Quality Engineering Consultant at QAS-Solutions (2024-11 – Present)
- Responsible for performing non destructive functional testing on non confirming warranty parts.
- Documenting failure modes.
- Dispatch parts to proper location for staging and or further testing.
- Generating reports to be shared with upper level manager as well as customers.
- Working along side engineering staff to produce the correct permanent corrective action if needed.
Quality Engineer at Eypex (2023-02 – 2024-02)
(Contract) Responsible for launching of new programs.
- PPAP submissions through customer portals(GM, Dakota, Yenfeng, Magna)
- Maintaining supplier and customer relationships, issuing and completing corrective actions both internal and external.
- Monthly scrap reports.
- Signing off on daily first and last piece records.
- Conducting dock audits.
- Layered process audits.
- Incoming inspections.
- Gage R and Rs.
- Collecting and filing supplier certifications.
- Maintaining defect catalog.
- Maintaining equipment verification and calibration log.
- Position also included supplier and customer visits.
- Annual core document audits.
- Responsible for weekly Open issue meetings.
- Use of Plex system.
Quality Engineer at Tribar Manufacturing LLC (2022-08 – 2023-01)
- Responsible for establishing great relationships with customer
- Making sure sorts being done at each facility
- Oversea Quality technicians, Quality Inspectors
- Maintaining customer portal and responding to critical issues in Aims
- Issuing quality alerts, completing 8Ds
- Responsible for maintaining scrap log and reporting out cost monthly
- Training new operators on defect rejection.
- Issuing RMA numbers
- Responsible for tracking new product production launches.
Quality Specialist - Automotive Welding and Assembly at Kirchoff Van Rob (2018-09 – 2020-01)
- Creating work instructions/ Gage instructions/rework instructions
- Issuing/Revising/ Updating and Expanding Quality Alerts Plant wide.
- Oversea Gp12 area, help sort and contain non-conforming material
- Responsible for maintaining Gage track software, daily editing new gages, calibration schedules.
- Supplier Contact regarding certified material
- Working with operators, defect rejection training.
- Some weld destruct when needed.
- Working with company Liaison to help contain critical defects found at customer facility.
- Responsible for conducting shipping and receiving dock audits.
- Helping resolve issues relating to the plant fast response board, closing issues.
Quality Engineer - Automotive Metal Stamping and Welding at Challenge Manufacturing (2016-01 – 2018-08)
- Solving Quality related issues daily
- 8D and 5Why training.
- Daily Weld cell, Operator and warehouse supervision.
- APQP tracking experience
- GP12 inspection setup and training
- Supervision of production workers and daily practices
- Build Phase and launch experience
- Responsible for weekly review of scrap and rework.
- Level 3,2, 1 PPAP experience.
- Scale Calibration.
- Use of Team Center.
- Incoming receiving inspection daily logs.
- Product containment tracking. Daily containment
- Responsible for attending gage buy offs for new program components.
- Use of Plexus Systems.
Quality Engineer - Robot Application Paint Systems at A&K Finishing (2013-07 – 2015-12)
- Responsible for launching all new Programs assigned.
- Use of level 3 PPAP For tier 2 and tier 3 related Automotive Suppliers.
- Supervision of production workers and daily practices
- Millage Testing, Abrasion Testing, Gloss and Delta Readings
- Working with tier 2 plastic injection molding suppliers.
- Tracking Quality Issues for existing as well as new business.
- Establishing effective training methods
- Working With Continuous Improvement staff regularly
- Preparing for Regular Audits continuously.
- Oversee hold area and manage all major quality issues.
- Position includes regular customer visits.
- Use of 5-S check forms
- Obtaining RMA#s per customer on monthly basis.
- Attending Mold trials as well as Appearance Approval Reviews
- Creating and implementing Controlled work instructions.
- Use of SPC.
