Contract - Nishikawa Standard (NISCO) - 324 Morrow St. Topeka, Indiana

Tier One Automotive. Ford, GM, Toyota, Nissan, Honda - EPDM Rubber extrusion / weather seals

APQP Quality Engineer - Corporate New Product Engineering Department

Hired on a Contract basis to trouble shoot Extrusion Line processes and establish process controls.

Accomplishments: Statistical analysis and DOE's on processes and raw material correlation's led to the discovery of a material parameter affecting process stability and product quality. This material characteristic is now considered critical and used to determine acceptability of raw material. Lead Internal Auditor for QS-9000 internal audit prior to Registrar's surveillance audit. Led 5 person Audit Team. After completion of project contract extended and was moved to opening in Corporate APQP Engineering - New Product Development

• Peterson Spring - CIMA Plant, 16805 Heimbach Road, Three Rivers, MI. 49093

Major Customers: GM, Chrysler, Delphi brake divisions, Lear Seating, Excel Automotive, Whirlpool, G.E.
Extension and Torsion Springs, Four slide products, dual wire Hose clamps. 80% Automotive, Tier 1,2,3

Quality Assurance Manager - August 26, 1995 to November 13, 1997
GP-10 Accredited Lab Manager - Load, Tensile, Hardness, Fatigue Testing.

Accomplishments:
1996 - 70% Scrap reduction through implementation of scrap reporting and tracking system,
QS-9000 Registration, 0 PPM to GM and major downward trends in PPM's to all other customers while maintaining a "No Final Audit" - Quality at the source philosophy.
SPC training for 95% of work force. Including Management team completed.130 Level 3 PPAP's completed. Several Prototype (GP-11) submissions. Comparable numbers in 1997.

1997 - Continued 0 PPM and Major improvements in quality. Install new Larson and Carlson load testers, programming them for more efficient audits by operators and layout Technician. Install a Real Time SPC monitoring and gauging network on the shop floor in 4th Quarter. Maintain 0 PPM rejects with improvements in systems, poke-a-yoke, scrap and rework. Audit & work with material suppliers to improve incoming raw material quality.

• Bronson Precision Products - 404 Union St., Bronson MI. 49028

Major Customers: Detroit Diesel, Dana Spicer Axle, Douglas Autotech, Competition Cams.

Machining: Centerless and Blanchard Grinding, Broaching, Thread Rolling, CNC Lathes and Mills, ACME Screw Machines, Assembly.
Assistant Quality Control Manager - September 1990 - August 1995
Met Lab Manager - Micro Hardness Testing, Plating Thickness, Mag Particle inspection (Level 2 certification).

• Quality Manager/Consultant to a small Machining Job Shop - August, 1989 - Jan, 1990
• Parker Hannifin Corp. - Pneumatics Division - 601 S. Wilmott St., Otsego, MI. 49078

Production Supervisor, Q.C. Technician, Setup, Machine operator - March 1976 - August 1989

Some accomplishments:

Started in the Aluminum Die Casting Department as a machine operator, promoted to setup, then Group Leader. Transferred to Injection Molding Dept. as Group leader. Lateral Promotion to Q.C. Technician (supervisor training program) 1981. 1982 - Production supervisor of Parts finishing (deburring) improving efficiency from 50% to 100% + in first 3 months, maintaining 100% efficiency through 11/2 years in dept.

Supervisor of 2nd & 3rd shifts (30-60 personnel) all depts. machine shop, die casting, Automatic Screw Machines, Tool Room, Q.C., Maintenance, assisted with start up of CNC Machining Department.

*See page 3 for a listing of various process and quality related experience.

*Process Experience