F.S.S ENGINEER/PROGRAM MANAGER

Dear Hiring Committee:

Throughout my career, I have worked in various project-based environments where I repeatedly demonstrated the ability to plan and execute quality products and projects on time and within budget. Please accept the attached resume.

My experience includes 20 years of quality in various positions from supervisory/ quality engineering supplier quality and Manager at plant and corporate levels. Defining project scope, advancing projects through the feed concept, design and engineering phases and establishing new client relationships that lead to more revenue. I bring a proven record of multiple concurrent projects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

While developing and maintaining project scope and schedules, knowing how to staff and when to have an influx of corporate staff or more hours supporting a “time critical launch”, coordinating the work of internal and external stakeholders, I bring experience in managing the full project life cycle in which a successful customer implementation is achieved.

Although the program I took wasn’t a 4 year degreed program I got the best training in injection molding that you could get in school, we spent 6 months at Engel learning everything about injection molding machines and die design. We were taught by a Doctorate of Polymer Chemistry from Baer Plastics of Germany the man developed the process for making CD’s for computers and the music industry.

My tool kit is comprised of leadership, accountability, collaboration, strategic planning, and analytical skills, and commitment to delivering quality output will undeniably lead to positive contributions. I would be pleased to review with you how I can contribute to your team. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Kent Gifford

248-***-****

519-***-****

adowr7@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

PROGRAM MANAGER / QUALITY MANAGER

Consulting in quality and engineering since the pandemic, various companies

Well-developed leadership and communication skills; ability to think strategically and problem solve

Strong organizational, presentation, and negotiation skills

Consistently leads key projects to successful completion on behalf of all stakeholders involved; committed to utilizing standardized methods, tools, templates, processes and best practices to create a foundation for recurring project success, while ensuring project teams are informed

Able to learn about product line strategies and corresponding tactical plans in order to achieve targets; able to create strategies needed to support business objectives regarding growth, quality and profitability.

Managed 21 quality team members on a 7 day week 24 hour basis.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Steel stamping, gluing riveting and welding of steel panels and boron Robotic welding in linear cells.

Experience in dealing with Centreline welding machines/welders.

Steel stamping, high speed Stainless Steel stamping, spring steel, cold roll small larger stampings and cold heading.

Injection molding and mold building, connectors, retainers, clips for variety of manufacturers, Ford, GM, Honda, FCA and Toyota.

Trouble shooting various different manufacturing scenarios

Quality Management Engineering & Advanced Quality Management.

Worked extensively with floor personnel, manufacturing, quality and engineering.

Experience in Fascia and seating components made from steel and polymers.

IATF systems writing and implementation.

Mitigation & Risk Assessment

Cost Estimating & Budgeting

10 years working with class “A” surfaces.

Appearance sign off for color and texturing.

Team Building and managing a team.

Hot stamping and frame assembly.

Manufacturing and planning

Stream lining processes.

Polymer gear manufacturing.

Mentoring & Supervision.

Technical Writing & Reporting

Supplier and process development

Experienced with frames, seating components and finished seat assemblies.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Extensive welding experience.

Designed clips and other components and tracked tooling through cradle to grave.

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Education

Materials engineering and injection molding and plastic processing, Conestoga Technology.

Certified Quality Engineer program (St. Clair College, Thames Campus)

Black belt Certification

Courses and training in GDT

Work History 2020-present

Contract quality and engineering.

Quality Manager Launch. Tower Automotive to Ford Explorer Program 2018-2020

Direct and monitor team and suppliers to ensure they were following the program guidelines for safe launch and monitor to completion.

Gained valuable experience in Hot Stamping of Boron material and assembly/dimensional stability.

Robotic welding and assembly

Make sure all production fixtures were adequate and error proofing features were turned on.

Mig and Tig welding processes spent considerable time with weld engineer setting parameters.

Make sure all materials, designs are at proper levels and following APQP guidelines and have been signed off by S.Q.E Team.

Worked with stamping teams in evaluating processes, repeatability. Hot stamping knowledge.

Evaluate packaging and provide input /sign off on final design after doing shake tests and shipping trial.

Evaluate samples for fit/finish/ and overall quality, sign off on and evaluate dimensional requests and deviation requests.

Make sure all assemblies subassemblies pass the safe launch criteria along with all proposed

Corrective actions communicated to suppliers and launch team.

Responsible for launching and delivery of all phases of Ford front structures and floor pans.

Responsibility for team members and critique safe launch and production documents for Job one.

Prepare list of open issues for pre-production and production intent processes and continuous improvements. Work with suppliers to evaluate their adherence to their PPAP package

Control Plan and other APQP documents.

Corporate APQP Advanced Quality Launch Engineer, Adient (TIER ONE JIT) 2015 - 2017

Oversee verification of all criteria including timing in the development and delivery of Ford F150 seat assemblies to Ford Motor Company and ensure that we will surpass JD Power evaluation.

Also worked with Adient in the transfer of FCA seating to a new plant and getting the program PPAP approval.

Plastics specialist for plastic components that are class “A” surfaces and safety critical

worked closely with supplier quality department evaluating and signing off components, such as mechanisms safety components steel and plastic and frame assembly.

Propose corrective actions and then delegate to a team member to have it corrected or report to Director with status updates and issues.

Visit and audit and discuss plans with suppliers whenever that we deemed them to be in non-compliance or are have the inability to make and maintain run at rate at necessary quality standards.

Verify all assemblies are correct to print and print is correct, ensuring test plans and testing validation completed correctly.

Validate and oversee all builds and sign off; meet with customers and suppliers in scheduled meetings at customer and supplier audits.

Liaison with Engineering and Program Management and input in the development of supplier.

Perform auditing of manufacturing lines and suppliers suggesting better ways to manufacture and eliminate unnecessary work and cost.

Manage and lead product managers in an effort to execute plans to hit goals; lead the business cross functionally in terms of achieving established targets.

set clear guidelines as to the general operations of the product lines, including: customer allocation and prioritization when necessary; assist sales teams in selling product l

Develop coordinated marketing plans to ensure a product line's message is communicated clearly across all market channels.

Resolve and prioritize customer requests and complaints; recommend internal resource allocation and availability issues across the product line organization.

Manage introduction of products/new lines in existing markets and existing products into new markets.

Project and manage programs through utilizing APQP from feasibility through launch and beyond.

2000 - 2014

Full Service Supplier Program Manager Engineer, ITT Automotive/Cooper Standard Automotive (Cooper Tire and Rubber. On-site at Ford in Dearborn

Managed the direction of designers and full design release responsibility for plastic injection molded parts for fuel and brake, connectors, evaporative emissions components, steel/aluminum tubing, ORVR, fuel lines, and bundles consisting of rubber, nylon, and polymer blended materials with M.L.T barrier layers, coatings and steel tubing.

Designed and developed large injected molded quick connects/over molded rubber hoses with injection rings.

Worked with climate control hoses/rad hoses/mandrels and tube., radiator hoses, new fittings and quick connects

Oversaw CNC bending of hose mandrels, brake and fuel tubing.

Developed new concepts, following the concepts from “cradle to grave”, and releasing drawings internally to Ford Motor Company using WERS.

Organized suppliers, launch, and assembly at Tier I and OEM; supported all OEM build events and weekly package reviews, APQP reviews, and ISO reviews.

Established strong customer relationships by being available on call to customer 24 hours per day, 7 days per week for concerns, problem solving build issues or stoppages.

Ford Super Duty Platform and Ford Edge programs fuel/brake climate control tubing rubber hoses and radiator hoses.

Performed troubleshooting of quality concerns involving other programs. Found leak problem for Super duty radiator hoses interconnection.

Assisted Account Manager in costing and quotes to customer.

1995 - 2000

Program Manager/ Engineer, Blow Molding Advanced Engineering Center/TI Automotive and Textron Automotive

Developed new products with suppliers for multiple fuel tank programs; designed and led contact for customer and coordinating large blow molding fuel tank program for General Motors Truck Engineering, including components and ORVR.

Led Tier I fuel tank development and systems design with GM Fuel Systems Engineers.

Communicated and tracked of design, engineering and cost issues; oversaw the GM 360 program, and GM 370 tank program, along with two filler pipe programs.

Selected suppliers; arranged, managed and ordered all prototype components for programs.

Tracked tooling for program specifically blow mold, cooling fixtures, head tooling for extruder.

Quality Assurance Manager, Ventra Group Injection molding group, class A and other Ford, GM and FCA products 1990 - 1994

Trained quality Engineers and Inspectors, Developed new quality standards.

Responsibility of set quality standards with written procedures and First Off and Last Off procedures and other process inspection and directed 19 quality personnel; worked closely with engineering and production departments to eliminate reject reproduction.

Performed lens and bezel testing for lighting, reflectivity and experienced with X-Rite spectrophotometer, testing with continuity tester in a 24-7 in a customer-focused setting.

Managed 24 unionized direct reports along with 3 non-union personnel in an injection molding plant.

Quality Engineer/ Quality Inspector Siemens 14 years, Stamping,

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