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