Paul Davis Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Leads Quality, Manufacturing and Lean functions within Fluid Connectors Group

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Leads Quality & Manufacturing functions for Fluid Connectors Group

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Leads Quality function for $3+ Billion Fluid Connectors Group

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for developing and implementing the quality strategy across 9 Divisions and 50+ manufacturing facilities within the $3+ Billion Fluid Connectors Group.

Solon, Ohio, Us

Responsible for setting direction on, and implementing, strategic quality initiatives within the Fitting Services Group.- Product Quality Planning- Customer Return Analysis and Prevention- Quality Risk Assessment and Reduction- Statistical Process Control

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Levies judgments to manufacturing to scrap or repair non-conforming product to guarantee quality and reduce waste.Managing Accord transition to Alabama plant for body and exterior categories to ensure smooth startup.Led plant-wide cross-functional team consisting of 28 members in 8 departments, responsible for development and successful launch of the 2009 Acura TL front fascia and underbody vehicle systems.Also led the development of upper body and rear fascia vehicle systems for 2008 2- and 4-door Accord full model changes (FMCs), encompassing responsibility for over 250 individual parts.Reviewed and approved tooling fixture concepts with 44 different suppliers and in-house manufacturing departments to guarantee reflection of over 400 critical quality control points to individual component parts and completed assemblies.Solved complex $1.6 million warranty problem involving window regulators (outside area of responsibility) – using Six Sigma methodologies.

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Generated new development strategies to ensure that the 2006 Civic and 2007 CR-V FMCs exceeded quality and cost targets as well as customer expectations.Analyzed market trends, consumer quality surveys, and warranty data to identify areas for quality improvement, and cost reduction – led to 100 proposals for engineering design changes.Coordinated activities between design, manufacturing and purchasing to assure correct trial event application timing for hundreds of vehicle component parts.

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Matured the front fascia vehicle system for 2003 Element new model launch, and 2004 Civic minor model changes, ensuring a high quality, easy to manufacture product.Conducted new model design study, issued countermeasure requests, and conducted root cause and countermeasure analyses.Identified need for design changes and negotiated implementation with manufacturing, supplier, and R&D representatives from North America, Japan, England, Brazil, China and Thailand.Developed and taught training classes on design principles of sheet metal stamping, as well as the impact of federal vehicle regulations on design considerations.

Responsible for projects exceeding a quarter of a million dollars.Reduced material waste and airborne contaminants by over 90% - designed a low-flow system for pipe coating equipment.Analyzed process flow of plant machine shop and created a plan to increase productivity and efficiency while reducing costs incurred from outsourcing jobs.

Manager of Mechanical & Hydraulic Repair GroupSupervised, managed, scheduled, paid and disciplined 37 union steelworkers.Contributed to a Continuous Improvement Team that led to increased efficiency of repair days.

Oversaw and coordinated successful Mill Improvement Project from conception to completion.Wrote detailed work specifications for outside contractors to bid on and follow.Redesigned steelmaking process components resulting in reduced initial cost and increased life.

Conducted safety studies that identified injury trends, then implemented preventive measures.Collected and analyzed furnace data that was instrumental in gaining approval of a major Mill Capital Investment Project.Performed wear studies and established Preventive Maintenance Program.

M.B.A., Management Sciences

B.S., Mechanical Engineering