Quality Control Manager
Resume:
Brad Root
Madison, WI *****
**********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position where I can use my experience to help a company maintain and improve its quality and operations.
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
BS Industrial Technology Management - June, 2001
Focus Area: Quality Control Courses, Industrial Training and Supervision, Time and Motion Study, Industrial Robotics, Principles of Industrial Safety, Statistics, and Industrial Production Drafting-AutoCAD.
Certifications
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (8/17) – (WMEP-DMAIC) Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified (12/16) – (WMEP-DMAIC) Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership
ISO 9001:2015/IATF 16949 Lead Auditor Certified (8/19) – QAI
EXPERIENCE
Company: ORBIS Corporation
Location: DeForest, WI
Employment: Dec 2022 – Aug 2024
Position Title: Quality Manager
Maintain quality requirements in an ISO 9001:2015 certified organization
Quality representative for ISO certification audits
Conduct and Manage Internal Audit System
Revise/Update inspection documents and processes to current and improved methods
Revise/Update SOPs to current and improved methods
Manage CAPAs for Customer and Internal Issues
Through SPC completed equipment qualification for 2 new production machines and new facility extrusion cooling system
Company: Stoughton Trailers
Location: Stoughton, WI
Employment: Feb 2022 – Oct 2022
Position Title: Quality Supervisor
Supervise a staff of 14 Quality Inspectors between 1st and 2nd shift
Revise/Update inspection documents and inspection processes to current and improved methods
Created and implemented daily, weekly, and monthly defect tracking charts and reports to aid in manufacturing improvement to reduce defects found at the end of the assembly line
Manage 8D-Corrective Actions for Customer and Internal Issues
Create and Update Manufacturing Work Instructions
Company: Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc.
Location: Beaver Dam, WI
Employment: May 2019 – Jan 2022
Position Title: Quality Manager
Manage a staff of 3 Quality Engineers and 3 Quality Technicians
Maintain quality requirements in an IATF certified organization
Conduct and Manage Internal Audit System
Conduct Supplier audits onsite at Supplier
Conduct internal, supplier, and customer corrective actions using 8D format
Reduced scrap rate from 4.5% FY2020 to 3.0% FY2021; Reduce scrap rate FY2022 from 3.0% to 2.8%
Weekly meetings regarding Top 5 parts with high scrap, and manage action plans to reduce scrap created for Manufacturing Engineers/Quality Engineers
Conduct Internal Audits and manage Internal Audits conducted by others
Manage Layered Process Audit system (LPAs)
Review PPAP documentation for submittal to Customers
Review PPAP documentation submitted by Suppliers, and approve PPAP for Suppliers
Company: Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc.
Location: Beaver Dam, WI
Employment: June 2018 – May 2019
Position Title: APQP Launch Quality Engineer
Maintain quality requirements in an IATF certified organization
Complete PPAP’s, Capability Analysis studies, GR&R’s
Review PFMEA’s, Process Flow’s, and Control Plan’s during new product launch phase
Conduct internal, supplier, and customer corrective actions using 8D format
Program Zeiss CMM’s (DuraMax and Micura) using Calypso software, Curve software, and Gear-Pro software
Create work instructions for part staging on CMM’s to be more "user friendly”
Setup quality system SPC software (Proficy) using X-bar charts, Run charts, for critical characteristics through statistical quality software
Company: Teel Plastics, Inc.
Location: Baraboo, WI
Employment: March 2016 – April 2018
Position Title: Sr. Quality Engineer
Managed Automotive, Healthcare, and Industrial product customer accounts
Reduced internal and external quality rejections from 0.90% to 0.40%
Implemented X-bar charts for critical characteristics through statistical quality software
Implemented the use of video instructions for critical process characteristics through quality software allowing more flexibility of which operators could run the different types of product
Implemented and programmed automated vision system measuring equipment (Keyence)
Identified part characteristics that left part acceptability open to interpretation. Provided clear limit samples for attribute characteristics, and defined clear acceptance criteria for variable characteristics through the use of quality software
Completed PPAP’s, FMEA’s, Process Flow’s, PSW’s, Control Plan’s, Gage R&R’s, Capability Analysis, DOE’s, and Project Charters using DMAIC methodology.
Conducted and analyzed supplier quality audits
Assisted in the implementation of ISO 13485 – Medical Device Standards, and ISO 9001:2015
Company: United Alloy, Inc.
Location: Janesville, WI
Employment: March 2015 – March 2016
Position Title: Quality Engineer
Established Quality Metric goals based off available past information, and data collected from start of my employment
Developed inspection criteria in areas where acceptable quality results were only known by experienced individuals
Analyzed data to determine areas causing non-conformities in processes
Conduct and analyze customer quality audits
Company: Quality Paint and Coatings
Location: Oshkosh, WI
Employment: March 2012 – February 2015
Position Title: Quality Assurance Manager/Project Manager
Responsible for implementation and management of ISO 9001:2008 within 3 months of start of employment date, which I was successful at achieving
Implementation and management of TS 16949 compliancy in a 3 month time frame for key customer account
Completed PPAP’s, FMEA’s, Process Flow’s, PSW’s, Control Plan’s, and Gage R&R’s.
Project Manager for highly visible, intricate, complicated projects
I was responsible for overseeing the quality compliance on a number of military contracts including on and off-site
Conduct and analyze customer quality audits
Supervised 4 Quality Specialists and oversaw 2 facility locations
Company: Whitefield Industrial Coatings
Location: Oshkosh, WI
Employment: August 2008– March 2012
Position Title: Quality Assurance Manager/First Shift Production Supervisor/Project Manager
Oversaw plant activities to make sure they meet quality specifications
Planned and coordinated daily and weekly production activities and demands
Conducted and analyzed customer quality audits
Managed special customer projects
Managed rust/weld repair project for FMTV/MATV trucks for Oshkosh Corporation
Managed and process engineered repair project for design problem with MATV truck mirrors
Managed and process engineered assembly project for tank turrets
Company: Hypro, Inc.
Location: Berlin, WI (Main Office – Waterford, WI)
Employment: January 2003 – August 2008
Position Title: Quality Assurance Manager
Oversaw all personnel at plant level for ISO 9001 compliance and plant audits
Improved tool life with capability studies of different types/styles of tools to achieve maximum efficiency
Worked with operators and engineering to improve quality of material and reduce defects by creating work instructions to define acceptable and non-acceptable procedures
Through Root Cause Analysis Quality measurements improved from 3.00% defective material of sales to 0.50%
Reduced rejected material from suppliers from 5.0% of sales to 1.0%. Worked with suppliers and customers to improve quality measurements of in-house, supplier, and customer defective material
Programmed Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
Conducted SPC studies and Gage R&R studies
Completed PPAP’s and ISIR’s
Company: Hypro, Inc.
Location: Berlin, WI (Main Office – Waterford, WI)
Employment: July 2001 – January 2003
Position Title: Quality Technician
Conducted First Piece, Work In-Process, and Final Inspection of Product
Types of gages and testing used, but not limited to include: bore gage, snap gage, rail gage, air gage, Go/NoGo gage, thread gage, functional/positional gage, height stand with indicator, run-out tests, die-penetrant test of welds, and Magna-flux of welds
Operated Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
Conducted SPC studies and Gage R&R studies
Assisted with PPAP’s and ISIR’s
Company: SCA Tissue North America
Location: Neenah, WI
Employment: Summers May 1996 – July 2001
Position Title: Forklift Operator/Shipping and Receiving
Loaded/Unloaded trucks using forklifts, paper-clamps, and box-clamps
Delivered paper rolls to machines using paper clamps as needed
Delivered cardboard boxes to machines using forklift as needed
Loaded trucks with finished product using box clamps according to delivery
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