Joe Metz Email & Phone Number

United States

Work with suppliers to assure robust corrective actions are implemented. Maintain the supply base corrective action database. Review supplier changes (PPAPs). Implement process improvements to the quality system.

Niles, Michigan, United States

• Improving network security, upgrading computer equipment and troubleshooting• Technical lead for new and upgraded equipment and services

• Coordinating the supplier Production Part Approval Process for new programs and changes related to automotive brake systems• Managing supplier claims to ensure defects are contained, actions are put into place to correct issues, improvement measures are taken and cost is recovered• Reporting plant supplier quality metrics and implementing measures for improvement• Teaming with supplier quality associates worldwide to improve quality processes, procedures and tools

• Developed harmonized supplier quality processes with a global team based in Europe• Headed North America initiative to improve supply base statistical process control• Supplier defect reporting and closure of associated corrective actions for United States and Mexico plants• Developed and maintained supplier quality metrics reporting by extracting information from SAP using Business Warehouse• Quality planning of automotive supplier changes for plants in the United States and Mexico• Managed supplier quality activities of all new automotive foundation brake program launches for plants in the United States and Mexico• Coordinated supplier quality activities for buy-in automotive brake components coming from the United States, Mexico, Australia, China and Thailand• Interfaced with Ford, GM, Chrysler, Lemforder and American Axle to obtain customer production part approval for buy-in components

• Facilitated Continuous Improvement workshops• Served as Quality Systems Management Representative for headquarter locations• Responsible for maintaining QS-9000 registration• Developed and maintained internal quality system audits schedules at headquarter locations• Led audits at headquarter and plant locations• Assisted with ISO-14001 implementation• Developed and maintained metrics for internal quality audits and associated corrective actions• Championed document and record control for North America automotive brake locations• Developed common approach between Germany and North America locations to make available documentation on the Intranet• Completed Black Belt Training• Taught Green Belt courses to headquarter and plant associates

• Supervised engineers developing software for automotive antilock braking systems using C and assembly programming languages• Worked with counter parts in France to standardize software work breakdown structures, requirements development, design, coding and testing

• Supervised engineers developing software for aircraft electronic fuel controls using graphical programming and assembly language• Supervised groups developing software for test equipment and software development tools• Directed a multi-site software process improvement team that changed processes to conform to new commercial and military standards• Reduced cost by achieving consensus of a regional commodity team to select a sole source contract employment supplier• Organized the tasks of fifty software engineers to complete critical flight tests in two months• Led an effort to standardize engine control software project estimating procedures• Worked with customers, military agencies and the FAA to assure software was properly validated before going into production

• Lead engineer responsible for a group developing, integrating and testing embedded engine control software.• Wrote software program plans detailing processes and equipment necessary to complete tasks for Garrett TPF351-20 engine control, General Electric GE38 engine control, and General Electric GE38 diagnostics monitor• Patented an algorithm to compute the change in phase between two rotating engines

• Designed diagnostics monitor software for the Rolls-Royce RB211 engine• Provided on-site support for turbine engine tests• Integrated hardware and software for General Electric GE27 engine control, Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine start controller, and Lycoming AGT1500 engine control• Documented software tasks and associated costs for incorporation into new project proposals