Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - General Motors - Warren, Michigan
(2012-10 - 2026-07)
- Manage quality performance for strategic suppliers delivering critical automotive, heavy manufacturing, industrial equipment, fabrication, or precision machining., Stamping, castings, electronics, plastics, etc.] components for active manufacturing lines.
- Conduct on-site supplier manufacturing oversight and monitoring production activities.
- Own the line-side containment, material supplier segregation (MRB), and disposition of non-conforming supplier parts to prevent assembly plant shutdowns.
- Evaluate supplier performance related to manufacturing quality, testing.
- Championed Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), leveraging 8D methodologies to permanently resolve systemic manufacturing issues.
- Conducted formal on-site process and system audits to qualify new suppliers.
- Coordinated the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for [Number] new component launches, ensuring a 100% on-time approval rate.
- Developed and optimized incoming inspection plans and sampling frequencies based on AQL standards, cutting receiving inspection cycle times.
- Coordinated the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for new component launches, ensuring a 100% on-time approval rate.
- Developed and optimized incoming inspection plans and sampling frequencies.
- Monitored supplier process capability ensuring all safety-critical dimensions maintained
- Collaborated daily with Procurement, Design Engineering, and Manufacturing Operations to resolve design-for-manufacturing bottlenecks.
- Lead dimensional problem solving activities related to dimensional requirements.
Senior Launch Quality Engineer - Shiloh industries / Tier-1 Supplier - Canton, Michigan
(2003-05 - 2012-10)
- Acts as the critical bridge between product development and full-scale factory production.
- Responsible for ensuring that new manufacturing products, lines and supply chain processes transition flawlessly from the prototype phase into full-scale, high-volume production.
- Responsible for ensuring the dimensional integrity of vehicle body systems throughout the product lifecycle, from concept to launch.
- Developing early‑stage quality frameworks, control plans, and production metrics.
- Updating (DFMEA and PFMEA) to predict and neutralize potential production defects.
- Production Part Approval Process validation through tools like First Article Inspection.
- Support On-Site Safe Launch Support and overseeing "Run‑at‑Rate.
- Leading rapid, structured problem-solving initiatives using 8D methodologies, 5 Whys, and fishbone diagrams when defects arise during launch phases.
- Work with suppliers towards the development and components for (BIW).
- Warranty claim risks in Cost of Poor-Quality thresholds at supplier machining and assembly lines.
- Developed plant-wide incoming receiving inspection plans using statistical sampling (reducing raw material quarantine while maximizing line-side confidence.
- Assured compliance with GD&T standards through manufacturing fixtures and collaboration.
- Defined metrics, set performance goals, and periodically monitored supplier performance.
Senior Medical Device Engineers - ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES SARLARGON MEDICAL DEVICES SARL - Livonia, MI 48150
(1995-07 - 2003-05)
7 years’ experience in Medical Device industry highly oversee the continual improvement of medical devices as well as the design and manufacturing of new devices. Also, duties are to develop prototypes, assess the quality of manufacturing standards, and develop guidelines for technological improvement. also work closely with medical device engineers to ensure sufficient documentation and standardization, which helps users and service technicians test and maintain the safety of devices.
responsibilities as a medical device quality engineer relate to all aspects of the product life cycle, from prototyping to the supply chain to production.
- Coordinate manufacturing process validation requirements, documentation and maintenance of validated processes with internal and external stakeholders.
- Perform validation training.
- Provide reports and data on assigned metrics.
- Create and update applicable procedures, work-instructions, forms, and other documentation as needed.
- Provide quality engineering support to all departments.
- Performs statistical analysis and write technical reports.
- Work with cross-functional teams to identify and address quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Supports supplier qualification/approval process by assessing supplier QMS as well as manufacturing and technology capabilities through onsite and virtual audit activities.
- Supports design, development, and manufacturing operations toward resolution of supplier quality problems as well as the implementation of corrections and corrective actions, works with suppliers to establish and maintain robust/rigorous measurement methodologies, partners with suppliers to establish and maintain controlled manufacturing processes
