William F. Eberhardt, CSSBB, CQE

**** ***** ***** **. ******* Township OH 45011

Phone: 606-***-**** Email: adbq4v@r.postjobfree.com

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Credentials

Certified and experienced black belt and quality engineer, leading and mentoring projects.

Experienced Quality Manager, experienced in directing Quality Assurance, Quality Systems Deployment and manufacturing improvement efforts for multiple facilities, including ISO 9001 Implementation.

Intimately familiar with manufacturing processes and improvements.

Successful with both technical and personal interactions.

American Society for Quality Senior Member, Master Judge for the International Team Excellence Award.

Project Experience

Built ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management Systems for multiple plants.

Responsible for leading multiple successful LEAN and Six Sigma Black Belt Projects, mentored multiple Green Belt projects.

Operations management experience, including budget responsibilities, personnel decisions and ongoing operation responsibilities

Skills

Demonstrated success in project management, LSS, manufacturing management and in ERP implementation

Challenge status quo, facilitate “thinking outside the box”

Analytic and data based thinker, able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel

Build strong relationships with teammates, customers and suppliers

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Certified Quality Auditor (ASQ)

Work Experience

DECEUNINCK NA

Quality Manager, Deceuninck NA, Monroe, OH, 5/2016 to 8/2019

Responsible for plant quality and customer complaint reduction, managing quality staff of 11. Responsible for Quality Functions in Monroe OH and Fernley NV. Reduced customer complaints and customer credits by 30%. Achieved ISO 9001 compliance, maintained quality systems to achieve AAMA, Miami-Dade and other certifications. Developed Control Plans and performed Risk Analyses for new products. Developed Root Cause and CA/PA processes to address vendor, internal and customer issues.

QUANEX CORP.

Quality Manager/ Senior Process Engineer/Interim Production Manager, Quanex Building Products, Richmond, KY, 11/2013 to 4/2016

Responsible for plant wide projects, including scrap reduction, OEE improvement and process implementation managing QA staff of 9. Acted as Production Manager, managing all finished goods operations and as Quality Manager, managing QUALITY assurance and ISO 9000 systems. Responsible for QA operations and improvement for Richmond, KY and Winnebago, IL facilities

Quality Management Lead, Quanex Building Products, 3/2011 to 10/2013

Responsible for the implementation of enterprise level quality management systems (EQMS) at Richmond IN and Chatsworth IL plants, designing Quality Management systems for the enhancements of all Quanex plants. Richmond and Chatsworth began with rudimentary quality structures and EQMS was implemented to move them to industry standard levels. For plants that began with more sophisticated EQMS, systems were designed to move closer to “World Class” levels.

Process Engineering Manager, TruSeal Technologies (Quanex Building Products), 1/2006 to 3/2011

Responsible for Continuous Improvement Projects, using Lean and Six Sigma Techniques, managing 3 Process Engineers and 12 green belts. Led several successful projects, mentored green belts in project execution and completion across two locations, served on LSS steering committee. Implemented Kanban, Heijunka and Hoshin Kanri division wide to improve flow and product velocity and to drive improvement.

Production Manager, TruSeal Technologies (Quanex Building Products), 7/2001 to 1/2006

Responsible for manufacturing areas for Barbourville, KY plant. Managed 10 salaried employees directly, approximately 120 non-exempt employees indirectly. Introduced LEAN methodologies and techniques to the shop floor. Introduced Dura- products, flashing products and solar products, developing the manufacturing process for each product during and after market introduction.

Quality Manager, TruSeal Technologies (Quanex Building Products), 8/1996 to 7/2001

Responsible for the quality systems and customer satisfaction at Barbourville plant managing QA staff of 10 in a process chemistry and rubber extrusion facility. Successfully designed and implemented ISO 9001 quality system, acting as management representative, auditor and owner of ISO processes. Implemented SPC and Pre-Control Charts to stabilize and improves processes.

Education

ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Terre Haute, IN

BS in Chemistry, Sociology and Life Science Minors

CERTIFIED QUALITY ENGINEER, American Society for Quality 1998

CERTIFIED SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT, American Society for Quality 2006 Jack West, Master Black Belt

LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT, SBTI 2010 Randy Perry, Master Black Belt

LEAN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES, University of Kentucky 2003

LEAN SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE EXCELLENCE, Institute for Lean Systems 2006

ASQ WORLD TEAM EXCELLENCE MASTER JUDGE, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS, American Society for Quality 2007-2014

ISO 9001 LEAD AUDITOR, QAI 1997

References available on request

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