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Lenexa, Kansas, United States

• Plan, schedule and conduct Quality System Audits at Supplier Manufacturing sites across the country to determine level of compliance to our requirements.• Created, Performed Supplier compiled supplier performance assessments for delivery and product quality levels and problems.• Issued and tracked product and quality system problems, issuing corrective action requirements and track corrective action results.• Review engineering drawings and specifications to determine ability of suppliers to comply with requirements.• Help Select appropriate Suppliers for sourcing of products.• Maintain appropriate records of compliance and company performance to show compliance and competency.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

A Global provider of Quality Assurance and Outsourcing SolutionsCedar Rapids, IA• Created and established new gage calibration system• Inventoried and qualified all welding equipment.• Puchased and calibrated operator gages for production use.• Administered setup and qualification of Weld Operators to AWS D15.1Albia, IA• Inventoried and qualified all welding equipment in preparation for Weld Operator Qualification testing to AWS D15.1Kansas City, MO• Conducted 12 process audits identifying discrepancies between the current production methods and documented controls.• Created and establishing a training matrix to provide a quick and simple method for identifying needs.• Document training activities.• Conducted trial runs on new equipment for 2 products to establish equipment parameters.• Conducted Gage Studies to establish equipment capability on different gage brands/types.

Grain Valley, Missouri

Long established international company with machining and assembly of brake adjusters for the commercial truck and bus industry including Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, Volvo, Mack, Western Star, Wabash and others.Tracked customer scorecards, liaised for customer complaints and 8Ds, administered RMA and MSA processes. Supervised two QA Department employees.• Contributed to a Zero Mile reduction from 23 PPMs in 2017 to 5 PPMs in 2019, and 0 PPM in 2020 YTD with the use of the following: o Used MSAs to reduce and eliminate causes of test result variation in EOL Torque Machines. o Lead corrective action teams to find root cause(s) and perform corrective actions (8Ds). o Maintained and validated Process Flow Charts, PFMEAs, Control Plans, applicable procedures and work instructions. o Used statistical analysis of production data to discover and reduce process variation. o Facilitated use of Error Proofs and Mistake Proofs in PFMEA risk analysis. o Statistically validated capability of optical and vision inspection equipment for use in production. o Performed internal audits discovering non-conformances to help close system gaps.

Liberty, Missouri

New company with robotic spot-welding assembly lines building structural modules for the Ford V363 NA Transit.Designed and documented new systems for Quality Dept., validated new equipment error proof controls and designs.• Reviewed tooling designs and visited integrators to confirm and validate error proofing, mistake proofing and detection methods met requirements.• Created standards for integrators to document process control design elements for over 220 spot welding stations.• Created the initial 279 Process Flow Charts, PFMEAs and Control Plans.• Established systems for recording and tracking of both supplier PPAP and LMV PPAP status and progress.• Administered IMDS tracking for over 400 supplier components and submission of 93 BOMs for end items.

Greeneville, Tennessee

Automated and manual production of automobile ignition lock modules, exterior door handles, locksets and manufacturer of keys, key fobs and keyless entry systems as Tier 1 to Ford, Chrysler, BMW, Mercedes, VW and Kia.Managed the plant QMS and a department staff of 14, including Quality Engineers, Technicians and Inspectors.• Acted as Plant Management Rep for TS-16949 Registrar Audits.• Reduced registration audit non-conformances from about 17 to 3 in two years.• Implemented the use of Attribute Gage R&Rs, promoting enhanced employee training for surface defects.• Monitored/reported on plant quality metrics for continuous improvement and system corrective actions.

Greeneville, Tennessee

• Conducted Process Audits per VDA 6.3; verifying error proofs, preventive and detection controls.• Monitored customer and internal corrective action. Ensured CA was effective and evidence documented.• Represented local plant in corporate APQP Team and facilitated creation of PFMEAs and Control Plans for new product launches.• Evaluated new equipment and gaging for suitability and capability to meet performance requirements.

Manufacturer of industrial and commercial lubrication equipment and related products, e.g. oil and grease pumps, hose reels, grease guns, automated lubrication systems and grease fittings.• Oversaw the quality aspect of over 80 international and domestic suppliers ranging from ‘mom and pop’ to TS-16949 registered companies.• Instituted the requirement and use of MSAs by suppliers.• Audited Mfg. Plants in India, China and USA to evaluate for potential sourcing of new and existing components.• Facilitated supplier corrective actions and performed onsite audits to document effectiveness of results.• Managed supplier PPAPs and APQP activities.• Standardized inspection methods of suppliers with plant methodology.

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