SAMMY J. (S.J.) HOUCHIN

*** ******** ****** . *********, ** 37923 . acdktd@r.postjobfree.com .

865-***-****

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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 . acdktd@r.postjobfree.com .

865-***-****

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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