Quality Engineer Six Sigma

Qualifications Profile

Detail oriented and thoughtful professional prepared to contribute to

organizational objectives and excel in the field of mechanical engineering,

with keen interest in product development, quality and manufacturing.

> Mechanical engineering: Use mechanical engineering principles in the

design and installation of products and systems.

> Quality engineering: Plan product quality audits. Support

manufacturing teams with quality tools. Develop manufacturing control

plans, and lead failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA).

> Product development: Participate in failure incident reviews to

develop better product and system features.

> Engineering management: Use soft skills to inspire and motivate co-

workers for the organizational good.

> Project management: Use of project management skills like CPM and PERT

to execute and manage projects.

> Six Sigma: Use Six Sigma tools to minimize variation, improve

processes and reduce cost.

Professional Experience

> Union Pacific

Jan 2015 -

Supplier Quality Engineer

. PPAP

. Corrective Actions

. Part Identicality

. Supplier Development

> Eaton Corp. Shenandoah, IA

Aug 2010 - Jan 2015

Lead Engineer - Supplier Quality

. Set PPAP requirements

. Review and approve PPAP

. Support new product launches

. APQP and Component Risk Assessment

. Supplier corrective action review and approval

. Material Review Board - MRB

. Lead Focus Five - process for improving quality for worst

performing suppliers

Sr. Quality Engineer

. Leading FMEA reviews, control plan reviews and MCR reviews

affecting product quality

. Working with manufacturing engineers and operations leaders to provide

quality engineering support to heavy duty truck transmission assembly

line

. Managing Assembly Quality Technicians

. Supporting Truck North America Customer Focus team through leadership of

containment and corrective actions for ZMPDs, LMPDs and DMRs

. Leading reduction of internal defects and scrap through implementation of

quality alerts, One Point Lessons for best practice sharing, Six Sigma

projects and process review and improvement

. Responsible for audit preparation in assembly and shipping areas

. Responsible for plant-wide monthly quality training topics

. Participation in Kaizens for quality and productivity improvement

. Participation in Truck North America Assembly Council meetings for

standardization and best practice sharing between TNA transmission plants

> Cummins Turbo Technologies, Charleston, SC

Nov 2007 - Aug 2010

Quality Engineer

Lead FMEA reviews, address customer complaints, support FIRG reviews, and

develop quality management processes.

Work with manufacturing engineers and operations leaders to provide

quality engineering support to two turbocharger assembly lines.

. Executed a project to control the segregation and disposition of

nonconforming parts.

. Developed product quality audit procedures and addressed various

customer complaints by identifying means of preventing or detecting

defects, thereby protecting the customer.

> Webco Industries, Oil City, PA

Jan 2007 -. Oct 2007

Quality Engineer

. Addressed process and quality issues related to steel tube

manufacture. Implemented a weld force measuring system with load

cells and profiled the temperature change of heat treated tubes by

means of thermocouples.

Education

. MS Engineering Management

Dec 2006

University of Missouri-Rolla

. MS Automotive Engineering

Sept 2003

FH Esslingen, Germany

. BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering

July 2001

KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

Computer Skills

MS Office, Minitab, SolidWorks, ProEngineer

Other Qualifications

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

AIAG Core Tools Certified

Eaton Certified ISO/TS 16949 Auditor

Pro Launch Training Completion

GD&T Training

Eaton Managerial/ FLL Courses

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