Establish goals for quality costs which are in keeping with the overall goals of plant financial operation. Monitors quality costs on a continual basis. Develops and implements procedures for evaluating these costs and taking corrective action, short and long term, where indicated. Insures the proper staffing of the department to meet quality requirements commensurate with the level of business both current and future expected. Institute training programs to provide primary job training and cross training for alternate jobs within the department.Provides assistance to departmental personnel such to insure that assigned projects or tasks are conducted and completed in accordance with established parameters. Maintains current knowledge as to new techniques, processes, procedures and programs that are applicable to continued improvements of the overall quality program. Supervises receiving inspection, final inspection, and metrology. Ensures calibrations of all metrology equipment is traceable to a NIST standard.Certifies quality commitments on customer orders. Supervises the process of quality documentation.Communicates corrective actions to customers, managers, operators, and sales teams.

Design and development of systems, programs, tooling, machines, and inspection methods for a metalworking and assembly manufacturing processes.Provide engineering support in area of scrap reduction, productivity improvements, machine builds, and quality improvements.Provide technical support for existing equipment and processes in a manufacturing environment to ensure optimum efficiency is achieved.Perform standard analysis, calculations, and generate drawings, as required in process engineering designs.Independently manage multiple projects and activities to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement goals while meeting planned deadlines.Work independently and with managers, engineers, and supervisors to solve problems associated with manufacturing and new item launches.

I am the supervisor of Supplier Quality and the lead Quality Engineer responsible for the outgoing quality of over 1.2 million bearings each week. • Make final decision on outgoing product quality for all automotive and industrial bearings leaving plant• Mitigated plant losses by performing quantitative sort versus scrap analysis for nonconforming product • Lead customer satisfaction efforts during major quality events for Ford and GM• Improve plant’s understanding of Koyo quality management system by teaching Abnormality Handling and Change Point Control to team leaders and supervisors • Supervised receiving inspect department and all plant level supplier quality activities• Lead root cause analysis investigations for external and internal quality concerns • Corrected by leading 21 formal problem solving for Global Quality Tracking events• Maintained plant automotive industry compliance by leading 4 internal audits per TS:16949 standards.

• Restored the reliability of plant lime kiln by managing a $534,000 Lime Kiln Bull Gear replacement project and a $556,800 kiln brick replacement project. Was responsible for installation of equipment.• Improved mill's environmental impact and saved $530,000 annually by managing a $406,000 hemicaustic scrubber rebuild project. Was responsible for purchase and installation of equipment. • Maintained plant reliability by managing a $1,970,000 yearly expense budget for Kraft recovery equipment. Was responsible for all outage repairs to Precipitators and Lime Kilns.• Aided continuous improvement by designing an experimental mount for RFID tag's on pulp spools.• Managed the initiation and design phases of a $2.2 million robotic roll handling project. • Managed 3.5 million dollar capital and expense budget• Installed bull gear on lime recovery kiln• Replaced structural steel on recovery precipitator• Repaired multiple recovery precipitators• Rebuilt and repaired three water softeners

• Reduced paint process costs $560,000 annually by designing efficient flight racks and processes to load parts. Was responsible for design, purchase, and implementation of new processes and devices.• Supported increases in skid-steer production by designing kanban karts and managing the project team responsible for outfitting the JCB factory with over 40 of them.• Eliminated major safety hazard by designing and managing the build of conveyor stands capable of holding four different varieties of skid-steer.• Reduced machine rework time by designing and implementing over 10 check gages for fabrication.• Facilitated production schedule ramp-up by composing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). • Assisted purchasing cost reduction by performing Make vs. Buy analysis for tools and product parts.

• Improved current product by designing skid-steer components using Unigraphics NX 4 and NX 7.5 and making 34 Product Improvement engineering changes.• Identified root causes of on-line product issues stemming from supplier and fabrication mistakes.• Aided development of new product by designing Power Take-Off interface for skid-steer air conditioning system.

Facilitate connection between Georgia Tech campus and remote classroomsProctor exams for remote students

Developed DMSI inspection routes for safety respiration equipment at Fernandina Beach MillProvided support for operators using inspection handheld devicesShadowed reliability engineer during preventative maintenance meetings

Helped develop tolerance analysis method that incorporates fuzzy math and conjoint analysisExplored capabilities of the method using Dymola and ModelcenterComposed 30-page report on the method including a user guide for Dymola and Modelcenter

Aided upper management with planning and bidding of new projectsObserved and participated in industrial construction on Savannah-area job sitesIdentified faulty ground wires at BASF plant in Savannah

Assisted in creation of parts databaseImproved company understanding of G650 wire harness weights Aided department with organization and preparation for Lean Six Sigma review