Steve Thorn Resume 111715

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STEVEN F. THORN1800 Preserve Avenue West #1836

Port Royal S! "3$

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!ell# ,803- 38/"8$$

SAR2 A quality engineer/manager with experience in product/process quality and supplier development in both manufacturing and

aerospace.

PROFESSONA4 E5PEREN!E

E442 SERV!ES (North Charleston SC 1071$/ 1171$

Quality Engineer

At Eaton Aerosa+e !esponsible for product containments for customer issues. "rovides support for #uality

Systems. $rac%s Scrap in machining cells for scrap reduction initiatives.

• Creates #uality Alerts for processes in aid of product containment.

• &')hy problem Solving

• *+ Corrective Action responses

• Creates and !evises #uality +ocuments.

AEROTE ,,untersville NC- eaufort SC 0719/ 0671$

Supplier Quality Engineer

At Par:er Ra+or !esponsible for supplier quality for filters used in diesel applications. $he components and

assemblies of these include aluminum castings- springs- metal stampings- electrical solenoids and harnesses-

filter media- plastic components and sub assemblies. or !acor +ivision0s eaufort and ,olly Springs 1S

facilities.At Ne;ell RuVARNA OT?OOR PRO?!TS ,3rangeburg- SC 10710 @ 0719 Supplier Quality Assurance and Development Engineer

!esponsible for supplier quality for powdered metals- springs- electrical assemblies and components- laser4cut

stamping commodities- plastics- fuel tan%s- transaxle drives and weldment assemblies. !eviews- trac%s andapproves all levels of suppler ""A" submissions. Conducts supplier assessment audits of new and existing

suppliers for the ,3" 3rangeburg facility. 5stablish an effective one ,usqvarna way of wor%ing with regards to

supplier quality assurance and development. 5valuates and classifies new and existing suppliers. 6dentifies

supplier quality related ris%s and be ,usqvarna0s drivers for reducing identified ris%s. $o be a driver for- and theowner of- developing suppliers0 quality performance. Coordinate suppliers0 A"#" wor% in "C"4pro7ects

• "rocesses- reviews and approves several ""A"s for assigned commodities.

• 8isits suppliers to help them with ""A" and process issues to avoid spills or lessen their impact on the

3rangeburg facility.

• "erforms several supplier assessments on both new and existing suppliers.

• "erforms corrective action verification follow4ups with suppliers.

• Coordinates and assists the uyer/"lanners and the suppliers to expedite the disposition of non4conforming

product- to either get the product rewor%ed- scrapped- or returned to the suppliers.

• Communicates supplier ""1 and other scorecard data to the suppliers.


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SEENS ENER2 AN? ATOATON (ellefontaine- 3hio 0370 @ 0$70

Supplier Quality Supervisor/Manager

!esponsible for supplier quality management and incoming inspection activities. !eviewed- trac%ed and approvedsupplier ""A" submissions for all levels of submissions including those that included requirements for 9:/C5/65C

and !o,S compliance requirements- maintained ""A" database. !eviewed and approved supplier corrective

actions. "repared internal corrective actions- (*+0s to the customer. "erformed inspection and testing of some

vendor assemblies. 1aintained the Approved Supplier :isting. Supervised the activities and performed yearlyevaluations for two #uality $echnicians and one Supplier #uality Specialist. Created the inspection criteria for

incoming inspection of printed circuit assemblies using print specs and 6"C standards. )riting and updating )or%6nstructions- forms and :evel 66 procedures.

• Supported continuous improvement initiatives including conducting supplier process audits- doing corrective

action verifications- and assisting in problem solving- to ensure better quality products were received.

• "rovided data for monthly S# metrics; Supplier ""A" scores- SCA! on time closings- Supplier development

hours- Cage +isposition $ime and 6ncoming 6nspection time- consistently meeting or exceeding the established

metrics goals.

• Coordinated and assisted the uyer/"lanners and the suppliers to expedite the disposition of non4conforming

product- to either get the product rewor%ed- scrapped- or returned to the suppliers.

• !ecogni performance. 3nce for exceeding metric

expectations for Cage +ollars and once for a quic% response to resolve a supplier issue.

• "erformed "rocess approval audits for a "C supplier that was moving their operations to 1exico.

• "erformed attribute and variable 2age !?!s- linearity- stability and bias studies.

• Applied +esign of 5xperiments to solve problems- i.e. reducing process variation- and help in root cause

analysis.

THE P! ROP (1adison ,eights- 1ichigan 0706 @ 0370

Quality Engineer/Site Coordinator

!esponsible for client consulting as a #5 and site supervision for third party sorting and containment activities."erformed 8ariable and Attribute 2age !?!0s- 2age Calibrations. "art layouts. 6nternal Audits and :ayered

"rocess Audits. Supervised as many as @@ people to support 2"@ and CS 6nspection Activities. "erformed time

accounting and other administrative activities to support the inspection activities as stated above.

• Conducted %ic%4off meetings for &rd party containments and sorts. 6n other words- conducted needs analysis with

the clients and their customers determining requirements and specifications to engage customers and suppliers

in establishing the parameters for the inspection process.

• Set4up containment process flows and wrote wor% instructions for new suppliers and containment inspection

activities. 5nsured that inspectors had accurate guidelines for conducting inspections- both visual and with

variable and attribute measuring devices.

• "layed ma7or role in 2eneral Aluminum- !ichmond 6N "lant receiving their 6S3/$S @BD certification.

"erformed 2age !?!s- Calibrations- "art :ayouts and updating calibration records- and identifying issues to

eliminate possible findings.

• Completed a successful 2"@ (new supplier 6nspection requirement at 8isteon- Springfield "lant thus enabling

21 to remove the supplier from the 2"@ inspection requirement.

• "erformed attribute and variable 2age !?!s- linearity- stability and bias studies.

BB* ENTERPRSES ROP N!. (Sidney- 3hio 1"70$ @ 6706

Quality Engineer !esponsible for process quality- A"#" for new products and customer ""A" submissions. )rote process flows-

"15As and control plans for composite products and components. 9sed "owerway online to submit

documentation for +C' "S3s and ""A"s. Calibrated chec% fixtures and other measurement devices. "erformed

variable and attribute gage !?!s and other measurement systems analysis on measurement equipment.

• 8isited customers regularly to be more proactive in resolving issues. 6dentified issues with two different

customers- +C' and 21- where they were over stac%ing our products in their warehouses- causing damage tothe product. !esolved issues by testing and implementing stronger boxes thus resolving the situation.


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FARE!A E5HAST N!. ($roy- 3hio "003 @ "00$

Senior Quality Engineer

!esponsible for A"#"- creating process flows- "15As and control plans for the 8B and 6D EF exhaust systems andothers. )rote wor% instructions- auto inspection instructions- gauging instructions- other visual aids and procedures

for the EF exhaust systems. Assembled and maintained the +aimlerChrysler "S3 and ""A" documents and other

customer ""A" documents into boo%s for a successful "S3/""A" submission. Awarded contracts and wor%ed with

equipment vendors to create gauging systems for exhaust system components. Certified new product shipments tothe customer. "erformed capability analysis on product components- and processing equipment. "erformed layered

process audits and was the #uality )all Supervisor for the EF exhaust products.

• "layed a ma7or role getting aurecia0s first successful +C' "S3/""A" approval.

• Completed +35 classes.

• 8isited customer- (+C' regularly to be more proactive in resolving issues.

• )rote the A"#" documentation- wor% instructions and visual aids for all of the welding operations for the EF

program.

• Sectioned- measured and inspected welds for throat dimension and penetration.

• 6nspected welds for visual defects such as voids- holes- spatter and other visual defects.

?A4ER!HR2S4ER7BEHR AER!A (+ayton 3, 18 @ "003

Quality Engineer !esponsible for writing and maintaining control plans for ten departments that supported evaporator manufacturing.

)rote and maintained inspection sheets- other wor% instructions and visual aids for the same. "articipated in process

failure mode effects analysis and design failure mode effects analysis meetings. "articipated in the production part

approval process. "erformed capability studies on product- processes and equipment. "repared customer seven stepcorrective actions. "erformed variable and attribute gage !?!s and other measurement systems analysis on

measurement equipment. "erformed internal #SGGG audits. Certified new product shipments to the customer.

• "erformed successful "S3s at an outsourced supplier for &B tube assemblies to support evaporator production

requirements.

• "layed a ma7or role in ("S3s- "rocess Sign 3ffs.

• Supported A"#" for new products.

• $roubleshot "C oards for warranty analysis.

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