ARMANDO D. MENESES

**** ******** ***. *.*. Wyoming, MI 49509 616-***-****

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QUALITY ENGINEER

Over 30 years experienced in Total Quality Management focused on Automotive and Medical Operations

Quality Assurance and Control / Project and Performance Management Communication, Collaboration and Customer Centricity / Overall Manufacturing Operations and Processes / Plastic Injection Molding / Metal Stamping Secondary Material Processing / CNC Machining

FDA Regulations and GMP implementation / Documentation and SOPs / Internal Auditing for IATF / ISO 9000:2001 & TS16949:2002 / Corrective & Preventative Actions / Design Process Input / Calibration Records & Databases Production Tool Calibration and Certification

Fully Bilingual English and Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Haerter Stamping, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI 2019 – Present Quality Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop and submit all final PPAP packages for new product launches, implemented engineering changes, and yearly validation.

• Successful management and maintenance of work instructions/quality procedures and author all process deviations.

• Successful management of daily production and cell verification applying corrective action of procedures and required compliance.

• Successful maintenance of equipment inspection methods using CMM, OGP, and Keyence Measuring systems.

• Total customer interaction including authoring and completion of all 5 Why/8 D activities.

• Maintain customer required databases including SupplyOn and Pull4Tool.

• Application of Quality Core Tools as needed including APQP, FMEA, Control Plan, Etc…

• Oversee all Early Production Containment activity with a 99% success rate.

• Reduced Customer Complaints from 19 in 2019, to 15 in 2020, to 7 in 2021, to 1 in 2022.

• Author Quality Alerts based on FTQ, SPC, or other internal evaluation findings.

• Implementation of TS/ISO IATF internal audits 14Q Basics and LPA’s reporting weekly findings for corrective action.

Dennen Steel, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI 2016 – 2019

Quality Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all off sight and in-house sorting activity including training and invoicing.

• Oversee all Early Production Containment activity with a 99% success rate.

• Update and maintain work instructions/quality procedures and author all process deviations.

• Author Quality Alerts based on FTQ, SPC, or other internal evaluation findings.

• Verify all LPA’s are performed in a timely manner and corrective actions from LPA’s are implemented correctly and in a timely manner.

• Audit training records and evaluate training effectiveness at all work cells.

• Update all work cell documents to reflect correct Quality system adherence and logical inspection criteria.

• Evaluate receiving inspection criteria before product signoff and after production sign off.

• Recommend internal and supplier corrective action requests based on process quality issues. ABC Group., Grand Rapids, MI 2015 – 2016

Quality Engineer

• Responsible for all aspects of supplier and customer Quality issues.

• Total responsibility for completion of Customer Complaints/8D’s.

• Create and update all PPAP document requirements for all new product launches and current product updates.

• Oversee all Early Production Containment activity with a 99% success rate.

• Update and maintain work instructions/quality procedures and author all Quality Alerts, process deviations, etc.

• Conducted processed layered audits with recommendation to management for improvements. Magna Corp., Grand Rapids, MI 2011 – 2015

Quality Engineer

• Responsible for all aspects of supplier and customer shipments/inspection.

• Total customer interaction including authoring and completion of all 5 Why/8 D activities.

• Create and update all PPAP document requirements for all new product launches and current product updates.

• Oversee all Early Production Containment activity with a 97% success rate.

• Update and maintain work instructions/quality procedures and author all process deviations.

• Author Quality Alerts based on FTQ, SPC, or other internal evaluation findings.

• Conducted processed layered audits with recommendation to management for improvements.

• Audited training records and evaluate training effectiveness at all work cells.

• Evaluated receiving inspection criteria after production sign off.

• Recommended internal and supplier corrective action requests based on process quality issues. Lankfer Diversified Industries, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI 2008 – 2011 Quality Engineer

• Oversight of all aspects of supplier shipments/inspection, Quality processes including sign-off approval and monitoring for six production lines and 14 employee plastic injection molding department.

• Total customer interaction including authoring and completion of all 5 Why/8 D activities.

• Oversee all Early Production Containment activity with a 98% success rate.

• Called upon and translate all English/Spanish transactions for all 80 company personnel.

• Update and maintain work instructions/quality procedures and author all process deviations.

• Author Quality Alerts based on FTQ, SPC, or other internal evaluation findings.

• Conduct processed layered audits with recommendation to management for improvements.

• Audit training records and evaluate training effectiveness at all work cells.

• Evaluate receiving inspection criteria after production sign off.

• Recommend internal and supplier corrective action requests based on process quality issues. Thierica Display Products Grand Rapids, MI 2007- 2008 Quality Engineer

Oversee all aspects of Quality, including 3 Multi-Robot Paint Lines, 10 Plastic Injection Presses, Laser Etching, Pad Printing on all three shift quality activities and report findings to management.

• Managed, performed and measurement of all specimen encapsulations for customer required paint thickness checks.

• Conducted tool calibrations, schedule shipments, and routinely maintained databases, including Spectrophotometer and Gloss Meter paint panel.

• Audited and updated TS internal documentation resulting consistently with “no findings”.

• Daily maintained boundary sample system for 100+ employees.

• Trained 100+ employees with new product/procedure specifications and contributed with ISO/TS16949 Audits with consistently successful results. Michigan Instruments Grand Rapids, MI 1992 – 2007

Quality Engineer/Manager

Responsible for on-site testing, calibration, and verification of customer equipment including functionality and safety measurement of medical equipment (Thumper CPR and Training/Test Lungs).Troubleshooting, redesign of production components used in Mechanical CPR Equipment. Upheld Regulatory requirements and quality assurance management systems (ISO 9000:2001 and FDA compliance).

• Developed and implemented new quality control procedures according to GMP.

• Serviced all customer concerns and equipment.

• Restructured GMP quality standards manual and met FDA and ISO compliance.

• Created and maintained tool calibration, databases and scheduling.

• Appointed as a member of The Quality Management Board and Management Review Committee. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Quality Core Tools, Full PPAP Submission, MS Office, MS Access, ABAS, Qstudio, AutoCad. EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATES

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Bachelor of Science: Major in Manufacturing Engineering/Minor in Business Management Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI

Associates in Engineering/Drafting

Certified TS16949 internal auditor

Seminar: “Validation/Verification Design Processes” Kent Skills Center, Grand Rapids, MI

Certification: Engineering/Drafting

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