Gregoire M. Nleme

***** ******* *** *** **, Rosemount, MN 55068

Home: 763-***-****, Cell: 651-***-****, Email: acxwus@r.postjobfree.com

Leader, Specialist, Consultant, Coordinator, Manager, Director, VP of Quality, Manufacturing, Plant, Production, Strategy, Programs, or Operations

Link to My Portfolio:http://www.beyond.com/99D8B396-1956-4835-A50B-915E4A781538

PROFILE

I have a passion for lean enterprise, business efficiency, quality, and business strategies. I am ready to make a manufacturing operation or a service operation become world class with sustained results in all operating measurable. My strengths include making manufacturing operations world-class, quality assurance, managing business projects and product development programs, defining business strategies, building result-driven teams, and deploying a culture of continuous improvement and lean enterprise for operation excellence. I have repetitively delivered results mostly in automobile manufacturing but also in plastic manufacturing, and technology related services. I have also designed new products, defined effective business strategies, and created business plans at the executive level. I will respect and develop people, facilitate a highly performing team that values innovation, and take your operation to a higher level.

AREAS OF STRENGHTS & EXPERTISE

Automotive Business Acumen

Operation Management

General Management

Strategic/Business Planning

Product Development

Lean Enterprise

Six Sigma & Quality Management

TPM, TPS, FPS

Localization Strategies

Business Reengineering

Project Management

APQP, ISO 9001,TS 16949

Product launch

International Business

Supplier Development

EXPERIENCES

NOVASYS LLC, Rosemount; MN; President, March 2012-Present

Started a consulting business, performing strategy and stock analyses of publicly traded companies

Started an online university called Nova International University. Working licensing the university in many states

Consulting in operation improvement, strategy, marketing research, turnaround, and international business.

Developed business plans, wrote critical procedures; explored customer leads, engagements, and financing.

Defined medium term action plan, identified and rented company location, and created company websites.

Started Simple Courier business in Oakdale, MN. Closed it because of very few customers.

THERMOTECH, Hopkins, MN; Quality Manager, November 2011-April 2012

Reduced the number of outstanding customer complaints by more than 50%: 8D analysis, Six Sigma, blue print readings, updates on DFMEA, PFMEAs, and work instructions

Surveyed employees to brainstorm ideas of improvement in quality

Developed a quality roadmap that would reduce 90% of current variations in quality processes and performance

Executed the quality roadmap

Coached engineers in problem solving methods such as 8 D analyses and Six Sigma.

Performed Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities

Deployed design of experiments to resolve quality defects, leading to savings in the cost of poor quality.

Re-engineered old processes and redefined new ones to increase efficiency.

Assisted in supply chain management by communicating urgency and defining critical requirements.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI; Manufacturing Leadership Program participant, July 2001-June 2008

Worked as a superintendent/ manager of a Trim department in a vehicle operation, a business strategy analyst, a program module team engineer/leader, a 6 Sigma and variation team leader, and a production supervisor

Major Accomplishments

Managed a trim department of 180 to 220 hourly employees and 5 salaried employees to exceed business

objectives, adopt a culture of continuous improvement, and improved quality throughout the whole supply chain, using Six Sigma, 8D problem solving, lean, design of gages and components, and design of experiments.

Improved productivity by 25%

Reduced production losses by 60% in a truck assembly plant

Downsized labor for $1.5 million saving in costs over 2 years and increased profit margins by $40 millions.

Reduced quality defects by 70% and improved productivity by 30% in other car assembly lines.

Reduced warranty repairs for a popular vehicle by an average of 27% per year, warranty cost by $543000,

and JD Powers concerns from 159 concerns per 100 to 94 concerns per 100 for water leaks or 40%.

Turned around employee morale from over 30 grievances per year to no more than 2 grievances per year.

Developed localization strategies for engine and transmission assembly plants

Defined a Powerpack (group of engines, transmissions and their interfaces) development process.

Developed regional business plans for Europe, Asia pacific, South America and Australia.

Completed the 2005 Explorer/Mountaineer/Aviator body interior program engineering sign-off on time.

Facilitated the completion 2006 Explorer/Mountaineer/Aviator seat and restraint program up to program readiness.

GENERAL MOTORS, Troy, MI; Supplier Quality Engineer, May 2000-August 2000

Assessed sunroof and wiper suppliers’ compliance with QS9000, APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning),

and GM specific supplier requirements

Assisted suppliers in the completion of APQP.

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE, Sterling Heights, MI; Launch Manager Senior Quality Engineer, July 1998-May 2000

Responsible for resolving all quality concerns using 8D analysis, 5 whys, and lean manufacturing techniques.

Managed the Viper shock and JR and SR Chrysler axles and strut programs from inception to launch using the

critical path method. The program was launched on time.

Improved customer quality from an average of six (6) campaigns per month to one campaign every two (2) months.

Completed readiness for the ISO 9001 follow-up audit

Resolved quality defects

Organized Kaizen events and planned for quality APQP, PPAP, Gage R & R, FMEAs, control plans, and blue print reading.

Managed Just-in-Time (JIT) delivery and quality

Supervised quality inspectors and technicians

Re-engineered a new axle assembly line that reduced quality defects by 40%.

MERITOR INC, Brighton, MI; Manufacturing Engineer contracted, March 1998-July1998

Completed APQP activities. Wrote start-up procedures and audited manufacturing procedures.

CHRYSLER, Detroit, MI; Manufacturing engineer, November 1997-March 1998

Saved $600,000 in battery failure costs using, a major quality issue. Solved systemic quality problems using the Chrysler Operating System processes, which is a Lean Manufacturing System.

TEXTRON, Canton, MI; Program Engineer contracted, September 1997-November 1997

Work on advanced quality planning for the GMT 800 program. The program was cancelled.

ALBAR INDUSTRIES, Lapeer, MI; Program Manager Process Engineer December1996-September1997

Successfully managed GM, Ford, Chrysler and Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) programs.

Improved finishing processes. Worked on all phases of Advanced Product Quality Planning.

LORRO INC, Detroit, MI; SPC Coordinator, May 1996-December 1996

Completed PPAP on time

Trained employees on SPC, Gage R&R, and Measurement System Analysis (MSA).

Audited suppliers, and completed Design of Experiment.

AMT Monroe, Monroe, MI; Quality Manager, November 1995-April 1996

Managed the quality system, completed PPAP, and improved ion plasma nitriding process.

CONTAINEERING Paris, France; Engineering and Business Consultant, February 1994-February 1995

Developed safer new tank containers. Managed engineering certification and other projects including engineering simulation and expert analyses, working with South African partners.

DONN France, now Knauf AMF Plafonds et Systèmes S.A, Dreux, France; Project Engineer, January 1993-June1993

Completed a 6-month project to improve an assembly line and acquire new equipment.

AUTOMOBILE RENAULT SA, Billancourt, France; Manufacturing Engineer, July 1990-July1992

Deployed Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) in three assembly plants. Defined procedure for analyzing maintenance costs. Went to school full time between July 1991 and December 1991

Reduced distortion of automobile engine gears through research and design for heat treatment.

AIR FRANCE INRIA OBSERVATOIRE, Paris, France; System Analyst, January1989-December1989

Completed a four-month system analysis and technology projects in each of the three companies.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

DBA (Doctorate of Business Administration), Walden University, Minneapolis, MN. Completion by 2014

MS, Industrial Administration (11-month MBA), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2001

MS, System Engineering-Manufacturing,Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 1998

Degree of Engineer, Industrial Engineering, Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees, France, 1992

Maitrise Science in Applied Mathematics, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France 1988

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France 1987

CERTIFICATION: Was an ASQ (American Society of Quality) Certified Quality Auditor from 1999 to 2011

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

LANGUAGE: Fluent in French and Bulu/ Beti, Basic Spanish

SOFTWARE: MS Work, Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Project; Visio, Lotus, Minitab, SQCPack, Arena, and SPSS.

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