RONALD LACKEY
Lansing, MI 48917
Phone# 313-***-****
******.******@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as a Quality Control Engineer with increasing responsibility in a growing company which will utilize my acquired knowledge and collective experience.
EDUCATION
Associate Degree - Suomi College Hancock, MI (Pursuing Bachelors Degree in Business Management through Kaplan University online).
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
15 years experience as a Quality Engineer/Supplier Quality Engineer/Customer Liaison
8 years of supervisor experience in the automotive industry
7 years of lean manufacturing, Training and Implementation
1 year of IPC-A-600 experience
3 years of M.A.S. experience
Maintain the integrity of Quality for the customers involved with continuous improvement processes and products
Preventive Maintenance and Cost Reduction experience
Manages and control corrective action including 8D, 5Y and Fishbone
Resolve customer/supplier complaints
Knowledge of SPC, APQP, PFMEA, MSA, Control Plans
Exceptional customer service, and Problem solving skills
Experience with a customer base such as Ford, Chrysler and GM
Product Launch experience with Ford, Chrysler and GM
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
TS-16949 Certified
Knowledge of ISO & TS auditing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
05/09-Present: Lectronix Designs Lansing, MI
Quality Engineer/Supplier Quality Engineer/APQP Coordinator
Responsible for PPAP submissions per Supplier and Customer
Initiated cost recovery activities, layer process audits, corrective actions
Customer and Supplier reviews involving Top Management personnel from Rockwell Collins and sub suppliers for top quality concerns
Traveling to multiple customers, sub supplier also warranty reviews (in Hong Kong, China and Ontario)
Coordinated gage R&R studies and Capability studies during a Launch.
Responsible for Leading New Launches APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) with associated Launch Members (Management, Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing)
Conducted assessment studies for customers to indicate cost reduction.
TS16949 Internal Auditor for Lectronix Designs
Supplier and Customer Corrective Actions review meetings weekly.
Track incoming defective material on DPPM Graph weekly and reviewing each Production Dimensional Inspection Results from Supplier
Responsible for overseeing incoming supplier components for various quality issues
02/08 – 02/09 Martinrea BCA Manchester, MI (Contract Position)
Quality Engineer
Interfacing with GM, Ford, Chrysler, multiple Tier 1 facilities and sub-suppliers
Responsible for PPAP submissions per customer
Oversee the GQTS system and Power way system
Initiated cost recovery activities, layer process audits, corrective actions
Answering PRR’s and Drill Deep Work forms to GM, following various components in Power way to verify completion dates per the customer
APQP meetings for new programs being launched
Post Quality alerts for discrepant brake line or hose assemblies, setting up containment
Updated PFMEA and Control Plans if process changes within the organization
Customer and Supplier reviews involving Top Management personnel from GM, Ford, Chrysler, Tier 1 facilities and sub suppliers for top quality concerns
Travel to multiple customers, sub supplier also warranty reviews
Martinrea provided brake line and hose assemblies for Tier 1 facilities, GM, Ford and Chrysler facilities.
Coordinated gage R&R studies and Capability studies during a Launch.
04/06 - 01/08 Android Industries Lansing, MI
Supplier Quality Engineer/Quality Engineer
Interfacing with GM (LDT), Android Industries and 33 Suppliers shipping parts to Android
Responsible for overseeing incoming supplier components for various quality issues
Initiated cost recovery activities, initiated Corrective Action Systems Forms to various suppliers for quality concerns at Android Industries
Answered PRR’s in the GQTS system to implement closure for GM
Implemented Drill Deep and Wide information to GM for troubles found at Android or Supplier quality concerns
Conducted meetings with GM, Android and Suppliers weekly for quality concerns
Track incoming defective material on Supplier DPPM Graph weekly for GM
Experience in APQP process, updating PFMEA, Control Plans, making quality calls on cockpit and console assemblies before shipping to GM
Updating quality alerts, chaired supplier reviews involving Top Management personnel from GM, Android and Suppliers for incoming quality concerns during launch activities
TS16949 Internal Auditor for Android Industries
Android Industries provided cockpit and console assemblies
02/03 - 03/06 American Specialty Cars Lansing, MI
Quality Engineer/Supplier Quality Engineer/Customer Liaison
Interfaced with GM (LCC), ASC and Suppliers, responsible for addressing issues, creating visual aids, conducting sorts, overseeing scrap, following up with GM on corrective actions, creating proactive problem solving forms, conducting scrap meetings daily
Conducted frame and 3-rail meetings daily, traveling to different suppliers weekly, helping install different error proofing systems
Experience in APQP process, updating PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, updating work instructions, served with Supplier PPAP team during vehicle launch period
Represented plant color harmony events and associated activities
Chaired supplier reviews involving Top Management personnel from ASC and Suppliers Initiated cost recovery activities, increased to encompass SQE activities for the Body Shop, Exterior Sheet Metal, and Body Structure
Supervised ASC Production floor verification inspectors and worked with 170 suppliers shipping parts to ASC Lansing Assembly
TS 16949 Internal Auditor for ASC Incorporated.
ASC provided door panels, frames, metal finish components, front and rear fascias, console assemblies, cockpit assemblies, engines, and other components within the plant.
Conducted assessment studies for the customer to indicate cost reduction.
03/94 - 02/03 Lear Corporation Detroit, MI
Quality Supervisor/ Quality Engineer
Contained scrap, I.L.D machine studies, monitored gram weights and indexes, containment, performed first piece inspections daily, posted quality alerts, traveled to customers, made sure tools and gauges were at the proper settings, insured work instructions were current, conducted weekly meetings with line operators and completed six sigma projects within the plant for green belt certification. Lear Corporation provided headrest and armrest assemblies.
CERTIFICATIONS
Six Sigma Certified - Green Belt
Internal TS 16949 Auditing - Certified
Power Way Training Certified
Color Harmony Reviews
Customer Liaison Training,
Supervisor Training
Safety and Hazardous Training
AS 400 Training, I.L.D. Training (Zwick Machine)
Dupont Stop Training
ESD Training