T. Christian Pease

Cell: 586-***-**** ad1vq4@r.postjobfree.com

Honors / Education

o AIAG MSA 4th Ed and CQI process audits 2015

o AlliedSignal 6-sigma (6σ) Blackbelt (Nov. 1997)

o Education Chairman ASQ 1987-1998

o Roy J. Pearse Award of Excellence -Quality Sciences (Feb. 1996) o B.S. Marian College, Quality/Productivity Management pending 3 general classes. o A.A. Rock Valley College 1987 –Political Science Employment

Martinrea International, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI -Corporate Advanced Quality Manager 2017-2023

• Ensured new product launch PPAP deliverables met within the Metallics Division NAO from award through full customer approval +90 days. Programs completed on or before customer expectations: GM T1XX, 31XX, Ford P708, V363, Nissan P33, P42QR, HP61, Toyota 960B BIW & chassis. o Recommended changes to GD&T, check fixtures, stamping progression sequence/punch detail scrap management, and assembly tooling holding fixtures, part sequence attachment and error- proofing for 1st run quality and early containment strategy customer protection. o Reviewed all material certifications for compliance for proper form/spring-back cuts.

• Mentored plant associates with completion and proficiency test or audit evidence: 5s, Lean application high frequency delivery systems, error-proofing stress audits, CAD Spinfire/Teamcenter modeling, IMDS, steel certification/materials PPAP submission, practical GR&R, and so forth.

• Global IMDS System Administrator helping Supply Chain Operations in annual RMI reporting completion. Multi-plant correction of customer IMDS rejections for prohibited substances with completion of successful customer acceptance on time. Developed global Reportable Substance Management, Gage Assessment

/ Process Capability, and Early Production Containment procedures coordinating efforts between engineering, SCO, quality, and sales of customer requirements and timely completion of tasks. AGS Automotive, Sterling Heights, MI -Corporate Advanced Product Quality Engineer 2004-2017

• Met customer and AGS validation PPAP timing from receipt of customer order and Statement of Requirements review through full PPAP approval. Programs completed with customer accepted Class A appearance and design engineering improvement changes were 31XX Colorado/Canyon 2014 Rr BPR, FRT MCE GMD LD BPR 2015, 31XX ZR2 refresh and math model crash condition resolution 2016, T1XX Rr BPR 2019.

• Program Manager for Camaro and Malibu underbody components: Camaro PPAP approval 2 months ahead of schedule. Responsible for budget, tool initiation, BOM, primary customer and design interface and PPAP status. Major design changes in mid-launch to rear deck structure and safety features finished within 5 weeks exceeding customer expectations for dimensional and performance tests.

• Consecutive successful on-time on-budget launches from 2005 GM FST Front Bumpers through 2016 GM FST GMC LD MCE as well as underbody components for the Camaro, Malibu, and under-hood wheelhouse assemblies for the Cadillac and Camaro lines were accomplished exceeding customer requirements.

o Planned and lead DOE VA/VE analysis to predict and mitigate potential failure modes on the GMT-901/11 and reduce unit costs 27% with cross-functional team input. VCST Powertrain Components, Chesterfield, MI - Quality Assurance Manager 2003 -2004 -Plant relocated to Mexico early 2005.

• Created identification boundary sample catalogue and traceability system with five UAW reports and production personnel that increased First Time Quality to 98% and eliminated customer concerns.

• Researched variable gaging for spline and thread conformance moving First Time Quality to 100% saving

$75,000 within three months.

BREED Technologies, Sterling Heights, MI (Formerly AlliedSignal) - Procurement Manager, NAO Supplier Systems Development -Quality

1996 - 2003 -Company sold to Key Safety Systems 2005.

• Managed five Supplier Development Engineers and three Quality Development Engineers in the identification and resolution of supplier system deficiencies. PPM reduction 95%, elimination of all PPM at 26 of 28 targeted suppliers in 2 years. Our hands-on training with written pre/post tests increased first time supplier PPAP submission acceptance to 99%.

• Created and deployed global procedures (Supplier Request for Engineering Action [SREA]) with hands- on supplier and internal Engineering Team training programs resulting in a rise of first-time PPAP acceptance from 5% to 85%.

o Design changes from supplier requests for manufacturability/durability suggestion time decreased from six months to five weeks as a result of collaboration with Supplier Development, Purchasing, and Design.

• Lead engineering VA/VE activities with savings to our suppliers and corporation through design for manufacturability and design for reliability math model changes of over #1.2M annually.

• Quality and system turnaround success at Dynamerica, IN after a devastating fire, weld integrity and quality/facility improvements in Knoxville, TN. Improved 480 PPM to zero on defects at Pacific Sintered Metals, Los Angelos, CA.

Borg-Warner Automotive, Sterling Heights, MI - Senior Quality Engineer 1995-1996

• Team QS-9000 implementation, hands-on process predictive SPC training, APQP, and PPAP submissions, with enhanced statistically based product reliability testing for torque converters. John S. Barnes Corporation; Rockford, IL. - Quality Manager 1987-1995

• Achieved and maintained customer and required registration requirements for ISO and QS9000 certifications. Taught all associates applied Statistical Process Control using manual and automated control charting.

• Created skill enhancement and skill assessment programs validating peer-to-peer, supervisor-to- subordinate, and management-to-work cell congruence. Seminar instructor American Society for Quality CQE/CQA/CQM/CRE/CME, Responsible Minerals Initiative- Conflict Minerals/IMDS, Metrology, GD&T, FMEA, Practical and non-parametric statistics, GR&R, IATF-16949. Computer and Quality Skills: Minitab®, all Microsoft Office applications., Windows, error-proofing, SMED, MPACT®, DataLyzer-PFMEA, Digital Clipboard-DataMyte, Anti-mutilation, Appearance Standards, CQI process specific audits as well as auditing to OEM process specific standards which mirror International Automotive Task Force requirements: coating, fastening SPR, Orbital riveting, Torque analysis, GMAW and RSM, barcode and telesis serialized traceability requirements. Appreciation Inquiry auditing. Familiarity with OEM Class A substrate, chrome, and painted appearance standards PROCESS-APPLIED STATISTICS:

6σ Lean Manufacturing, Correlation of on-line gaging to check fixture and CMM results, Shainin techniques, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Risk Analysis, Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), QS-9000, Design of Experiments (DOE), Process Flow and Reliability Prediction

(PFRP), Gage Repeatability and Reproducability (GRR), Process Mapping, Structured Process Flow Scheduling

(SPFS) -Linear programming, Benchmarking, Just-In-Time (JIT) techniques, Kaizen Team building.

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