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Detroit, Mi, Us

Detroit, Mi, Us

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Lead Quality Engineer interfacing with Ford at six VO plants. DTP, REV-C, CAP, CAP SHO, KTP, and KCAP.• Supervisor of the Quality Engineering team. Provide directions, offer input, and advise the team of concerns.• Work with the Ford IQ manager and STA resident managers during production and launch at multiple plants to resolve anyquality issues that may arise.• Assist the PVT team at various plants regarding warranty issues, quality concerns, and review vehicles in person.• Travel to various VO plants to address the concerns of the IQ department. Initiate containment at Webasto and Ford.• Monthly meetings with our Ford Site STA to review our Paynter chart.• Submit production PPAP’s to Ford and submit service PPAP’s to Ford, GM, Stellantis, and Honda.

Southfield , Michigan, Us

Senior Quality Engineer managing seven programs (FG, UG, CC, CG, CX, YL, and Flip and Fold) assisting the Quality Manager.• Ensure the team’s goals and objectives are met, attend management meetings for/with the Quality Manager.• Provide directions for the Quality Supervisor, Lab Team, PPAP coordinators, Liaison, and the Quality Engineers.• Daily communication with the Lead Interiors Manager at Factory Zero.• Conduct line walks for all programs. Manage and verify activities are completed on various programs across multiple sites.• Manage all supplier defects, escalate to GM if needed, hold weekly meetings for “at risk” suppliers.• Lead Internal Auditor: ISO 9001:2015, IATF16949: 2016• Manage activities in the quality lab (H-Point, Seat Scans, and Shaker Booth) based on program frequency and urgency.• Approve appearance of seats prior to shipment into Factory Zero.• Development relationships with lead engineers from GM on multiple programs and personnel at Factory Zero.• Complete torque capability studies, GCA, EPC, PDCA, and other quality documentation for the corporate Quality Team.

Mason, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Engineering Specialist - Quality. Member of the launch team for the new FWD transmission. Worked in Oakville, Canada to help support the launch from TT to MP2. Responsible for maintaining issues at our Valencia and Saarlouis plants. Establish and monitor quality target levels for each build. Led project teams to support expedited concern resolution amongst the Quality Department, Production, and Suppliers. Initiate containment, determine root cause, and implement corrective actions. Lead contact organizing the return of suspect transmissions from various plants globally and preparing actions plans in advance.

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

Quality Engineer responsible for the Ford C-Max and Chevy Volt seat complete assembly line. Responsible for all supplier defects and their PCA. On-site Warranty Engineer for the FCA Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango. Root cause warranty issues and production concerns. Track all warranty claims and dispute or develop permanent corrective actions. Review and close the PPAP gate on new model year launches. Issue Quality Alerts, complete 8D’s, approve customer PPAP's, submit Magna PPAP to customer. Initiates containment of supplier defects, leads containment on stop shipments resulting from directed supplier defects reporting to internal and OEM global management. Visits to OEM production plants to investigate and root cause possible issues. Update PFMEA/control plan/Standardized work instructions as needed. Maintain Internal/external KOI’s. Develop a good working relationship with the customer.

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

Quality Engineer responsible for the Cadillac ELR, Chevy Volt, and Ford C-Max seat complete assembly line. Responsible for all supplier defects and their PCA. Review and close the PPAP gate on new model year launches. Issue Quality Alerts, complete 8D’s, approve customer PPAP's, submit Magna PPAP to customer. Initiate containment of supplier defects, leads containment on stop shipments resulting from directed supplier defects reporting to internal and OEM global management. Visits to OEM production plants to investigate and root cause possible issues. Update PFMEA/control plan/Standardized work instructions as needed. Maintain Internal/external KOI’s. Develop a good working relationship with the customer.

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

Supplier Quality Engineer. Responsible for maintaining 150+ suppliers. Root cause issues regarding supplier parts for non-conformance.Maintain non-conformance log. Issue charge backs (over 600k). Review incoming 8-D’s for their effectiveness. Issue score cards. Maintain PPAP/Supplier Specific Requirements matrix.

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

Quality Engineer responsible for the Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango seat complete assembly line. Responsible for updating the Fast Response Board daily. Communicate concerns to the team. Track and respond to quality issues utilizing the customer's database. Implement Permanent Corrective Actions for Chrysler issues at Magna and JNAP. Interface with the customer to identify root cause. Update PFMEA/control plan/Standardized work instructions as needed. Maintain Internal/external KOI’s.

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

CAD Data Coordinator. Responsible for creating and modifying parts and assemblies. Illustrate the motion of our seat kits through the use of configurations. Perform interference studies, cut sections, and determine any potential problems. Detailing duties consist of creating and modifying existing drawings to meet the requirements of the engineer. Responsible for using Teamcenter Engineering to create and verify that the BOM of our seats are correct. Teamcenter duties included sending Magna’s deliverables to Ford Motor Company. I worked offsite at Ford for over 3 and a half years to better interface with our customer. This involved working with Ford engineers to ensure our notices were approved.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Quality Management

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing Engineering