PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Prairie, WI

Quality Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Quality Engineer responsible for New program launch (Abrams program)
• Completed all First Article Inspections, and PPAP documentation.
• Responsible for all Quality Investigations, CAPA, both internal and external.
• Responsible for all document change and document control for Abrams program.
• Responsible for coordinating and completing all Audits for our customers on the Abrams program.
• Continuous improvement of new Abrams assembly cell.
• Create work and rework instructions for Abrams project.
• New equipment validation and approvals.

Confidential, Twin Lakes, WI

Quality Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a Quality staff of 6. Quality Coordinator, 3 Quality Technicians and 2 PPAP Technicians.
• Trained staff on CAPA, 5 - Why, Root Cause Investigation and 8-D methodologies.
• Responsible for all Quality Investigations, both internal and external. Completed all CAPA,
• Conducted Supplier Audits.
• Rewrote QMS to align with new ISO 9001-2015 requirements. Created documentation to better
• Conducted Quality training for entire staff, from ownership to production.
• Responsible for KPI updates monthly and quarterly to leadership. Implement changes needed.
• Worked closely with large OEM’s to supply better product and meet their requirements.

Confidential, St. Augustine, FL

Quality Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

• Lead investigation and closure of Supplier Quality and Internal Quality Issues, CAPA, 5 why and 8 D.
• Follow-up and investigation for Corrective Actions, Root cause analysis and 8D Completion and submission.
• Completion of customer quality surveys.
• Investigation of traceability of product for containment of customer complaints, investigation of defect causes for customer complaints, and follow-up on open customer notifications.
• Updated QMS per ISO-9001-2008.
• Took part in customer audits and collected data for audit actions.
• Focal point for retrieval of all prior work order documentation.
• Quality representative for the LEAP Engine program.

Confidential, Franklin, WI

Quality Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

• Carlisle Quality Engineer representative for Airbus SAS and Thales Confidential .
• Establish internal quality criteria for Airbus product line based on Supplied Drawings, KPI and CTQ based on ISO-9001-2008 requirements.
• Direct contact with customers on quality issues and resolving them.
• Quality Engineer on new product launch teams, completed DFMEA’s and PFMEA’s and FAI’s on all new products for Airbus SAS.
• Quality Engineering Technician for 4 departments and 4 Quality Inspectors.
• Process Improvements and Lean Methodology throughout the facility.
• Training new operators on equipment and processes.
• Work directly with outside service providers in Germany and France on corrective actions, interpretation of drawings and schedule additional training here and abroad as needed.
• Extensive travel domestic and International for training and meeting customer needs.
• Project Manager for the Gage Track calibration software, Datalogics Vision system and CMM implementation team.
• Creating and updating of production work instructions and quality documents.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

• New product development team (CT scan division)
• Develop and maintain new equipment for manufacturing process.
• Responsible for reaching pre-launch production goals.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineer to establish build sequence.
• Completed FMEA’s and Control Plans. Collected data for PPAP submissions.
• Establish and write work instructions and submit to document control.
• Identify failure modes during build process and correct.
• Establish and instruct rework procedures.
• Responsible for all pre-production quality issues.

Confidential, Walworth, WI

Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

• Safety engineering responsibilities for all new and existing equipment.
• Project Manager to launch new injection and blow molding builds, responsible for new equipment prove out and release.
• FMEA, Control Plans and PPAP submittals prior to production release.
• Member of engineering team responsible for all new projects from design to production release.
• Responsible for reaching production goals prior to release.
• Assist/Trained other technicians within the facility when needed.
• Major accomplishment was nylon blow molding process improvement and scrap reduction.
• Worked with Six Sigma Black Belt to improve plant wide processes, reduce scrap and increase production.
• Trained operators on rework procedures for all new product launches.

Confidential, Racine, WI

Automated Systems Technician

Responsibilities:

• 2nd. Shift AST for Auto assembly dept.
• Maintain all equipment in the dept.
• Assist with reaching production goals
• Suggest and implement Process improvements
• Assist other Technicians within the facility when needed
• Increased production while reducing scrap.
• Wrote and implemented rework procedures.
• Trained production personnel on rework procedures.
• Reduced down time by improvements on current equipment.

Confidential, Janesville, WI

Arc-Flash hazard Assessment

Responsibilities:

• Managed complete Facility Electrical assessment project.
• Designed one-line diagram of electrical grid.
• Completed Arc-Flash assessment and labeling of facility.
• Wrote, Implemented and Trained new Arc-Flash Policy per NFPA 70E.
• Wrote, Implemented and Trained new Lock out Tag out Policy.
• Wrote and Implemented PPE Policy for SSI.
• Presented findings and Solutions in PowerPoint to owner group and management.

Confidential, Richmond, IL

Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing Engineer responsible for 3 departments
• Used Six Sigma tools to reduce variation and improve productivity
• Reduced PPM from over 5000 to 500 in 3 months
• Worked with team members and management to improve and grow the business
• Improved OTR from 81% to 93%
• Perform Equipment and Process validation, FMEA’s, Control Plans and PPAP requirements for customers.
• Continual support of various departments
• Arc Flash Assessment and Assign Repairs
• Improve process for encapsulation for new product development
• Part of Engineering team responsible for new 2 part epoxy dispense and cure system.

Confidential

Manufacturing Technician

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair all production equipment within multiple departments in the facility (RTD, Base metal, Tube and Wire, Xact temp and Xactpak)
• Process ECR’s for Machine Shop and Production Floor
• Process Improvements in Production Areas
• Build Prototype Equipment for Production and Shop Personnel
• Work with Engineering and Shop Personnel to manufacture and improve product assembly
• Involved in Continuous Operations Improvement events throughout the Richmond facility to improve product and process
• Work closely and interact with all levels of Confidential Organization
• Ability to work independently and prioritize duties and responsibilities