Quality Management
Resume:
Jerry A. Miers
Bradenton, Florida 34202
Contact Information: Cell Phone 941-***-**** (Anytime)
E-Mail - **********@*****.***
Objective Summary
To obtain a position of greater or equal responsibility in the quality or operations fields. A results-driven and dynamic operations/quality professional with multi-year record of slashing labor costs, improving machining efficiency, and enhancing work force productivity. Highly proficient at identifying performance challenges and implementing innovative solutions with positive P&L results. Experienced with high and low volume production and high change over manufacturing. Proactive and motivational professional that inspires a goal-oriented staff. Knowledgeable Six Sigma green belt. Proficient at transforming business goals into actual results. Skilled at evaluating and measuring production and employee performance. Articulate and persuasive communicator.
Employment History
Insulator Seal (Division of MDC Vacuum)
Sarasota Florida
March 2011 to March 2012
Operation and Quality Professional
Responsibilities included full P&L, with 28 direct reports and the following departments, manufacturing, planning, purchasing and inventory control.
Responsibilities include the maintenance of the Quality Operating Systems for a low volume high profit manufacturer, for the high and ultra high vacuum industry. Duties include but are not limited to Customer and Supplier interface, developed maintained and implemented departmental budgets, conformance to all guidelines as it pertains to ISO/AS, CFR (Nuclear Regulatory), the management of equipment specification and test plan qualification. Management responsibilities include Metrology Laboratory, Advanced Product Quality Department, Quality Engineering, Project Management of several Lean/Sigma events which resulted in cost reduction in overtime by 60%, reduction in backlog.
Alfa Laval Champ Inc.
Sarasota Florida
Jan. 2009 to Mar. 2011
Quality Professional
Responsibilities include the development, implementation and maintenance of the Quality Operating Systems for a low volume high profit manufacturer, for heat transfer products for the heavy duty truck industry. Duties include but are not limited to Customer and Supplier interface, develop maintain and implemented departmental budgets, conformance to all guidelines as it pertains to ISO/TS, the management of equipment specification and test plan qualification. Management responsibilities include Metrology Laboratory, Advanced Product Quality Department, Quality Engineering, and Supplier qualification and monitoring. Development and implementation of ISO 14001
Insulator Seal Inc
Sarasota Florida
May 2007 to Oct. 2008
Quality Professional
Responsibilities include the development, implementation and maintenance of the Quality Operating Systems for a low volume high profit manufacturer, for the ultra high vacuum industry. Duties include but are not limited to Customer and Supplier interface, developed maintained and implemented departmental budgets, conformance to all guidelines as it pertains to ISO/TS, CFR (Nuclear Regulatory), the management of equipment specification and test plan qualification. Management responsibilities include Metrology Laboratory, Advanced Product Quality Department, Quality Engineering, Project Management of several Lean/Sigma events which resulted in cost reduction in scrap by 45%, increase productivity by 25% and reduction in head counts.
Harmar Mobility
Sarasota Florida
June 2006 to May 2007
Quality Professional
Primary focus and responsibility is to enhance and develop an immature quality system to ISO compliance for a growth oriented company. Including development of a complete supplier development program for global sourcing, lead a lean event that increase the productivity in a low production environment by 20%, reducing overtime cost accordingly.
Lear Corporation
Tampa, Florida
April 2005 to June 2006
Quality Engineering Supervisor
Responsibilities include development and continuous improvement of global quality systems, yield analysis, review of process control, vendor review, and customer relations, warranty analysis. In a SMT production environment. Begin Six Sigma Green Belt Training.
Production Professional/ Business Unit Professional
Responsibilities include development and continuous improvement of a SMT production
Department, project management, costing, departmental budgeting and Supervision of a
High speed production area. The unit is reasonable for 45% of the revenue of the facility.
Teleflex Automotive Group (Formerly Williams Pedal Systems)
Sarasota, Florida
February 2000 to Jan. 15th, 2005 Facility Closed
Quality Professional
Responsibilities include the development, implementation and maintenance of the Quality Operating Systems for a high volume component manufacturer for the automotive industry. Duties include but are no limited to Customer and Supplier interface, developed maintained and implemented departmental budgets, conformance to all guidelines as it pertains to ISO/QS & TS, the management of equipment specification and test plan qualification. Management responsibilities include Metrology Laboratory, Advanced Product Quality Department, and Quality Engineering.
*Note: Teleflex Automotive Group purchased Williams Pedal Systems in October of 2003.
HI-STAT MANUFACTURING CORP.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
June 1991 to February 2000
Business Unit Profesional
Responsibilities include development and continuous improvement of a temperature-sensing department, project management, costing and departmental budgeting. Supervision included all engineering staff and manufacturing staff.
Advanced Quality Engineer
Responsibilities include development of quality systems for new business programs. Developments of PFMEA (process failure mode effects analysis), quality control plans, audit systems using SPC techniques, new equipment qualification and new vendor qualifications.
Quality Engineering Supervisor
Responsibilities include development and continuous improvement of global quality systems, yield analysis, review of process control, vendor review, and customer relations, warranty analysis.
Supervision of 5 Quality Engineers, 2 Supervisors and 17 Auditors.
Quality Engineer
Responsibilities include development and continuous improvement of quality systems; yield analysis, review of process control, vendor review, customer relations, and warranty analysis for specific production segments. (i.e. Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, ITT Automotive)
Education
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA
Major: Civil Engineering
ROCKVALLY COLLEGE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Major: Civil Engineering
SUFFIELD UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science – Engineering
Additional education and training
Six Sigma Knowledge and Applications Training (Presented by Lear Corp)
Lean Manufacturing Tools and Application Training (Presented by Lear Corp)
AIAG Application Training
ISO/TS/AS Lead Auditor
ISO/TS/AS Auditor
DOE, Design of Experiments
CPI, Continuous Process Improvement
TOPS I & II Team Oriented Problem Solving Presented by Ford Motor Company
Time Management
Project Management
Software applications (spreadsheets, word processing, graphics and CAD)
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