Joel C. Larime

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Grand Blanc, MI 48439

Primary Phone: 810-***-****

E-mail Address: acp2pk@r.postjobfree.com

Cell Phone: 810-***-****

Objective:

Utilizing my education and experience to benefit a company through the continuous improvement of business processes in

quality, cost, and delivery.

Employment History:

Quality Systems Manager

Champion Bus Incorporated Imlay City, MI, Division of Allied Specialty Vehicles April 2014-Present

Responsible to lead, organize, manage and provide strategic guidance to the quality assurance department to ensure quality

system maintenance, continuous improvement activities, and delivery of products and processes which conform to customer

Standards and ISO 9001 and Ford QVM requirements.

Provides quality leadership and strategic guidance to all associates in the plant including direct reports

Manages the quality objectives in regards to Defects per Units, First Pass Yield, customer complaints, corrective actions,

for reporting to Plant Management and the Corporate office.

Responsible to coordinate third party audits with ISO Registrar in all bi-annual surveillance audits. Leads corrective actions for all

Non conformances documented during ISO third party audits.

Mentors and coaches quality resources as well as other functional groups throughout the organization.

Responsible for 5 direct reports in regards to providing direction on quality tasks, training, and implementing continuous

Improvement initiatives for Lean manufacturing.

Responsible to develop and implement Microsoft Access database to collect defect data and generate reports to production,

engineering and other support groups to generate corrective action for all repetitive and critical quality issues.

Quality Manager

Gestamp Automocion NAO Mason, MI January 2013-April 2014

Responsible to lead, organize, manage and provide strategic guidance to the quality assurance department to ensure quality

system maintenance, continuous improvement activities, and delivery of products and processes which conform to customer

specifications and ISO TS 16949 requirements.

Provides quality leadership and strategic guidance to all associates in the plant including direct reports

Manages the quality objectives in regards to PPM, scrap, customer complaints, corrective actions, and reporting to Plant

Management and the Corporate office.

Monitors the objectives achievement through a risk assessment follow up based on FMEA, Control Plans and assigns

specific tasks to Quality Engineers for improvement to the quality system or specific parts as needed.

Responsible to assist the Advance Quality Team in the development of APQP documentation. Conducts Gage R@R, Initial

Capability studies, CMM layouts, and Run at Rate for PPAP on new launch programs in the plant.

Responsible for ensuring positive customer and supplier relationships on all products produced in the plant.

Mentors and coaches quality resources as well as other appropriate individuals throughout the organization.

Responsible for the maintenance of all quality procedures and work instructions that ensure compliance to ISO TS 16949

and VDA requirements. Serve as Management Representative for ISO TS 16949.

Builds a strong internal quality network to ensure best practices are shared and implemented across all plants in Gestamp

Responsible for the maintenance of CQI-9, Press Hardening Audits, QSB, Manufacturing Site Assessments for all customers

Support Safety initiatives in the plant to ensure a safe work environment. Support maintenance and third party audits for

ISO 14001 Environmental Standard

Responsible for 46 direct reports in regards to providing direction on quality tasks, training, and GMS systems

Program Quality Manager General Motors and Chrysler Divisions

Faurecia Interiors NAO Technical Center Auburn Hills, MI July 2007- January 2013

Responsible to lead, organize, manage and provide strategic guidance to the quality assurance department to ensure quality

system maintenance, continuous improvement activities, and delivery of products and processes which conform to customer

and market requirements.

Provides quality leadership and strategic guidance to business leaders in all areas of the organization (7 plants NAO)

Manages the quality objectives-including Safety & Regulation, Environmental-such as the PPM, Scrap, including

perceived quality and cascade them to the internal and external suppliers.

Monitors the objectives achievement through a risk assessment follow up based on FMEA, Special characteristics,

capabilities, tolerance stacks, PPM, etc.

Builds a robust quality capability within the organization to ensure products and process design are feasible and conform to

customer Quality specifications.

Proactively represents client to the customer base to instill confidence with key customer contacts regarding overall quality

and reliability capabilities.

Mentors and coaches quality resources as well as other appropriate individuals throughout the organization.

Applies quality system requirements to the development process-FES requirements

Builds a strong internal quality network to ensure best practices are shared and implemented

Responsible for internal/external audits and the implementation of ISO/TS 16949 within the Tech Center and FIS plants

Responsible for 7 direct reports in regards to providing direction on quality tasks, training, and FIS systems

Corporate Lead Warranty/Craftsmanship Engineer

Cadence Innovation Troy, MI. September 2003-July 2007 Corporate Lead Warranty/Craftsmanship Engineer

Responsible for presenting quality data to management team (FTQ, PPM, Data cards, Customer Complaints)

•Coordinate & facilitate development of quality and business system requirements. Interface with plant and site

quality managers to assure quality systems are consistent with organizations goals. Responsible for leading quality activities,

including planning, control, and improvement initiatives. Identify and implement pro-active quality improvement processes.

•Provide quality assurance support to customers (plants), suppliers, partners and targeted departments of the organization.

•Currently responsible for the following programs regarding Warranty Reporting and Craftsmanship/Harmony: Lambda

966/968/967, GMT-355, GMX 380, GMX 310, P-90, GMT-610, H2, AN 84, JR-41, WK, XK, D-Segment, and CS.

Customer systems utilized for reporting metrics are Covisint and GM Supply Power.

•Provide direct leadership on the investigation of supplier, customer and internal complaints in the form of

DOE, 5phase corrective action, 8-Discipline and 7-Step Corrective Action analysis formats. Tier 1 injection molding

plastics supplier of Interior components, front fascias and body side claddings for General Motors, Ford, DCX, Isuzu,

Mitsubishi and FCSD.

Quality Systems Manager

TRW VM Service, Wixom, MI Jan 2001- September 2003 Quality Systems Manager •Quality Manager for TRW VM Service

Responsible for the implementation of quality systems, maintaining QS-9000/TS-16949 certification, and the implementation

of ISO 14001. Conducted Internal Audits to ensure all documented Standard Operating Procedures were in compliance with

ISO/QS-9000 guidelines. •Responsible for three direct reports. •Ensured suppliers maintained a level of quality consistent with

TRW company requirements •Led investigations for customer, supplier, and internal complaints including identifying irreversible

corrective actions. Led investigations of supplier, customer and internal complaints in the form of DOE, 5phase, 8-Discipline

and 7-Step Corrective Action analysis formats. Implemented corporate quality initiatives for Wixom MI. and Garrett IN. facilities.

•Led and implemented Q1 certification at TRW VM Service both in the Wixom and Indiana plants.

•Responsibilities also included the development of Process Control Plans, Process FMEA's, Process Flow Diagrams for all

Remanufacturing processes in the plant. Customers were GMSPO, Mopar, FCSD, and Honda.

Manufacturing processes included Service Parts Packaging and the Remanufacturing of Anti-Lock Braking Systems.

Quality Supervisor

Carlisle Engineered Products, Lapeer, MI Nov. 1998-Jan. 2001 Quality Supervisor

•Responsible for nine quality inspectors

reporting directly to me. •Managed the quality system and parts being manufactured across a three shift operation.

•Implemented the quality system at a remote plant in Brown City, MI. maintaining QS-9000 certification at both facilities.

•Involved in the APQP process during program launches. Trained employees in all areas related to quality.

•Facilitated (Kaizen) Lean Manufacturing concepts in the plant. Customers were JCI, GM, Daimler Chrysler,

Mazda and Subaru. •Manufacturing processes included: injection and blow molding, drilling operations (secondary operations),

and assembly operations. •Developed a flatness gage to reduce scrap overall in the blow molding process. This gage yielded

a $25,000 reduction in scrap in the first three months of use.

Quality Technician/Engineer

Kay Automotive Graphics Lake Orion, MI 9/1997-11/1998 Quality Engineer/Technician

Responsible for all quality functions on third shift. Approved first piece setups, in-process, and final inspections for all jobs running on

third shift. Approved new tooling runs for production. Maintained Process Flow charts, Process FMEA's, and Control Plans for the

production department. Revised and implemented process changes in the plant. Responsible for the plant Metrology

with the responsibility to get all quality inspection equipment calibrated. Inspection equipment included calipers,

micrometers, optical comparator, gloss meter etc. Customers were GM, Ford, and Daimler Chrysler.

Manufacturing processes included screen-printing and die cutting for exterior automotive decals and appliqués.

Quality Technician

Lear Corporation Fenton, MI 8/1993 - 9/1997 Quality Technician

Responsible for the 100% inspection and testing

of finished seat assemblies supplied to Buick City Assembly plant. Answered quality problems that operators encountered

with supplied products during assembly. Worked with suppliers in resolving incoming quality problems.

(Stamping, welding and plastic component suppliers) Served as the QS-9000 Internal Lead Auditor for the plant.

Customers were Buick City assembly, Flint Truck and Bus assembly, and Lake Orion assembly plants.

Manufacturing processes included the assembly of seating components and sequencing of finished seat assemblies

to assembly plant line fills.

Education:

High School Diploma

Major: General

Grand Blanc High School

Grand Blanc, MI.

University of Michigan Associates of Applied Science Bachelors Degree

Major: BSME Major: Quality Assurance Major: Ind. Systems Engineering

U-M Flint 1985-1988 Baker College 3/1998 (Magna Laude) Baker College 2009 (Cum Laude)

Flint, MI Flint, MI. Flint, MI.

Licenses and Certificates:

Modern GD&T, Mitutoyo, MI

QS-9000 Internal Auditor, Excel Corp., MI

Measurement Systems Analysis, Oakland Community College, MI

Statistical Process Control, Mott Community College/Baker College, MI

TS-16949 Internal Auditor Training, Ominex Corp.

Skills and Abilities:

Modern GD&T 4 yrs. experience

Internal Auditing (QS-9000) 6 years experience

Measurement Systems Analysis 4 years experience

Statistical Process Control 6 years experience

Internal Auditing (TS-16949) 4 years experience

MS Office-PowerPoint, Project, Word, Excel 10 years experience

Email programs(Lotus Notes,Outlook,GroupWise)

PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, PCP, PFlow Charts 10 years experience

Trained in Lean Manufacturing Concepts through Carlisle Engineered Products Corporate Lean Facilitator-(40 Hrs.)

Trained as Green Belt in Six Sigma methodology through TRW Training Seminar facilitated by Black Belt-(2 completed projects)

Bronze Certification in Lean Manufacturing Methodologies October 2014

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