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Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Manage Quality system to achieve plant KPI's and Plant KAI's. Put corrective actions in place to prevent repetitive defects. Manage IAFT 16949:2016.Plant Quality Management RepresentativeManage and report Quality KPI's and COPQ Drive Corrective action to under preforming KPI's and COPQCreating cross functional relationship between Plant Engineering/Production/and QualityManaging Budget of 100,000 a year.

Program Manager for Automotive and commercial products.Manage Programs of $1,000,000+ from product inception through implementation. This includes but is not limited to: Budget Management, Plant layout, Process flow, Equipment Purchases, Part runoffs, Part Stabilization, PPAP and Continuous Improvement.

Luxembourg, Lu

Manage Plant Quality Management System and drive strategic improvement using six sigma/lean and WCM tools. Owner of TS 16949:2009/ISO 901:201 system. Owner of QPC WCM Pillar. Manage Quality team and quality lab. Teach plant employees structured problem solving tools.

Manage production to ensure production goals are met while producing quality product. Worked with team to drive Culture change through World Class Manufacturing tools and Root Cause Analysis. Drove Continuous Process Improvement with all levels of hierarchy.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

• Manage a $150,000 gaging budget• Manage Departmental Consumable Spend budget $110,000• Staffing/Interviewing/Performance evaluations/Personnel Conflict Resolution• Lead All Quality Operations in the Machining Facility• Manage Quality KPI’s such as Scrap, Rework, internal and external PPM• Manage $185,000 Capital project• Actively participate in PPAP’s, Gate Reviews, Project meetings• Manage Quality Staff (3 Quality Engineers, 10 Quality Technicians)• Be the face of the plant when dealing with customer complaints• Standardization of processes• Lead Advanced Problem Solving Efforts using problem solving tools• Employee Development Plans• Department Prioritization• Time Keeping• Process development / Continuous Process Improvement

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Direct Supervision on 10 Quality TechniciansSchedule and manage overtime Schedule and manage repair and calibration vendorsDepartment Manager of Quality Measurement SystemsParticipate in EC processParticipate in Control Plan ProcessParticipate in day to day Quality ActivitiesGage RRCapability StudiesProblem Solving using 5 Why and 9 StepCreation of A3 for growth developmentCareer and Personal Goal setting and monitoringLead the machining quality department

• Monitor and control good VS. bad parts• Determine is rework is possible• Determine and purchase necessary gaging for new lines and or products• Scrap Reduction• Process development / Continuous Process Improvement / Lean Management• Determining important process quality checks need to be instated• Programming CMM, Roundness and Surface finish and form machine• Use and maintenance of metrology equipment• Familiar with ISO 9000:2001 Standards and making sure we are compliant• Participating in first article inspections• Internal and ISO Auditing• Design Gaging• Supplier development and relationship building• Work with warranty returns• 6S Standards• Develop and maintain working procedures• Lead or participate in kiazen events

• Troubleshooting machining issues and problems• Make production decisions on off shift work• Machine setup• Teach gantry and robot points• Set Machine tooling• Purchasing New equipment• Assist in changeovers• Fixture design• Test new inserts and drills to improve production costs• Fix process or non-maintenance issues on machines• Scrap Collection and Reporting• Assist in new layout designs to keep up with growing product demand• Specify and order machine tooling• Develop process sheets• Work with Fanuc and Siemens Controls • Continuous Process Improvements• Develop Statistical information data such as total cycle times or perishable tooling cost• Hold myself as well as the production staff accountable to company quality policies

FN Manufacturing produces 70% of the United States small arms (I.E M16, M240, M249 and the MK48). As a Manufacturing Engineer at FN Manufacturing LLC. my responsibilities were broken into three different engineering groups:Manufacturing• Responsible for keeping swage/cold forging machine line and the line processes running• Understand precision machining and Micron Tolerancing( 1 Micron or .004 min tolerance)• Understanding Geometric dimensioning and tolerance and applying them to company product• Troubleshooting machine problems and processes• Implementation of new product line for each machining station • Continuous improvement of process• 5S• Lean Manufacturing.• Assemble test materials and conduct tests to improve process• JIT/JIC ordering and shipping• Supervise machine maintenance and operators• Responsible for ordering spare machine parts and tooling• CNC lathe and milling• Working under DOD standardsQuality Control• Monitor and control good VS. bad parts• Determining what quality checks needed to be in place to make sure bad parts do not move down the line• Metrology Measurement devices (IE, Micro-Hite, calipers, micrometers, gage blocks and depth gages, comparators) • Continuous improvement of product• Track tooling• Familiar with ISO 9000:2001 Standards• Working under DOD standards• Participating in first article inspections• Internal Auditing Design• Design and assemble fixtures and spare parts using Pro Engineer• Working under Department of Defense Standards• Design and assemble assembly tooling• Working under DOD standards• Understanding and implementing GD&T and very tight tolerances

Masters, Project Management

Bachelor Of Science, Engineering Technology