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Christen Flanagan

Christen Flanagan

Program Management
Cullman,AL

Summary

Polite and charming professional ready to take 15 years in automotive career to the next level. Extensive experience in automotive business and many departments within Topre America. Easily and well-trained in performing any task given. Learns fast and eager to learn more and continue to grow within Topre America.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Trial Coordinator

Topre America
Cullman, AL
06.2020 - Current
  • Followed informed consent processes and maintained records.
  • Worked with all sites and departments to facilitate daily trial activities and comply with managing and coordinating what trial parts went where.
  • Collected, evaluated and modeled collected data from trial tags and reports.
  • Gathered, processed and shipped trial parts accordingly.
  • Worked with offsite and onsite customers to understand needs and provide timely shipment and delivery of parts needed.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between all sites.
  • Led support teams in delivery of customer trial parts preparation, sort, verifying and tagging trial parts resulting in, on time the first time and great quality parts.
  • Developed team communications and information for new model meetings.
  • Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to achieve acceptable attendance record, arriving to work ready to start immediately.
  • Resolved quality and support problems, improved operations and provided exceptional team support.

Quality Engineering Technician

Topre America
Cullman, AL
10.2019 - 06.2020
  • Facilitated Poka-Yoke process improvements, decreasing overall errors for programs on sort, particularly the 150B program.
  • Built strong communication with team members, management and off-site's to facilitate efficiency and productivity.
  • Supported quality team members during corrective action updates.
  • Performed quality inspections and drafted reports to detail non-conforming material issues.
  • Coordinated with quality control staff to complete inspections.
  • Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
  • Demonstrated product and quality expertise in product inspections
  • Utilized knowledge of Topre Quality standards to help minimize quality issues.
  • Supported trial projects to our customers for program management.
  • Supported trial projects internally for new model programs and gave feedback and suggestions on improving quality.
  • Learned process workflows to enhance understanding of procedures.
  • Reported on findings and made proactive and targeted recommendation to senior leaders.
  • Worked with Quality Engineers and management to understand needs and provide reliable service.
  • Developed team communications and information for new model meetings.
  • Assisted with quality assurance program, including on-site and off-site audits.
  • Assisted to resolve conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between all sites and departments.
  • Knowledgeable in creating, reviewing and understanding inspection standards.
  • Participated in onsite Tachiai's with Nissan.
  • Knowledge in proper use of a broad variety of quality tolls and gauges. Examples; Taper Gauges, Micrometers, Scales, Calipers, Ball Gauges and many more.
  • Knowledge of PPAP, APQP, and ANPQP
  • Learned and understand TAC's assembly process.

Press Machine Operator

Topre America
Cullman, AL
10.2009 - 10.2019
  • Oversaw feeding, stamping and packaging process of press machines to maintain specified levels of operation.
  • Performed die and coil changes and verified quality checks, correct material and job numbers, and efficient SPM.
  • Reviewed completed orders for production, quality and accuracy.
  • Multi-tasked to keep all assigned projects running effectively and efficiently.
  • Loaded and positioned raw materials in loading and feeding mechanisms.
  • Logged, trafficked and updated projects in daily production report sheets.
  • Promptly removed completed loads from press.
  • Operated press to achieve highest quality and productivity with minimal scrap.
  • Moved materials and fixtures such as dies, coils and finished product by using pallet jacks, hand carts, and utilizing forklift support.
  • Calculated resource requirements and project deadlines to prioritize assigned projects.
  • Maintained accurate work production logs and records, both manually and computerized.
  • Maintained 5S responsibilities and kept a clean and organized work area.
  • Participated in Kaizen and work area improvements and morale with co-workers.
  • Worked with die maintenance and press engineering to improve part quality and efficiency.
  • Used taper gauges and micrometers daily.

Education

High School Diploma -

Cold Springs High School
Bremen, AL
05.2007

Skills

  • Trial area management
  • Team management
  • Organization
  • Customer service
  • Team building
  • Operational improvement
  • Relationship development between all departments and TAC sites
  • Document preparation and submission
  • Detailed Oriented
  • 11 years in automotive business
  • Research SOPs understanding
  • First Aid/CPR
  • MS Office
  • Project organization
  • Process improvement
  • Problem resolution
  • 5S
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Strong Communication
  • Troubleshooting
  • Safety Committee Member for 12months
  • 4M buy-off knowledge and participation
  • Safety buy-off knowledge and participation
  • JHA knowledge and participation
  • Able to create and understand an OPL

Timeline

Trial Coordinator

Topre America
06.2020 - Current

Quality Engineering Technician

Topre America
10.2019 - 06.2020

Press Machine Operator

Topre America
10.2009 - 10.2019

High School Diploma -

Cold Springs High School

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