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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

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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

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