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Manage a team of three engineers to develop and maintain factory tire specifications for OEM customers.Provide technical feedback to OEMs for new projects and tire submission results.Took part in quality investigations for customer concerns or requests.Lead the tire uniformity group to troubleshoot uniformity anomalies as well as implement long term improvement ideas.Perform IATF 16949 audits as a certified lead auditor.Manage projects for OE customers from Request for Quote to Start of Production.

Created production specifications based off Technical drawings and Basic Design Documents.Troubleshot anomalies in both manufacturing equipment and finished products.Worked to optimize uniformity values based off internal and external standards.Analyzed failure modes of non-conforming products and implemented improvements.Worked with OEMs to determine root cause of vehicular non-conformances and implemented tolerances to prevent future occurrences.Wrote Technical Specifications and created CAD drawings for production specifications.Performed IATF 16949 auditors as a certified lead auditor.