Quality Engineer
Resume:
West Des Moines, Iowa *****
515-***-**** Cell
Professional Summary
Dedicated professional who will add value with my knowledge and energy level. Proven leader with Six Sigma Green Belt that is fully capable of industry crossover. Established coach with an advanced understanding of lean manufacturing techniques. Metric driven and successful when guiding organizations to achieve significant results.
Work History
Quality Manufacturing Urbandale, IA
Quality Engineer Current
Utilize CMM to measure product attributes.
Analyze drawings and compare production output to determine product meets design intent.
Understand GD&T nomenclature to ascertain product quality.
Fawn Engineering Clive, IA
Customer Service/Distribution Manager July 2017 to Dec 2018
Identified, developed, and implemented policies and programs relative to Customer Service.
Standardized departmental production scheduling methods.
Produced production schedule for up to ten assembly lines to realize 100% on time shipping.
Directly supervised custom machine department of up to five hourly employees.
Collaborated with other logistics areas to maintain schedule up time.
Ag Leader Technology Ames, IA
Production Supervisor Mar 2009 to July 2017
Regularly reviewed manpower requirements to meet 100% on-time shipping requirements.
Engaged in new product design review with engineering to minimize rework during product launch process through FMEA in 2P/3P events and PPAP activities.
Promoted safety and Five S housekeeping rules. Maintained departments at “Sustain” level.
Ensured quality production as measured by First Pass Yield to be less than 300 ppm.
Participated in Quality Improvement Team and Six Sigma projects to improve overall quality.
Through Kanban implementation reduced company investment in parts inventory by 30%.
MRP/ERP SME for ERP implementation. Composed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as needed.
John Deere Des Moines Works Ankeny, IA
Team leader Jan. 2005 to Dec. 2008
Lead, developed, and motivated up to 140 production employees in welding and assembly classifications.
Engaged in Continuous Improvement process in various team-based environments and accomplished four projects per quarter in the areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity.
Decreased incidences of injury by 66% through Root Cause Analysis and implemented corrective actions working with engineering.
Regularly reviewed manpower requirements to meet 100% on-time shipping requirements.
Participated in Quality Improvement Team and Six Sigma projects to improve overall quality.
EFCO Des Moines, IA
Production Supervisor Sept. 2001 to Dec. 2004
Lead, developed, and motivated up to fifty production iron workers.
Responsible for hiring and evaluating new employees.
Ensured adequate staffing to meet business requirements and responsible for day-to-day oversight of all manufacturing projects.
Increased throughput by 77% as measured by pounds per man-hour.
Negotiated and purchased supplies by standardization of departmental purchasing and distribution methods.
262 59th Court
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
515-***-**** Cell
Education
Business Administration, MBA (Coursework) Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA, Trans/Log & Pol Sci Iowa State University Ames, IA
Bachelor of Science, BS, Psychology & Soc. Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Associations
CTL from American Society of Transportation and Logistics
CIPC & CIPCS from IPC
Professional Experience Highlights
Leadership
Lead, developed, and motivated up to 140 production employees.
Responsible for hiring and evaluating new employees.
Ensured adequate staffing to meet business requirements.
Conducted subordinate performance reviews.
Recommended and administered pay rate adjustments
Communicated expectations and held employees accountable for results.
Addressed deficient performance by coaching, corrective actions, and the administration of discipline within company guidelines.
Responsible for conducting the daily and weekly employee meetings to discuss metric performance, gap analysis, and continuous improvement.
Quality Administration
Ensured quality systems were completed by operators to guarantee no fault forward.
Responsible for maintaining an efficient, effective, clean, and safe facility.
Recommended measures for and participated in continuous improvement of quality methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
Operations
Continuously communicated safety as the primary objective.
Responsible for day-to-day oversight of all manufacturing projects.
Investigated, analyzed, researched, and implemented solutions to manufacturing related problems and needs.
Systematically researched and studied process flow improvements, production methods, production throughput, and improved product quality.
Composed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as needed.
Developed lean methods/techniques.
Responsible for compliance to manufacturing standards.
Worked with maintenance and engineering to minimize equipment downtime, establish repair schedules, and communicate maintenance needs and/or possible machine replacement.
Ensured the safeguarding of inventory to prevent loss, damage, or theft.
Responsible for manpower planning to achieve production requirements.
References available by request
Douglas Tychsen
Douglas Tychsen
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