Experience

Weldaloy Specialty Forgings

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Engineer

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Quality Engineer including utilizing ERP system PLEX, programming CMMs, Romer w Polyworks. Weldaloy's customers include SpaceX, Blue Origin (other aerospace companies), Boeing, and electronics companies. Quality Engineer including utilizing ERP system PLEX, programming CMMs, Romer w Polyworks. Weldaloy's customers include SpaceX, Blue Origin (other aerospace companies), Boeing, and electronics companies.



Privately Owned Company

• Plant Manager at a small manufacturing company.

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2011

  Small non-automotive company with 300 employees. Small non-automotive company with 300 employees.



Suburban Acura/Jeffrey Honda

• SALES CONSULTANT SPECIALIST

  • Mar 2007 - Mar 2010

  Suburban Collection Automotive Group of Troy - Farmington Hills MichiganJeffrey Honda Automotive Group of Roseville Michigan.[This position was not automotive manufacturing related but did add to my verbal presentation skills and much more] Suburban Collection Automotive Group of Troy - Farmington Hills MichiganJeffrey Honda Automotive Group of Roseville Michigan.[This position was not automotive manufacturing related but did add to my verbal presentation skills and much more]



Ford Motor Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR MACHINING)

  • 2006 - 2007

  Van Dyke Transmission Plant Powertrain Operations – Sterling Hts. Michigan• Coordinate and plan Production Line Efficiencies in eight aluminum machining departments. Verify readiness and key performance indicators to help them identify, contain and resolve manufacturing concerns. • Develop and provide training, coaching to hourly personnel in key Quality and Manufacturing processes. • Conducted safety checks and reviewed safety procedures with all employees and enforce.

• QUALITY REVIEW ENGINEER MACHINING DEPARTMENTS

  • 2004 - 2006

  Van Dyke Transmission Plant Powertrain Operations – Sterling Hts. Michigan• Provided technical expertise, support and coaching in implementing Ford's Quality Operating disciplines across eight departments. • Supported Transmission Plant in Power Train Operations. Identified and resolved quality and manufacturing system nonconformance issues• Monitored and maintained key dimensional aspects of the QOS as well as calculated, tracked and resolved capability issues. • Updated & maintained monthly quality scorecards. • Lead and coordinated the development of quality objectives, ECPL audits, safety/quality gap analysis. • Assigned employees to perform data collection for annual gage R&R and capability studies.

• QUALITY REVIEW ENGINEER FINAL LINE (Ford Motor Company)

  • 2002 - 2004

  Van Dyke Transmission Plant Powertrain Operations – Sterling Hts. Michigan • Supported Transmission Plant in Power Train Operations. Identified and resolved quality and manufacturing system nonconformance issues• Provided training and coaching in identifying quality issues. Resolved, contained and found the front/back door. • Furnished direction and expertise in problem solving resolution, APQP and FPS (Lean) methodologies and practices

• LAYOUT SUPERVISOR CHICAGO STAMPING PLANT

  • 2000 - 2002

  Chicago Stamping Plant Vehicle Operations – Chicago Hts. Illinois • Supported Stamping Plant in identifying and resolving quality and manufacturing system nonconformance dimensional issues• Supervised dimensional control layout activities utilizing CMM, layout tools and measuring instruments to verify stamping part quality• Provided training and coaching in using gage track and CAD software to identify quality issues then resolved, contained and eliminated the problem so there are no reoccurrences of the issue that were resolved.

• SUPERVISOR/DIMENSIONAL CONTROL ENGINEER (Dearborn Stamping)

  • 1999 - 2000

  • Supervised dimensional control layout activities utilizing CMM, Romer, layout tools and measuring instruments to verify stamping part quality• Managed ISO calibration and PSW records, resolved all issues and concerns pertaining to checking fixture maintenance and certification• Interfaced with engineering and suppliers during construction and buyoff of checking fixtures• Interfaced with suppliers for measuring equipment parts and services

• TOOLING INSPECTOR DIMENSIONAL CONTROL CENTER (DBN Stamping)

  • 1998 - 1999

  • Tested and verified stamping parts to specification by using statistical methods for parts, drawing and standard measuring equipment, CMM and CAD• Gage R&R and capability studies

• TOOLING INSPECTOR DIMENSIONAL CONTROL CENTER (DBN Frame)

  • 1994 - 1998

  • Tested and verified stamping parts to specification by using statistical methods for parts, drawing and standard measuring equipment, CMM, Romer and CAD• Gage R&R and capability studies

• TOOL AND DIE MAKER CERTIFIED JOURNEYMAN (Dearborn Frame Plant)

  • 1992 - 1994

  • Constructed and maintained checking fixtures using blue prints and CAD

• TOOL AND DIE MAKER CERTIFIED JOURNEYMAN (DBN Tool & Die Plant)

  • 1989 - 1992

  • Constructed and maintained stamping dies using blue prints and CAD and all die construction equipment