Engineer Quality
Resume:
Roger D. Smith
**** ***** ***** **. ******* Springs, SC, 29316
Cell 740-***-**** E-mail *****.*******@*****.***
Manufacturing Engineering
Supplier quality engineer with 30+ years’ experience in manufacturing and design. Highly skilled in development and manufacturing processes. Strength in applying project management skills to effectively execute complex tasks with multi-million dollar projects. A strategic, practical, analytical thinker and great problem solver with proven expertise in creating solutions through technology to achieve profits. Effective team leader, builder and mentor with strong interpersonal skills.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Greytree Partners LLC Greenville, South Carolina 2016 to present
VW Automobile assembly plant
Supplier Quality Engineer
Managed supplier and their product that supply VW assembly plant.
Key Accomplishments:
Qualified new suppliers.
Qualified new parts
Managed supplier running changes.
ISIR qualification.
Launched new BSUV.
Worked with suppliers to improve their process capability thru PFMEA and control plans.
Bertrandt Greenville, South Carolina 20014 to 2015
BMW Automobile assembly plant
Supplier Quality Engineer
Managed suppliers and there product that supply BMW assembly plant.
Key Accomplishments:
Qualified new suppliers.
Managed supplier running changes.
PPAP qualification.
Worked with suppliers to improve their process capability thru PFMEA and control plans that resulted in improved Parts Per Million levels.
Jankel Tactical Systems Duncan, South Carolina 2012 to 2013
Light vehicles and integrated survivability
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Managed suppliers and their process capability to enhance Jankel manufacturing and efficiency. Analyzed supplier capability data to identify top 5 recurring issues and implemented corrective actions to reduce or eliminate them.
Approved supplier PPAP documents.
Supported manufacturing
In process of launching light vehicle
Developed supplier charge back process
Assisted product analysis
Benteler Automotive Duncan, South Carolina 2010 to 2012
Tier one automotive supplier
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Developed and maintained supplier quality metric work with suppliers to improve performance, implemented process control and quality plans. Analyze supplier capabilities. Interacted routinely with purchasing, engineering and suppliers to pro-actively improve quality of components.
Qualified new suppliers.
Performed supplier quality audits.
PPAP qualification.
Worked with suppliers to lower PPM requirements.
Belcan Greenville, South Carolina 2008 to 2010
BMW Automobile assembly plant
Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
Managed suppliers and there product that supply BMW assembly plant.
Key Accomplishments:
Qualified new suppliers.
Managed supplier running changes.
Worked with suppliers to improve there process capability thru PFMEA and control plans that result in improved Parts Per Million levels.
Edgetech Cambridge, Ohio 2006 to 2007
Spacer manufacture for the fenestration industry, windows, doors and wall curtains.
Technical Project Manager
Managed all projects, assigned project leaders and reported project status to senior management. Developed all processes to design and launch new products. Mentored, coached and instructed inexperienced project leaders to manage their projects. Coordinated and managed prototype, pilot run, and production build.
Key Accomplishments:
Managed financial tracking of project budgets to compare budgeted against actual project cost.
Measured and analyzed pre-production and production capability to evaluate design, and process capability resulting in a continuous improvement approach.
Defined dynamic control plans for manufacturing capability to optimize processes.
Lear Corporation Zanesville, Ohio 2005 to 2006
Tier one automotive supplier.
Quality Engineer
Monitored process capability and reported to the customer and senior management. Responsible for current and new product launches for electrical junction boxes and power distribution centers to Daimler Chrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors.
Key Accomplishments:
Provided failure analysis reports, 8D, Seven Step, 5 why, and fish bone, and generated reports for customer warranty and achieved TS16949 compliance.
Directly involved with permanent corrective actions to prevent manufacturing defects and achieved improvement to current manufacturing processes.
Eagle Manufacturing Florence, Kentucky 2004 to 2005
Metal machining company.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Launched the new 3.5 liter super cubing block program and support for government military contract program.
Key Accomplishments:
Developed Process Fault Mode Effect and Analysis to identify weakness in the process and established an improved process capability plan.
Initiated a steering committee to develop manufacturing training to reduce process variability.
Batavia Transmission LLC Batavia, Ohio 2001 to 2004
Ford Motor Co. Subsidiary.
Test, Quality Engineer
Launched the new Continuous Variable Transmission program for the final test department.
Key Accomplishments:
Achieved Electrostatic Discharge compliance to prevent product damage.
Identified and developed base repair bay strategy to optimize repair to product repair time.
Planned software download strategy to the transmission to ensure the vehicle at the body assembly plant received the correct software strategy.
Early Career
Visteon Dearborn, Michigan 1999 to 2001
Subsystem Engineer
Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Michigan 1994 to 1999
Test, Quality Engineer, promoted to senior engineer
ITT Aerospace Division Fort Wayne, Indiana 1989 to 1994
Magnavox Electronics Company Fort Wayne, Indiana 1983 to 1989
EDUCATION
Indiana State University
Bachelor of Science Electronic Technology and Bachelor of Science Computer Technology
CONTINUNING EDUCATION
Certification in minitab, lean manufacturing, Kaizan, Kanban. QS 9000, and TS16949 Auditing, Electrostatic Discharge certification
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