Quality Engineer Team Leader

Kerry Dee Ketchem

Skills:

Microsoft Office Engineering Changes Statistical Process Analysis Data Collection Six Sigma Company Liaison Expert Analytical Person Technical Drawings APQP Auto Cad 2yrs SLP Supplier Quality PCP AITF-16949 FMEA QS9001:2015 PPAP Time Studies PF TS16949 ISO Certified Auditor Mini-Tab SPC Analysis Program Management POMS GCA PPCR's SRDC's Excel Microsoft Office

Work Experience:

Cummins – CMEP -Columbus Indiana

Quality Engineer – Contracted to support Block Line OP Issues 03/2025 - 05/2025

Worked as Q.E. for CMEP Block Line

Ran SPC and KMCC Data to validate the Block Line processes were capable.

Completed Gage Audits and Validations at all OP Stations.

Assisted with Non-Conforming Products and Root Cause Analysis.

Worked Closely with the CMM Lab to Validate collected data and OP analysis.

Participated in Cross Shift Meetings, Scrap Meetings and OP Issue Meetings.

Dynacraft a Division of PACCAR - Louisville Kentucky 09/2021 - 12/2024

Quality Engineer - Process Improvement

Identify opportunities for Process Improvement then implement plans to accomplish goal.

New Program Launch Quality Engineer.

Quality Engineer for Process Improvements over all programs in the facility.

Team Leader for GEMBA's and Determining Root Cause Analysis.

Customer Interface in Person and on Team Calls for Quality Issues & NCP's

Dealt with Customers in Mexico, Canada and Australia on Quality Issues and Improvements.

Traveled to Customer Facilities to review their process controls and how our products interfaced with them.

Approved Engineering Drawings, SRDCs, PPAP's and Process Standards.

Collaborated daily with Mechanical Engineers, Process Engineers, and Work Cell Teams to Improve Production.

Used problem solving techniques to eliminate product failures and determine Root Cause Analysis.

Actalent Services - For Caterpillar Large Power Systems 06/2021 - 08/2021

Sr. Quality Engineer Six Sigma

Train Machine Operators in Lean Manufacturing and Quality Processes, including SPC Inputs and accountability for rework and scrap material.

Responsible for Lean Manufacturing and Scrap Reduction.

Use Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing and Black Belt training to create Charter for Control Plan Compliance to >95%.

Increase CPK from .80 in manufacturing to 1.33 CPK.

Reduce costs from scrap by 38%.

Remove Gaps that have a direct relationship in Cost of Quality from Control Plans and FMEA's.

Pro-QC 05/2021 - 06/2021

Quality Supervisor

Supervised Quality Operations for the Re-Flash and Re-Work of Milwaukee Hammer Drills at Milwaukee Distribution Center in Greenwood Indiana.

Developed plans and process to rework over 12,000 Milwaukee Hammer Drills successfully in the least amount of time.

Telamon Telecom Solutions Automotive Division - Carmel Indiana 06/2019 - 02/2020

Senior Engineer - Quality

Lead internal APQP process.

Senior Engineer for the Quality Department

Perform deep dives (FM, CP, SL & PF) to find systemic issues before a defect occurs.

Responsible for the Quality of the three major automotive Departments of Telamon.

Engine Business Unit, Filtration Systems/Components, and the Kitting Department.

Develop systemic quality plans and practices for achieving zero defect performance.

Improve Scrap and Rework Issues through data collection and analysis.

Perform root cause analysis of defects to develop and implement corrective actions.

Develop systemic quality plans and practices for achieving zero defect performance.

Responsible for all maintenance and support for all IATF 16949 documents and processes.

Hartlage Manufacturing Inc. Buckner, KY 06/2017 – 05/2019

Director of Quality

Direct all Quality Operations and Systems.

Supervise Quality Lab Technicians and Manufacturing Floor Auditors.

Maintain Production Reports, Internal Scrap Reports based on Start Up versus Operator Scrap.

Reduced Internal Scrap to less than 1% per month for the past year, currently at 0.23%.

No Customer Complaints or CAR's since I have taken over the Quality Department.

Passed ISO 9001:2015 Surveillance Audit with "NO" write ups or observations.

Customer PPMs at "Zero" since I have taken the Director's position in June 2017.

Oversaw 100% Firsthand Outbound Automotive Quality Inspections on all finished goods. Write/Approve Quality Documentation, PFMEA's, Control Plans, Critical Characteristics, Work Instructions.

Meet with Customers, set up Sample Runs, Provide Quotes and Set Quality Requirements for Manufacturing.

Maintain all Quality Department Records, Certifications write and modify Inspection Criteria, Update BOM.’

A. Schulman Inc., Evansville, IN 08/2015 - 05/2017

Shipping Receiving Manager

Implemented RF Scanning System

Receive Incoming Materials.

Ship Outgoing Finished Goods/Raw Material.

Maintain Warehouse Inventory.

Cycle Counts.

Coordinated Commercial Freight Shipments - BOL'S.

Supervised Other Warehouse Workers.

Schedule shipments and carriers for Domestic and International Shipments.

Maintained FIFO (First In-First Out) on Product Made and Customer Orders.

JCI (Johnson Controls Interiors), Louisville, KY 01/2013 - 07/2015

Quality Engineering Liaison to Ford/Lincoln Plants - KTP & LAP Louisville Kentucky

Senior Quality Engineer

I was responsible for the Ford/Lincoln SUV programs.

Used statistical data to ensure all finished goods met the form, fit and function of the specifications.

Wrote Quality Alerts, Engineering Changes and Program Deviations.

Prepared PowerPoint Presentations for daily meetings and weekly report outs at JCI and Ford.

Performed Destructive and Non-Destructive tests to validate product integrity and compliance.

Education:

BS Computer Science

University of Maryland, Heidelburg GE. European Campus - 1987

BS Mechanical Engineering

Cal State, San Bernardino, CA - 1980

Certification:

Certificate IFSM

Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford, England U.K. - 1986

Military Experience:

Honorably Discharged U.S. Air Force

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