Quality Engineer

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER

SIX SIGMA / LEAN MANUFACTURING / PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Six Sigma Black Belt offering more than 10 years of experience in quality engineering, lean manufacturing, and product/process design. Deliver quality controls and enhancements to proactively address problems and improve product quality, manufacturing flow, customer satisfaction, and bottom-line results.

Advanced Statistical Analysis, Process Controls (SPC)

Pareto Charts, Fishbone Diagrams, 5S, 5Y, 8D

Six Sigma Leadership, Gemba Walks, Kaizen Events

APQP (PPAP, Flow, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA)

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)

Process Development & Improvement

IATF/TS16949, QS/ISO 9000 Standards

Quality Auditing, Team Problem Solving

SOFTWARE SKILLS

ASI Datamyte, PQ Systems, SQC Pak

Microsoft Access, Visual Basic

GEOPak, Micromeasure IV, PC-DMIS, Tutor CMM

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

International Material Data System (IMDS)

Minitab, QC-CALC, MPact, AutoCAD

EXPERIENCE

2/20 – 2/21 Bettcher Industries, Continuous Improvement Engineer, Birmingham, OH

Identify improvement opportunities using a data-driven approach, formulate and execute projects to achieve and sustain improvements

Collaborated with design and manufacturing engineers on design, development, and improvement of products and processes using knowledge in Kaizen, Lean, and Six Sigma

Developed standards and guidelines for ensuring appropriate data gathering and analysis methods

Validated process control and measurement systems (MSA) to identify improvement opportunities

5/17 – 8/19 Shiloh Industries, Inc., Senior Quality Engineer, Valley City, OH

Handled customer complaints by investigating internal and external nonconformances, communicating them to management, and recommending corrective/preventative actions

Prepared and maintained all PPAP submissions including PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Layouts while having final authority over all related procedures, forms, and work instructions

Planned and conducted the analysis, inspection, design, test, and integration of all products

Coordinated with Engineering on process and product design changes to facilitate a successful launch.

Facilitated all MRB meetings while also managing both internal and supplied non-conforming materials

Reported metrics for management review and supported financial expectations through efforts to achieve both customer and internal targets on OEE, IPPM, EPPM, and Delivery

Served as Lead Auditor responsible for creating and managing audit schedules while conducting Internal Quality audits, Product audits, and PFMEA reviews

Utilized specialized training to support multiple plants with IMDS submissions and Minitab data analysis

8/14 – 5/17 Forest City Technologies, Inc., Quality Engineer, Wellington, OH

Resolved all customer/supplier complaints while analyzing effectiveness of corrective/preventive actions

Controlled all quality-related aspects of APQP including PPAP submission

Reviewed designs, changes, and plans of specifications for new products and processes to ensure that they meet all requirements and reliability standards

8/04 – 8/14 Aerotek, Contracted Quality Specialist, Independence, OH

As Contracted 5/13 – 8/14 Parker Hannifin, Supplier Quality Engineer, Elyria, OH

5/11 – 5/13 Artiflex Manufacturing, LLC., Quality Engineer, Wooster, OH

8/04 – 6/06 Ford Motor Company, Quality Systems Engineer, Brook Park, OH

Coordinated and resolved both Customer and Supplier quality issues

Improved supplier quality by managing, certifying, and auditing suppliers

Initiated and monitored supplier quality corrective action requests

Assessed the cost of, and determined the responsibility for, products or materials that did not meet required standards and specifications

Managed the launch of two very high profile products for Ford Motor Company and Chrysler/Fiat

Developed, trained, and monitored all process controls and procedures for incoming inspection, in-process inspection, and final dock audit

Developed standardized guidelines for gage instruction, SPC, and visual acceptance criteria

Generated and reported business and quality data/metrics such as scrap statistics, IPPM, EPPM, First Time Through, Pulls, Repairs, MQOS, Warranty, Supplier Performance, and TGW

Developed and maintained databases to track Customer 8D’s, Supplier QR’s, Supplier Contact Reports, Nonconforming Material, Engineering Specification Test results, and Quality Operating System Audits

8/06 – 11/08 Shiloh Industries, Inc., Continuous Improvement Manager, Valley City, OH

Spearheaded all continuous improvement initiatives to identify significant quality, productivity, safety, and cost improvements

Partnered with managers and engineers to elevate key processes and systems to six sigma performance levels using skills in structured problem solving, continuous improvement, and data analysis

Developed database systems to help manage continuous improvement projects, coil receiving, mill/supplier claims, and machine efficiencies

EDUCATION

Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH

Associate of Individualized Studies, May 2021

Six Sigma Blackbelt, February 2008

Associate of Applied Science, August 1998

Majors: Quality Assurance, Lean Manufacturing

Minor: Computer Maintenance & Networking, Computer Programming

GPA: 3.4

Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH

Certificate of Proficiency, October 1996

ASQC - Certified Quality Engineer

ASQC - Certified Mechanical Inspector

Elyria Machine Institute, Elyria, OH

Certificate of Proficiency, August 1988

CNC Setup and Programming

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