Frank William Houck III (Trae)

***** ***** ***** ****. **********, Alabama 35803

256-***-**** cell acvm9b@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Quality Engineer (SQE)

Quality Norms/ISO 9001:14001;TS16949

Purchasing Expertise

Trouble shooting

APQP

Supplier Development

Automotive Industry Expert

Project Management

Layered Process Audits (LPA)

Strong Leadership Skills

Lean Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing

EHS Team member

SAP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

July 2015 to October 2015 Steelcase Incorporated Athens, Alabama

Short Term Contract Lean Quality Engineer

Evaluate and improve on processes in manufacturing systems to reduce variation and improve quality and waste performance.

Improve process capability and production volume while maintaining and improving quality standards.

Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.

Maintain reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, and costs.

Develop innovative solutions including soliciting outside assistance from local universities and suppliers.

Develop an audit plan, train internal audit team members, perform necessary duties and provide ongoing communication/reporting of results.

Oversee the inspection of first offs regarding movement of presses and production lines for a better flow of materials for a lean environment.

Work effectively with cross-functional teams including suppliers, customers and associates, both verbally and in writing. Excellent listening skills.

Coaching & Counseling – effectively instructs associates at all performance levels and enjoys helping team members grow, sharing authority and providing resources and support that empower. Offers clear, direct, and timely feedback.

Assist Quality Supervisor in establishing, implementing and maintaining a quality management system.

Project manager and liaison for innovation improvements involving Senior Engineering Students from University of Alabama Huntsville. Solicited assistance from the university then managed Steelcase resources for implementation of project improvements

March 2013 to July 2015 Borg Warner Water Valley, Mississippi

Senior Quality Engineer / Safety Team Member

Products launched, quality assured, problems investigated and solved, costs reduced and continuous improvements aggressively pursued, customer relations maintained while producing solenoids for General Motors, Chrysler and Ford transmissions.

Schedule and run prototype and trial part then report results to upper management, process engineering and customers.

Performed Layered Process Audits for product lines and make recommendations for improvements in safety, quality, ergonomics, and production processes.

Lead discussions and investigations utilizing 8-D methodologies.

Present ideas and testing results to management and customers

Safety Team Member led and made recommendations for safety improvement.

Successfully made improvements to reduce cycle time by 20 seconds per unit as capability increased eliminated many overtime hours.

Manage the testing and audit stands performance and chart results and monitor pattern changes.

Make and implement many recommendations to improve production performance and error proofing, developing inline processes to eliminate unneeded handling.

Drastically improved average scrap costs per unit from $.25 per unit to < $.12 per unit by utilizing rework processes.

Make ecological recommendations and implementations to cut costs by recycling components when possible to reduce waste going to the recycler or land fill (ISO14001).

oTransmission fluid reclaim, filter, viscosity check and reuse of over than 30,000 gallons of fluid per year. This one process I implemented saved the company over than $300,000 the first year of implementation.

oWhen scrap is inadvertently produced, created a teardown process to be able to reclaim several of the components that can be washed in our washer system then reused.

2011-Feb 2013 Federal Mogul Athens, Alabama & Blacksburg, Virginia

Progressed and increased in job responsibilities in Plant Quality / Supplier Quality Engineering/ APQP Coordinator / Continuous Improvement Engineer

Contract Employee and Strategic Action Committee Team member reporting to the Corporate Director of Quality while working in two locations Athens, Alabama and Blacksburg, Virginia.

Supervised and provided guidance to quality inspectors, and mentor the new Quality Engineers

Responsible for the analyzing of data and making recommendations to continuously improve processes for capacity and quality improvements for both Federal Mogul facilities.

Analyze engineering specifications and monitor operational processes to develop and install quality control methods, practices, and procedures for the head gasket assembly composed of stainless and cold roll steel as well as engine crankshaft bearings composed of steel and aluminum fused together.

Drastically reduced the changeover times utilizing SMED procedures.

Understand and write SREA, PFMEA's, Process Flow Diagrams, and Control Plans, PPAP's, Warrants, Quality Bulletins, Work Instructions, Check Sheets.

Corrective actions including 5-Why’s, 8-D’s, and fishbone diagrams (depending on the customer requirements), and submits them to their Customer Quality Engineer for approval.

Make recommendations for improvements that utilize Poke-Yoke error proofing methods and equipment utilization efficiency.

Responsible for the APQP functions and the quality link between the Customer, the Plant Quality and Manufacturing group, Reliability group and Product Engineering group for new or significantly changing programs.

Complex problem solving by analyzing process data to establish capability using statistical analysis.

Perform gage R&R studies to establish equipment capability.

Lead multi-functional teams in preventive and corrective action activities.

Develop and recommend inspection and sampling techniques, quality control plans and process control procedures.

Utilizing lessons learned from previous positions viable for organizational success during launch of new product lines and take into regard capacity improvements.

Organize and represent quality on cross-functional teams and visit customers to discuss quality concerns.

Member of the feasibility / applications team making recommendation regarding the construction and costing of potential new business.

Orchestrate and lead team regarding findings during ISO/TS-16949 Audits and make recommendations for correction of issues.

2011 Ridgeview Industries Huntsville, Alabama

Plant Quality Manager

Contracted leader and customer liaison to a team in which I managed 3 Quality Engineers and 15 Inspectors in day-to-day operations of a Just in Time facility which supplied Honda and Toyota steel seating components and frames to another JIT facility that made shipments every 3 hours, bumpers for Honda Odyssey mini vans, and as well as structural integrity components for Nissan Titans.

Drastically reduced our Parts per Million by over 50 percent by pushing quality back into the manufacturing processes.

Provide focus to issues directed by customers and by manufacturing needs.

ISO 9001 TS-16949 Internal Auditor of programs and procedures.

Write and published work instructions and inspection instructions.

2003 to 2011 AC Services Huntsville, Alabama

Performed each of the following opportunities as required in startup operations of a company:

Program / Operations Manager / Quality Engineer / Safety Supervisor / Staffing / Sales

Created and ran a division of AC Incorporated. Under my tenure the division grossed sales of over 8 million dollars.

Managed 250 staff members at over 25 different locations in which we supported services to OEM’s and about 350 tier 1 and 2 suppliers in several JIT facilities.

Marketing by soliciting new business in the areas of Quality Inspection, Rework, Containment and Manufacturing.

Developed the capabilities to provide the following services to automotive and commercial industries such as: Inspection and separation of discrepant materials to set specific standards, Containment of discrepant materials, rework of parts to a set standard and some light assembly.

Quality Engineer having trained staff and some customers in the following areas: Lean Six Sigma, Kaizan (place for everything), Kanban (Just in Time), Pokyoke (fail safe) systems.

Negotiate contracts or terms and conditions with potential customers.

Manage and provide contract labor to customers.

Provide quality services, on time, and within budget to the customer.

Determine staffing, equipment, and facility requirements.

Recruit, hire, train, evaluate, develop, discipline, and terminate personnel.

Write and administer company policies and procedures.

Provide assistance in support of the company’s ISO 9001:2000 certifications.

Responsible for all Safety Investigations and safety audits for AC Services employees at customer locations we serve.

Identify hazards and potential hazards then offer countermeasures by identifying root cause, implement countermeasures, and include early symptoms investigation.

Produce and submit annual business budget plans and reports

Support other divisions of AC Incorporated, by locating new manufacturing or service opportunities.

2001-2015 Self Employed Handyman Huntsville, Alabama

2001 Product Action Indianapolis, Indiana / Alabama

Operations Manager

Reporting to Regional Vice President set up several satellite offices in Alabama. During my tenure I started with 8 inspectors and grew the business to over 250 inspectors in less than one year. Major Customers included Mercedes, Honda, JCI, International Diesel, Nissan and Toyota.

Developed and grew a business base that provides employment, efficient operations, and profitability that works various Tier 1suppliers and OEM.

Developed the capabilities to provide the following services in the automotive industry:

oInspect, Rework, Containment.

1996-2001 Dunlop Tire Huntsville, Alabama

Promoted to Supervisor to Departmental Manager then to Night Shift Production Manager

Reporting to the Plant Manager, responsible for production and other associated requirements of a Unionized Workforce of over 2000 employees. Coordinated training, coaching and mentoring of Union leaders /workers.

Implemented and continuously monitored safe work practices in each department.

Meet and communicate with outgoing/incoming shift coordinators and department shift supervisors with pre-shift and mid- shift meetings.

Monitored production boards through-out shift.

Train, coach and mentored Union leaders/workers in implementation of Japanese methodologies: Kanban Systems, Kaizen System, and continuous improvement process and lean tools.

Respond to safety, quality or equipment issues as needed to meet customer production requirements, as a member of the mill rescue team.

Respond to and resolve Union Worker issues such as safety, quality, or labor contract issues.

Complete required paperwork (such as training checklist, employee evaluations, status change forms, vacation request, etc.).

Conducted Layered Process Audits (LPA) as required.

Responsible for policy deployment for Union team workers across all shifts to ensure consistent understanding and implementation of plant goals and objectives.

Conformed to Dunlop’s Environmental, Safety & Health Management System Policy.

1995-1996 SCI / Sanmina Huntsville, Alabama

Supervisor then promoted to Procurement Specialist

Responsible for the coordination of the supply chain management process and customer service areas of the facility. Overall responsible for customer orders, raw materials, production planning/scheduling, inventory control, and logistics of finished goods.

Planned and implemented activities related to the timely, cost-effective procurement, inventory control, planning, and quality control of raw materials. Developed, implemented, and maintained policies, procedures, and material control systems to reduce cost, and streamline operations.

Developed and provided leadership to department personnel in effectively utilizing a master production schedule to plan and provide the required levels of finished goods, a materials requirement system to ensure components necessary to produce finished goods, and systems to maintain acceptable inventory levels.

Assisted in the development and implementation of solutions to problems affecting the flow of material and support of customers. Coordinated with manufacturing and finance on matters involving inventory related cost.

Maintained communication efforts with customers and sales team to understand order patterns and delivery performance criteria.

Drive continuous improvement activity throughout material control areas within the plant, utilizing tools such as value stream mapping and kaizen events.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree Harding University Searcy, Arkansas

DDI Classes: “Working with and Managing a Union Workforce”

Management Classes: “Managing in a Hostile Work Environment”

“Managing Before, During and After the Union Strikes”

Continuing Education Classes: GDNT “Lean Manufacturing” and “Lean Six Sigma”

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