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Quality Management and Engineering; Music Composition, Pianist, Organist, Bass-Baritone.

New product development, CAPA, product testing, internal and external lead auditing, supplier management, quality system development including writing procedures, 8D, FMEA , ISO 13485 and 9001, MDD, MDR, FDA cGMP.

- Supplier Quality Engineering - Program Manager - Deere 8D software administration - ISO, process re-engineeringHistoric Fortune 100 manufacturer of agricultural, construction and consumer equipment. Worldwide Product Development Center and Production Plant, East Moline, IL International combine and FEE engineering and North American combine production. Quality Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer , Senior Engineering Analyst(11/00 to 1/2020) Simultaneous quality engineering for new product development and for factory, including quality systems TCI Relationship Manager, NCCA administrator, instructor, Supplier Quality Engineer

International Truck and Engine Company, Inc., Chicago, IL A Fortune 200 company producing outstanding trucks and engines. Truck Development and Technical Center, Truck Division, Ft. Wayne, IN The product development, engineering, reliability, and quality center for International. Program Manager, Supplier Development (1/00 to 11/00)Planned, executed and reported supplier development activities for new product launches.Responsibilities and Results:• Established APQP/PPAP plan for a major truck launch for a group of 19 professionals.• Reported project status to executive management monthly using Power Point.• Developed and implemented electronic formats for the group reporting.• Represented function on Change Approval Board and War Room teams.Supplier Quality Assurance Manager (7/98 to 1/00)Managed APQP and assured launch readiness for new products. Responsibilities and Results:• Represented supplier development on the NGV Medium Duty program team, two system development teams, ten design teams, the validation team, and the part number level tracking team.• Wrote and implemented procedures for International’s Product Development Process.• Lead the development of International’s prototype quality requirements.• Improved the supplier risk rating system by 60 percentage points.• Managed APQP with suppliers using cross-functional teams.• Performed 4P (Product Production Prove-out Process) runs.

TRI/MARK, Inc., New Hampton, IAA multi-national manufacturer of high quality opening and closing hardware for vehicles. New Hampton Division, New Hampton, IA The ISO 9001 registered headquarters and design center of TRI/MARK. Procurement Engineer (1/96 to 3/98)Technical liaison between TRI/MARK’s procurement, engineering, materials and quality departments, and its internal and external suppliers. Process experience includes stamping, zinc die casting, plating, heat treating, powder and e-coating, and assembly. Responsibilities and Results:• Directed the disposition of non-conforming material and resulting corrective actions, resulting in a 43% reduction in incoming materials rejections.• Led the supplier rating system. Increased the number of preferred suppliers from 18% to 92%.• Performed site audits of potential and current suppliers, and internal audits.• Represented the company as a good customer of the supplier, resolving quality, pricing, delivery, testing, and communication issues.• Participated in new product/process development teams.• QS9000 experience -APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Design/Process Validation, Control Plans.

Dentsply, Inc., York, PA The largest manufacturer of premier dental products; $500 M sales, 4,500 employees. L.D. Caulk Division, Milford, DE The flagship division with over $100 M sales and 500 employees. Quality Control Supervisor (2/94-1/96) Assured the quality of over 3500 SKU’s of medical devices in a FDA cGMP and ISO 9000 MDD environment, managing 4 laboratories and 16 people. Responsibilities and Results:• Achieved ISO 9000 and MDD certifications as the culmination of a nine month project, allowing the CE marking of product; served on project steering committee and led several project teams.• Implemented BPCS, a mainframe business system, on schedule; integrated the business and quality systems; served on project team in quality leadership.• Approved and/or wrote over 6000 product specifications, test methods, device history records, and SOP’s to ensure regulatory compliance and customer delight.• Designed and implemented systems for calibration, inspection and testing, customer service, control and non-conforming product, document control, expiration dating, and statistical process control (SPC).• Successfully set up and sold several product lines through a series of international acquisitions and divestitures, including design of a new lab. Inventory Control Analyst (11/91-2/94) Cycle Count Analyst (8/90-11/91) Shipping Clerk III (2/89-8/90) Shipping Clerk II (2/88-2/89)