Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
SAMMY J. (S.J.) HOUCHIN
*** ******** ****** . *********, ** 37923 . *********@*****.*** .
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ASQ-Certified Quality Engineer with over fourteen years of manufacturing
experience managing quality systems for compliance to the ISO
9000/TS16949 quality standards and using root-cause analysis to drive
continuous improvement. Team leader responsible for resolving customer
corrective actions with structured problem-solving and quality
documentation. Managed supplier quality systems for compliance with
business performance requirements/supplier rating. Experienced quality
supervisor responsible for achieving unit objectives along with
evaluating employee performance. Trained as Certified Lead auditor
(RABQSA) to the ISO 9000/TS16949 standards with over eight years of
internal auditing experience maintaining compliance to system (QMS)
quality standards.
Quality Experience
Cooper Standard, Rockford, TN (Tier 1 supplier to GM)
5/2013-Present
Quality Analyst
. Created and implemented Quality Management systems' work instructions
for customer compliance.
. Maintain Supplier Quality system and Material Review.
. Material testing/Incoming Inspection Sampling.
Newell Rubbermaid, Maryville, TN (Manufacturer of consumer goods, i.e.
Sharpie) 11/2012-5/2013
ISO Coordinator (Contractor via Select Staffing)
. Responsible for preparing manufacturing for ISO certification.
. Conduct manufacturing quality systems audits, creating QMS manual,
procedures and work instructions.
Smith's Detection, Alcoa, TN (An inspection- and detection-systems
company) 6/2012-11/2012
Quality Systems Auditor (Contractor via The University of Tennessee)
. Responsible for documenting quality-management systems.
. Conduct ISO audits and risk assessments.
Exedy America, Mascot, TN (Tier 2 supplier of torque convertors to Ford,
Chrysler, Nissan, and GM) 10/2011-4/2012
Process Quality Engineer (Contractor via M-Force Staffing)
. Responsible for customer corrective-action, product launch, PPAP
submission and root-cause analysis.
. Quality engineer for Nissan/CVT process for day-to-day production.
. Developed quality standards and created inspection plans for
production compliance.
TRW Automotive, Oakwood, GA (Tier 2 supplier of brake-caliper assemblies
to Ford, Chrysler, and GM) 1/2011-9/2011
Machining Senior Quality Engineer
. Led customer corrective-action root-cause analysis.
. Team leader for quality and continuous improvement for production.
. Created and implemented Quality Management systems' procedures and
work instructions for customer compliance.
. Developed quality standards and created inspection plans for
production to comply with engineering specifications, directed
machining PPAP submissions and new product launch.
. Liaison for casting suppliers' issues to brake-machining lines.
Bosch/PBR Automotive, Knoxville, TN (Tier 2 supplier of brake-caliper
assemblies to GM) 10/2007-10/2010
Process Quality Engineer
. Led customer corrective-action root-cause analysis.
. Team leader for quality and continuous improvement for production.
. Create and implement Quality Management systems procedures and work
instructions for customer compliance.
. Drive improvement for 15% scrap reduction for bolt-thread galling
defects on process.
. Managed quality system to track supplier performance rating.
. Developed quality standards and created inspection plans for
production to comply with engineering specifications, directed PPAP
submission for new product launch and engineering change.
. Internal auditing for compliance to ISO and TS 16949 quality systems.
SAMMY J. (S.J.) HOUCHIN
908 Danville Circle . Knoxville, TN 37923 . *********@*****.*** .
Ceramaspeed, Inc., Knoxville, TN (Component supplier to Whirlpool)
2005-2007
Quality Engineer
. Team leader for customer corrective-action process and warranty
analysis.
. Project Manager for capability studies, measurement, and process-
improvement studies.
. Team leader for root-cause analysis to establish shop-floor quality.
. Internal auditing for compliance to ISO and TS 16949 quality systems.
. Provide technical leadership for structured problem-solving and
statistical analysis.
Productivity Improvement Center, Knoxville/East Tennessee (Automobile
parts-inspection firm) 2002-2004
Quality Engineer/Quality Control Inspector
. Maintained quality at Level-Two containment for various manufacturing
processes.
. Developed quality-inspection procedures and set up audit station to
engineering requirements.
Ford Motor Company, Louisville, KY (Ford Explorer and Ford Sport Trac
manufacturing facility) 1999-2000
Quality Engineering Analyst, Engineering Team (Contractor for Aerotek)
. Analyzed statistical warranty data to identify potential customer
issues with the Explorer/Mountaineer product line.
. Quality engineering consultant to engineering manager and SPC teams on
production floor.
. Implemented Ford Explorer Monthly Quality Metrics Manual to Dearborn
Management Team.
Corning, Inc., Harrodsburg, KY (Manufacturer of laptop-computer glass and
eyeglass lenses) 1995-1998
Statistical Quality Engineer/Project Manager
. Project Team leader for continuous improvement and for resolving
process, quality and supplier quality issues for shop floor.
. Designed experiments and SPC programs to generate process feedback
data for process control.
. Implemented the ISO procedures for quality-engineering methods,
measurement studies, and control plans. Created and taught engineering
statistics coursework to process engineers.
. Served as project manager on cross-functional team that reduced major
glass defect by 85%.
Miniature Precision Components, Walworth, WI (Tier 1 supplier of injection-
molded parts/assemblies to Ford, GM,
Chrysler, and Saturn)
1994-1995
Quality Engineer/SPC Coordinator
. Administered and evaluated methods and procedures used in the
statistical quality system. Supervised collection and analysis of all
measurement information. Trained plant personnel for all statistical
systems. Created statistical-analysis coursework for final-inspection
auditors.
. Quality group manager for measurement team. Performed employee
evaluations.
. Designed plantwide product inspection-sampling procedures.
. Created experiment program to quantify and then reduce variation in
dimensional characteristics.
Other Experience
Senior Statistical Analyst: Performed statistical analysis of hotel
call-center data (trend-identification) and managed data
system and statistical-analysis team for the budget group. Cendant
Corporation, Knoxville, TN (2000).
Consultant/Technical Editor: Edited technical-research articles.
Blue Ridge Concepts, dba, Knoxville, TN (1997-2005).
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Bachelor of Science, Major in Statistics, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN (1992)
Certified Quality Engineer, American Society for Quality (2010)
GD&T/ CMM Programming, Pellissippi State Technical College, Knoxville, TN
(2010)
Shainin Problem-solving, Bosch Group, Knoxville, TN (2009)
Certified Lead Auditor Training-ISO 9001/TS 16949 (RABQSA), Nashville, TN
(2010)
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Access 2000, Excel, Power Point, and Minitab
computer software.
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