Bede Lee Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Altona North, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

48 Burns Road, Altona, Victoria 3018, Australia

• Create quality inspection standards for resin system products and carry out inspections during new model launches to ensure zero defects are passed onto the customer • Verify, prepare and submit all PPAP requirements for customer review and approval for engineering changes• Manage five Tier-2 suppliers through regular communication meetings to ensure quality of resin system parts meet all customer requirements• Plan and execute process, capability and inspection audits at Tier-2 suppliers to identify areas of improvement and prevent defects from reaching the customer• Develop and maintain statistical quality charts to track defect types and reject rates on all resin system products to ensure high level of quality is sustained by Tier-2 suppliers• Generate and distribute weekly reports to senior management at head office to understand Tier-2 supplier quality level performance • Issue Quality Problem Reports and raise Problem Follow-Up Sheets to Tier-2 suppliers when defects are detected so corrective actions can be taken to prevent future occurrence and outflow• Assess and approve the feasibility of Tier-2 supplier corrective action proposals and responses to customer quality issues.• Efficiently respond and co-ordinate immediate corrective action to customer quality issues and employ root cause analysis techniques to ascertain source of problem and assist Tier-2 suppliers to develop long-term countermeasures to prevent future occurrence and outflow• Establish boundary/limit samples with Tier-2 suppliers and submit for customer approval when ideal quality level cannot be achieved• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities utilising lean methodology

Highworth Road, South Marston, Swindon, Sn3 4Tz, United Kingdom

- Plan, establish and conduct testing to ensure Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) in Complete Built-Up (CBU) vehicles meet set targets and customer expectations. Produce test reports with recommendations on product approval.- Evaluate and validate all future CR-V and Jazz model chassis related change points, from concept through to mass production to ensure all designs and specifications are fit for purpose.- Manage all new model chassis change points through periodic maintenance of quality control documents and review of part drawings and test specifications to ensure product quality, manufacturability, design robustness, and customer requirements are met.- Raise and manage design concerns to Honda R&D (Japan) during new model development and provide countermeasures to improve design, quality and prevent past problems from re-occurring.- Liaise with internal stakeholders such as R&D engineers, part quality, production, purchasing, sales and logistics and external suppliers to communicate and resolve outstanding concerns and issues.- Support new model build activity at Honda R&D and at the local factory to confirm design practicality in a live environment and raise further concerns to R&D.- Provide implementation instructions to the factory for chassis related change points for current mass produced CR-V and Jazz models based on scope of design change, consideration of obsolescence costs, inventory stock levels and impact on current market.- Review, assess and co-approve Process or Part Change Approval Requests during mass production by validating supplier test and inspection data against Honda Test Standards and determine further testing on CBU vehicle as required.- Raise Manufacturing Quality Standards to Assembly Line, Vehicle Quality and Suppliers to maintain CBU assembly quality

Melbourne, Australia

- Managed a team of engineers to establish all service parts for TRD Aurion, TRD Hilux, Camry and Aurion including project progress monitoring and issue resolution and the production of project status reports for senior management.- Determined and established chassis, powertrain and engine service parts for Avalon, Camry, Aurion, TRD Aurion and TRD Hilux against organisational design standards and reviewing technical drawings to ensure low repair costs without compromising quality.- Liaised with stakeholders such as Japan Service Parts Division, R&D Technical Centre, Sales and Manufacturing Divisions throughout the service parts establishment program.- Negotiated and obtained agreement with suppliers and internal manufacturing divisions to enable efficient supply route of service parts.- Reviewed and approved service parts PPAP Submissions and past model Process Change Requests from suppliers.- Efficiently resolved service parts quality defects and assessed and approved the feasibility of supplier countermeasure proposal responses.- Processed production change points and captured impact on existing service units to maintain electronic parts catalog.

Altona, Vic, Australia

- Prepared daily report on Saudi Arabia warehouse stock recovery for management, monitored backorders and rationalised existing reports, reporting systems and procedures.