SR Program Manager Quality Manager
Resume:
Rick Pumphrey
Program Manager - Automotive Exterior Lighting - North American Lighting
Florence, AL 35634
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Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Quality Manager- Quality Engineering and Quality Control North American Lighting Inc.-Muscle Shoals, AL
June 2015 to Present
Responsibilities
Responsible for Quality Engineering - New Launch Milestones, Customer interface and resolution for current and New Launch programs. Multiple OEM's and vehicles. Responsible for Quality Assurance and Control for entire plant. Progam Manager - Automotive Exterior Lighting
North American Lighting
May 2012 to Present
Customers: Nissan - Altima, Infinity, Pathfinder.
Honda - Acura MDX, Odyssey, and Pilot.
* Responsiblities: Program Manager responsible for New Launch Lighting Programs for Honda, Toyota and Nissan. Management of Program from New Launch concept -Development thru integration into Manufacturing. Manage Customer deliverables, Company deliverables, Fiscal requirements and reporting to Senior Management on progress and A rank concerns. Lead Core Team thru successful devlopment of Automotive lighting programs. Senior Quality Engineer
AutomotiveExterior Lighting
April 2011 to May 2012
Customers: Nissan - Altima, Infinity, Pathfinder.
Toyota - Tundra Signal lighting
Honda - Acura MDX, Odyssey, and Pilot.
* Responsiblities: New Launch - Signal Lighting / Forward Lighting Photometric Lab - Analysis and problem resolution
Set up lab to evaluate Photometry - FMVSS and Customer Application of Geometric Dimesioning and Tolerancing principals to parts. Gage development
Customer Management at all levels,
Product Development / Process Development
Manufacturing issues - Problem resolution.
Laboratory Manager/ Quality Engineer
Samlip Automotive Lighting
2009 to 2011
Customers: Hyundai, KIA, Chrysler and General Motors
* Responsibilities: Reliability and Photometric testing, scheduling, equipment and personnel. ISO 17025 certified lab.
New Launch and Validation testing.
CMM programming, Gage certification -Dimensional problem resolution Responsible for QE devlopment in Process tools and systems. Federal Mogul Lighting
Quality Technician/ Quality Engineer
Federal Mogul Lighting-Sparta, TN
1994 to 2008
Responsible for all GD&T and Dimensionals for HG, JS and RT programs.
* Performed analysis and research work for all programs including CMM programming and Visual Measuring Machine.
* Responsibilities included writing programs, performing analysis and communicating results to Product Engineering.
* Complete all testing and documentation for all Ppap submissions.
* Responsible for initiating 8D process to contain suspect product and initiate root cause analysis for problem solving.Initiated TQM teams to expedite 8Ds.
* Work closely with Product Engineering on all initial submissions for the program launches including: Honda, DCX, GM, Toyota and Ford.
* Gage devolepement andGD&T analysis to insure integrity of the various parts involved in the programs. Insure Manufacturability capability for FM.
* Visit various customers to resolve Launch issues.
* Visit various suppliers to resolve product conformance issues for metal die tooling and injection mold builders.
* Supervised CIT and TQM teams to improve quality performance.
* Working Foreman third shift - halogen bulb department.
* Patent awarded on new bulb desing for Amber bulbs using new wire interface and new process to color incadescent automotive light bulbs. Education
BA
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
1980
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