Experienced Quality Engineer

Rebecca D. Brinks

***** ******* **; Edwardsburg MI 49112 Home Phone: 810-***-**** E-Mail: *********@*****.***

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Employment Objective Statement

To obtain a position within your company that will allow me to use my knowledge, experience, and talents to their utmost potential.

Summary of Qualifications

• Experience in both domestic and foreign automotive manufacturing facilities

• Extensive knowledge of quality documents (PPAP submissions, FMEA, FLOW Diagrams, Control Plans, APQP)

• Strong technical aptitude in quality and automotive paint (interior and exterior) process

• Strong injection molding experience (single and dual injection molders)

• Ability to drive continuous improvement through quality process

• Ability to mentor and grow the skill levels of associates

• TS16949, ISO14000-2001 experience

• Administration Skills

• Proficient in MS Office

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Certifications/Education

Everest University, ABA – Business Management, Expected Graduation Date May 2013 Ross Medical Education Center, Certification – Medical Transcription, Graduated October 1992 Northern High School – General Education Diploma, Graduated May 1989

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Employment History

Team Solutions, Taylor MI 06/2010-05/2011 Defect Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Grow the established defect identification program in the OEM environment

• Identify, Catalog, Root Cause defects

• Supervise janitorial staff

• Ensure that all safety protocols were being met at all times

Flex-N-Gate, Ada OK 02/2007-07/2009 Quality Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Program manager for the GMX 386 program

• Investigating, root causing, and submitting proper documentation in response to any open PRR’s

• Maintain, updating, and creating any and all documentation regarding the GMX386 program

• Reviewing all supplier submitted PPAP packages for validation before submitting to PAPP Coordinator for submission

• Monitoring all SPC checks/quality gates to ensure good quality throughout the entire process

• All paint related concerns, including color adjustments and verifications to standard

• Develop methods of monitoring / improving process through continuous improvement activities

• Communication to production floor of all quality concerns (internal and external)

• Establish boundary samples

Creative Liquid Coatings, Kendallville IN 06/2006-10/2006 Quality Manager

Responsibilities:

• Customer/Supplier contact

• Obtain TS16949 accreditation

• Supervise quality lab associates and quality inspectors

• Establish quality testing process for exterior paint applications in accordance with customer specifications

• Review all PPAP submissions prior to submission to customer

• Obtain AAR’s

• Color Audits (internal and external)

• Develop standardized method of inspection

• Communicate all quality concerns to production floor

• Establish boundary samples

• Continuous improvement activities

Meridian Automotive Systems, Fowlerville MI 03/2005-06/2006 Process Engineer/Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Supervision of 20 associates

• AS400 – Employee verification

• All HR related inquiries, situations, and distributions

• Hourly associate scheduling – including scheduled and non-scheduled time off

• Perform paint manager duties in his absence

• Ensure all safety and environmental regulations are followed

• Investigate and complete all documents for any safety related incident

• Create/maintain all documentation for the paint department (SPC, Forms, Work Instructions, Procedures)

• Track daily KOP’s through SPC charting

• Dirt Meeting Champion

• Analyze, track, and trend all defect data

• Monitor paint processes – fill in for robot technician as needed

• Interact with quality control at all levels of production

• Monthly environmental reporting

Heartland Automotive; LLC 08/2004-03/2005 Asst. Supplier Quality/Quality Paint Manager

Responsibilities:

• Internal/external root cause analysis

• Supplier PPAP submissions

• Supplier PRC’s

• Supplier Contact

• Establish boundary samples for both internal/external suppliers

• Coordinate all supplier related non-conforming product audits

• Establish tracking system for supplier defects

• Drive continuous improvement activities for both suppliers and paint department

• Supplier Audits

• Create SQA and paint department work instructions

• Train all SQA / Paint associates in Fundamentals of Quality (SPC, Theory, and Documents)

• Develop dock audit procedure for paint

• Develop and maintain all PPAP related documents for paint

• Maintain current system for all physical testing and improve as needed

• Obtain all color approvals

• Develop incoming inspection for both paint and suppliers

• Customer liaison for paint department

• New program launches (APQP)

• Maintain all lab equipment (calibrations and maintenance)

• Key quality contact for all customer/supplier concerns

McArthur Corporation 03/2004 – 08/2004 Supplier Quality Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Review supplier PPAP packages before customer submission

• Containment

• Supplier contact

• Develop proper PPAP documentation for in-house programs

• Part Layouts

LDM Technologies Inc. 10/1996 – 03/2004 Quality Paint Technician

Responsibilities:

• Assist in plant launch

• Establish paint testing according to customer specifications

• Program launches

• Perform all required APQP/PPAP testing

• Develop and maintain QS9000 requirements for the lab

• Develop and maintain dirt library

• Lab Safety

• 5’s activities in the lab

• Dirt analysis

• Develop and maintain SPC tracking for paint process

• Supervise quality auditors – paint lab

• Coordinate all lab testing

• Create and maintain incoming inspection for raw materials

• Quality contact for all customer concerns

• Plant Representative – Color audits

• Plant liaison between paint and quality

• Quality documentation for the lab (control plan, FMEA, flows)

• Process capabilities studies

• Root cause analysis

• Continuous improvement activities - lab

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