William G. Myers

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DELTON, MI 49046-9500

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734-***-**** Cell

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Career Summary

Manufacturing professional with > than 30 years of comprehensive experience including Quality Assurance Manager, Senior Quality Engineer, Senior Supplier Development Engineer/Lead Analyst, Senior Corporate Buyer, Acting Plant Manager, and Director of Quality and Engineering. Expertise includes:

AIAG Documentation including DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP’s, Control Plans and gage R&R’s.

Q1, ISO/QS9002, TS16949, ISO14000, ISO17025

Supplier audits (Trained by TUV Nord /VDA), Internal Auditing (Eaton Corporation)

oPerformed as many as 15 audits per year for Eaton Corporation which included technical audits, Quality System audits. Management System audits, etc.

oTS 16949 audit training Eaton Corporation.

oPerformed 13 Audits for TUV Nord as part of my training while with Benteler Corporation.

oHave led in many product launches and have served as the project manager.

oMost recent product launch working with SOLO World Partners and Eaton Corporation on their newest major launch as a project manager.

oHave either led or been a part of TS 16949, ISO 17025 and ISO14000 successful efforts for several companies.

Supplier Sourcing and Development

Professional Experience

United Foam Products Technologies 05/03/2016 – 11/11/2016

Contract position through Aerotek Engineering, manufacturers of foam products for medical and automotive use. Assisted in entering documentation for their new Epicor system. Reviewed documents for correct nomenclature and content. Also, assisted in corrective actions responses and developed generic control plan and PFMEA formats.

Grand Rapids Spring and Stamping (Gill Holding Company) 09/21/2015 – 4/28/2916

Responsible for gage instructions and development with great success, assisting in development of PPAP’s, and migrated documents from an older version of Plexus to a newer version. hat was extended to open ended long term. Also, acquired quotations for new gages and assisted in the design of same.

Magna Cosma 11/01/2014 – 07/14/2015

Contract position through Aerotek in an automotive startup operation responsible for training in gage techniques, verification of product quality, documentation of performance on machining operations and a multitude of tasks to assist the CNC operators in getting their line set ups done and gages ready for the use of staff. Created gage instructions and gage care standards. Responsible for assisting in the design and procurement of gages.

SOLO World Partners, Riverview, Michigan 01/2012-06/2014

SOLO World Partners a warehousing, sourcing and supply agency for manufacturers worldwide. SOLO is a Foreign Trade Zone and was Supplier of the Year to Eaton Shanghai.

Director-Quality & Engineering

Responsible for the quality systems, management of the personnel and their training, TS16949, supplier PPAP’s and quality issues, responding to customer concerns, and assist in the design and specification reviews. Heavy responsibility to assist foreign manufacturers in presenting documentation for new products and processes.

Eaton Corporation Marshal and Galesburg, MI Vehicle Group 01/2004-12/2011

Manufacturers for the vehicle industry worldwide.

Contract through Infotree Services then direct.

Sr. Supplier Development Engineer/Lead Analyst Marshall Proving Grounds and Galesburg, MI

Assisted in development and certification of suppliers, aiding in developing quality systems, defining and interpreting standards of performance and product. Coordinated needs between the manufacturing floor, customer and supplier. Performed multiple manufacturing audits throughout most countries.

Assisted in launch of new products performing design reviews and verifications.

Assumed responsibility for problem suppliers to ensure quality products and achieve approved supplier status.

New supplier launches with zero defects with some becoming supplier of the year.

Cummins Corporation, Columbus, Indiana 04/2005-07/2005

Contract through Aerotek

Manufacturers of Diesel Engines

Contract Supplier Development Engineer

Contract work during a 3-month hiatus from Eaton Corporation. Duties included monitoring and improvement of processes, procedures, and resolution of problems involving quality, design and functions.

Stryker 08/2009 ~ 10/2009

Contract through Aerotek

Manufacturer of medical instruments

Contract work assisting in bringing PFMEA’s and DFMEA’s current and insuring work instructions accurately expressed the processes.

Hi-Lex Corporation, Battle Creek, MI 03/2003-12/2003

Part of Nippon Cable Systems (TSK) manufacturer of cable systems for the automotive and recreational vehicle industries.

Quality Assurance Manager

Trained and organized the entire quality system. Coordinated activities between sister plants in China, Mexico, South Korea, Japan and others as they came on board. Reviewed and presented corrective actions, responsible for the Advanced Quality Planning Process and PPAP’s. Spearheaded TS16949 and Q1 efforts along with ISO14000.

Triple ‘S’ Plastics (Eimoamericas) 01/2002-03/2003

Manufacturers of high quality plastic products for the automotive and electronic industries.

Quality Assurance Manager

Organized and developed a professional staff, coordinated QS activities, organized and streamlined the QA efforts to optimize performance and impact and reduce costs. Oversaw the entire quality program. Established an SPC system to better track product performance.

Established a products review system that reduced lead time to production of new products and reduced defects and reduced costs.

Reorganized entire staff to better embrace individual talents and utilize the staff more effectively.

Mushashi Automotive Corporation 2001-2002

Leading manufacturer of precision machined automotive parts.

Senior Quality Manager

Responsible for entire quality program including all training functions. Trained and developed a professional staff.

Rewrote the entire quality manual and reorganized the quality system to become more effective and efficient.

Oversaw the metallurgical lab.

Customer interface for product development and corrective actions.

Benteler Automotive Industries 1993-2001

Major manufacturer of automotive parts and assemblies.

Contract to direct hire

Senior Corporate Buyer 1998-2000

Developed economical and dependable quality suppliers.

Purchased tubing and assisted in developing the products for production.

Purchased raw steel and tooling for the stamping industry.

Senior Quality Engineer 1994-1998

Developed and implemented full SPC systems, performed supplier audits, assisted in the design and certification of gages.

Assisted in all PPAP functions and successfully presented to customers.

Led improvement teams that reduced scrap rates from 50% to less than 2% FTTQ.

Led customer reaction teams that resolved customer crises and reduced the incidence of occurrence. Recorded a PPM of ‘0’ for six consecutive months ending the year with a PPM of less than ‘25’.

Led QS9000 efforts that resulted in registration.

Received several continuous improvement awards and candidate for president’s award in 1996.

Previous Experience:

Quality Manager Benton Harbor Engineering

Quality Assurance Manager Middletown Tube Works

Quality Engineering Manager Black Clawson Company

Quality Manager Fujitec America

Education/Training

Graduated Marshal High School, Marshall, MI 1958

Pacific Western B.A. Education

Battle Creek Community College (Now Kellogg Community College) Assoc. Chemical Engineering

Commercial Trades Institute – Automation Electronics

United States Air Force – Numerous Technical Schools/Major Electronics

Statistical and Short Run SPC – Baldwin Wallace College

Eaton Corporation University – Multiple courses on international business and technical training. Ethics, Lean Manufacturing, Business Systems, Internal and external auditing, TS16949 systems.

Numerous seminars on interviewing, hiring of handicapped, technical seminars on measuring equipment, materials, coatings, plastics, adhesives, etc.

Wrote and taught the series, “The Hard Side of Quality”, an SPC and TQM training series.

Recent Training Includes

Northern Kentucky University – Human Side of Quality

British Standards Institute-ISO Documentation

Miami University – Quality In Manufacturing (Series with Juran, Peters, Deming, Cosby)

Automotive Industries Action Group – PPAP, APQP, FMEA, MSA

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