• Lead IS vision for EQI through budgetary estimates, quotations, and contract award• Manage highly technical customized SharePoint/Nintex projects to support EQI’s global business model• Design, create, implement, train, and maintain custom spreadsheet solutions for Sourcing, Engineering, and Quality• Cooperatively designed and developed EQI’s SharePoint site from the ground up • Cooperatively designed and developed workflow functionality to improve global manufacturing efficiencies • First line of defense within EQI for software/hardware maintenance• Leading IT efforts within EQI as interface with Managed Service Provider as needed

• Support Quality Engineers and Business Unit Managers regarding Casting Design for Manufacturability.• Assist supplier foundries with Process Control improvement support and Defect Identification and Resolution.• Review, Create and Issue Process Manufacturing Documentation to Suppliers to ensure castings are made to Quality Specifications.

• Work to identify root cause of non-conformance issues and develop/execute correction plan• Interfaced with customer and suppliers to improve product production and reduce cost• Maintained and improved customer relationships

• Oversight of all Sand Testing operations for process stability and improvements• Investigate, correct and prevent nonconforming product to reduce occurrence• Define and monitor process’s using various methods to improve quality and output • Identified and managed process’ to reduce cost in product and consumables• Interfaced with customers at all levels to improve product production and reduce cost• Maintained and improved customer relationships• Designed and Maintained various data collection spreadsheets• Oversight of installation of automatic data collection hardware and software for data management• Participated in several Lean Kaizen events to increase efficiency and productivity

Foundry Process Engineer: September 2005 – August, 2008• Troubleshoot core making equipment and develop long-term corrections• Assemble complex and first piece molds and cores, documenting and preventing scrap and rework• Develop and update existing quality management procedures, work instructions, and forms• Design, simulate, and optimize molding systems using current simulation softwareCore Department Production Supervisor: November 2004 – September 2005• Direct and coordinate departmental activities to achieve department goals and profitability• Participate in technical groups to improve department efficiency and quality output• Maintain conformance with company/ union work rules, ISO regulations and customer requirements

• Set-up and operated Van Dorn plastic injection molding machines• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering process resins

• Implemented, audited, and facilitated ISO 9001-2000 Quality Operating System, Lead Auditor Certified• Controlled documentation for compliance to QOS to minimize system nonconformance’s