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Auburn Hills, Michigan

-Directly responsible streamlining the inspection software programs that includes a built in capability study reducing inspection check points by 80% for a new 4 million dollar product launch. -Generated over 200 quality forms including Final Inspection, First Article (100% of all dimensioned features), in-process monitoring and Certificate of Conformity to customer print requirements. -5 years of experience in quality control for general inspection and new product/prototype. Devolved spreadsheets to aid in blue print dimension unit conversions that eliminated typos and reduced conversion time by 30% -Designed and developed ergonomic inspection fixtures improving repeatability while reducing inspection time by 75%-5 years’ experience as first aid responder with no recordable incidents reported on second shift.-Safety representative for second shift conduction daily and weekly plant safety and maintenance walks-Monitor and edit labor errors for 325 hourly employees.

-Led 3 work centers (52 personnel) handling 2,709 tons of air cargo, special munitions and 3,404 transient personnel. Mitigated a 60% workforce turn over issue to 10%. -Spearheaded the transportation of 2scanners valued at $2M containing live Hazmat Class 7 radioactive sources from Bahrain to the Country of Jordan minimizing cost by coordinating government air support. -Air Depart. Safety Officer for operating a 24/7 airfield. Led 15 departmental safety repson a 2000 personnel base. Incorporated a weekly base wide safety walk by all personnel on duty. Personally identified, reported and monitored the correction of 4 major safety issues.-Led cross-functional team with maintenance team of the Royal Bahraini Air Force (Kingdom of Bahrain, Middle East) with their shore based aircraft emergency landing systems ensuring the equipment was adequate for US safety and maintenance standards while building multinational relationships.-Conducted weekly team meetings for mission updates, Middle East situational awareness and public recognitions.-Led a team of 7 to overhaul sponsorship program resulting in a 40% reduction.-In charge of 8 training evolutions totaling over 90 personnel from 8 different reserve centers. -Coordinated work assignments, tracked individual progression and monitored administrative needs while insuring base service were used saving $48,000 in the command’s budget in lodging cost. -In charge of 2 arresting gears systems and trained 5 operators resulting in over 22,000 safe aircraft landing and have vast hands on experience with Preventative Maintenance Programs and Systems, all energies to include electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and steam/boiler systems. This includes the tag out procedures for each energy. -Key person in identifying a major equipment failure and the diversion of a catastrophic incident which could have cost loss of life and 50 million dollars of damage. Developed the at sea corrective maintenance repair.

Flint, Michigan

Assistant team leader- made online repairs and lead the assembly line of 25 personnel as needed by the team leaderAbsentee Relief person - able to perform 22 different high tempo assembly operations in the event of an absent employee.Material Handler - Safely operated forklifts and other material handling equipment.

Saginaw, Michigan Area

-Selected by management from a peer group of 90 team members to safely led 4 assembly lines and two machining department for the daily lean production of 4500 automotive components and related parts. -Tracked inventory of components for daily needs, managed payroll entries in GMTKS, vacation requests, labor grievances and employee initiated continuous improvement suggestions. Personally initiated improvement concepts yielding an estimated $120,000 per year improvements.-Flexible to learn and teach - Coordinator for 4 different assembly lines and absentee relief person for two assembly lines. Able to perform and train team members on 22 different jobs.-Material Handler experience – Operated maintenance carts, stacker and fork lifts as needed and operated fork lifts full time for 12 months at GM in the body assembly division. -Project Manager of three ergonomic systems including the implementation of 6 automated torque wrenches, lift assist arms and line rotation on 2 assembly lines producing 1500 piece per shift.