Project Manager, Quality Expert
Resume:
Applic. for:
Quality – Rapidly Growing Automotive Supplier
Resume:
Gerald Eckmann
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Work Experience:
Various Positions BMW AG and BMWMC 1985 – 2010
Germany, USA
Project Manager BMW Germany 2009 – 10/10
• Supported Launch of new 5-series Model F10 in the FIZ in Munich.
Performed duties as a project manager and setup new tacts on the assembly line (especially Tilt) for F10 (SOP). Used ZMD and LEMO for tact building.
Responsible of all built in parts for TD-431 area, especially Underbody, Tilt.
Ensured products and services met customer requirements.
Ensured incoming supplier parts met requirements.
Arrange and placed built in parts from logistics on assembly to ensure production.
Ordered new, heavy tools, workbench, in cooperation with planners.
Managed assigned projects within budget.
Supervisor for Employees BMW Spartanburg 2008
Roadtest & LBH
• Supported Launch of the X6.
Responsible for LBH and Roadtest quality defect reports
Supervised also 14 German employees,
Car-tracking per “Mofi”-System
Evaluated rework minutes, converted results into Charts, reported by photography directly back to responsible cost center, section leader and QSA, together tried to find root causing solutions.
Communicated to SQA’s – if necessary
Supervisor for Employees BMW Spartanburg 2006 – 2007
• Supported Launch of the X5.
Supervised a group of 19 German employees,
Classified employees in various areas to section leaders in TS-46 Dept. production assembly for quality improvement
Contacted daily section leaders, evaluated quality, communicated to SQA if supplier problem, helped in cooperation to workout solutions for quality problem.
Evaluated, created and presented defects, rework minutes and quality reports and charts to section managers and leaders daily per “Cognos”, “IPS-Q”, “Report-Handler” systems. Also used MS PPT.
Created, setup and built new DSC-Quality Gates for quality checks at different Cost Centers on assembly, TS-46 department.
Quality Expert, FFM-QA BMW Germany 2002 – 2006
Promoted to Team Lead in TD-46 Dept., production assembly
Supervised 15-20 employees, proxy for section leader
Lowered cost center production costs by finding defect causes/solutions, reduced defect parts caused by associates, reduced defect parts by correct storage and transportation, communicated about defect parts to suppliers, called SQA in for investigations.
Improved and optimized assembly processes, tact time saving (line balancing per “LEMO” Program)
Daily assigned employees to various tact’s, evaluated rework defects and rework minutes daily by using IPS-Q, Q-Reporting, MS EXCEL to create Charts.
Responsible for all quality service activities of the cost center
Programmed Info-Systems “MISS” – Screen for “Built-in Parts” on assembly lines
Programmed Hand held Systems for quality checks on DSC-Quality-Gates
Rejected and returned defect parts to supplier per “AVS”-PC-System
Member of the permanent “KVP”-Project (constant improving process)
Responsible for correct storage and placement for amount of built in parts on assembly, as well as for quality of delivered parts from supplier.
FFM-QA for Rework BMW Spartanburg 2002
Supported for 5 month Plant Spartanburg TS-47 Dept. to launch the Z4
Supported reduction of defects to lower rework minutes.
Inspected cars for additional defects.
Ordered new parts and replaced defect parts.
Assigned and tracked defects back to different Cost Centers by using the BMW
specific program “IPS-Q“.
Car tracking by “Mofi” System.
Rework Quality Inspector, QSA BMW Germany 1988 – 2002
Responsible for Rework Area TD-46 Dept. production assembly (Underbody, exhaust, gas tank, brake-and gas line)
Documented defects and rework minutes.
Defect tracking, communicated with section leader or even other departments for defect root cause solutions.
Order new parts from logistics or directly from supplier.
Replaced defect tool on assembly lines (powered by air pressure),
Adjusted torque on hand tools like battery guns, torque wrench.
Test Driver LBH and Road BMW Germany 1987
• Test drives with new E-34, finding squeak and rattle noise, or rolling objects
• Tested mechanical and electrical functions, documented and reported defects.
• Found solutions how to prevent mechanical and electrical defects already in production areas, especially when caused by associate.
Associate BMW Germany 1985 – 1987
• Installed A-pillar and B-pillar, glove box, front-and rear windshield, Wipers, Steering column, door sealing, sunroof, headliners
• Supported Launch of the new 5-Series Model E34
Supported the following launch activities: 1985 – 2010
• 5-Series: E-34, E-39, E-60, F10
• Z4: E-85, E-86
• X5/X6: E-70, E-71, E-72
Significant Improvements:
• 1999: Rewarded with a bonus payment of $10.000 for an improvement idea, two parts became unnecessary by changing one assembly process.
• 1997: Rewarded with a bonus payment over $20.000 for an improvement idea, rearranging delivered parts from Logistic, handed parts directly from racks to car instead preassembling them.
• 1992: Rewarded with a bonus payment over $60.000 for an improvement idea, savings for BMW within the following two years over $2.5 Millions. Decreased a metal heat shield at the underbody, wrote and drew in detail the design of new heat shield, tightened it with only two screws instead of three, therefore able to lower tact time for associate on line, saved also one screw and one bolt of each car.
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Education + Certifications:
Electrical Engineering (apprenticeship) 1981 – 1985
College Vilshofen & Passau/Germany
High School Diploma 1981
High School Osterhofen/Germany
* Certified for Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic Programming (VBA, Makro) 2008
at BMW (BIZ)
* BMW Driver License B1, BMWMC Spartanburg 2008
Certified training course/seminar for professional group moderation 2006 + 2007
at BMW (BIZ)
Certified training course/seminar for using SAP 2005
at BMW (BIZ)
Certified Instructor for training associates and apprentice 2004
IHK PASSAU, Chamber of Trade
Certified for Quality/Quality Assurance 2002
at BMW (BIZ)
Skills:
Professional Knowledge in MS Excel, Table calculation, Formulas
Advanced knowledge in MS PPT
Good knowledge in MS Outlook and Word
Good knowledge in IPS-Q, Report-Handler, Q-Reporting, LEMO (Line balancing)
Knowledge in SAP, Cognos and Crystal Viewer Report
Knowledge of ISO 9001, Fishbone, FMEA’s, 8D.
Some knowledge in MS Visio,
Language skills:
English (written and oral)
German including technical German
References:
Section of certificate of employment at BMW:
“Mr. Eckmann possessed excellent, comprehensive and always sound professional knowledge and thus always achieved optimal results. He worked every time, very thorough and accurate. The quality of his work met the highest claims. We have known him as a constant hard-working and resilient people. The tasks assigned to him, he took care to our complete satisfaction. The cooperation and its behavior towards superiors and colleagues were exemplary.”
Gerald Eckmann
Gerald Eckmann
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