High Energy Technically Experienced Team Player with Positive Attitude who stays

focused in Stressful Situations. Hands-on Quality Manager with strong people, t

eam-building and training skills who has organized and administered all aspects
of; Quality, Continuous Improvement and Compliance operations for multiple major
corporations, significantly reducing defects. Strong Background in: ISO, Proble
m Solving, Continuous Improvement, Quality and Environmental Management Systems,
Directing/Managing/Leading; Lean & Process Engineering, Manufacturing Efficienc
y, Cost Reduction, Supplier Development & Quality Improvement, Stamping, Metal f
orming and Compliance Auditing. Successful in Exceeding All; Production, Quality
and Cost Goals with an Emphasis on Quality, (Kaizen/5S/PDCA) and Process Effect
iveness.
EXPERIENCE:
10/2007 3/2009 ThermaSys Corp. Director of Engineering and Quality - Montgomery
, AL
Brass and Aluminum Tube Mill and Radiator/Condenser core manufacturer. Organized
and Led manufacturing efficiency improvements, improved product quality and rel
iability 200 to 300 percent, doubling/ tripling process output. Directed Develop
ment and Implementation of TS-16949 & ISO-9001 Quality Management Systems and IS
O-14001 Environmental Management System. Led continuous improvement and supplier
development activities, directed 4 manufacturing and 4 quality engineers, 3 qua
lity techs and 5 maintenance personnel thru product design changes and CMM/Instr
ument calibration requirements.
5/2004 10/2007 Unipres Inc. / Division of Nissan - Director of Engineering & Q
uality and International Standards Manager Forest, MS - Tier One Automotive Stam
ping Plant and Sub-assembly Production System. Directed and administered; Engine
ering, Quality & Test services and Nissan assembly plant hands-on support activi
ties. Reduced stamping and assembly defects from over 10,000 PPMs to single digi
t while adjusting to continual automotive engineering changes, new product devel
opments, PPM reductions, process efficiency improvements. Directed Development a
nd Implementation of and led training for; TS-16949 & ISO-14001 Quality & Enviro
nmental Management Systems. Directed; 5 quality engineers, 7 QA techs, 1 Quality
Assistant and 1 CMM operator. Guided Unipres Inc to achieve supplier partner st
atus.
6/200212/2003 Vactor Manufacturing - Manager of Engineering, Quality, Supplier Q
uality and Test -Streator, IL- Vacuum and High pressure water truck manufacturer
. Lead Lean manufacturing process efficiency and improvement teams, defined Qual
ity Systems Upgrades and trained or upgraded support staff. Developed and Implem
ented ISO-9001 and ISO-14001 Quality & Environmental Management Systems.
2/20006/2002 Tower Automotive: Quality, Engineering & Test Mgr Milwaukee, WI
Tier One Automotive Stamping Plant and Subassembly Production operation. Right s
ized company; combining 3 business units into 2. Directed Development and Implem
entation of the QS-9000 Quality Management System for 3 business units; Press Op
s, Steel blanking, Part press and assembly. Directed or assisted in; Hydro-form
process development, kaizen continuous improvement activities, sub-assembly kanb
an operation/laser cutting and Test services group. Managed; 14 inspectors and 5
Quality engineers. Lead quality engineer for Dakota/Durango truck frame and was
quality member to the hydro-form tube forming process start-up team.
3/1994-1/2000 Senior RDS/Delphi: Quality Engineer and Manager - Saginaw, Michiga
n
Developed, Implemented and Maintained QS-9000 Quality Management System (QMS) fo
r Delphi Chassis Systems and then Delphi Saginaw Steering in the US then Rolled
out QMS globally. (Wales, Germany. France, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Jap
an, China) Developed and Implemented Global Prototype Process for Delphi Steerin
g worldwide. As a Team member of the braking system improvement project, develop
ed the ABS brake system and Pressed Metal or composite gear forming process. Pro
vided training Corporate worldwide throughout the entire QS certification proces
s. Additionally, completing three (3) supplier process improvement projects in;
Plastic injection molding, Cam shaft machining process, Induction heat treating
improvements and engine casting and aluminum steering hub and control arm castin
g with machining process improvements.
Dow Corning Corporation (Multiple progressive management and engineering positio
ns) Midland, MI. Led ISO implementation as developer and coordinator (Midland P
lant, Hemlock Medical (Implants) & Semi-conductor), Manufacturing Engineer, Proc
ess Engineer, Plant Engineer, Production and Building Supervisor; each 2-3 year
job in leader development process. Corporate Valve & Piping Standards Chairman (
two years) implementing; valve designs and piping material options and heat exch
angers for new processes and efficiency improvements. Aided in the creation of h
undreds of new silicon products.
Implemented and maintained ISO-9001 Quality Management Systems in the US then ex
panded globally. (Wales, Belgium, Japan)
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
University of Illinois/ Illinois Valley Community College - 12/2003
MS Manufacturing Management & Finance AMA recognized
Michigan Technological University (MTU)
BS Chemical Engineering / Air Force ROTC program completion
BS Medical Research
Certification CQA, CQE, CQMOE ,TS-16949 Internal Auditor Transition from QS to
TS
TS-16949 QMS Lead Auditor / ISO-9000 Lead Auditor / IS
O-14001 EMS Lead Auditor
Quality Tools Awareness Trainer 2/2004 - Illinois Vall
ey Community College
ISO-14001 Lead Auditor Environmental Quality Systems c
oordinator / 2/2005
HOLMES Community College
AFFILIATIONS: ASQ Senior Member past Section 1504 president MS Central Mississ
ippi
& Section 1004 Vice Chair (VP) and Secretary- Cen
tral Michigan
SKILLS: Skill Name; APQP, PPAP, ANPQP, SPC, FMEA,
(DOE. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite)
ISO9001/ISO14001/TS16949- Lead Auditor
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Lead auditor & senior engineering advisor to the; first major chemical company t
o become ISO9001 certified, the first tier one automotive supplier to become QS
9000 certified, one of the first truck manufactures to become ISO-9001 and ISO-1
40001 certified and one of 1st Japanese automotive suppliers to become TS-16949
and ISO-14001 certified.
Accomplishments
Led several major corporations, and others, to International Quality and Environ
mental Management Systems Certification
1.TS-16949 and ISO-9000 certification, ISO-14001 compliance ThermaSys Corp
2.TS-16949 and ISO-14001 certification Unipres Southeast USA (Nissan stamping f
acility)
3.ISO-9001 and ISO-14001 certification Vactor Mfg (division of Federal Signal C
orp)
4.QS-9000 Certification Tower Automotive (stamping & frame supplier to GM, Ford
and Chrysler)
5.QS-9000 Certification Delphi Steering and Delphi Chassis US, then globally
6.ISO-9000 Dow Corning 1st major chemical supplier certified in US, then globa
lly
7.Dow Corning - Valve and Piping Standards chairman 2 years and Medical Divisio
n Certification