Christopher J. Young

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Employment History:

Kirchhoff Automotive Troy, Mi. 05/2018-01/2020

Quality Planning Specialist

Worked with a cross functional (corporate/plant) team to develop and design, prototype, pre-launch and the initial FMEA for use in the plant.

Identified all critical and significant characteristics off math data with the customer before parts are developed.

Developed, designed, and implement method plan for gauges using significant characteristics from the customer and internal directives, while applying GD&T information.

Developed prototype, pre-launch and initial control plans based on process FMEA

Tracked the quality status of pre-production parts and initial sample parts, while supporting all other PPAP activities

Created PPAP documentation with cross functional team (corporate/plant), once parts were developed, worked with the manufacturing plant quality to hand-off all documents to plant.

Initiated and analyze process capability studies

Provided APQP status report to the customer

Key contact for the customer for the quality team in the launch phase Olympic Steel Detroit, Mi. 02/2017 – 05/2018

Quality Engineer

Responsible for customer and mill claims, as well as facilitating the related corrective actions.

Served as a technical resource for the manufacturing, sales, and engineering departments, resolving customer and plant related quality issues as they arise.

Responsible for IMDS creation, submissions and approvals.

Assisted external auditors with quality procedures regarding APQP, quality processes, and corrective actions.

Visited customer facilities to assist with any quality concerns in regards to steel properties and manufacturing processes.

Head of weekly cross-team quality meetings, discussing current quality concerns, and review and implement continuous improvement plans.

Interpreted and enforced quality procedures on the plant-floor, trained personnel on new and updated quality procedures.

Responsible for creating, reviewing and updating MSA/Gauge R&R studies for the plant using Minitab.

FormTech (MPG/AAM) Royal Oak, MI. 07/2013 – 12/2016 Quality Supervisor

Part of the Advance Planning Quality Procedure (APQP) team, worked with engineering, materials, and sales in order to determine proper processes to provide a smooth launch for our customer and for our manufacturing team.

Head of internal Layered Process Audits (LPAs) – trained individuals how to conduct audits, assigned monthly auditing responsibilities, directed corrective actions, and reported out findings.

Was the management representative for the plants QMS system.

Interpreted and enforced quality procedures on the plant-floor, trained personnel on new and updated quality procedures.

Created daily scrap and discrepant material reports, conferred with quality assurance, production, management, and engineering personnel in order to resolve the issues.

Utilized the concepts of continuous improvement and cost reduction in the execution of the job function, including assisting the CI team with Kaizens including the reorganization of the gage area (eliminating over 500 redundant or expired gages and setting up an enclosed area needing swipe cards to enter and to remove any gages – also marking the location of each current gage and entering said location in a PLEX database for easy identification and detection) and identifying corrective actions that were not implemented system-wide to help reduce and eliminate scrap, saving over $250,000.

Developed and implemented quality related documents including: control plans, FMEAs, process-flow diagrams, visual aids, one-point lessons, and work instructions for the plant and for the quality lab.

Determined the need for gages, ordered new or re-purposed old gages, made sure that all were calibrated in a timely manner. Developed Gage R&R studies using Minitab for all appropriate gage families.

Oversaw quality SPC technicians in a union shop with eight direct reports over two shifts in order to support a 2-shift operation.

Argent International Plymouth, MI 05/2011 - 05/2013 Advanced Quality Engineer

Quality representative in daily APQP meetings, discussed quality issues that could affect new business. Reviewed engineering change notices (both internally and external) and updated any relevant information to Advance Planning Quality Procedure (APQP) documentation.

Created process flow diagrams, FMEA’s, control plans for PPAP submissions. Also, created work instructions for all current and upcoming jobs, updated quality alerts, and informed team members of any new quality issues. Was able to submit an average of ten Level 3 PPAP submissions a week.

Assisted external auditors with quality procedures regarding APQP, quality processes, and corrective actions.

Reviewed and approved supplier PPAP’s, updated new supplier quality requirements. Worked with suppliers to improve their quality standards, reduce non-conformances, and assist them in achieving quality goals/achievements.

Head of the plant’s IMDS creation and submissions.

Visited customer facilities to assist with any quality concerns Progressive Metal Manufacturing Ferndale, MI 7/2010 – 5/2011 Senior Quality Technician

Quality representative in Advance Planning Quality Procedure (APQP) meetings, discussed issues that could affect new business, current products, and how to eliminate potential issues.

Submitted PPAPs, which included process flow diagrams, PFMEA’s, control plans, quality alerts, gauge samples, and work instructions for automotive and military customers. Reviewed and approved supplier PPAP’s.

Head liaison between our customers, internal sales, engineering, and the manufacturing department. Worked with suppliers (steel, weld materials) to solve any potential problems and with our customer to resolve any non-conformances.

Informed the manufacturing team on correct quality standards and proper procedures for determining if and when a part is defective.

Visited customer facilities to assist with any quality concerns Argent International Plymouth, MI 05/2007 – 10/2009 Advanced Quality Engineer/Program Manager

Quality representative in daily APQP meetings, discussed quality issues that could affect new business. Reviewed engineering change notices (both internally and external) and updated any relevant information to Advance Planning Quality Procedure (APQP) documentation.

Created process flow diagrams, FMEA’s, control plans for PPAP submissions. Also, created work instructions for all current and upcoming jobs, updated quality alerts, and informed team members of any new quality issues. Was able to submit an average of ten Level 3 PPAP submissions a week.

Assisted external auditors with quality procedures regarding APQP, quality processes, and corrective actions.

Reviewed and approved supplier PPAP’s, updated new supplier quality requirements. Worked with suppliers to improve their quality standards, reduce non-conformances, and assist them in achieving quality goals/achievements.

Head of the plant’s IMDS creation and submissions.

Visited customer facilities to assist with any quality concerns Tesma (Hughes Manufacturing) Farmington Hills, MI 01/2001 - 06/2003 Quality Engineer / Document Control Coordinator

Worked directly with suppliers and customers solve problems related to non-conforming parts related to automotive metal forming and welding (aluminum and stainless steel).

Quality Representative on PPAP submissions. Created PFMEA’s, control plans, process flow diagrams, quality alerts, gauge samples, and work instructions with the assistance of engineering and manufacturing.

Lead problem solving teams associated with 8D's. (5-why, fishbone diagrams), designed capability statistical experiments, statistical process control (SPC) charts, and Design of Experiment (DOE) studies.

Reviewed customer and supplier quality requirements.

Document Control Coordinator

Visited customer facilities to assist with any quality concerns Johnson Controls Sterling Heights, MI 12/1999 - 10/2000 General Manager

Responsible for the plant's performance including; quality control, personnel, on-time delivery, safety, & ISO/QS. Directly responsible of over fifteen people, including two engineers, two team leaders and eleven hourly people.

Instrumental in the site renewing it's QS9000 accreditation in February of 2000.

Developed, organized, and trained twenty personnel on two new sequence lines for Johnson Control’s Warren facility.

Education:

Major: Math Education (2004-2006) Major: Statistics (1988-1994) Saginaw Valley State University, MI Western Michigan University, MI Computer Skills:

Minitab, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, & PLEX. Quality & Reliability Skills:

Internal IATF 16949:2016 auditor Regression analysis; reliability test design; Design of Experiments; APQP standards; Gage calibration; Gauge R&R; GD&T; CMM measurement; blueprint reading.

Have worked in the automotive quality field since 1996 as a Quality Technician, Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineer, & Quality Supervisor.

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