{"id":3470,"date":"2025-05-27T16:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=3470"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:39:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:39:35","slug":"quality-manager-288456-cqa-cqi-automotive-electronics-heavy-equipment-injection-molding-coating-welding-will-relo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/production-operations-quality\/quality-manager-288456-cqa-cqi-automotive-electronics-heavy-equipment-injection-molding-coating-welding-will-relo\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Manager (288456) CQA, CQI \/ Automotive, Electronics, Heavy Equipment, Injection Molding, Coating, Welding \/ Will Relo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Battle-tested Quality Manager with over 13 years of real-world experience in multi-industry manufacturing environments\u2014automotive, food, heavy equipment, Tier 1 plastics, welding, and more. She is not a theorist. She\u2019s a doer, a builder, and a problem-solving tactician who\u2019s saved brands from recalls, driven defects into the ground, and stood up entire quality systems across 13 divisions. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re fighting defects, drowning in PPAP paperwork, or wondering why your ISO auditor looks like they just walked out of a horror movie, Shis is your solution.<\/strong> She is not your average Quality Manager. She\u2019s a CQI\/IRCA Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor with years of surgical precision in manufacturing quality systems.. Bottom line: She doesn\u2019t manage quality. She engineers it, scales it, and drives it like a Six Sigma Tesla on overdrive. She’s sharp, strategic, and ready to roll.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Root Cause Assassin \u2013<\/strong> Reduced customer defects by 60% at Derby Supply Chain through pure data-driven Kaizen firepower.
\u2022 Cold Starts? <\/strong>She\u2019s the spark. Built quality systems from the ground up across 13 divisions\u2014lab, floor, supplier side\u2014you want it standardized, she\u2019s already written the SOP.
\u2022 Saved Volkswagen from a seat structure recall<\/strong>\u2014personally ID\u2019d a critical weld flaw. Translation: she didn\u2019t just find the needle in the haystack\u2014she welded the haystack shut.
\u2022 Quality Data Ninja <\/strong>\u2013 She runs Minitab, manages QT9, deploys SPC like it\u2019s second nature, and keeps Cpk tighter than your budget.
\u2022 FDA-Ready? <\/strong>Been there. Built that. Passed inspections with flying colors at Danos Re-Pack and got Derby FDA registered.
\u2022 Lab Experience?<\/strong> Faro Arms. Torque Testers. Etch Weld Analysis. This is hands-on, not just clipboard quality.
\u2022 She\u2019s launched, audited, trained, certified, and de-bottlenecked more systems than most quality teams touch in a decade.<\/strong>
\u2022 Saved Volkswagen from a major recall by catching a critical weld issue<\/strong>\u2014root cause analysis at its finest.
\u2022 Launched FDA-compliant operations for Danos Re-Pack, getting Derby registered and inspection-ready.
\u2022 Implemented 5S for GE<\/strong> Logistics, creating operational discipline that won future contracts.
\u2022 Drove ISO audit performance across 6 divisions with zero findings for four consecutive years.<\/strong>
\u2022 Weld quality watchdog at John Deere\u2014<\/strong>cut spatter defects to zero after one year of continuous improvement initiatives.
\u2022 Supplier quality tactician\u2014<\/strong>hands-on experience auditing Tier 2 suppliers, conducting weld tests, PPAP validation, and compliance checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strength Detail
\u2022 Leadership in Quality<\/strong> Led quality across 13 manufacturing divisions; trained internal audit teams; supported quality on 3 shifts.
\u2022 Data-Driven Excellence<\/strong> Reduced defects by 60% through root cause analysis, Kaizen events, and corrective actions.
\u2022 Regulatory & Standards Mastery<\/strong> Passed ISO 9001 audits 4 years straight with zero findings. FDA compliance? Done it. TS audits? Crushed them.
\u2022 Launch Success<\/strong> Played critical roles in new product and facility launches\u2014including Volkswagen Atlas, John Deere, and Danos Re-Pack.
\u2022 Tech-Savvy & Tool-Ready Power user of Minitab, Power BI, SAP, LIMS, and quality platforms like QT9. Skilled in SPC, FMEA, PPAP, GD&T, and more.
\u2022 Audit Assassin Certified Lead Auditor. Built internal audit programs from scratch. Can walk into any plant and uncover gaps fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 QMS – Quality Management System
\u2022 Hands-on Quality Lab Experience
\u2022 Managing the Quality Lab
\u2022 Managing Quality Teams
\u2022 Leading Kaizen Events
\u2022 Working With Lean Teams
\u2022 Change Management
\u2022 Calibrating Equipment
\u2022 Portable CMM Machine
\u2022 Faro Arms
\u2022 Torque Tester
\u2022 Cut\/Etch Weld Testing
\u2022 Corrosion Testing
\u2022 Troubleshooting QC Lab Equipment
\u2022 Gage R&R
\u2022 GD&T
\u2022 Troubleshooting Root Cause
\u2022 Implementing Corrective Actions
\u2022 Implementing Continuous improvement
\u2022 Reducing Scrap
\u2022 Optimizing Manufacturing Processes
\u2022 De-bottlenecking Processes
\u2022 PPM Reduction
\u2022 Reducing Manufacturing Cycle Time
\u2022 Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
\u2022 Supplier Validation \/ Qualification
\u2022 Quality Training Experience
\u2022 Production Quality experience
\u2022 Directing Quality Techs
\u2022 Tracking Concessions \/ Deviations
\u2022 New production line startup
\u2022 Recommending Specification Revisions
\u2022 Reducing WIP Inventory
\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 Internal \/ External Quality audits
\u2022 Total Quality Management (TQM)
\u2022 Setting Up Quality Systems From Scratch
\u2022 Component Design Review
\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 Pareto Charts
\u2022 Poka Yoke Assessments
\u2022 Analyzing Production Limitations
\u2022 DFMEA \/ PFMEA
\u2022 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
\u2022 5S \/ 6S
\u2022 8D
\u2022 Ishikawa Diagrams
\u2022 Establishing Cpk For Process
\u2022 New Process Development
\u2022 Packaging Validation
\u2022 Process Analysis
\u2022 Generating Process Control Charts
\u2022 Using Product Reject \/ Defect Investigations
\u2022 Delivering Cost Reductions
\u2022 Sorting Suspect Parts
\u2022 NADCAP
\u2022 PPAP
\u2022 APQP
\u2022 Minitab Software
\u2022 ERP Software
\u2022 LIMS Laboratory Information Management Software
\u2022 SQC\/SPC Package Software
\u2022 OEM Mfg. \/ Tier 1 Mfg.
\u2022 Plastics Mfg. Operations
\u2022 Coating \/ Painting Mfg. Operations
\u2022 Electronics Mfg. Operations
\u2022 Food Mfg. Operations
\u2022 Machining Operations
\u2022 Forging Operations
\u2022 Stamping Operations
\u2022 Welding Operations
\u2022 Casting Operations
\u2022 Assembly Operations
\u2022 Packaging Assembly
\u2022 Injection Molding Operations
\u2022 Metal Finishing Operations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u2022 Business Management, 2016 \/ Carl Sandburg College \u2013 Galesburg, IL
\u2022 CQA Certified Quality Auditor
\u2022 Certificate: Whirlpool AIAG Core Tools \/ APQP, 2015 Plexus International \u2013 Benton Harbor, MI
\u2022 Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Certification 2021 Mercedes Benz\/Grammer \u2013 Tupelo, MS
\u2022 CQI\/IRCA ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification SGS Academy 2024 – 2029<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities and Honors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Illinois Girls State
\u2022 Lead ISO9001 Internal Auditor \u2013 Derby Supply Chain
\u2022 Solutions Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Society
\u2022 SQE – Volkswagen Atlas Launch Team \u2013 Chattanooga Seating Systems \/ MAGNA
\u2022 ISO9001 Internal Auditor – John Deere Harvester
\u2022 WIO \u2013 Women in Operations John Deere Harvester
\u2022 Commercial Vehicle Relocation Launch \u2013 Tupelo, MS to Delphos, OH \u2013 Grammer
\u2022 Lead ISO9001 Auditor \u2013 Derby Holdings
\u2022 Danos Seasoning Re-Pack Launch \u2013 Derby Holdings, Louisville, KY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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