Engineer Sales

Thomas T. Peacy

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BACKGROUND

Thirty-five years of industrial experience intimately involved in both

manufacturing and quality processes.

Twenty-Five years Design Engineering with complete "cradle to grave" system

responsibility, including concepting, packaging, design for

tooling/assembly, maintain Engineering Bill of Materials, budgets, source

planning and business placement. Produced timelines, reviewed prototype

and early production samples, documented changes, and accountable for

program budgets. Systems included stampings, castings, weldments, electro-

mechanical, molded plastic and rubber, cables, wiring harnesses, fasteners,

and parts with Class A surfaces. Participated in APQP teams and attended

PPAP runs throughout North America.

Five years Advanced Manufacturing travelling between assembly plants during

new vehicle launches. These six month positions were required to run

various teams of engineers and technicians to guarantee that the new

equipment and processes were fully functional and had acceptable First Time

Capabilities. Included in this position, were writing procedures and

auditing for compliance to ensure the Advanced Manufacturing Group became

compliant with ISO 9000.

EDUCATION

MBA, Marketing Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 1990

BSME, Design Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 1978

EXPERIENCE

Hitachi Automotive System, Harrodsburg, KY: May 2013-Present

Supplier Quality Engineering: Challenge: Support production component

issues and perform process audits at supplier facilities. Action: Spent

three week at electric terminal supplier resolving welding detail shape non-

conformance. Result: Facilitated production of both temporary and

permanent shape definition to eliminate the need to air-freight parts in

from Hitachi Japan.

Borg Warner Turbo Systems, Asheville, NC: Feb 2011-July 2011 (contract

assignment)

Advanced Purchasing: Challenge: Organize, maintain, and facilitate the

Engineering BOM and RFQ activity for the Turbocharger Program to a major

OEM. Action: Organized the BOM and supply Sales with system costs through

the use of SAP and Supplier quotes. Result: Developed costing to obtain

program goals established by Corporate Management.

Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI: 1978-1980; 1984-2008

Senior Engineer: Challenge: Spearheaded the issue resolution of the design

and assembly of the VW Minivan ATX Shift System during initial production

vehicle builds, maintaining customer satisfaction targets. Action: Reviewed

process and component changes to eliminate problem areas. Result: Resolved

all OEM, tier-one, and tier-two issues while increasing system

functionality without increasing costs. 2002-2008

Senior Engineer: Challenge: Administered the resourcing of a product

program from a U.S. source to a Low Cost County while maintaining a

congruent flow of parts to the plant. Action: Became engineering leader on

program resource and directed all functions associated with component

specifications and certification. Result: A business case was developed,

and approved, that produced a $3M savings over three years.

Team Leader Advanced Manufacturing: Challenge: Transformed a group of

personnel working on production processes during new product launch into a

cohesive group that tracked and solved issues. Action: Developed a team

through involvement, education, and team member ownership of the program-

and its outcome--and distributed team members across all 3 production

shifts. Result: Identified, cataloged, and resolved 99 issues; produced an

"exit" manual showing root cause analysis and issue resolutions.

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