Quality Engineer

Vincent Yap

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905-***-**** Oakville, Ontario, L6H 4T7 u14aut@r.postjobfree.com

* ***** ******, ******* ******** hands on team player

Areas of Competencies

* *****, **/** ******* management GT&D, Gage R & R, OHSA

Lean manufacturing APQP, PFMEA, PPAP, 8D QS 9001, 14001 & AS9100

Highlights

• Ford Oakville - Improved ergonomic, estimated reduction of $150,000 in injury payouts

• Interfast Inc - Reduced TAKT time by 30% in 1 year

• BMP Metals - Increased 1st Time Quality through put from 87% to 95%

• STT Technologies - $ 2 million below budget, in new plant start up & launch for Ford

• Flow Automation - Maintained average of 15% below budget on all projects completed

• Lear Corp – Launched Ford Windstar seats, $ 70,000 savings in VA/VE for a part change

• Boeing Dehavilland - 2 suggestion awards for error proofing assembly Fixtures

Education & Certifications

• York University – completed 3rd year in Business Administration

• Ryerson Polytechnical Institute – Mechanical Technology

• Don Bosco Technical High School ( City & Guilds Machine Shop Apprenticeship )

• Certified by LEAR Corp. - 6 Sigma Green Belt

• AECL certified Class A Welding Inspector & non destructive tester

• QUASAR certified QS 9001 Lead Internal Auditor

Professional Experience

Project Manager – ( contract position )

Stratosphere Quality Jan / 11 – Feb / 12

Manage & supervise 3rd party inspection on site for sorting, rework & containment

• Primary contact for the customers, review quality requirements, establish criteria,

create Work Instructions, methodize procedure, conduct on the job training for Inspectors

• Perform random audit, monitor progress & provide daily status

• Conduct cycle time analysis, facilitate Gauging / Tooling requirements

• Supervise up to 15 Inspectors at any given day

Quality & Process Improvement Engineer – Interior Trim PVT ( contract position )

Ford Motor Company, Oakville Assembly Complex Apr 09 – Dec 10

Systems include Door Trim Panels, Seat Belts, Steering Wheel, Air Bag, Side Air Curtains

• Utilized 6 panel methodology to resolve Warranty, production / design issues

• Implement design improvements, validate process conformance & capability

• Suppliers development, reviewed 8D, monitored Quality & Warranty trends

• Supervised 8 Batch & Hold Quality Inspectors, reported out at daily White Board

Quality Manager

Interfast Inc, Toronto : Aerospace fasteners distribution Jul 07 – Apr 09

• Maintenance of AS/ISO 9100 Quality systems, Lead Internal Auditor, orientation trainer

• Monitored daily shipments to meet MRP schedule, provided technical support to Sales,

direct supervision of 7 QA Inspectors

• Implemented corrective action, approved 1st Article Inspection, monitored suppliers' performance

Quality Manager

BMP Metals Inc, Brampton : Sheet metal fab., CNC machining, Class A welding Jun 03 – Jun 07

• Maintenance of ISO system, led and conducted internal audits

• Prepared PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, CAR, supervised 5 QA Inspectors

• Chaired Quality Reviews, Poke-Yoked assembly process, conducted capability studies

Senior Program Manager

Program Manager

STT Technologies, Concord : Manufacture of Ford Transmission Oil Pump Apr 01 – Mar 03

• Direct supervision of 1 Program Manager, 3 Process Engineers , 4 Lead Hands

• APQP Team leader, main customer contact, implemented & controlled of all ECN

• Developed PFMEA, Control Plan, approved all PPAP, enhanced continuous flow

manufacturing, Poke-Yoked assembly process and trained 15 production personnel

• Sourced all assembly equipments, conducted cycle time analysis, DOE, capability studies

Project Manager

Flow Automation, Burlington, Manufacture of automation equipment Apr 99 – Mar 01

• Summarized project scope, established Timelines & kick off projects

• Facilitated progress and design reviews, conducted customer acceptance trials

• Commissioned equipment, provided training, warranty support, knowledge of OHSA

Senior Project Engineer, Supplier Resident Engineer at Ford Oakville Assembly Plant

Quality Supervisor, Production Supervisor

Lear Corporation, Oakville : Assembly of Windstar seats May 93 – Mar 99

• Interfaced with Plant Manager, Industrial engineering and Program management to assess

impacts on manpower, tooling and facility layouts for new model launch

• APQP team leader, monitored 6 Sigma projects, conducted DOE & capability studies

• Initiated and implemented engineering changes to resolve quality issues

• Prepared PFMEA, Control Plan, PPAP, 8D, suppliers development

• Trained & supervised 80 assemblers, optimized cell layouts & minimized cycle times.

• Gained thorough understandind of OSHA regulations

Professional Development

Pursuing 6 Sigma Black Belt

WERS, Robustness Engineering, Conway Productivity Improvement, Achieving Zero Defect

Effective Supervision, Maynard Time & Motion Studies

Community Activities

Multi lingual community volunteer, assistant soccer coach for Juniors

References : upon request

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