Kansas City-based results-driven Quality Manager and Electrical Engineer with 15+ years of experience across high-impact roles in automotive, plastic, chemical, and fabricated manufacturing environments. He is an Electrical Engineer with a Six Sigma Green Belt. He has a demonstrated ability to bridge engineering excellence with quality strategy, delivering measurable results in quality systems, process improvements, and supplier performance.

He brings the ideal blend of hands-on technical acumen with proven leadership in quality systems and cross-industry adaptability to the table. He has supported companies like Mercedes, FORD, MARTINREA, and Magnus Manufacturing. This Quality Game Changer resigned his current role due to heavy travel and is actively seeking a new opportunity in the Kansas City area. His notable experience includes:

• Multi-Industry Experience: Automotive (Ford, Mercedes-Benz, AM General), Plastics, Chemical, Pipe Mfg., Injection Molding, Fabrication.
Quality Systems Leadership:
o Built QMS systems from scratch.
o Extensive auditing experience (ISO, IATF16949, AS9100, MIL-SPEC).
o Deep expertise in PPAP, APQP, FMEA, SPC, DOE, 8D.
Supplier Quality:
o Managed remote supplier quality teams.
o Hands-on experience in vendor qualification, audits, and corrective actions.
Remote & Hybrid Work Capable:
o Proven record managing remote teams & ERP systems (ClickUp, Asana, Beta ERP, etc.).
Technical Toolset:
o CMM Programming, AutoCAD, ProE/Creo, SQC/SPC Software, SQL, SharePoint.
Leadership:
o Managed teams of 10–15 professionals.
o Repeatedly recruited to take on turnaround and improvement initiatives.
• Cost Reduction: Achieved 10–30% savings through process, quality, and warranty improvements.
• Productivity Gains: Enhanced change cycle times, production metrics, and reduced defects.
• Process Optimization: Introduced Lean, Six Sigma, and automation improvements across sites.

• Pipe Mfg. Operations
• Chemical Mfg. Operations
• Plastics Mfg. Operations
• Fabrications Operations
• Injection Molding Operations
• Automotive Lighting / LEDs
• Working With Plastic Parts
• QMS – Quality Management System
• cGMP
• Managing the Quality Lab
• Managing Quality Teams
• Working With Lean Teams
• Leading Six Sigma Teams
• Change Management
• Coordinating Lab Activities
• Programming CMM Equipment
• Non Destructive Testing NDT
• Gage R&R
• GD&T
• ISO Auditing
• Troubleshooting Root Cause
• Implementing Corrective Actions
• Implementing Continuous improvement
• PPM Reduction
• Improving Change Order Cycle Time
• Production Attainment Metrics
• Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
• Supplier Validation / Qualification
• Quality Training Experience
• Recommending Specification Revisions
• Performing TS Audits
• Creating SOP Training
• First Article Inspection FAI
• Quality Engineering
• Tooling Quality
• Using Quality Database Systems
• Process Control Quality Experience
• Performing Internal Quality system audits
• Performing External Quality system audits
• Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Setting Up Quality Systems From Scratch
• Component Design Review
• Using Control Plans
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Analyzing Production Limitations
• DFMEA
• PFMEA
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• DOE Design of Experiments
• 5S / 6S
• 8D
• New Process Development
• Designing Process Improvement Trials
• Packaging Validation
• Process Analysis
• Generating Process Control Charts
• Using Product Reject / Defect Investigations
• Working with R&D
• PPAP
• APQP
• Toyota Production Systems
• SQL Database
• ERP Software
• SQC/SPC Package Software
• Interpret and modify electrical schematics.
• Evaluate and analyze, ability to independently troubleshoot.
• Operations research/Optimization
• Agile project management experience
• Standardize ISO Certifications
• Data entry
• Product launch
• SharePoint
• Demonstrated experience in fast-paced environments
• Cyber security
• Customer relations
• Project Management
• ISO Standards
• API Standards
• ASTM Standards
• AS9100
• ISO 9000, ISO9001, ISO 22000
• IATF16949/TS16949
• MIL-SPEC
• cGMP Regulations
• Ford Q1
• Chrys
• GM QSB+
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• ISO45001Networks
• CANBAN
• Wireless
• High Voltage
• Ethernet I/P
• Solumina

Education & Certifications
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering – University of Tulsa
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
• Extensive ongoing training in Agile PM, cybersecurity, advanced quality systems