9000/QS9000 internal auditing system
• Extensive customer interface including problem resolution and 8-D documentation
• Supply base management, including auditing
Product Engineer
Sintering Technologies, Inc - Greensburg, IN - 1994 to 1997
Manufacture of powdered metal engine components for GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota and Honda.
• Reported to General Manager - Technical
• Provided new project/product planning
• Completed proposal drawings using Pro/ENGINEER 3-D design software
• Prepared process flow diagrams, FMEAs and control plans
• Project Engineer for the two largest valve guide orders ever received at STI
• Product Engineering representative to QS9000 team.
EDUCATION
Associates in Business Administration
Illinois Central College - East Peoria, IL
2002
Associates in Technology
DePaul University - Chicago, IL
1979
Masters in Business Administration
Illinois State University - Normal, IL