Quality Assurance

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James Timothy (Tim) Newby

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Madison, Alabama 35757

256-***-**** (Home) - 256-***-**** (Cell)

Career Summary: An accomplished automotive industry veteran of 25 years

with extensive experience in Tier 1 Quality Engineering and Quality

Management.

Experience:

May 2013 - Present. INTERTEC SYSTEMS, LLC., Bessemer, Alabama. Quality

Assurance Manager. Primary responsibilities include management and

leadership in all aspects of the Quality Assurance Department. Responsible

for leading Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians, Lab Technicians (test

and deployment), and for interface with multiple OEM customers and

suppliers.

Position requires successful evaluation of current quality assurance

programs and confers with top management personnel preparatory to

formulating fiscal budget requirements for quality assurance program and

continuous improvement. Additionally reviews technical problems, operating

processes and procedures of departments and recommends solutions to

problems or dangers.

November 2007 - May 2013. RECTICEL INTERIORS, LLC., Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Quality Assurance Manager. Primary responsibilities include management of

Quality Assurance Department consisting of Quality Engineering, Metrology,

Audit Personnel, Quality Technicians, Color Control Personnel, Offsite

Customer Liaisons, Quality Systems Engineering and Document Control

Personnel, as well as oversight of plant cleaning contractor. Responsible

for formulating and establishing goals, operating policies and procedures

for manufacturing site in cooperation with other executive managers. Have

leadership responsibility as primary contact to establish quality standards

to meet customer requirements and lead necessary efforts to resolve

customer concerns. As a result, PPM's have been reduced by more than 98%.

Required to lead management review and monitor/analyze key performance

indicators for quality. Responsible for initial and subsequent

modifications of product assurance program to delineate areas of

responsibility, personnel requirements and operational procedures within

the program.

Position includes opportunity to be involved with international group

tasked with creating homogeneous work methods, tracking of corporate

results internationally and the sharing of best practices. As a result,

have traveled extensively within the European Union, Mexico and Canada.

Additional responsibilities include training employees in Surface

Appearance Standards, and quality systems with respect to quality. Also

responsible for reviewing quality goals for new employees at their

orientation class, and periodic storm water reporting pursuant to permit

requirements.

December 1996 - November 2007. REHAU, Inc., Cullman, Alabama. Quality

Engineer. Primary responsibilities include resolution of Paint Operation

quality issues on multiple paint lines, supervision of Color Lab and Color

Lab personnel, supervision of customer location plant representatives,

customer liaison, supplier liaison, and supervision of Quality Department

during any absence of the Quality Manager. Secondary responsibilities

include all aspects of product quality in both the Injection Molding and

Fabrication operations during the absence of Engineers with primary

responsibility for these areas. Position requires extensive travel to

locations in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe.

During product start-up for each of several OEM's, was directly responsible

for developing product surface inspection standards along with appropriate

supplemental aids for use on the manufacturing floor. These standards have

been subsequently migrated to all product lines in the plant.

Also responsible for the creation of QS-9000/TS-16949 compliant

documentation for use on the manufacturing floor. These documents include

work instructions, gauge instructions, quality alerts, control plans, flow

diagrams, etc. These documents as well as others are included in PPAP

submissions to multiple OEM customers.

Additional responsibilities include training employees in Surface

Appearance Standards, quality systems, and fabrication methods with respect

to quality. Also responsible for the quality portion of new employee

orientation.

Directly responsible for process improvements in Color Coordination whereby

the company realized a savings of approximately $300,000 per year.

Received the largest monetary award from Corporate Headquarters Office to

date.

April 1994 - December 1996. Textron Automotive Company, Americus, Georgia.

Quality Engineer with responsibility for all aspects of product quality

including molding operations, painting operations, color coordination,

product launch and customer liaison. Responsible for quality aspects of

thermal elastomeric olefin (TEO/TPO) injection molding operations including

system analysis and part quality. Directly responsible for development and

implementation of an audit system resulting in stabilizing operating

parameters which allowed for a 40% increase in operation efficiency.

Position required extensive customer contact both at Textron locations and

OEM locations by phone and travel.

Also responsible for quality related issues on multiple paint lines, both

automated and manual operations. Responsibilities included direct

supervision of personnel involved in continuous monitoring of color

stability and finish quality. As color coordinator, responsibilities in

addition to those above included coordination of sample panel production

utilizing spraymation and production line methods for submission to

customer for production color approval (PPAP). Also required to be

certified for color vision using the Standard Munsell 100 Hue Color Acuity

Test.

Product launch responsibilities included generation of QS-9000 controlled

documentation such as Operator Instructions and Procedures for new

products, Generation of Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), PPSC's (ECO's)

and Control Plans as well as other PPAP documentation.

Customer liaison duties included extensive interaction with major OEM

customers such as Chrysler (Neon and Viper programs) and Mitsubishi

(Chrysler Sebring program) with respect to color issues, part quality

issues and quality support. Extensive travel was required.

Other major duties have included the responsibility for the entire service

parts business as related to quality. Service part load consisted of

approximately 2000 separate part numbers. Responsible for upkeep of ECO

system and quality alerts generated with regards to service parts business.

Also have been responsible for management of remanufacturing program where

defective or outdated material was brought back into the facility,

reworked/updated and shipped to plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Education:

University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama. Graduated May 1981 with a

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Included on Dean's List for Academic

Achievement and on the National Dean's List.

John C. Calhoun State Junior College, Decatur, Alabama. Graduated 1979

with an Associate Science Degree.

Additional Training/Education:

Supervisory Leadership Development Training - June 2010

Training Within Industry (TWI) - October 2009

Leading and Sustaining Lean - September 2009

Value Stream Mapping - August 2009

Bloodborne Pathogens Training - October 2008

Layered Process Audit-Executive Overview - August 2008

Layered Process Audit Implementation-Train the Trainer - August 2008

Understanding ISO/TS 16949:2002 - July 2008

Associations and Memberships:

Tuscaloosa's Eastview Church - Pastor (Bi-Vocational)

Eagle Scout - BSA T200

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - District Staff Officer, Public Affairs, D8CR

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - Commander, Flotilla 081-08-05, D8CR

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