Manufacturing Expert

Pieter J. Vande Vusse

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Apt. # 2414

Henderson, NV 89052

269-***-**** – Cell / Voice Mail

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Highlights of Experience

· Over fourteen years of lean quality management, including program management of multiple programs in the automotive industry, with over six years doing supplier quality and development.

· In 21 months between two different projects I produced 24 million in cost reductions, supplier cost recovery, cost avoidance and past due tooling cost recovery.

· Received the Employee’s Recognition award from Continental Teves as a contractor for an emergency re-sourcing of a major supplier without shutting down a customer as a prominent team member.

· In 9 months while managing a team of 175 team members and 250,000 SQFT of a vehicle final assembly plant. I reduced the labor by 20% for an estimated annual cost savings of 5.76 million. Lead the improvement of before repair FTC by 64% and after repair FTC by 80%. Eliminated all of the 1,000 hours over monthly budgeted of overtime I inherited. Through restructuring of jobs, stopped the loss of 90 Jeeps per day (on average 3.15 million retail per day) on that particular line due to down time. Through enforcement and education, improved safety compliance by 300%, and reduced reportable accidents by 10%. Reduced the scrap by 15%.

· Received United States Naval Aircrew Wings of Gold

Skills

· Processes: Vehicle final assembly, sequenced JIT assembly, electronics assembly, plastic injection molding, rubber extrusion, blanking, laser welding, mig welding, tig welding, silicon mig braze, spot welding, slitting, stamping, roll forming, stretch bending, CNC machining, painting, powder coating, e-coating, zinc plating, nickel plating, anodizing, machining, thermoforming, machining of castings, vertical ductile iron casting, and assembly of wheels/tires.

· Products: Interior and exterior trim, headliners, seats, visors, vanity mirrors, overhead systems, overhead consoles, brake foundations, brake actuators, brake boosters, wheel speed sensors, chassis components, window channels.

· Supplier Quality, SPC, Gage R&R, gage design & building, APQP, DOE, DFMEA, DVP&R, PFMEA, Process Flow Diagrams, Control Plans, Mistake Proofing, PSO’s to Customer and of Supplier, PPAP, Corrective Actions; Continuous improvement, Kaizen, Kanban, 5S, Lean.

· Quality system implementation: ISO/IEC Guide 25 (A2LA), ISO/QS 9000 and VDA 6.1.

· Computer skills: Database development, Microsoft Office, MS Access, MS Project, MS Power Point, MiniTab, Mpact, Gage Track, SQC Pack, JCI software ISOS, Powerway, DaimlerChrysler Software PRISM, SPIN, PFS and FIS, GM PRR system and Covisint.

Work Experience

APQP & Supplier Quality Engineer 2008

Performance Friction Brakes, Clover, South Carolina

Privately held manufacture of high performance racing brakes for Formula 1, NASCAR, many other racing series, Light and Heavy duty truck brakes, aftermarket brakes, and International Truck and Engine

· Managed all PPAP’s and supplier corrective actions.

· Managed new supplier evaluations.

· Coached and developed sub-standard suppliers to supply parts at extremely tight tolerances and capability requirements.

· Coached suppliers on SPC and capabilities.

Sr. Quality Man./Eng. – Sr. Supplier Quality Man./Eng. (Contract/Consulting) 2002-2008

PPAP, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan

· Long term projects with; Nissan, Metaldyne, Noble International, Pullman Industries, Benteler Automotive, Continental Teves, Eaton, Johnson Controls, and TRW Automotive. Upon completion of some of the projects I have been brought back to the same company or contract houses for a different projects.

· Was assigned lead Quality Engineer for an annual $39 million program as a contractor.

· In eight months at Benteler Kalamazoo, saved $3.1 million in shipping cost annually. At the same time got the parts sourced with a higher quality supplier. I was also involved in supplier cost recovery of over $3.7 million with various suppliers in the same period of time.

· In just over a year cleared up 20 assembly systems past due PPAP’s (past system fill) for over 16 million in tooling money.

· Developed and trained a supplier quality department of five Supplier Quality Engineers in Mexico. Two years later four of the five are still in place.

· Reviewed all internal production systems and suppliers processes for mistake proofing to corporate standards.

· Supported launches with on site supplier assessments and directly resolving quality and delivery issues.

· Handled suppliers going through emergency shut-downs and emergency re-sourcing business without shutting down OEM customer.

· With Johnson Controls completed full APQP launches of many multi million dollar programs on time.

· Supported and delivered PLUS (JCI APQP) Deliverables as required. Developed Quality Objectives, developed MSA plans and managed gauging budgets, managed suppliers APQP, handled supplier development as required, lead PSO’s to customer, lead supplier PSO’s, and managed all AAR and PPAP submissions for the programs thru launch completion.

· Took over supplier PPAP’s for carry-over components and launches Continental Teves Las Colinas plant in Mexico where they were in total disarray and corrected to OEM customers satisfaction.

· Implemented an annual cost savings of $125,000, by negotiating a reduced daily/shift destructive testing, with customer approval without a price reduction.

· Managed suppliers to meet timing deadlines for supplier launches and PPAP’s.

Plant Quality Manager 2001

Collins & Aikman St. Joseph Plant, St. Joseph, Michigan

$20MM Plastic Injection molder and painter of interior trim components for GM, JCI, Delphi, Lear, Textron, Magna, Summit Polymers

· Reported to Director of Quality of the Plastics Division and indirectly to the Plant General Manager, with 11 direct reports.

· Management Representative for ISO 9000 and QS 9000

· Revised quality systems as required improving defect prevention and containment of customers concerns to achieve the removal of all customers required controlled shipping.

· Streamlined, improved communication and reduced costs of contract customers liaisons

Corporate Senior Quality Engineer 2000 –2001

Noble Metal Processing, Detroit, Michigan

$200MM multi-location of tailor laser welded blanks, blanking and slit coils for ArvinMeritor, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, and Honda

· Reported to Plant Quality Manager, indirectly reported to Executive VP of Operations with 12 indirect reports (600 employees)

· Train, develop and coordinate area quality engineers and plant quality managers throughout all six plants.

· Developed and implemented SPC and gauging program.

Quality Engineer – Supplier Quality Engineer 1999-2000

Textron Automotive Company Westland Operations, Westland, Michigan

$200MM manufacturer of headliners, plastic injection molding and sequenced JIT assembly for sale to DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM and Isuzu

· Coordinated, implemented and launched WJ Fascia sequencing JIT assembly production move from New Baltimore Operations to Westland and received PPAP approval.

· Plant Program Manager responsible for APQP for the plant, gage design and build, coordinated prototype builds, coordinated production intent testing, and developed and coordinated documentation for PSO books and PPAP for ’01 & ’02 WJ Fascia and ’02 KJ Fascia. ($100MM in programs). Maintained programs significantly under budget ($100K). Managed supplier to meet timing deadlines.

· As Plant Supplier Quality Engineer initiated supplier cost recovery and in three months recovered $100K. Ran supplier PSO’s, approved PPAP’s and did supplier visits.

Consulting and Contract Projects 1994-1999

Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly Plant, Johnson Controls, Lear Techno Trim, Vaungard Industries, PDC, EQS Auto Alliance International and others.

· Lead, trained and implemented through certification in ISO/QS 9000 in seven plants, one plant also acquired VDA 6.1.

· Trained and coached at all levels of organizations from the lowest hourly employee to the owner/CEO in the implementation of QS9000.

· At one point was supervisor over 165 hourly UAW operators, 2 Zone Coordinators and 8 Team Coordinators were also direct reports.

· In 9 months at JNAP, reduced the labor by 20%. Lead the improvement of before repair FTC by 64% and after repair FTC by 80%. Eliminated all of the 1,000 hours over monthly budgeted of overtime. Through restructuring of jobs, stopped the loss of 90 Jeeps per day on that particular line due to down time. Through enforcement and education, improved safety compliance by 300%, and reduced reportable accidents by 10%. Reduced the scrap by 15%. All of this was done time.

· Launched new tire room assembly system (with two weeks notice), automated fuel fill system, the first two automatic line stop systems for quality at Chrysler.

· Was instrumental in reducing JD Powers score by over 20 points. Reduced In-System Damage by 30%.

· At Auto Alliance International, reduced the monthly supplier quality report generation from four weeks to one. Developed a database to track ISIR progress for the upcoming launches.

Military Experience

United States Navy 1986-1989

· Served with Patrol Squadron 48 (VP-48) as Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare (Acoustic) Petty Officer 3rd Class Naval Air Crewman, promoted to 2nd Class in USNR.

Education

B.S. Financial Management

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A.A.S. Real Estate

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Acoustic Operator Training

US. Navy (VP-31)

NAS Moffett Field, CA

PFMEA – AIAG 3rd Ed.

Benteler Automotive

PLUS (October 2002)

Johnson Controls

Excelerate – JCI AQE Training

Johnson Controls

APQP

Eastern Mich. Univ. Center for Quality

Statistical Process Control II

Eastern Mich. Univ. Center for Quality

Statistical Methods

TAC Institute for Continuous Learning

Statistical Process Control

TAC Institute for Continuous Learning

Guide 25 & Accreditation

A2LA

QS-9000 3rd Edition

Omnex

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