{"id":2428,"date":"2024-02-08T18:43:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T22:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=2428"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:40:34","slug":"quality-manager-230291-black-belt-cqe-cqm-machining-extrusion-stamping-assembly-welding-fabrication-heat-treat-coating-iso-internal-auditor-900114001-45001-19011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/production-operations-quality\/quality-manager-230291-black-belt-cqe-cqm-machining-extrusion-stamping-assembly-welding-fabrication-heat-treat-coating-iso-internal-auditor-900114001-45001-19011\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Manager (230291) Black Belt, CQE, CQM \/ Machining, Extrusion, Stamping, Casting, Assembly, Welding, Fabrication, Heat Treat, Coating \/ ISO Internal Auditor 9001,14001, 45001, 19011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A proven Quality Leader with Manufacturing Management experience and Success. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt, a CQM Certified Quality Manager, a CQE Certified Quality Engineer and a Six Sigma Deployment Champion.<\/strong> He has completed multiple additional industry certifications and trainings. Gary has supported quality for Machining, Extrusion, Stamping, Casting, Assembly, Welding, Fabrication, Heat Treat, and Coating operations. While leading Quality Departments, he has been instrumental in Production and Operational Management. He has developed, implemented, and sustained ISO 9001, QS 9000, TS 16949, and IATF 16949 Quality systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has a track record of working closely with suppliers, to solve issues, implement corrective action, and develop them to meet common goals. His quality improvements, cost savings, and achievements are in a word, IMPRESSIVE!<\/strong> He is a Game Changer in every sense of the word and can make significant contributions and improvements to any manufacturing bottom line! His notable experience includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Manage IATF16949 Lab on site<\/strong>
\u2022 Reduced Customer Quality Incidents from 27 per month average to <1.
\u2022 Reduced customer PPM from over 2200 to 32.
\u2022 Reduced scrap 85%<\/strong> since by developing systems and moving Quality verifications upstream
\u2022 Reduced PPM from 2,700 to 440<\/strong> by re-structuring Quality Team and by increasing involvement on the shop floor at the point of production.
\u2022 Maintained and improved ISO 9001 certified system in all facilities
\u2022 Direct staff of Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians, and Inspection Department
\u2022 Audited new suppliers for basic Quality tools and systems and helped develop them when tools were missing
\u2022 40% drop in customer failures in the first 9 months with company, with an additional 80% drop in the following 6 months<\/strong>
\u2022 Achieved Caterpillar Bronze Certification. Plant was performing at Caterpillar Silver level when left.<\/strong>
\u2022 Lead Process Improvement Initiatives
\u2022 Worked with Suppliers to resolve issues
\u2022 Reduced Long term Employee turnover by over 10%<\/strong>
\u2022 ISO 9001: 2000 Management Representative
\u2022 Achieved Caterpillar Supplier Certification for company
\u2022 Improved Quality PPM 75% while reducing Quality costs 40%<\/strong>
\u2022 Supervised a staff of a Quality Supervisor and 6 Quality Technicians
\u2022 Traveled to customer\u2019s plants in four states to represent company on all business matters.
\u2022 Reduced Quality PPM with a Major Customer from 220,000+ to 187<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Machining Operations
\u2022 Hi Volume CNC Machining Operations
\u2022 Extrusion Operations
\u2022 Stamping Operations
\u2022 Assembly Operations
\u2022 Welding Operations
\u2022 Fabrications Operations
\u2022 Heat Treat Operations
\u2022 Packaging Assembly
\u2022 Coating \/ Painting Operations
\u2022 Electronics Manufacturing
\u2022 Extrusion Operations
\u2022 Printed Circuit Boards \/ PCB
\u2022 Working With Cast Parts
\u2022 Working With Powdered Metal Parts
\u2022 Working With Forged Parts
\u2022 Working with Chemical Processes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Internal\/External Quality Audits
\u2022 Tooling Quality
\u2022 Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
\u2022 Supplier Validation \/ Qualification
\u2022 Quality Resident Engineering
\u2022 Using Quality Database Systems
\u2022 Process Control Quality Experience
\u2022 Creating SOP Training
\u2022 Quality Management Experience
\u2022 Shop Floor Process Quality
\u2022 Quality Training Experience
\u2022 Production Quality experience
\u2022 Total Quality Management
\u2022 Setting Up Quality Systems
\u2022 Component Design Review
\u2022 NPI
\u2022 Cold Starts
\u2022 ISIR Submissions
\u2022 Statistical Investigations
\u2022 Investigating Customer Complaints
\u2022 Documenting Initial Submissions
\u2022 Conducting Trial Fit \/ Function
\u2022 Using Control Plans
\u2022 Process Flow Diagrams
\u2022 Poka Yoke Assessments
\u2022 VAVE Projects
\u2022 Analyzing Production Limitations
\u2022 PFMEA
\u2022 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
\u2022 5S \/ 6S
\u2022 8D
\u2022 Troubleshooting Root Cause
\u2022 Implementing Corrective Actions
\u2022 ISO Standards
\u2022 ASTM Standards
\u2022 IATF16949\/TS16949
\u2022 ISO Auditing
\u2022 Performing TS Audits
\u2022 Leading Kaizen Events
\u2022 Working With Lean Teams
\u2022 Performing Kanbans
\u2022 Implementing Continuous improvement
\u2022 Leading Six Sigma Teams
\u2022 Designing Process Improvement Trials
\u2022 Process Testing \/ Validation
\u2022 Product Reject \/ Defect Investigations
\u2022 Recommending Specification Revisions
\u2022 Reducing Scrap
\u2022 Reducing Manufacturing Cycle Time
\u2022 Improving Change Order Cycle Time
\u2022 Reducing WIP Inventory
\u2022 PPAP \/ APQP
\u2022 Gage R&R
\u2022 GD&T
\u2022 PPM Reduction
\u2022 De-bottlenecking Processes
\u2022 Non Destructive Testing NDT
\u2022 Metallography
\u2022 Metallurgy
\u2022 Heat Treatment
\u2022 X-ray
\u2022 Hardness Testing
\u2022 Liquid Penetrant Testing
\u2022 First Article Inspection FAI
\u2022 Delivering Cost Reductions
\u2022 Tracking Yield Metrics
\u2022 Tracking Defects Per Unit
\u2022 Sorting Suspect Parts
\u2022 Calibrating Equipment
\u2022 Directing Quality Techs
\u2022 Tracking Concessions \/ Deviations
\u2022 Toyota Production Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Associate Arts Degree \/ Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL
\u2022 Quality Engineer Certificate \/ John Deere, Dubuque, IA
\u2022 6 Sigma Deployment Champion Workshop \/ Caterpillar University, Peoria, IL
\u2022 6 Sigma Black Belt DMAIC (Audited as deployment champion) Caterpillar University, Peoria, IL
\u2022 CQM Certified Quality Manager (ASQ) Blackhawk College, East Moline, IL
\u2022 CQE Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ) Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
\u2022 Certificate in Total Quality Management \/ Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
\u2022 Certificate in Statistical Process Control \/ Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
\u2022 Human Resource Certificate \/ Employer\u2019s Association, Peoria, IL \/ Blackhawk College, East Moline, IL
\u2022 ISO: 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Training \/ ABS-QE
\u2022 ISO 14001:2015 Internal Auditor Training \/ ABS-QE
\u2022 ISO45001: 2018 Internal Auditor Training \/ ABS-QE
\u2022 ISO19011: 2018 Internal Auditor Training \/ ABS-QE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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