Christopher Slowik Email & Phone Number

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Provide leadership, development, and coaching of Quality Engineers and Quality Support Staff to facilitate the achievement of quality targets
• Manage internal corrective action process and issue CA requests when DPU, and warranty data are not met
• Facilitate the Core Team improvement process
• Review CMM, and weldment dimensional data
• Facilitate APQP process on new model launches
• Work with suppliers on corrective actions and conduct facility and process reviews

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Quality system management, and maintenance, leading to a reduction of Quality Metrics to a reduction in PPM, and Low Commodity PPM score within Ford.
• Recognized as the direct customer contact with Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), Incoming Quality (IQ), and Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) at Ford, Oakville assembly.
• Provided leadership, development, and coaching of staff to facilitating the achievement of quality targets and ensuring customer requirements are met.
• Quality Lead for Ford programs during launch activities.
• Conduct corrective action/containment process for Customer and internal concerns.
• Conduct Capability analysis on Critical Process operations (Current and new model launch)

Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada

• Quality Lead for GM and VW programs
• Elected as GM BIQS implementation designate.
• Conduct corrective action/containment process for Customer and internal concerns.
• Conduct Capability analysis on Critical Process operations (Current and new model launch)
• Validate error-proofing, vision systems, and conduct validation exercises to ensure quality system isfunctioning.
• Conduct PPAP activities for product changes

Oakville, ON

• Coordinate new projects by implementing assembly tooling, error-proofing, & systems programming
• Coordinate and oversee new model build events (i.e. VP, TT, and PP builds)
• Coordinate quoting of new model changes as they pertain to process, tooling, and quality
• Collaborate with Ford Product Development Engineers on new program implementation issues.
• Review, authorize, and implement part changes as they pertain to the new model program
• Manage Quality improvement projects focusing on error proofing enhancements

Oakville, ON

• Oversee all aspects of the Quality Department including; managing quality staff members roles and responsibilities, defining and approving purchased containment activities, and Quality Improvement recommendations.
• Quality system management, and maintenance, leading to a reduction of Quality Metrics to a single digit PPM, and Low Commodity PPM score with Ford.
• Recognized as the direct customer contact with Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), Incoming Quality (IQ), and Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) at Ford, Oakville assembly.
• Provided leadership, development, and coaching of staff to facilitating the achievement of quality targets and ensuring customer requirements are met.
• Reporting of Quality systems’ scores to Senior Management, cost recovery coordination, and ensure supplier responses were implemented in a timely manner.
• Conducted Continuous improvement activities for the achievement of quality targets.

Brantford, ON

• New project launch coordination in Greenfield project
• Coordinate the quoting of new projects as they pertain to process, tooling, and quality
• Review, develop, & Implement Quality System, Standard Operating Procedures, and work instructions.
• Single point contact between Vestas Senior SQE on PPAP activity and final approval
• Represent in cases of customer concern, submit appropriate corrective action responses, and oversee
• containment activities

Oakville, ON

• Single point contact between Ford Product Development and Automodular on new model year changes
• Coordinate new projects by implementing assembly tooling, error-proofing, & systems programming
• Coordinate and oversee all new model build events (i.e. VP, TT, and PP builds)
• Coordinate quoting of new model changes as they pertain to process, tooling, and quality
• Collaborate with Ford Product Development Engineers on new program implementation issues.
• Review, authorize, and implement part changes as they pertain to the new model program

Oakville, ON

• Oversee assembly quality aspects for the Ford Edge/Lincoln MKX/Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT sub assembly modules (Engine, Chassis, Instrument panel)
• Validate error-proofing, poke-yoke, vision systems, torque controls and conduct validation exercises (red rabbits) to ensure quality system is functioning.
• Implemented Torque Integrity Assurance Program (TPPS) for Assembly Plant process based off the Ford VOPFAN-241 procedure.
• Managed Quality improvement projects focusing on error proofing enhancements
• Improved assembly process with Ford Oakville PVT on warranty related vehicle issues, BSAQ, and 6 panel projects.
• View Alerts/Concerns in the WERS system, overseeing change related trials for all module assemblies.

Toronto, ON

• Elected as TS16949:2002 implementation designate.
• Represented ABC Exterior at G.M. and Chrysler Assembly Plants during production trial runs
• Interaction with all Customers through direct phone conversations and Internet Supplier Portals (Answered PRR, NCT, QR, QPR, Monthly PPM Reporting, and Disputing of Non-Conformances)
• Liased with customers and suppliers for all quality issues; investigate and resolve internal and customer concerns.
• Administered and monitored the specific customer corrective action process to ensuring timely completion.
• Performed internal audits in accordance with QS9000, TS16949 and ISO14001.