Engineer Quality

Brian D. Moren

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Evansville, IN 47711

Mobile: 812-***-****

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Career Summary - Project Management and Quality Engineering Professional

with over 20 years of experience delivering projects, and leading cross-

functional teams

Professional Experience

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Evansville, IN & Fort Smith, AR 4/1989 - 1/2014

Cost and Quality Lead for Mega Projects (3/2012 - 1/2014)

. Developed and met product's target cost. Created and maintained the BOM

cost estimate for new parts and overall product. Exceeded cost target by

25%.

. Developed and met project quality target. Managed opportunities for

quality improvement, and also potential risks impacting quality.

Projected to hit target.

. Led project successfully through Product Quality Preview at each

tollgate.

. Led Proactive Quality Action Team focused on a high risk issue.

Reliability testing goal was exceeded and the team was cited as

"especially noteworthy in your ability to work as a cross functional team

to take on a challenge and drive the right outcomes."

System Integrator - SxS Refrigeration International Models (4/2009 -

3/2012)

. Launched 10 new models for Australia, India, Brazil and LAR per sales

release and product approval criteria of the regions. Models built in

Mexico. I traveled there 20 times to support builds and other activities.

. Responsible for schedule, cost, quality of those models.

. Facilitated bill of material creation, led product approval builds,

oversaw PA testing and approval.

. Led several cross-functional teams, including representatives from

Manufacturing, Procurement, New Model Planning, Product Delivery,

Regional Product Approval Engineering and Regional Product Development

Specialists to plan and execute model introductions. Team members from

U.S., Mexico, India, Australia, Brazil and Columbia.

Trans-Regional Design Project Leader, Renaissance (7/2007 - 3/2009)

. Took design project through Whirlpool Product Delivery process to deliver

8 models per sales release to meet requests of the international regions.

Met all delivery targets.

. Led Design team of 8-10 Engineers.

. Drove sales release development with International Marketing/Product

Development, including representatives in England and Australia.

. Managed capital, material cost, and schedule to meet targets.

. Ensured design resources and capital provided to deliver project on time.

. Design Lead on several injection molded parts.

Built-in Refrigeration Technology Quality Lead (5/2002 - 6/2007)

. Led BIR product support, implementing quality improvement projects

targeting TCQ reduction, SIR, and installation and customer instruct

issues. Supervised 4-6 engineers, 1 CAD designer and 1 new model planner.

. Developed and led cross-functional 10X Quality Teams with Manufacturing,

Quality and Design representatives. Field failures improved from 65% in

2001 to 32.3% in 2006.

. Led weekly BIR quality meeting with focus on reducing service incidence

rate and product exchanges, and improving customer satisfaction. Team

members included representatives from Service, Call Center,

Manufacturing, Service Parts and Product Support. Substantial SIR and

product exchange reduction realized.

. Led several quality improvement meetings at 4 service companies to learn

about field issues and to supply service training - including several

service truck and installation truck ride-alongs to see issues first

hand.

Professional Experience (cont'd)

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Evansville, IN & Fort Smith, AR 4/1989 - 1/2014

Kenmore Engineer (5/2001 - 5/2002)

. Worked with Kenmore Marketing and Sears to development new features for

Kenmore brand 2002 and 2003 models.

. Facilitated Kenmore model line and feature development with refrigeration

technology engineers.

Manuf. Project Leader for 245fa Blowing Agent Conversion Project (6/2000 -

5/2001)

. Led cab and door development trials for field test units and design of

experiments.

. Wrote engineering study criteria for the 245fa Team, which was used in

Request for Quote for both Fort Smith and Evansville plants.

Lead Manufacturing Engineer for Condor/IDI Project (4/1998 - 6/2000)

. Saved plant over $3 million by providing analysis of various equipment

and processes for producing new doors, choosing best process solution

that met our goals (floor space, cost, capacity and flexibility).

. Initiated trials and developed a new way of foaming doors that was never

done before (and many said couldn't be done).

. Supported Marketing and Product Engineering in development of

manufacturable door design that beat competition in market research.

. Developed foam molds and processes for all curved door and IDI door

models on time, while also starting up new drum foam machine and ramping

to full production in record time.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer for Global Refrigeration Team (6/1995 -

3/1998)

. Successfully purchased, and installed in India, on time and on budget,

$14 million of manufacturing equipment and tooling, involving 3

distinctly different technologies, including frequent visits to suppliers

in 3 different countries (Japan, Italy and USA).

. Reduced equipment costs approx. $2.5 million by working with suppliers to

reduce cost - manual operations for thermoforming, fewer fixtures and mix-

heads for cab foam, etc. and finding local India supplier for some

equipment.

. Consulted with experts in Ft. Smith, Evansville, Brazil, and Italy to

help make supplier selections and also in developing equipment

specifications.

. Worked closely with Product Engineering, Marketing and Finance on project

team to meet conflicting project goals (schedule, capital, product cost

and features).

. Led initiative with equipment suppliers and product engineers to reduce

material cost of refrigerator liners by 21%.

Senior Quality Engineer (1/1992 - 6/1995)

. Developed quality plans for 134a & 141b Mega Projects, led product audit

activities and developed and defined product aesthetic standards.

. Assisted suppliers in improving their quality systems as evidenced by

improved quality audit scores.

. Consistently exceeded goals for supplier improvement as measured by line

rejects, Customer Acceptance Lab failures and service incidence rates.

. Certified Quality Engineer from January 1993 to December 1998.

Manufacturing Engineer (4/1989 - 12/1991)

. Provided manufacturing engineering support of cabinet and door foam

systems, including bulk chemical systems and foam tooling.

. Provided extensive process tools and procedures and operator

instructions.

LEVI-STRAUSS, INC., Little Rock, AR 8/1987 - 9/1988

Receiving Supervisor in Distribution Center

. Planned, organized and coordinated the workflow for 13 people.

. Managed constantly changing priorities and workload volumes.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, Fayetteville, AR

Master of Business Administration, 5/1986

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering, 12/1983

Key Training

. Operational Excellence (Blackbelt / Six Sigma)

. Statistical Process Control

. 10X Quality

. Lean Manufacturing

. DFMEA, PFMEA

. Product Safety

. Target Costing

. Modular Architecture

. A3/8D

. System Design

. Project Management Tools

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