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Supporting engineering and purchasing in identifying, selecting, and developing external suppliers for components. Working with external suppliers on resolving quality and productivity issues. Publish monthly scorecards and metrics for external suppliers from data in SAP. Working with external suppliers to ensure First Article submissions comply with specifications and requirements. Manage transition projects for outsource or relocation of production of components and assemblies.

Leading a team of four Supplier Quality Engineers, all working remotely, in reacting to quality incidents, and working proactively to audit and drive corrective action within the supply base. Working directly with suppliers in developing robust processes to minimize and prevent quality incidents. Utilizing SAP4.0 & 6.0 as data source for reporting of KPI results on a periodic basis and implementing actions to improve the metrics. Leader of a long-term outsourcing project with a cross-functional team of experts. Writing and issuing request for proposal (RFP / RFQ) to external suppliers, and negotiating pricing and schedules for flawless launch of contract manufacturing projects.

Supported engineering and purchasing in identifying, selecting, and developing external suppliers for components. Monitored external supplier quality metrics and took appropriate action to resolve supply and quality issues. Worked with external suppliers to ensure First Article submissions comply with specifications and requirements, introducing APQP concepts to the business. Developed quality workmanship documents to provide guidance to suppliers in achieving zero defects. Led cross-functional team with daily meetings in transferring machined component portfolio to sister facility in Mexico to realize significant cost reduction. Interfaced with SAP ERP for data used to manage supplier performance.

Galesburg, MI (working remotely from Petaluma, CA)Responsible for global QMS of Eaton Vehicle Group. Supported global quality teams ensuring processes complied with ISO9001 & IATF16949. Facilitated problem solving and process improvement activities and events with cross-functional teams. Led development of relevant metrics using Oracle ERP and SharePoint to monitor process results and react to out of control conditions. Developed India-based Shared Services team in managing reporting metrics for global SDE leaders, reducing report lead-time by 50% & reduced SDE report preparation time by 75%. Led expansion of India Shared Services remote PPAP & APQP teams supporting global VG sites.

Galesburg, MI (working remotely from Ft Wayne, IN & Petaluma, CA)Responsible for functional excellence of global SDE team APQP and PPAP activity. Interfaced with Supply Chain Management teams to develop sourcing action plans. Developed excel-based tools used to automate tasks in managing SDE improvement projects. Facilitated problem solving and process improvement activities and events. Developed relevant metrics to monitor SDE teams compliance to established global processes. Led the development of India-based remote PPAP & APQP teams supporting Eaton VG North American sites, eliminating 80% of data collection and recordkeeping workload on SDE teams. Developed and supported team SharePoint site. ASQ-Certified Quality Engineer (2010-2015).

Worked with internal cross-functional sourcing teams and external direct material suppliers to ensure flawless launch and eliminate quality issues in production. Led process improvement projects with suppliers to identify root cause and implement permanent corrective actions. Evaluated & dispositioned supplier PPAP submissions to ensure compliance with specifications and requirements. Led projects with external stamping and heat-treat sub-suppliers in outsourcing high-volume stamping factory within aggressive timeline. Utilized subject-matter experts in coaching suppliers to implement process improvements eliminating hidden-factory inspection and reducing scrap. Interface with Oracle ERP to collect data for ensuring supply continuity during projects which impacted production. Processes: Stamping, fine-blanking, injection molding, casting, powder metal, machining, assembly.

Responsible for plant manufacturing processes, maintenance and new process development. Managed relocation and startup of a vertically integrated factory into a sister facility. Supervised manufacturing and design engineers, toolroom and maintenance team leaders. Led multi-year effort to launch production of hi-volume new product line including injection and insert-molding, coil winding, metal stamping, assembly, functional testing. Managed large-scale capital projects involving automated equipment and tooling suppliers from US and Europe. Specified and negotiated sourcing of equipment from external suppliers. Managed equipment projects from acquisition, prove-out, installation, start-up & production qualification to ensure flawless on-time launches. Implemented lean manufacturing practices to improve thruput and productivity. Managed transfer of production processes from US to Mexico factories. Processes including Plastic injection molding, coil winding, metal stamping, machining, assembly, electro-mechanical functional testing.

Responsible for support of all manufacturing processes, maintenance, quality issue resolution, and new process development. Supervised maintenance team on three shifts. Implemented automated coil winding system to realize 15% material cost and 75% lead-time reduction for internal production lines. Led projects to optimize deep-draw stamping process to minimize assembly defects. Utilized AutoCAD 2D to define plant layout for optimized process flow. Managed relocation of factory to a sister site. Processes including plastic injection molding, coil winding, metal stamping, machining, assembly, functional testing.

Manufacturing engineer responsible for production processes in electro-mechanical timer motor assemblies. Process development and improvement for stamping, coil winding, injection molding, and assembly. Quality issue resolution. Supervisor of plant maintenance department.

Engineering assistant in Manufacturing Process Technology group. Completed lab testing, dataanalysis, tool design/drafting under direction of staff engineers.