Jerry L. Williams

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Exemplary Record and Consistent Performance of Guiding and Directing

Teams of Professionals Unifying Engineering Efforts

Diversified Mid Level Professional with identifiable results in delivering sound technical solutions, effective project and team leadership, and innovative problem-solving skills.

SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Problem Solving

Auditing Systems

Quality Planning

Statistical Process Control

Supervision

Supplier Quality

Program Management

Training and Development

Experimental Design

Management Systems

oISO/TS16949

oISO 9001

oISO 14001

oQS-9000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HOME DEPOT, Nashville, Tennessee March 11, 2020 – Present

Sales Associate – Assigned full-time to US Store 0778 Department 026 (Plumbing) in support of customer needs and store activities.

COR-TECH LLC., Atlanta, Georgia December 10, 2018 – March 27, 2019

Quality Engineer – Contractually assigned (90 days) to support quality planning activities for automotive seating @ the Faurecia Plant in Madison, Mississippi.

KASAI NORTH AMERICA INC., Madison, Mississippi September 2014 – August 2018

Quality Engineer – Assigned to Nissan Plant in Smyrna, TN as resident engineer. Constantly monitor and balance priorities to ensure key objectives achievement e.g. line stoppage, sorts & containment activities, AVES calls, warranty concerns, and customer needs. Support Nissan's Product Quality Engineering, Supplier Parts Inspection, and Process Engineering functions, in addition Yates Management function activities.

KELLY SERVICES, Smyrna, Tennessee November 2012 – July 2014

Quality Engineer – Assigned to Nissan THANKS Team 1 to support suppliers with their cost reduction commitments in pursuit of continuous improvement, problem resolution and waste reduction.

DECOSTAR INDUSTRIES INC., Carrollton, Georgia July 2012 – November 2012

Quality Engineer – Quality liaison activities with Nissan representatives for validation of Nissan Rogue Back Door Module Project.

YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CO., Newnan, Georgia Sept 2007 – July 2012

Supplier Quality Engineer - Currently manages 47 suppliers with responsibility of approximately 3100 incoming products for manufacture of Yamaha assemblies.

SELECTEK, INC., Alpharetta, Georgia Jan 2006 – Sept 2007

Quality Engineer - Contractually assigned to Yamaha Motors Manufacturing Company to support quality in production startup of gas and electric golf car models from new assembly line.

Coordinate problem resolution activities with Yamaha Company representatives to prevent and minimize assembly build issues of new electric and gas golf car models.

MODERN ENGINEERING INC., Anniston, Alabama Sept 2005 – Dec 2005

Quality Engineer contractually assigned to Benteler Automotive Inc., Opelika, Alabama for three-month contract

Assist company representatives to root cause and resolve customer complaints of front and rear sub-frames.

INFLATION SYSTEMS INC., Division of TAKATA, LaGrange, GA 1995 – 2005

Quality Engineer reported directly to Corporate Quality Director located in Armada, Michigan. Supported and coordinated quality system management activities necessary to achieve QS-9000 and ISO/TS 16949 quality system certifications, and served as the Management Representative for quality system compliance activities.

Coordinated company activities towards successful completion of 17 third-party registrar’s management system registration to ISO 9001:2000, QS-9000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 and ISO 14001 Certifications.

Conducted internal and 2nd party audits and provide quality training.

Lead Auditor in more than 30 internal system audits for quality and environmental management systems.

Developed document and data control database system, resulting in $17,000 yearly savings in network software and annual system maintenance expenses.

Assisted in development of a corporate supplier quality assurance manual for supplier development.

Responsible for quality engineering function of side impact airbag inflator process.

Served as Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Coordinator for developing planning checklists, control plans, process FMEA, gage and statistical studies.

INFLATION SYSTEMS INC., Division of TAKATA, Moses Lake, WA 1992 – 1995

Quality Engineer responsible for product quality of passenger-side inflators for airbags.

Supported quality engineering activities from plant start-up, equipment and gage acquisitions, line build and up to early phases of production.

Quality Engineer, BAR-TECH ENGINEERING, Ypsilanti, Michigan 1990 – 1992

Quality Manager, ABC Technologies Inc., Gallatin, Tennessee 1989 - 1990

Quality Engineer, Textron Aerostructures, Nashville, Tennessee 1981 - 1989

Process Control Engineer, General Electric Company, Evendale, Ohio 1978 - 1981

TECHNICAL SKILLS / QUALITY CORE TOOLS

Statistical process control (SPC);

Advanced Quality Production Planning (APQP);

Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA);

Minitab;

Production Part Approval Process (PPAP);

Microsoft Office Suite: Access, Excel, Project, PowerPoint and Word;

Failure Modes & Effects Analysis FMEA);

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree, Technical Aeronautics of School of Engineering – Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee

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