William K. Stone

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Cross Plains, TN 37049 Email: acyjlt@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Experienced quality professional with management experience within manufacturing and automotive environments. I have knowledge of and experience withTS16949 requirements. I have plant manufacturing and quality supervision experience as well as Quality Engineering experience. I understand what it takes to maintain customer expectations while trying to grow the business. I have product launch experience both from the quality side as well as from manufacturing. I have experience with a variety of welding applications, Class “A” surfaces, magnetic particle inspection, and E-Coated processes as well as performing metallurgical testing of aluminum extrusions and hot stamped steel products.

EXPERIENCE

Bowling Green Metal Forming (MAGNA), Bowling Green, KY

(Tier 1 Auto Manufacturing Supplier)

Supplier Quality Engineer 1/16 - Current

Serving as quality representative on APQP team for Ford and Nissan programs providing PPAP documentation such as PFMEA, Control Plans, capability studies, PSW, inspection reports, GR&R, gauge instructions, and work instructions. Completed over 50 PPAP packages for stamped components. And several weld assemblies.

Work with suppliers to ensure there parts meet BGM standards and were within specifications.

Work with Suppliers on Tooling and gauge designs, completed gate 7 and gate 8

trial runs of parts and signed off on documentation for Quality.

Work with Suppliers on completing PPAP documentation, approve the PPAP and issued PSW for new parts and new suppliers.

Work with suppliers to improve processes and product to meet increased production demands while reducing scrap and rework.

Work with suppliers to identify root cause of issues and implement corrective actions.

Work with Supplier to improve inspection process, Creating new work instructions and training of operators.

Primary contact for supplier issues.

IAC, Springfield, TN

(Tier 1 Auto Manufacturing Supplier)

Quality Engineer 4/15– 12/15

Served as quality representative on APQP team for Toyota and GM programs providing PPAP documentation such as PFMEA, Flowcharts, Control Plans, inspection reports, gauge instructions, and work instructions.

Responsible for root cause analysis and corrective actions for customer concerns...

Worked with Manufacturing to reduce scrap & rework by improving inspection process,

Writing new work instructions and training of operators.

Primary contact Toyota and GM issues and worked closely with PQE’s on improvement projects.

PPM Group. (Corvette Plant, Bowling Green Ky.)

(Quality Liaison)

Quality Liaison 9/13 – 3/15

Represents Chassix manufacturing in the GM Corvette plant in Bowling Green Ky.

Coordinates activities to evaluate and resolve production related issues.

Investigate reports of defective damaged or malfunctioning parts.

Examines measures, inspects or tests defective parts for conformance to drawings.

Monitor the Assembly process for any issues with parts.

Monitor inventory levels to ensure there are no shortages that may cause production down time.

PPM Group. (Murfreesboro, TN)

(Containment, rework, and engineering service)

Operations Manager 11/12 – 9/13

Operate and managed all aspects of the containment warehouse of up to 100 employees and six supervisors as well as being the direct liaison to our customers who are Tier one suppliers for Nissan.

Developed work instructions and inspection criteria for parts being inspected and trained employees on them, helped drive corrective actions for customers, maintained our ISO quality system and perform process audits.

Oversaw all incoming and outgoing shipments of parts at the warehouse and ensured that the required parts were inspected and ready for the customer as needed.

Managed the Safe launch Inspection and developed work instructions for all new product.

Martinrea, Springfield, TN

(Tier 1 stamping & welding)

Quality Engineer 06/12 – 11/12

Served as quality representative on APQP team for all Ford programs providing PPAP documentation such as PFMEA, Flowcharts, Control Plans, inspection reports, gauge instructions, and work instructions.

Responsible for root cause analysis and corrective actions for all Ford customer complaints.

Key quality person for the launch of hot stamp and laser process at our facility.

Worked with engineering to reduce scrap by improving laser fixtures through the use of R&R studies.

Primary contact for Ford for any issues and worked closely with PQE’s on improvement projects.

Martinrea, Springfield, TN

(Tier 1 stamping & welding)

Quality Supervisor 8/11 – 06/12

Supervised the Quality department hourly employees that provided support to the plant floor which consisted of 19 employees over a three shift operation.

Supervised and conducted in process, final and GP-12 inspections.

Oversaw the CMM operations and the quality lab that performed cut and etch testing and ultrasonic on all mig welded assemblies as well as the metallurgical testing of hot stamped products.

Issued Quality alerts for internal and customer issues, and developed work instructions to be used on the plant floor.

Prince Metal Stampings., Gadsden, AL

(Tier 1 metal stampings and welded assemblies)

Quality Supervisorr01/10 – 08/11

Responsible for in process, final and receiving inspections.

Trained new employees on the quality aspects of each part and helped conduct orientation for new hires.

Ensured TS16949 requirements were meet was the primary contact for each customer.

Supervised containment, sorting and rework of parts to ensure they meet customer requirements prior to shipment.

B.A.E. Systems., Aniston, AL

Quality Supervisor 02/00– 12/09

Oversaw and coordinated the efforts of 20 to 30 hourly inspectors and 3 salaried CMM technicians over a three shift operation conducting in process, final and receiving inspections in a manufacturing union shop.l

Supervised the gauge lab, all calibration activities, receiving inspection and CMM operations.

Responsible for all training, performance and disciplinary actions of employees assigned to the department. I completed PPAP inspections and documentation. .

Key member of the audit team responsible for the plant passing of all ISO audits.

Addressed all customer complaints and issues in a timely manner.

B.A.E. Systems., Aniston, AL

Supervisor 09/98– 02/00

Supervised the production of 30 to 50 employees on two shifts in a heavy manufacturing union environment.

Ensured the quality of product was to specifications and production goals were meet.

Responsible for the safety program, attendance and disciplinary actions within the department.

Scheduled employees and assigned work assignments to meet production schedules.

Developed hourly production reports to improve efficiency.

B.A.E. Systems., Aniston, AL

Assembly and Test Technician 02/95 – 09/98)

Worked in all areas of the assembly and testing in a heavy manufacturing plant, building combat vehicles for the US government.

Assigned to the safety and Quality teams within the plant.

Field service tech that traveled to bases both foreign and domestic to ensure vehicles issued to the government were free of defects and in good condition at the time of issue.

EDUCATION

University of Maryland

NDT – Certified level II magnetic particle Inspection

NDT - Ultra Sonic Testing

Internal Auditor

REFERENCES

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