Akaff S. Diam

Cedar Falls, IA * 319-***-**** * adlq0d@r.postjobfree.com * linkedin.com/in/akaff-diam-8b25a658/

Quality Management – Manufacturing - Process Lead & Six Sigma Black Belt Professional

Seeking challenges in the manufacturing industry to drive continuous improvement and bottom-line results

Goal-oriented, Doctor of Technology, ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt and CQE with 25 plus years of industry experience in quality management, manufacturing engineering, gear manufacturing, heat treatment, inspection & testing, and project management from the USA, Canada, and Asia.

CORE COMPETENCIES

●Coordinate and perform research projects and training programs

●Leadership skills and a great team player, ability to interact with people at all organizational levels and to promote a culture of collaboration and teamwork

●Proactive and able to undertake projects in a cross-functional team environment

●Teaching experience, technical report writing, strong interpersonal skills

●Hands-on experience of statistical and quality tools like MSA, APQP, PPAP, pFMEA, SPC, gage R&R, process capability, Pareto analysis, 5Y analysis, root cause analysis, CTQ diagrams, robust design and p-diagram

●Complex data analysis like DOE, RSM, ANOVA, regression and, reliability analysis

●Working experience of SharePoint creation and management, Tableau®, pivot tables, power pivots, power BI, data modeling, and visualization

●Auditing (ISO/QS-9000) and served as internal auditor several times for ISO Certifications and JD internal audits like DPS, DPQS, and JD-QPS

●Working knowledge of Creo & CreoView, ISO, ASTM, DIN & international engineering standards

●Can coach TQM, Kaizen, Kanban framework, 8D/RCCA, 5S’s, and Six Sigma methodology (DMAIC)

●Decision analysis (DA) for equipment acquisition and purchases

●Experience supervising technical / wage inspection staff and coaching students

●Program verifications of CMM and M&M gear checkers for the part to print inspection requirements.

EDUCATION

1.Doctor of Technology from University of Northern Iowa, IA, USA

2.M.S. Manufacturing Eng. from Wayne State University, MI, USA

3.B.Sc. Metallurgical Eng. & Materials Science from UET, Lahore, Pakistan

PROJECTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Projects in John Deere

1.Developed process control strategy for newly acquired laser weld cell parts/assemblies in drivetrain machining.

2.Developed standardized scoring methods and introduced xFMEA for conducting the pFMEAs in component machining.

3.Developed dashboard for active variable gages using Tableau for their utility across machining cells with desired capability and applicable tolerances.

4.Advanced product planning for transmissions of large tractors product lines.

5.Slashed 30% cycle time for deviations process in a cross-functional team.

6.Failure analysis and scrap reduction:

a)The cost savings because of delinquent orders (customers) due to scrap was $157K.

b)Root cause analysis and scrap reduction of $1.5M after executing the CA process.

c)On-time delivery of parts worth $90K.

d)Scrap cost savings of over $500K for sun pinions, PST shafts & PTO gears.

e)Successfully resolved assembly issues by driving corrective actions for shafts and gears and reduced 68% non-conformances on a recurring basis.

7.Developed rubric for QEs in gears and shafts and created “Statement of Work” for quality handbook.

8.Process Key characteristics (KC) standardization project for Gears - managed over 1000 KCs for new products and categorized them into the family of parts for monitoring and managing the process capability studies and gage R&Rs.

Projects from Previous jobs

a)Successfully completed 30 plus individual corrective action and process improvement projects with various suppliers of GM.

b)Saved $1.1M while leading and supporting six sigma black belt projects for GM suppliers.

c)Audited as 3rd party auditor for more than 40 suppliers across Michigan, Ohio and Ontario per the GM’s defined criteria.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JOHN DEERE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (Apr 2006 to Dec 2020)

●Sr. Quality Engineer - New Products Development - Gears & Shafts (Sep 2011 to-Dec 2020)

●Process Pro – Black Belt (Sep 2010-Aug 2011)

●QE Drivetrain Components Mfg. - Gears and shafts (Feb 2007- Sep. 2010)

●QE Service Parts Operations - Clutches /Hyd. Pump Assemblies (Apr 2006 to Feb 2007)

PREVIOUS JOB EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

●Supplier Quality Engineer - Product Action Int. Windsor ON, Canada

●Manufacturing Engineer - May & Scofield, Fowlerville, MI, USA

●Quality Engineer - Celestica Inc., Toronto, ON. Canada

●Supplier Technical Assistance_ Strategy Analyst - Ford Motor Co, Detroit, MI, USA

●Supplier Development Engineer - Volvo Truck Corporation, Pakistan (Swedish Company)

●Supervisor materials and metallurgical Lab, Supplier Development Engineer, Quality Engineer - Millat Tractors Ltd. Pakistan (Massey-Ferguson, UK Company, now AGCO)

COMPUTER SKILLS, TRAININGS, AND COURSES

●MS OFFICE® package- Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, SharePoint, OneNote, Power Query, and Power pivots

●Minitab®, Statistica®, ReliaSoft®, Tableau®, Creo®, MATLAB®, Business Objects, SAP, PDM/Windchill and cProjects.

●Trainings & courses – SAP/NetWeaver®, Infinity QS®, Design for Six Sigma, Design for manufacturability, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Project Management, Professional Presentation skills, Influencing without authority, Internal ISO Assessor.

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