Quality Manager (239794) Automotive, Aerospace, Additive Mfg, EV / CNC Machining, Cold Forming, Heat Treat / Detroit Area
Quality Manager with 20 years of experience supporting manufacturing operations. He has a Bachelors Degree and holds several Industry Quality Auditor Certifications. He is skilled in ISO9001/TS16949/AS9100 Management System implementation and improvement. He is an expert in all areas of manufacturing quality and lab management. He brings auditing and supplier development experience to the table as well.
He has achieved an impressive track record of reduced costs, rework, and scrap. He is actively seeking a new challenge where he can use his skills and experiences for organizational improvement. He is a Game Changer who can hit the floor running and build a Quality Program from scratch or improve the one that you have! His notable experience includes:
• Site Quality Leader for all corporate quality, lean velocity and continuous improvement activities.
• Created a Kaizen war room within the facility to ensure corporate initiatives and improvement activities are achieved.
• Implemented handheld CMM inspection and vision inspection systems to ensure EV batteries are assembled and certified correctly and properly.
• Manages/supervises Quality Department; 2 quality technicians, 1 quality engineer and 1 product safety and
• Launched LPA/EPV improvement initiative with the Plant Manager.
• Reduced customer and in-process rejections by 33%.
• Worked with Stellantis to pilot and trial their new Defect Mapping initiative.
• Identify and work with problem suppliers to ensure an uninterrupted supply chain.
• Expanded laboratory capabilities with Keyence IM and Keyence XM measurement equipment.
• Management Representative to IATF16949 and AS9100D certified quality system.
• Worked with government inspectors for aerospace/military replacement parts.
• Achieved LCS (Laboratory Control at Source) certification for UPP to ship directly to Pratt and Whitney plants
• Created vendor development processes including supplier visits, supplier audits, and supplier improvement activities.
• Completed FDA-QSR registration and compliance to 21CFR820.
• Upgraded quality laboratory capabilities with CMM and bench measurement equipment.
• Achieved overall savings of 13.2%.
• Designed new Metrology Laboratory that improves capabilities, reduces lead times and increases throughput by 25%.
• Reduced costs in supervised departments by 10% by streamlining processes, eliminating waste and reducing overtime.
• Quality Team Management
• Continuous Improvement
• APQP
• PPAP
• FMEA
• Process Engineering
• Lean
• Rood Cause
• 8D Problem Solving
• Automotive Components
• Aerospace Components
• Heat Treatment
• Precision Machining
• Cold Forming
• CNC
• Metal Additive Manufacturing
• Metallurgy
• Metrology Laboratory
• GD&T
• Blueprint Reading
• IMDS
• Kaizen Blitz
• Kaizen War Room
• Internal Audit Program
• EV Batteries
• Reducing Scrap
• Optimizing Manufacturing Processes
• De-bottlenecking Processes
• PPM Reduction
• Reducing Manufacturing Cycle Time
• Improving Change Order Cycle Time
• Production Attainment Metrics
• Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
• Supplier Validation / Qualification
• Improve Processes and Procedures
• Handheld CMM Inspection
• Vision Inspection Systems
• Keyence XM Measurement Equipment
• Keyence IM
• Performing TS Audits
• IATF 16949 Lead Auditor
• AS9100 Rev D Lead Auditor
• ISO 13485 Lead Auditor
• IATF Second Party Auditor Training
• AS9100 Rev D
• ISO 13485:2016
• FDA-QSR Registration
• 21CFR820
• CMM
• ISO/TS16949
• AS9100C
• FDA-QSR registration
• Internal Audits
• LPAs
• Dock Audits
• Safety Audits
• Streamlining Processes
• Eliminating Waste
• Reducing Overtime.
EDUCATION
• In process – B.S., Polymer & Coatings Technologies Expected Winter 2025 / Eastern Michigan University Ypsilant1, MI
TRAINING
• Exemplar Global Certified IATF 16949:2016
• Lead Internal Auditor (SAI Global)
• Exemplar Global Certified IATF 16949:2016 2nd Party Auditor (Omnex)
• Probitas Authentication Certified AS9100 Rev D Lead Auditor (QMI)
• Exemplar Global Certified ISO 13485:2003 (ISO 9001:2015) Lead Auditor (Oriel STAT A MATRIX)
• AIAG Core Tools (AIAG)
• AIAG – VDA Process FMEAs and Control Plans for Practitioners and Facilitators (Omnex)
• GD&T Fundamentals (GRCC)