John R. Griffin

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Summary:

I am a seasoned and successful Manufacturing Manager, Consultant, Auditor, and Trainer that has worked with a variety of private companies in multiple industries to provide management consulting, auditing, training and learning experiences using multiple platforms. Leveraging my talent with recent practical experiences in management, quality, statistics, technical, and manufacturing strategies, I create relevant and positive interactions that give companies positive and fruitful improvement opportunities and experiences.

Education/Training:

MBA Degree/ongoing, University of West Georgia

BBA Degree - Economics / Statistics, University of West Georgia

Certified Lead Auditor ISO 9000, 14001 / QS 9000, IRCA 1993-2007

Certified Lead Auditor Instructor ISO 9000 QS 9000, TS 16949, IRCA ; 1996-2005

CQA Certification, ASQ

AIAG Core Tools Instructor, PIC Group, AQS

Lean Management training / Georgia Quickstart

Six Sigma Black Belt, General Electric

Management Techniques Instructor, West Georgia Technical College

Work History:

2015-current Management Consultant/ Technical Trainer/Auditor/ - Dekra/ASQ/SRI/LRQA, Worldwide

20 years of auditing experience; Currently working as a 3rd party Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, 14001.

Significant automotive management experience as IATF 16949 /QS 9000 certified lead auditor

Several consulting projects, resulting in successful ISO certifications.

One of the first instructors to teach the new ISO (2015) and IATF (2016) standard transition courses.

Training of 100’s of internal auditors with high instructor evaluation scores.

Subject matter expert in; Risk management, Continuous improvement, Lean, AIAG core tools.

Knowledgeable in systems; IATF 16949, AS 9100, Environmental ISO 9001,14001, Safety ISO 45001,

2014-2015 North American Quality Manager – Gates Corporation, Siloam Springs, AR

Managed quality in rubber belt design and assembly plant with 600 major OEM customers and 28,000 skews.

Managed Tier 1 Customers including; Honda, Ford, Hyundai, John Deere, GM.

Provided training for all facility internal auditors, led successful TS 16949 certification.

Reversed Ford Q1 problems; moved facility from a 750 Q1 score to a 1300.

Improved facility quality performance resulting in numerous customer satisfaction awards.

2011-2014 Plant Quality Manager - Daewon America, LaGrange, GA

Managed quality in a stabilizer bar and coil metal forming and assembly operations plant.

Tier 1 OEM customers include; Kia, Hyundai, GM, Ford, Chrysler

Stabilized the quality workforce; trained inspectors to meet Customer and QMS requirements.

Improved customer relationships and facility quality performance.

Led successful SIO 14001, TS 16949, and Hyundai 5 star certifications.

Provided in house training for ISO 14001, TS 16949, Implementation, Internal auditor.

2010-2011 Technical Training Manager- General Electric, Atlanta, GA, Local Colleges and Technical schools

Created the “Quality University concept “, a Division-wide curriculum for QMS Training.

Created and implemented 40 QMS Core training modules.

Used E-Learning, Web-X, and instructor lead delivery methods.

Established working group to develop quality management competency model development.

Developed Green and black belt training modules for Quality systems portion of their classroom training.

2008-2010 New Product Launch Manager / QMS, EMS, SMS Manager- Mando America, Opelika, AL

Managed New Product and process development planning for Tier 1 Supplier to automotive industry.

Tier 1 automotive OEM customers included Kia, Hyundai, Ford, GM, and Chrysler.

Conducted training for, and led successfully plant TS 16949 certification, ISO 14000 Certification.

Conducted training for, and led successful plant wide 5S / Lean manufacturing implementation, improving plant production efficiency by 10%.

Managed successful launch major of GM product platforms including Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia Vehicle 9/08.

Conducted a variety of in house company training including ISO 14001, TS 16949 internal auditor training, Problem solving, 5S, corrective action and more.

1995-2007 Technical Trainer/ Auditor / Quality Systems Consultant – University of West Georgia, West Georgia Technical College, Georgia Quickstart, PIC, ABS, PJR

Developed technical training subject matter such as ISO 9001, 14001 QS 9000, TS 16949 AIAG core tools, Management principles, Lean and Six sigma.

Delivered training on-site, and public seminar classes in US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

Rose to 3rd party QMS and EMS Lead auditor status, conducting auditors for major registrars such as ABS, PJR.

Clients consulting interactions led to successful ISO 9001, QS 9000, and TS 16949, ISO 13485 certifications.

Partnered with Government organizations and local Colleges to provide training content and deliver training.

3rd Party Lead auditor for ISO 9001, QS 9000, TS 16949

1994-1995 Plant Quality Manager- Bostrom Seating, Piedmont, Alabama

Managed quality for Tier 1 design responsible Supplier of seating to the Automotive, Truck industry.

Managed OEM customers including GM, Ford, Volvo, Mack, Navistar, Peterbilt, Freightliner.

Managed all corrective action activities and customer interactions related to quality and the QMS.

1989-1993 Plant Quality Manager- Southwire Company Carrollton, GA

Managed Quality in Wire manufacturing plant drawing, stranding and insulation building and utility wire.

Created internal audit function for building wire plant, participated in supplier audits

Led multi-plant quality departments for major world wide manufacturer of copper and aluminum wire.

Successfully led 1st company certification to ISO 9001.

Created training materials to implement ISO 9001 and deliver it in multiple company plant locations in the US.

1986-1989 Distribution Manager - General Electric Company Norcross, GA

Led company’s union evening shift logistics operation.

Improved company truck loading efficiency by 28%.

Accomplishments:

2020 Consulting led to certification of ISO 14001 Environmental system for Aerovironment drone Co.

2020 Consulting improves ISO 9001/14001 System for Jupiterbach Wind energy Company

2019 Consulting led to Successful ISO 9001 Certification for Sunstone Printed circuit board company

2018 Consulting led to successful IATF 16949 certification of Mercedes Benz Tuscaloosa plant.

2017-2018 Several consulting clients interactions, resulting in successful unconditional ISO certifications

2016-2017 One of the first instructors to teach new ISO (2015) and IATF (2016) standard transition courses.

2015-2016 Training of 100’s of internal auditors with high instructor evaluation scores.

2014-2015 Successful TS 16949 certification, Ford Q1 certification, numerous customer satisfaction awards.

2011-2012 Successfully developed GE black belt curriculum, delivered it worldwide via web ex technology.

2010-2011 Successfully created and implemented GE Energy “Quality College” training curriculum.

2010-2015 Successfully taught College and Technical school, technical, and soft skill continuing Ed. courses.

2010-2011 Successful trained and implemented Lean 5S program for plant of 600 employees.

2009-2010 Successfully implemented TS 16949 and ISO 14000 systems that were 3rd party certified.

1997-2007 Successfully developed subject matter for training of companies as an independent consultant.

1997-2007 Successfully delivered training on a variety of subjects with consistently high instructor 1992-1994 Successful cert. of 1st wire plant in US, developed and spearheaded corporate implementation.

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