LAURIE BICK
ytdddu@r.postjobfree.com
**** ******** ***** ********, ** 43560
QUALITY ENGINEER
ASQ Certified Quality Auditor with 15+ years experience in a manufacturing environment with recent emphasis in quality engineering and ISO systems in a plant environment. Experienced in ISO9000 Quality Standards, quality management systems, Lean Six Sigma, corrective actions, Gage R & R’s (Repeatability
and Reproducibility), and data collection systems. Reputation as a team player who pushes for continuous improvement with customers, and suppliers. Strengths in writing work instructions/procedures. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. ASQ Certified Quality Auditor. Nine years as Internal Auditor for ISO 9000. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access, MSSv. Experience with Minitab, PPAP’s, and FEMA’s.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PARKER-HANNIFIN COMPANY, Metamora, OH (1994 - 2009)
QUALITY ENGINEER (2001-2009)
Worked in a team environment and used quality tools to handle all product returns, warranties, and corrective/preventive actions.
* Reduced amount of product returned RPPM (returned parts per million) from customers; 1,779 to 960,
a 46% reduction in 1 year.
* Keep customer from shutting down operations by sorting and testing 1300 parts at their site rather than shipping parts back to be tested.
* Sorted and tested 2,000+ parts for a government order, enabling them to keep their production running and on schedule.
* Reduced COPQ (cost of poor quality) from 1.35 to 1.20 in 1 year, an 11% reduction.
* Assisted in improving division customer service metrics by improving on time delivery from 79% in 2007 to 90% in 2008, an 11% increase. Assistance included providing Shipping, Warehouse and Sales departments with quick answers to product questions, providing written certifications, and inspecting products quickly and efficiently preventing shipment from being held up.
* Increased dock to stock suppliers from 11 in 2006 to 21 by the end of 2008.
* Assisted in start-up of 8 software modules and implemented module relating to quality which enabled company to improve the ability to track Non Conformances.
* Participated on team that reduced product cost by 30% by making them more “green”, reducing their weight, substituting materials, implementing different processes and using more efficient machinery.
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (1994-2001)
Tested products, and produced reports using Microsoft Word and Excel. Calibrated test equipment. Worked with customers, Territorial Managers, and internal departments (Sales, Engineering, and Safety)
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Quality Assurance, Owens Tech Community College
Leadership for Management, Parker-Hannifin
QFD/VOC (Quality Function Deployment/Voice of the Customer), Parker-Hannifin
Lean, Value Stream Mapping, and Kaizen Events, Parker-Hannifin
Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt, Owens Tech Community College
CERTIFICATIONS
ASQ Certified Quality Auditor 2005
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt 2007
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt 2007
Additional Keywords:
Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, Quality Auditor, Warranty Engineer, Quality Assurance Manager, ISO Coordinator, Quality Assurance Engineer, Quality Assurance Manager; Quality Auditor (CQA); Inspector Supervisor; Quality Leader; Supplier Quality Engineer, 8D, A3, ASQ, Continuous Improvement, Cost of Quality, Cost Reduction, Cross Functional Teams, Flowcharting,
Currently located in Sylvania, OH 419-***-****