Deandre Franklin (Cssbb) (Cla) Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Northfield, Il, Us

Fairburn, Ga, Us

Newnan, Ga, Us

Bonnell is one of North America's leading manufacturers of custom aluminum extrusions. Headquartered in Newnan, manufacturing operations are in Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, and Utah. Revenues in 2018 were $573M.– Led a team of 35 employees. Oversaw daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual operational planning activities for a three-shift unionized automotive extrusion facility. – Developed a Safety-First work culture; zero OSHA Recordables and two first aids in final 18 months.– Overhauled Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to increase productivity and enhance performance.– Monitored equipment to ensure they were in good working order. Repaired or replaced equipment as needed.– Worked with Senior Leadership to develop business plans related to the overall corporate direction.– Managed project to ensure Project Management milestones stayed on track and within budget.– Surpassed 2019 annual financial goal by $328K; $417K vs actual $745K.– Surpassed 2020 adjusted financial goal by $84K; $486K vs actual $570K. – Achieved 99% Customer Satisfaction Quality Rating and OTD of 92% in final 18 months.– Improved gross margin from a $331K loss in 2018 to a $745K gain in 2019; a $1.1M improvement.

Pontiac, Mi, Us

JAC Products manufactures aluminum extrusions – primarily for the automotive industry (Honda, GM, and Toyota).– Reported to the Regional Plant Manager with dotted line reporting to the Director of Global Quality.– Led a team of two QMS Admins, two Zeiss CMM Techs, one Material Tester, and five Inspectors. Indirect reports included eight Quality Engineers. Stabilized the JAC Products QE and quality employee retention rate.– Obtained IATF 16949 Quality Management Certification. Developed plantwide quality initiatives that had a positive impact on the bottom line while improving the brand perception of JAC products.– Improved the overall quality scorecards of JAC OEM customers from red or yellow quality status to green. JAC’s main customer base consisted of GM, Ford, FCA, Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Audi, Opel, and Hunter Douglas.– Assisted business unit via their respective QEs with internal / external new model APQP / PPAP deliverables, customer required annual deliverables, internal / external quality concerns, and warranty returns.– Decreased monthly PPM from an average of 1700 ppm down to an average of 25 ppm.– Reduced annual third-party inspection costs from $700K to under $75K.– Cut the Quality Department's overall annual operating budget by 60%.

Sewon America manufactures and supplies automotive parts and components.– Reported directly to the CEO of Sewon America. Managed all quality activities of a 1M SF stamping and fabrication facility with 1000+ employees and $2.8M in daily revenues.– Led a team of 55 team members; direct reports included one ISO Compliance A-Manager, one Supplier Quality A-Manager, one Quality Assurance A-Manager, and one Quality Control A-Manager.– Implemented a plantwide Lean manufacturing initiative that drove out wastes related to overproduction, part flow, scrap, over-processing, waiting, and motions. Established a Quality Metrology Lab.– Other areas of responsibility included APQP, PPAP, ISIR, clean body, change management, problem-solving (3Panel, 5 Why, and/or 8D), VA/VE cost reduction projects, and developing inspection and test plans. – Also managed work instructions, inspection instructions, line balance studies, gage R&R studies, cycle time improvements, PFMEA and DFMEA reviews, and quality training.– Implemented Sewon University to develop hourly team members into future Green Belt engineering techs.– Achieved and sustained +99% monthly PPM reduction from 3800 PPM average to 17 PPM.– Reduced Quality Department from 125 to 52 team members; saved $3.7M annually.– Eliminated $4.4M in annual third-party costs.– Decreased internal monthly scrap costs by 86%.– Reduced monthly departmental expenses 42%.– Attained BE OSHAS 18001 Certification (2013).– Obtained ISO 14001 Certification (2013).– Earned TS 16949 Certification within one year of start date (2012).– Implemented an SQE department (2012).

Newnan, Georgia, Us

YMMC manufactures and sells recreational vehicles – all terrain vehicles, golf cars, and personal watercraft. At its peak, this site built 220K (now 120K) vehicles per year, had $1B+ in sales, and employed 1200+ people.– Led a group of five local engineers and 13 offshore engineers.– Developed and tracked the effectiveness of the ASQE department as it related to the YMMC goals and metrics.– Implemented and maintained an effective APQP and external PPAP procedure for all suppliers, both foreign and domestic. Provided supplier quality engineering support to YMMC internal business units.– Conducted technical review meetings and on-site feasibility studies to ensure the manufacturability of the YMMC prints. Developed and managed VA/VE strategies for the ASQE team members.– Developed and managed supplier development and SQAP activities.– Led a cross-functional team that created the YMMC supplier quality manual.– Pushed for YMMC to create designs using GD&T methodologies. – Led a cross-functional team that resolved YMMC’s #1 ATV warranty issue; saved $2.2M annually.– Developed, implemented, and maintained a supplier portal to aid the efficiency of the YMMC PPAP process. – Primary commodities were stampings, tubing, weldments, CFM, assemblies, rubber, seats, and powertrains.

Lincoln, Alabama, Us

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama is an automobile factory that assembles vehicles for Honda in North America.– Led supplier quality initiative programs for mass production, market quality, and new model activities.– Functioned as the liaison between part suppliers and HMA to ensure standard adherence as well as to resolve supplier related parts’ problems. Supported production departments with supplier quality concerns.– Served as Project Leader for HMA VIN capturing system implementation, a $2.1M budgeted project.– Performed supplier development activities. Worked with suppliers for problem analysis and countermeasure activities. Facilitated supplier change point by reviewing submitted (IPP and IPPAAR PPAP).– Developed a system to capture Total Cost of Poor Quality to improve HMA’s RFQ process.– Led project for south supplier improvement activity, yielding a 95% index per million improvement.– Led project for HMA rear bumper beam testing to the IIHS requirements.– Primary commodities were high-strength stampings and high-strength welding.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

General Motors is a multinational car manufacturer; they distribute vehicles and parts, and provide financial services.– Led day-to-day containment activity for supplier-related quality issues for Mexico, Alabama, and Ohio.– Aided in the creation of supplier-related procedures, expectations, and audit forms that reflect both the ISO 9000 and ISO/TS 16949 standards. Managed APQP activities for new supplier and/or programs.– Worked with senior management to implement an SQE department. Led the creation of supplier procedures, expectations, and audit forms that reflect ISO 9000 and ISO/TS 16949 standards. – Led corporate supplier cost reduction project, resulting in an overall annual savings of $17.3M.– Primary commodities were stampings, CFM, powder metal, soldering, and ceramic substrates.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

– Managed 734 part numbers, 80 suppliers, 13 customer plants and supported Advanced Supplier Quality Engineers by coordinating part hand-off from APQP to mass production.– Functioned as a liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve suppliers’ quality issues. Coordinated and supported suppliers on engineering changes for current products by completing GP-11, PPAP, GP-12, Early Warning, and PTR follow-ups.– Improved quality performance at suppliers by supporting workshops with such action as PPM reduction, RPN reduction, and warranty reduction plans. Led quality, error-proofing, and Six Sigma workshops.– Audited supplier manufacturing process and quality systems to ensure suppliers complied with their contracts.– Inducted into the GM Fast Track Program.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsme), Mechanical Engineering

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