Quality Engineer Business Development

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that will not only utilize, but also challenge my skill set and expertise.

Summary

Detail-oriented and resourceful quality engineer with 18+ years of experience in quality assurance, quality auditing, and specialty manufacturing in a fast paced manufacturing environments. Warranty work for 8+ years in Automotive. Proven track record boosting production, developing effective QA procedures, and conducting 5S and ISO audits. Adept at testing product quality, developing daily status reports, and achieving quality and productivity goals.

Vandegrift Holdings LLC

Contract Quality and Management Services 2/14/2017-Present

Contract service as Quality Engineer or Quality management to different companies

Analyze complex functions, procedures, processes, problems in a creative, logical, and cost-effective manner

Lead/work with cross functional teams to develop effective root cause and develop and implement robust preventive and corrective actions. Input and tracking of 8D’s done in SAP (Q1, Q3 notifications)

Analyze/develop actions to keep product/processes in control based on Data (SPC, PPM, Q-DAS, FTT, Scrap)

Use data to create various reports for management team/management review. Control Plan, FEMA and others necessary documents.

Set up and lead execution of studies (Gauge R&R/MSA/etc.)

Went to different contracts of the customer and assisted in train employees and their on-site management in all areas of quality

Customers: Dakkota, Lear, Brose, Webasto

Quality Mindsets

Quality Advisor - Contract 1/10/201- 4/22/2021

Analyze complex functions, procedures, processes, problems in a creative, logical, and cost-effective manner

Lead/work with cross functional teams to develop effective root cause and develop and implement robust preventive and corrective actions. Input and tracking of 8D’s done in SAP (Q1, Q3 notifications)

Analyze/develop actions to keep product/processes in control based on Data (SPC, PPM, Q-DAS, FTT, Scrap)

Use data to create various reports for management team/management review. Control Plan, FEMA and others necessary documents.

Set up and lead execution of studies (Gauge R&R/MSA/etc.)

Went to different contracts of the customer and assisted in train employees and their on-site management in all areas of quality

Locations: Hammond, IN; Findlay, OH

Aerotek

Quality Engineer - UCAJ 1/15/2020 - 3/25/2020

Analyze complex functions, procedures, processes, problems in a creative, logical, and cost-effective manner

Lead/work with cross functional teams to develop effective root cause and develop and implement robust preventive and corrective actions. Input and tracking of 8D’s done in SAP (Q1, Q3 notifications)

Analyze/develop actions to keep product/processes in control based on Data (SPC, PPM, Q-DAS, FTT, Scrap)

Use data to create various reports for management team/management review. Control Plan, FEMA and others necessary documents.

Set up and lead execution of studies (Gauge R&R/MSA/etc.)

Location: Ludington, MI

Elite Management Service

Substitute Teacher – DSLA 9/20/19- 11/20/19

New program Math++: enhancing students math skills and showing them how to apply the skills to everyday life

Formed business for the 8Th graders so they could make money for their field trips and events

Taught students what a business plan and residual income are and how to create them

Location: Detroit, MI

Trinity Tech

Director of Business Development 2/14/2019 – 8/25/2019

Built relationships with our customers to provide strong support in the area on containment, quality, manpower, materials, etc.

Maintain multi-states accounts in manpower, operations, training, acquiring new contracts and accounts

Created new program of same day reporting, every hour

Locations: Montgomery, AL; Findlay, OH;

Webasto

Quality Engineer 10/15/2018 - 1/25/2019

Analyze complex functions, procedures, processes, problems in a creative, logical, and cost-effective manner

Lead/work with cross functional teams to develop effective root cause and develop and implement robust preventive and corrective actions. Input and tracking of 8D’s done in SAP (Q1, Q3 notifications)

Analyze/develop actions to keep product/processes in control based on Data (SPC, PPM, Q-DAS, FTT, Scrap)

Use data to create various reports for management team/management review. Control Plan, FEMA and others necessary documents.

Set up and lead execution of studies (Gauge R&R/MSA/etc.)

Integrated Manufacturing Assembly / Lear

Quality Engineer 9/2007- 10/2018

Maintain the quality program for the building the seats for the Ford Focus

Trained employees and production workers on any changes to the line dealing with quality

Dealt directly with the Ford STA and PVT Engineers for any issue with any nonconforming parts

Trained Quality Supervisors on any changes to the program and process

Maintain the Process Flow Charts, Control Plans, and PFEMA for the program.

Location: Plymouth, MI

Quality Team 1 10/2007-8/2014

Regional Manager 2/2010-8/2014

Maintain 6 states for different customers (Lear, Magna, B&D Threading) in varies aspects such as, sorting containment, liaisons, launch support

Started warehouse operations if needed, I.E. from work flow, to work instructions

Supervised and trained 10 supervisors and approx. 100 people in all areas of containment, liaison, and launch support.

Trained customers employees if needed

Maintain all payroll and disciplinary issues, overseen all work instruction and customer service issues

Negotiated contracts for QT1 if needed and gave prices quotes if requested by customers.

Locations: Hammond, IN; Spartanburg, SC; Nashville, TN; Shepardsville, KY

Supervisor- Lear Seating Plant Hammond, IN. 2/2008-2/2010

Maintain between 10 and 100 people in inspecting operations throughout Lear Hammond’s plant

Maintain time, payroll, work instructions, I-charts

Informed customers of additional issues outside of the scope of work we were doing

Inspector 10/2007-2/2008

Inspected parts for different suppliers and companies for quality and compliance

Maintain paperwork for worked performed

Maintained 5S

Location: Detroit, MI

Education

Grambling State University: Bachelor of Science in Biology

Train the trainer Forklift Certification

References upon request.

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