Senior Quality Engineer/Manager (230294) BSME, ASEng, Green Belt / Automotive, Manufacturing / Machining, Forging, Assembly, Heat Treat, Injection Molding / Will Relo
Quality Engineering Leader with 7+ years of supporting manufacturing quality in Automotive and Motorcycle/Powersports. He has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and an Associate in Engineering Science. He is also a Six Sigma Green Belt who is actively working on his Black Belt certification. His operations experience includes machining, forging, assembly, fabrication, heat treating and injection molding processes.
He is skilled with CMM Programming using PC-dmis, Camio, and CMM manager software. He has led a Quality Team of 2 auditors, 10 inspectors, and 1 supervisor. This Game Changer is employed as a Senior Quality Engineer but is interested in confidentially exploring new Quality opportunities in manufacturing. He brings leadership skills, a solid track record of experience, and process/product improvements with him to a new employer. He is willing to relocate for the right opportunity. His notable experience includes:
• Improved one of the main production department’s efficiency using fishbone diagrams and 5 whys tools along with process mapping while taking a team-driven approach.
• Established product process parameters to better control and maintain conformity of the product from initial design to PPAP.
• Responsible for supporting the APQP process in every phase by submitting process flow, control plans, PFMEA, design review, and material performance documents.
• Created Product Family Matrix, Stream Value Maps, and Action Priority Matrix to support the continuous improvement effort in a team setting.
• Updated and supported the distribution of plan layouts during capacity and process flow changes using AutoCAD.
• Created 8-D reports and performed process audits to close SCAR requests from customers when subjected to customer-supplier quality audits.
• Reduced the number of open non-conforming reports by 70% by investigating and systemically closing each open report with proper disposition.
• Provided feedback and support to the CMM inspection team regarding measuring routine and data results.
• Created 8-D Reports using tools such as 5-whys, Fish Bone Diagrams, and Process Audits to close SCAR requests from customers as part of external quality supplier audits.
• Review and gather PPAP-required items to meet customer-specific requirements.
• Using fishbone diagrams and 5 whys tools I achieved:
o Increased efficiency by 60%,
o Reduced scrap by 16% as percent of sales
• Completed and submitted ISIR, APQP, FAI, and PPAP required documents per AIAG standards for automotive customers.
• Recorded injection mold parameters for polycarbonate injection molded windshields.
• Managed key performance indicators by tracking defects, on-time delivery, new product launches, supplier scorecards, and customer complaints.
• Managed the process to update the CMM Camio software to the most current version and the retrofit of the LK CMM machine to enable scanning using a probe on a 5-axis rotating head.
• Created robust and repeatable CMM programs using strategic planning.
• Used SolidWorks to validate engineering drawings, product designs and inspection fixtures.
• Reduced lead time for CMM inspection by 70% by managing all inspection requests.
• Trained quality auditors to operate our CMM by creating training procedure documents.
• Developed and designed automation programs along with documentation for the 3D laser scanner that were easy to replicate and simple to execute.
• Reduced the lead time for CMM inspection by 75% by adapting to changes in priorities.
• Contributed to the APQP process by assisting in the development of the process flow, control plans, and PFMEA for the R&D department.
• OEM Manufacturing
• Machining Operations
• EDM Electrical Discharge Machining
• Tube Mfg. Operations
• Forging Operations
• Blasting Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Welding Operations
• Fabrications Operations
• Heat Treat Operations
• Packaging Assembly
• Injection Molding Operations
• Metal Finishing Operations
Competencies
• Quality Management Experience
• Supplier Validation / Qualification
• Tooling Quality
• Trained Quality Auditors
• Created Work Instructions
• Submitting Process Flow, Control Plans, PFMEA, Design Review
• Action Priority Matrix
• Process Flow Changes
• Process Audits
• Disposition of Non-Conforming Product Requests
• CAPA
• Supplier Score Cards
• Identify High Risk Suppliers
• Improve the Manufacturing Process
• Validate Engineering Drawings
• Validated Inspection Fixtures and Gages
• Using Quality Database Systems
• Process Control Quality Experience
• Creating SOP Training
• Shop Floor Process Quality
• Using CMM Equipment
• CMM Programming
• Geomagic Control
• PC-Dmis
• SolidWorks
• Quality Training Experience
• Production Quality experience
• Performing Internal Quality system audits
• Component Design Review
• ISIR Submissions
• Statistical Investigations
• Documenting Initial Submissions
• Conducting Trial Fit / Function
• Using Control Plans
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Pareto Charts
• PFMEA
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• 5S / 6S
• 8D
• Troubleshooting Root Cause
• Implementing Corrective Actions
• ISO9001
• ISO Auditing
• Working With Lean Teams
• Implementing Continuous improvement
• NADCAP
• New Process Development
• Generating Process Control Charts
• Process Improvement
• Optimizing Manufacturing Processes
• Product Reject / Defect Investigations
• Fluent in Spanish
• Recommending Specification Revisions
• Reducing Scrap
• De-bottlenecking Processes
• First Article Inspection FAI
• Tracking Defects Per Unit
• Reducing Manufacturing Cycle Time
• Directing Quality Techs
• APQP
• Gage R&R
• GD&T
• PPM Reduction
• ERP Software
Education / Certifications
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering December 2015 / University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
• Associate Degree in Engineering Science December 2009 / Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL
• PC-DMIS for CMM 1O1, HEXAGON Manufacturing Intelligence, 2017
• Geomagic Control X, 3D Systems, 2018
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification / Black Belt in process