Bob Roman Email & Phone Number

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Supply chain remediation professional serving automotive, aviation, medical device and other industrial sectors. Experienced in root cause determination and corrective action implementation in operations, engineering, quality, transportation and logistics.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

GKN ePowertrain | electronic all-wheel drive systems | GKN ePowertrain represents the forefront of driveline trends and technology, influencing future vehicle architectures harnessing conventional, hybrid and electrical powerOctober 2015 – October 2018| Advanced Quality EngineerLed PPAP submissions and successful approval of 10 different electronic AWD.

Union South Carolina

Automotive industry class A metal stampingJuly 2015 - September 2015 | Interim Quality Manager | 9-week contract | Site Quality Manager.Manage staff of 32 quality engineers, CMM technicians, supervisors and audit staff. Interface with BMW and Mercedes assembly plants. Improve quality information systems and problem solving methodologies. Develop 2016.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Led a quality transformation from over 320 PPM to less than 50 PPM in 6 quarters at a tier 1 ISO/TS16949 automotive industry supplier company. Established a high-performance operations culture by managing the quality.
• Achieved year-over-year quality cost reduction of over $560K, outgoing quality improvement for one at-risk OEM customer of 97% and overall customer PPM reduction of 83% by systemically linking process control.
• Improved site performance in ISO/TS16949 surveillance audits from multiple major findings (prior to my tenure) to one minor finding (in most recent audit) while simultaneously implementing changes required to comply.
• Achieved dramatic improvements in operational cost productivity, safety, customer delivery, and workforce morale simultaneous with quality and cost improvements through careful alignment and balance of cross-functional.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Quality Engineer for high-volume machining and assembly operations, inspection, calibration, auditing and process improvement supporting more than 30 machinists, inspectors and technicians on three shifts.
• Qualified exotic stainless steel alloy supply chains to NORSOK M-650 standards for processing and heat-treating in collaboration with European oil industry representatives. Improved workforce engagement by reviewing.

Greenville, SC

• Led medical electronic device development project and quality engineering for cross-functional team of contributors that included electrical engineers, software engineers, and regulatory consultants, achieving FDA.
• Achieved successful validation of the device at all required levels on the 1st pass using project management and medical device software lifecycle management (IEC 62304:2006) to align the efforts of the various.
• Achieved $22M per year product cost reduction through manufacturability improvements using DFM, DFSS, and quality engineering methodologies.

Greer, SC

• Managed purchase orders, contracts, change requests, etc. related to client business objectives providing quality management consulting, engineering consulting, and software development services to clients in.
• Achieved numerous quality management system implementations and business process improvements for range of clients including Abbott Laboratories, ADP, Boston Scientific, Michelin North America, Grace Chemical.
• Delivered training in ISO 9001, TS 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, and ISO 17025 management systems, ISO 10012 measurement management systems, Six Sigma, Lean, 5S, Kaizen, set up time reduction, visual control systems, total.
• Enabled several organizations to meet complex requirements reliably by developing and deploying software that automated compliance to ISO 17025, FAA Part 145, process management, document and data management, records.

Duncan, SC

• Quality Assurance Manager for 3 business units supporting more than 200 associates and a quality department of 27 quality engineers, technicians and inspectors. Manufacturing processes included steel wire drawing.
• Reduced non-value added time more than 75% through software engineering to implement statistical test functions and reduce unnecessary system actions.
• Reduced quality department budget over 60% while improving the integrity of test results as well as product and field service quality.
• Served as the primary optoelectronic measurement engineer for Japan-US technical methods transfer and implementation under three engineering managers. Represented the company at NIST Symposiums on Optical Fiber.
• Managed metallurgical and optoelectronics laboratories, design qualification, field installation testing and field services troubleshooting. Laboratory scope included metallurgical tests, conductivity, electrical.