Quality Manager Launch

ADDRESS: STR. Albastrele **C; CRAIOVA - DOLJ; ROMANIA

MOBILE: Private: 004*-***-***-***;

E-mail: ******@*****.***

Florin TOMA

Personal data

Education

Date of birth: February 04, 1975

Civil Status: Married

1993 - October 1998 University of Craiova – Mechanical Faculty – Diploma in Managerial &Technological Engineering

1989 - 1993 “CHEMISTRY” College - Craiova - attested in mechanics field

Work experience 1. Jan 2022 – Present: Vimetco Extrusion POSITION: Director of Quality, Technical and Investments Main Mission:

Coordinate the Quality, Technical and Investments Departments.

Establish professional development plans for subordinates through the performance management process.

Respect and apply the Company Quality Management System at company level.

Manage claim issues, ask and approve the root cause analyses, plan corrective and preventive measure over processes.

Monitor the corrective and preventive actions in the 8D Report (in- cluding 8D reports received from the suppliers).

Responsible for creating and monitoring the Departments budget.

Participate in ISO 9001:2015 program maintaining.

Understand and implement compliance documentation and regula- tory directives.

Develop and implement strategic and tactical management issues.

Maintain and manage technical product support.

Resolve and respond to customer issues and inquiries.

Train, guide and mentor technical staff in their day-to-day functions.

Operate within the budgetary limits.

Assist and support Technical manager and Engineers in executing projects.

Provides investment information and financial advice.

Works closely with investment analysts to assess financial infor- mation and investment opportunities

Conducting due diligence and developing investment proposals for new investments.

Responsible for developing strategies for managing a significant port- folio of investments.

2. Oct 2020 – Jan 2022: Vimetco Extrusion

POSITION: Quality Director

Main Mission:

Coordinate the Quality Department (Quality Control and Quality Assurance).

Establish professional development plans for subordinates through the performance management process.

Respect and apply the Company Quality Management System at company level.

Aim for standardization and clarity of activities and procedures.

Achievement of the Department’s KPI.

Develop the quality control processes.

Collaborate with Company departments to improve the process- es.

Manage claim issues, ask and approve the root cause analyses, plan corrective and preventive measure over processes.

Monitor the corrective and preventive actions in the 8D Report

(including 8D reports received from the suppliers).

Monitor, evaluate and assign corrective / preventive actions to appropriate departments.

Performs periodically or ad - hoc audits on the quality of prod- ucts and processes.

Verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.

Responsible for creating and monitoring the Department’s budg- et. Manage the Department’s reporting and makes proposals for its development.

Responsible that Vimetco Extrusion works according with EN standards

Participate in ISO 9001:2015 program maintaining. 3. Jan 2018 – Oct 2020: Ingersoll Rand Belgium (Brussels Headquarter)

POSITION: Global Quality System Manager

Main Mission:

Manage the Business Operation System (BOS) over 12 plants: o 4 plants to NA, 1 in Canada, 5 in Europe, 1 in India and 1 campus (4 plants) in China.

Implement Excellence through Quality all over the plants.

Supports the creation of a global, standard, enterprise-wide Quality Management System (QMS) and its integration into the respective SBU.

Incorporates standard work processes and activities across all SBU regions as part of the QMS.

Participates in QMS vetting by key stakeholders.

Deploys new QMS processes in all affected SBU regions to both SBU- level and Plant- personnel and through meetings and coaching of IR personnel.

Develops and implements a plant internal cross-audit planning and facilitates execution.

Monitors external ISO- certification planning and supports audits by 3rd party certification bodies.

4. Jan 2013 – Jan 2018: International Automotive Components Group SRL (IAC)

POSITION: Plant QUALITY, LOGISTICS & LAUNCH MANAGER Main mission:

Manage Quality Team & Logistics Team (74 headcounts) and make sure that all KPI’s are maintained into target. Build and manage the Budget for both Departments. Assure flawless launch for each new Program in plant.

Assure a successful launch of Jaguar Land Rover E-Pace, Ford B-max, BMW Countryman, VW Passat, Audi A6/A8 and Daimler Programs.

5. Feb 2011 – Jan 2013: International Automotive Components Group SRL (IAC)

POSITION: PLANT QUALITY MANAGER & LAUNCH MANAGER

Main mission:

Assure a successful launch of the Greenfield factory within Ford B-Max Program.

Build and coach the new Quality Team (32 headcounts).

Deploy and monitor quality system and certify the plant for ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14001.

Ensure, monitor and chase for quality performance and customer satisfaction.

6. January 2008 – Feb 2011: LEONI WIRING SYSTEMS

POSITION: PLANT QUALITY MANAGER

Main mission: make sure and prove that all products delivered by the division are in conformity with customers' needs and requirements through deployment of standard Leoni quality systems and tools. Main activities:

Manage and coach a team by 24 members: Quality System, Quality Incoming, Quality Process and Laboratory;

Build &manage the department budget with direct impact in P&L.

Build and deploy the Quality system. Implement the

“Management Knowledge” element from LPS Plus system (Leoni Production System).

Monitor the Quality improvement plan

Monitor the Cost of Non Quality (scrap / special freights / supplier incidents / inventory adjustments / obsoletes).

Deploy and improve QRQC tool, in all the plant.

Represent customer within organization.

Coach the quality network

Ensure the Total Quality induction for new employees and supervise the training of the new operators

Can stop production if any risk is put into evidence

Prerogatives of the pilot of process (ISO TS16949): o In charge of the monitoring of the process;

o Ensure that the results are in compliance with the objectives (effectiveness of the process);

o Take care that the allocated resources are in an optimal way (efficiency of the process);

o Exploit and optimize permanently, all the information and to propose all preventive actions, corrective and/or continuous improvement.

To guarantee that the products delivered are in compliance with the customer’s specifications (initial samples) and /or with Leoni’s specifications (to audit the quality of the finished products)

To identify and record any problem related to the product and the process. To ensure the identification and the control of the damaged processes (management of the deviations)

To launch, recommend or provide solutions to non-compliance problems following defined circuits (standards and procedures). Follow up corrective actions.

To promote the use of quality tools and help the departments in their application (Best Practice).

7. September 2006 – January 2008: VALEO Electronic & Connective Systems ROMANIA

POSITION: PLANT QUALITY MANAGER

Main mission: make sure and prove that all products delivered by the division are in conformity with customers' needs and requirements through deployment of standard Valeo quality systems and tools. Main activities:

Build and deploy the Quality system.

Monitor the Quality improvement plan.

Deploy and improve QRQC in all the plant.

Represent customer within organization.

Coach the quality network.

Ensure the Total Quality induction for new employees.

Can stop production if any risk is put into evidence.

Prerogatives of the pilot of process (ISO TS16949): o In charge of the monitoring of the process;

o Ensure that the results comply with the objectives

(effectiveness of the process).

o Take care that the allocated resources are in an optimal way (efficiency of the process).

o Exploit and optimize permanently, all the information and to propose all preventive actions, corrective and/or continuous improvement.

To guarantee that the products delivered are in compliance with the customer’s specifications (initial samples) and /or with Valeo’s specifications (to audit the quality of the finished products).

To identify and record any problem related to the product and the process. To ensure the identification and the control of the damaged processes (management of the deviations).

To launch, recommend or provide solutions to non-compliance problems following defined circuits (standards and procedures).

Follow up corrective actions.

To promote the use of quality tools and help the departments in their application (Best Practice).

8. March 2004 – September 2006: VALEO Electronic & Connective Systems ROMANIA

POSITION: PURCHASING - QUALITY MANAGER

Define and implement the quality assurance strategy for the components purchased by the site.

Create a Quality Purchasing organization for the Site in accordance with Valeo1000 & Valeo 5000 &ISO / TS 16949.

Build up the Quality Purchasing budget, follow the related action plans and grant their efficiency.

Assure the quality of the Quality Purchasing Reporting.

Recover costs of non-quality further the logistic &quality incidents.

Define objectives and take part to the negotiation of Quality contracts with the suppliers.

Take part in the selection of suppliers in terms of QCD (Quality, Cost and Delivery).

Manage the PQA, SQA and functionally incoming inspection team.

Recruit, organize and train the Purchasing Quality team.

Manage and eradicate quality &logistic incidents in purchased components.

Prevent defective components from entering the Valeo sites.

PQA &SQA Audits to external (Eastern Europe and a part of Western Europe) and local suppliers.

Coach the teams in QRQC and PDCA – FTA.

Validation &homologation of the new components.

Make productivity on cost through technical change (resourcing). 9. February 2003 – March 2004: VALEO Electronic &Connective Systems ROMANIA

POSITION: PLANT PURCHASING MANAGER /

Acting: Purchasing Quality Assurance (SQA) Manager

Defines the plant’s purchasing strategy for the commodities in charge, by integrating the global strategy of the plant and the division purchasing.

Preparation and consultation of suppliers (participation to the functional requirements definition).

Select (or first-select) suppliers with Valeo criteria.

Ensure the guarantee of delivered products through suppliers choice linked with Purchasing Quality.

Implement the suppliers panel policy (technology survey, Romanian and east-European markets surveys, Branch &Group Purchasing Co-ordination). Purchasing marketing in Romania to enhance.

Make productivity on cost through commercial negotiation or technical change (value analysis + resourcing).

To inform, make validation (industrial trials) and implement productivity plans

Minimize money and logistical risks though purchasing localization in Romania

In charge of collecting, looking after and making finalize suppliers suggestions

In charge of the implementation of environment programs in his field,

Negotiate contracts with all aspects (cost, quality, logistic, delivery) including monetary fluctuations.

10. April 2000 – February 2003: DAEWOO AUTOMOBILE

ROMANIA (actual FORD Plant)

POSITION : MECHANICAL ENGINEER – Suppliers Technical Assistance

(STA) Engineer

Represent DAEWOO in relation with specific supplier’s parts from Romania and abroad.

Quality representative on purchasing department.

In charge with APQP and PPAP files for a specific suppliers pannel.

Follow-up the quality incidents.

Audits to the internal &external suppliers.

Evaluate the suppliers and the potential suppliers.

Make up the feasibility study.

Check, calculate, compare and negotiate the prices of the parts.

Search the best technical solutions, in co-operation with technical department, for auto parts (braking system, suspension, body, trim and rubber parts.).

Establish with the suppliers the methods for eliminate the quality problems.

Develop and homologate parts with the Romanian and foreigner suppliers for DAEWOO.

11. February 1999 - April 2000 –CG&GC TOSHIBA: SALES

&SERVICE ENGINEER, where my job consisted in sales and providing service of TOSHIBA copy machines and computers also.

expand territorial sales;

develop sales network;

Increase costumer number.

Skills

• Operational executive with direct experience with new ventures / start- ups, consolidations processes, industrial restructuring and project management.

• Customer oriented and Negotiation skills.

• Positive and a "can do" attitude, customer service minded.

• Knowledge of the main quality concepts and tools, methodologies and mind-sets common to the automotive industry (PPAP, FMEA, Kaizen, PDCA - FTA, 8D, 5 Why's, QRQC, Strategy A3, 9 Steps, 6 Sigma, Pareto, Value Stream Mapping etc).

• Computer skills: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Access etc) - advanced, Lotus Notes &Outlook, MFG-PRO System, SAP. Abilities • Continuous improvement &value analysis.

• Demand management, collaborative tools, communication processes.

• Capability to work in a dynamic team.

• Strictness and punctuality.

• Team builder, both during crisis management and start-ups, also during Program Life.

• Industrial consolidation processes associated to footprint moves Languages • English – fluently

• French – advanced

• Romanian – native

Trainings /

Locations

1. Six Sigma Certification: EXECUTIVE CHAMPION – LEAN 6 SIGMA 2. IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Certified

3. Supplier Relationship Management / Montigny FRANCE 4. PQA Certificated – Leader Auditor / Humpolec Czech Republic 5. Total Quality – Trainer / Montigny FRANCE

6. Quality Risks of the plastic injection process / Bobigny FRANCE 7. QRQC, PDCA &FTA – Trainer / Montigny FRANCE

8. KAIZEN / Montigny France

9. Key Management Skills / Pitesti ROMANIA

10. Communication &Leadership / Pitesti ROMANIA

11. Value Stream Mapping & Makigami / Pitesti ROMANIA References • Available upon request

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