Kansas City-based results-driven Quality Manager and Electrical Engineer with 15+ years of experience across high-impact roles in automotive, plastic, chemical, and fabricated manufacturing environments.<\/strong> He is an Electrical Engineer with a Six Sigma Green Belt. <\/strong>He has a demonstrated ability to bridge engineering excellence with quality strategy, delivering measurable results in quality systems, process improvements, and supplier performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He brings the ideal blend of hands-on technical acumen with proven leadership in quality systems and cross-industry adaptability to the table. He has supported companies like Mercedes, FORD, MARTINREA, and Magnus Manufacturing.<\/strong> This Quality Game Changer resigned his current role due to heavy travel and is actively seeking a new opportunity in the Kansas City area.<\/strong> His notable experience includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Multi-Industry Experience: Automotive (Ford, Mercedes-Benz, AM General), Plastics, Chemical, Pipe Mfg., Injection Molding, Fabrication. \u2022 Pipe Mfg. Operations Education & Certifications<\/strong> Kansas City-based results-driven Quality Manager and Electrical Engineer with 15+ years of experience across high-impact roles in automotive, plastic, chemical, and fabricated manufacturing environments. He is an Electrical Engineer with a Six Sigma Green Belt. He has a demonstrated ability to bridge engineering excellence with quality strategy, delivering measurable results in quality systems, process improvements,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[307,311],"tags":[34,52,144,175,190,259,407],"class_list":["post-3417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engineering","category-production-operations-quality","tag-automotive","tag-bsee","tag-green-belt","tag-chemicals","tag-metals","tag-injection-molding","tag-quality-engineer"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
Quality Systems Leadership:
o Built QMS systems from scratch.
o Extensive auditing experience (ISO, IATF16949, AS9100, MIL-SPEC).
o Deep expertise in PPAP, APQP, FMEA, SPC, DOE, 8D.
Supplier Quality:
o Managed remote supplier quality teams.
o Hands-on experience in vendor qualification, audits, and corrective actions.
Remote & Hybrid Work Capable:
o Proven record managing remote teams & ERP systems (ClickUp, Asana, Beta ERP, etc.).
Technical Toolset:
o CMM Programming, AutoCAD, ProE\/Creo, SQC\/SPC Software, SQL, SharePoint.
Leadership:
o Managed teams of 10\u201315 professionals.
o Repeatedly recruited to take on turnaround and improvement initiatives.
\u2022 Cost Reduction: Achieved 10\u201330% savings through process, quality, and warranty improvements.
\u2022 Productivity Gains: Enhanced change cycle times, production metrics, and reduced defects.
\u2022 Process Optimization: Introduced Lean, Six Sigma, and automation improvements across sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Chemical Mfg. Operations
\u2022 Plastics Mfg. Operations
\u2022 Fabrications Operations
\u2022 Injection Molding Operations
\u2022 Automotive Lighting \/ LEDs
\u2022 Working With Plastic Parts
\u2022 QMS – Quality Management System
\u2022 cGMP
\u2022 Managing the Quality Lab
\u2022 Managing Quality Teams
\u2022 Working With Lean Teams
\u2022 Leading Six Sigma Teams
\u2022 Change Management
\u2022 Coordinating Lab Activities
\u2022 Programming CMM Equipment
\u2022 Non Destructive Testing NDT
\u2022 Gage R&R
\u2022 GD&T
\u2022 ISO Auditing
\u2022 Troubleshooting Root Cause
\u2022 Implementing Corrective Actions
\u2022 Implementing Continuous improvement
\u2022 PPM Reduction
\u2022 Improving Change Order Cycle Time
\u2022 Production Attainment Metrics
\u2022 Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
\u2022 Supplier Validation \/ Qualification
\u2022 Quality Training Experience
\u2022 Recommending Specification Revisions
\u2022 Performing TS Audits
\u2022 Creating SOP Training
\u2022 First Article Inspection FAI
\u2022 Quality Engineering
\u2022 Tooling Quality
\u2022 Using Quality Database Systems
\u2022 Process Control Quality Experience
\u2022 Performing Internal Quality system audits
\u2022 Performing External Quality system audits
\u2022 Total Quality Management (TQM)
\u2022 Setting Up Quality Systems From Scratch
\u2022 Component Design Review
\u2022 Using Control Plans
\u2022 Process Flow Diagrams
\u2022 Analyzing Production Limitations
\u2022 DFMEA
\u2022 PFMEA
\u2022 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
\u2022 DOE Design of Experiments
\u2022 5S \/ 6S
\u2022 8D
\u2022 New Process Development
\u2022 Designing Process Improvement Trials
\u2022 Packaging Validation
\u2022 Process Analysis
\u2022 Generating Process Control Charts
\u2022 Using Product Reject \/ Defect Investigations
\u2022 Working with R&D
\u2022 PPAP
\u2022 APQP
\u2022 Toyota Production Systems
\u2022 SQL Database
\u2022 ERP Software
\u2022 SQC\/SPC Package Software
\u2022 Interpret and modify electrical schematics.
\u2022 Evaluate and analyze, ability to independently troubleshoot.
\u2022 Operations research\/Optimization
\u2022 Agile project management experience
\u2022 Standardize ISO Certifications
\u2022 Data entry
\u2022 Product launch
\u2022 SharePoint
\u2022 Demonstrated experience in fast-paced environments
\u2022 Cyber security
\u2022 Customer relations
\u2022 Project Management
\u2022 ISO Standards
\u2022 API Standards
\u2022 ASTM Standards
\u2022 AS9100
\u2022 ISO 9000, ISO9001, ISO 22000
\u2022 IATF16949\/TS16949
\u2022 MIL-SPEC
\u2022 cGMP Regulations
\u2022 Ford Q1
\u2022 Chrys
\u2022 GM QSB+
\u2022 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
\u2022 ISO45001Networks
\u2022 CANBAN
\u2022 Wireless
\u2022 High Voltage
\u2022 Ethernet I\/P
\u2022 Solumina<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 B.S. in Electrical Engineering \u2013 University of Tulsa
\u2022 Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
\u2022 Extensive ongoing training in Agile PM, cybersecurity, advanced quality systems<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"