{"id":1820,"date":"2023-01-26T17:08:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:40:45","slug":"master-black-belt-product-process-design-quality-217308-automotive-gm-ford-ge-tier-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/engineering\/master-black-belt-product-process-design-quality-217308-automotive-gm-ford-ge-tier-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Black Belt, Product \/ Process Design, Quality (217308) Automotive \/ GM, FORD, GE, Tier 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>He is Impressive!  Game-Changing Product, Process Design, and Quality Professional with 20+ years of experience in the automotive sector. <\/strong> <strong>He is an ASQ Six Sigma Master Black Belt who has led many project design and manufacturing projects. He is ASQ Certified Design for Six Sigma and a certified VA\/VE Facilitator.<\/strong> He has put this training to reap a truly impressive track record of improvements in design, cost, and processes. <strong>He has a resume that speaks for itself and has delivered &#8220;millions&#8221; for the companies that were smart enough to have them on their manufacturing team!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His broad experience includes Die Casting, Vacuum Pressure Casting, and casting process design. <strong>He has performed over 800 PPAPs and 104 product launches and trained over 80 green belts! <\/strong>This incredible talent is looking at new opportunities. <strong>Don&#8217;t delay as this calibre of skills, experience, and track record won&#8217;t last long! His notable experience includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022  A Six Sigma expert with 20+ years of experience specializing in Six Sigma techniques for Transactional Analysis, design development and evaluation, product launch of global products and suppliers, and logistics.<br>\u2022 Assignments in supplier and product development have included <strong>work experience in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Brazil, Australia, England, Germany, France and Spain. Developed Six Sigma, project management, and human capital training and technical development to advance the market position, production, and delivery while installing continuous improvement as the corporate discipline for continuous growth.<\/strong><br>\u2022 I have <strong>8 patents,<\/strong> my work has been featured in trade magazines 4x,<br>\u2022  Design Engineer \/ Project Leader for diesel engine emissions projects i<strong>dentifying and recovering over $21.1M for design and manufacturing opportunities resulting in 8 patent applications.<\/strong><br>\u2022 <strong>Cost Reduction Team Leader with $37M in actual savings in first 3 years realized in the review of design, materials, methods of manufacturing, and logistics.<\/strong><br>\u2022 <strong>My VA\/VE and CI initiatives have summarily totaled over $40M <\/strong><br>\u2022 <strong>Master Black Belt lead in manufacturing and design projects.<\/strong><br>\u2022 <strong>Establish Launch Readiness timing and manufacturing strategies<\/strong> projecting First Time Yield from DFSS studies, DFM studies, GD&amp;T, dimensional tolerance analysis, and clamping and joining sequences<br>\u2022<strong> Developing optimized tooling and gages for quality processes<\/strong> for vehicle projects.<br>\u2022 Recent high-priority projects for design and manufacturing of existing product improvement solutions efforts <strong>currently totaling over $12K in productivity per day with cycle time improvements.<\/strong><br>\u2022 Develop designs and manufacturing equipment and quality protocols with dimensional variation analysis of GD&amp;T features and specifications,<br>\u2022 Design for Six Sigma methodologies and Design for Manufacturing Studies utilizing 3DCS and QDM DCS software.<br>\u2022 Establish Launch Readiness timing and manufacturing strategies<br>\u2022 Developing optimized tooling and quality processes for new projects for vehicles and special projects.<br>\u2022 Master Black Belt lead in high-priority projects for design and manufacturing of existing products <strong>developing improvement solutions greater than $250,000 per year with efforts totaling over $12M in productivity increases and cycle time improvements.<\/strong><br>\u2022 Develop and train Green Belts, Black Belts, and Core Tools for six sigma team projects along with a structured program guide that tracks multiple projects through DMAIC, DMADV, DFSS, and DFM phases.<br>\u2022 Launch Engineer \/ Black Belt\u2013 Design for Six Sigma techniques utilized in new programs launch phase of  Engines for optimizing design, process, logistics, and cost.<br>\u2022 Perform component development and process surveys to analyze design, production, and quality with a value stream map, root cause analysis, and a weighted improvement plan for optimization strategies and remanufacturing of new and carry-over parts.<br><strong>\u2022 Develop process flow plans and CAD\/CAM fabrication for Rapid Prototyping of electronic, plastic, and metal components and systems for advanced vehicle builds.<\/strong><br>\u2022 Developed Process Studies for Feasibility and Cost \/ Benefits Analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong>ASQ Master Black Belt<br>\u2022 Vacuum Pressure Casting <br>\u2022 High-Pressure Die Casting <br>\u2022 Casting Process Design <br>\u2022 Automotive Castings <\/strong><br>\u2022 Ensuring Dimensional<br>\u2022 Troubleshooting Processes<br>\u2022 Conducting Design Reviews<br>\u2022 Ensuring New Product Review Process<br><strong>\u2022 Launch Engineering Activities<\/strong><br>\u2022 Product Development<br>\u2022 Product Engineering<br>\u2022 Ensuring Quality Standards<br>\u2022 Using ERP Systems<br>\u2022 Gage R&amp;R<br>\u2022 GD&amp;T Experience<br>\u2022 Taking Corrective Action<br>\u2022 Design Of Experiments (DOE)<br>\u2022 Developing Cost Effective Manufacturing Processes<br>\u2022 Developing Performance Metrics<br>\u2022 Developing Production Plans<br>\u2022 Flatness \/ Straightness 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