Quality Engineer ( 253072) Bachelors, Green Belt, CQA, CQI, CQMS / Heavy Equipment, Automotive, Foundry, Casting, Machining, Injection Molding / Will Relo

Quality Engineer with 18 years of experience supporting quality for companies like Caterpillar, EMAC, and Toyota. She spent the majority of her career with Caterpillar. She has a Bachelors degree and an Associates Degree. She is a Six Sigma Green Belt and a CQA Certified Quality Auditor /ASQ, a CQI Certified Quality Inspector /ASQ, and a Certified CQMS/ ISO Coordinator, ISO 9001:2015. She has a lot of experience in metal casting with CAT and EMAC. She checks all the right boxes for any manufacturer looking to build their Quality bench or raise the bar on their program! She is an effective trainer for the shop floor to instill your quality program with the rank and file. She brings a broad quality and manufacturing process to the table. She is currently working on a contract role. She is willing to relocate. Her notable experience includes:

• 11 plus years in heavy equipment, engines, transmissions, etc.
• 3 yrs in castings, foundry
• 1yr or less in particle circuit boards
• 4 yrs in plastics. Injection blow molding
• 3 yrs in the food service industry, paper products
• QMS Software – ACA, TEAMS, MICROSOFT, AKARI, SHARE POINT, IBM/BIMS, LEGACY, AQE,
• Document Control and Lead Auditor for their QMS management system
• Provide client details and contact information to sales accounting in regards to any non-conforming material that needs to be addressed or charged back to the supplier or customer whoever is responsible for the cost of the product and whatever failure mode causing the non-conformance
• Developed an employee-focused initiative to gain more engagement from the shop floor personnel.
• Ensured necessary parts and materials were processed effectively to meet deadlines, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
• Responsible for the CAV-E audits for Decatur Facility, once the desired level is achieved then the External CAV auditors come to the facility and audit and provide feedback on risks within each value stream.
• Ensured necessary parts and materials were processed effectively to meet deadlines, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
• Responsible for writing and assigning non-conformance reports based on audit findings.
• Led the report meeting for my product lines.
• Responsible for training new coordinators and team leads.
• Created and maintained the Supplier Quality Dashboard- Decatur Facility while serving as a Supplier Quality Team Lead
• Responsible for performing a daily rundown of suppliers that need to be contacted due to an item that was sent back to them to be reviewed and run an analysis of what caused the item/ part to fail.
• Managed several internal lines and oversaw the non-conforming material and was responsible for getting it ready to be sent back to the supplier

• OEM Mfg.
• Tier 1 Mfg.
• Machining Operations
• Casting Operations
• Plastics Mfg. Operations
• Injection Molding Operations
• Blow Molding Operations
• Electronics Mfg. Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Fabrications Operations
• Heat Treat Operations
• Packaging Assembly
• Printed Circuit Boards / PCB
• Hands-on Quality Lab Experience
• Managing Quality Teams
• Leading Kaizen Events
• Working With Lean Teams
• Leading Six Sigma Teams
• Change Management
• Performing Kanbans
• Using CMM Equipment
• Programming CMM Equipment
• 3D Scanner
• Hardness Testing
• Torque Tester
• Load Testing
• Using 3D Scanner
• Cut/Etch Weld Testing
• Mechanical Testing
• X-ray
• Hardness Testing
• Corrosion Testing
• Troubleshooting QC Lab Equipment
• Liquid Penetrant Testing
• Non Destructive Testing NDT
• Gage R&R
• GD&T
• ISO Auditing
• Troubleshooting Root Cause
• Implementing Corrective Actions
• Implementing Continuous improvement
• Reducing Scrap
• De-bottlenecking Processes
• PPM Reduction
• Reducing Manufacturing Cycle Time
• Improving Change Order Cycle Time
• Production Attainment Metrics
• Supplier Validation / Qualification
• Shop Floor Process Quality
• Quality Training Experience
• Production Quality experience
• Directing Quality Techs
• New production line startup
• Performing TS Audits
• Creating SOP Training
• First Article Inspection FAI
• Quality Engineering
• Tooling Quality
• Using Quality Database Systems
• Performing Internal Quality system audits
• Performing External Quality system audits
• Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Setting Up Quality Systems From Scratch
• Cold Starts
• Conducting Trial Fit / Function
• Using Control Plans
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Pareto Charts
• Poka Yoke Assessments
• Analyzing Production Limitations
• DFMEA / PFMEA
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• 5S / 6S
• 8D
• Ishikawa Diagrams
• Establishing Cpk For Process
• New Process Development
• Packaging Validation
• Process Testing / Validation
• Tracking Defects Per Unit
• Sorting Suspect Parts
• PPAP
• APQP
• Toyota Production Systems
• SQL Database
• Minitab Software

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS:

• Millikin University, Decatur, IL / Bachelor of Science (BS) / Business Administration
• University of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ / Associates in Business Management
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Lean Certified
• CQA Certified Quality Auditor /ASQ
• CQI Certified Quality Inspector /ASQ
• Engineer In Training
• Certified CQMS/ ISO Coordinator, ISO 9001:2015