Daniel Williams

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Highland, Mi 48356

248-***-**** / Cell 734-***-****

Summary

Successful record in management and production quality control. Expert in identifying new opportunities for cost saving, lean manufacturing, increasing efficiency, and improving overall plant quality.

Key Qualifications

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, complementing proven creative problem solving capabilities

Prime team-building talents, resulting in surpassed goals

Diverse quality management experience applicable to broad range of opportunities, and industries

Customer-lead focus in planning and organizing production and maintenance resulting in improved output with very few or no interruptions to customers.

Extensive experience with computer repair, set-up, troubleshooting, programming…..etc

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Power point, Outlook, and Excel.

Experience

Eberspaecher – North America. (November 2012 to Current)

APQP SQE/SQD Engineer

Asssigned as corporate APQP SQE for tier 1 automotive exhaust components, launch through SOP.

Current duties include all areas of advanced quality planning for successful launch of new product platforms.

Team lead & program commodity SQE for passenger car and commercial metal stampings.

Conduct existing and new supplier evaluation audits (VDA 6.3).

Training lead for supplier auditing process (VDA 6.3, Quality Systems Basics).

ZF Sachs Automotive. (January 2011 to October 2012)

Corporate Supplier Quality Engineer

Currently assigned as corporate supplier quality development engineer to work with identified assembly plant problem suppliers. Responsible for supply base quality issues as well as internally auditing assembly plants for TS16949 compliance.

Skills: Lean Six Sigma, TS16949 auditing, VDA 6.3 Certified Auditor.

Automotive Testing & Development Corp. (February 2009 to November 2010)

Vehicle Durability Evaluator – Chrysler Corp.

General Motors – Aerotek Contract (May 2000 to May 2008)

Supplier Quality Engineer

Assigned as GM SQE (Top Focus - Current Electrical Group) to track various key suppliers quality performance programs

Creativity Team SQE for battery commodity involving interaction with suppliers for all current battery platforms.

Current and past assignments include exterior & electrical components (Batteries, Pumps, Compressors, Washer Motors, Alternators, Wheels, Body Side Moldings,…etc) within the previous GM Truck Group.

Assigned to attend weekly warranty reviews at GM warranty center with specific commodity supplier representatives (electrical).

Extensive interaction with the supplier’s day to day problem solving activities including overview and recommendations of existing (Control Plans, PFMEA, Launch Issues, and Fast Response).

Conduct regularly scheduled audits and reviews (Control Plan, PFMEA, SFE, PSA, DD&W, Warranty Analysis..etc) of suppliers and tracked ongoing quality metrics

Reviewed monthly test data (Continuous Improvement) to identify ways to improve overall quality and efficiency ratings.

Handled assembly plant concerns at assigned suppliers including active returned parts analysis ( Identified root cause, trends, spikes..etc).

Conducted all identified GM QSB (Quality System Basics) required workshops with suppliers to improve overall performance and product quality.

Prepared and submitted Top Focus supplier graduation packages as required.

Tel-X Corp., Garden City, MI - Prototype CNC Machining (June 1993 to February 2000)

Quality Assurance Engineer

Coordinate measuring machine first and last piece layouts (GD&T)

Supervised current gage calibration program

Responsible for incoming material and final inspection (dock audit) documentation.

Assisted in team oriented problem solving (8-D, 5-Phase, Drill Deep & Wide) at the production floor level.

Responsible for insuring complete and accurate documentation package for customer PPAP submissions including assisting in the creation and verification of required documentation (Control Plan, PFMEA, Layout Data…etc)

MRL Engineering Co., Canton, MI - Cast Iron Machining (January 1990 to April 1993)

Quality Assurance Manager

Action-oriented, focused on solving immediate problems

Responsible for in-process and final inspection documentation & functional testing

Originally hired as quality assurance team leader on day shift.

Promoted to QA manager and instituted current quality program / procedures

Developed and maintained current quality assurance manual

Achievements include Ford Motor Company Q1 certification, and Caterpillar Tractor certification.

Education

Almeda University

Bachelor of Business Administration - Quality Assurance Management (2005)

GPA – 3.0

Ashford University

Bachelor of Business Administration – Criminal & Social Justice (Undergraduate – 2012)

Schoolcraft Collage, Livonia, Mich

Certified, Statistical Process Control, GPA: 3.5 (1985)

Introduction to Statistical Process Control

Certified, Statistical Process Control 2, GPA: 3.2(1987)

Managing with emphasis on advanced statistical control

Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich

Certified, Quality Operating System, GPA: N/A (1991)

In depth training in the development and placement of an effective QOS

General Motors University, Auburn Hills, Mich

Continuing Education, GPA: N/A (2002-2008)

Various ongoing training curriculums as required by General Motors on an annual basis

General Motors, Warren, Mi

Supplier Quality Training Assessment Foundation and Certification Level – Passed (2006 & 2007)

Villanova University (2012)

Lean Six Sigma Certification

VDA-QMC (2012)

VDA 6.3 Process Auditor - Certified

Military History

United States Navy - 1976 to 1982

Boiler Technician 3rd class

Awarded Navy Expeditionary Medal – 1980

Honorably Discharged

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