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Douglas Wall

Summary

To find an opportunity to use my knowledge and skills to help my employer reach desired business goals. Working in a team to satisfy customer PPAP requirements, supplier development, acting as the voice of the customer and communicating customer requirements to the organization.

A result focused professional who effectively works with teams and aligns individuals to achieve strategic business goals. Dependable individual with more than 30 years Quality Assurance experience in manufacturing operations with strong problem-solving, communication, and training skills. Leadership background includes company policy communication, employee relations, corporate business exchange, quality system auditing, and leading by example. Ability to learn quickly and use technical skills to define, measure, and analyze with attention to detail is what establishes my successful record of accomplishment. Strengths also include my ability to communicate, cooperate, and collaborate on any subject matter inside or outside my expertise in quality assurance. I am driven by my core values; honest, trustworthy, quality conscious, customer focused.

Quality assurance professional with proven record in driving quality initiatives and maintaining high standards. Known for fostering team collaboration and delivering consistent results in dynamic environments. Skilled in developing quality control protocols and problem-solving under changing conditions.

Experienced with quality control processes and team leadership in manufacturing settings. Utilizes data-driven methodologies to prevent defects and ensure compliance. Strong understanding of regulatory standards and continuous improvement practices.

Skilled quality assurance professional with proven record of ensuring high standards in product and process integrity. Strong focus on team collaboration and delivering results, adaptable to changing needs. Expertise in quality control methodologies, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. Known for reliability, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication.

Precise Quality Assurance Manager proficient in all QA operations, policies and procedures. Experience hiring and developing individual team members. Committed to thoroughly assessing product quality and manufacturing processes to achieve excellent results and customer satisfaction.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Manager

Jireh Metal Products
01.2006 - Current
  • Company Overview: A customer focused supplier of metal stampings, welded assemblies, and fabricated parts to numerous industry partners. Most prominently a strategic supply partner to the office furniture and commercial hardware industries. Jireh Metal is the largest supplier of metal stampings to the Herman Miller 171st Street Plant.
  • New product launch support
  • Coach to a staff of quality professionals and entire operation
  • Supplier development and performance
  • Improve customer performance
  • Analysis of dimensional measurements to support customer requirement
  • Customer risk assessment
  • Create PPAP documentation and submit to customers
  • Procurement of outside laboratory services (calibration, metallurgy, etc...)
  • Procurement of measuring tools, gages, fixtures (company owned or customer owned)
  • ISO 9001
  • Create and publish customer satisfaction surveys, and provide feedback at management review
  • A customer focused supplier of metal stampings, welded assemblies, and fabricated parts to numerous industry partners. Most prominently a strategic supply partner to the office furniture and commercial hardware industries. Jireh Metal is the largest supplier of metal stampings to the Herman Miller 171st Street Plant.

Corporate Quality Manager

Jireh Metal Products
01.2006 - 01.2010
  • Hire staff to effectively launch a new plant operation in Holland Michigan
  • Direct Leader and Coach to a staff of 8 quality professionals
  • Support Staff Leader and Coach to entire operation
  • Oversee and guide and launch of new customer work. As a team we had successful PPAP on hundreds of parts
  • Review and publish Quality Performance - Internal, External and Sub-Contractors
  • Create and publish customer satisfaction surveys, and facilitate senior management review of respondents reply
  • Communication of Quality Objective information to senior management team
  • ISO 9001 QMS management responsibility
  • Responsible to procure all outside laboratory services (calibration, metallurgy, etc...)
  • Responsible to procure all measuring tools, gages, fixtures (Jireh owned or customer owned)
  • Assist with PPAP documentation to customers

Quality Manager

Oleco, Inc. (Global Technologies)
01.2003 - 01.2006
  • Company Overview: A manufacturer of custom electronic assemblies including wire harnesses, cable assemblies, electro-mechanical assemblies, ribbon cable assemblies, and D-sub assemblies. Industries served are Medical, Automotive, Lighting, and others.
  • Quality System Management Representative and ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor
  • Also management representative for 3rd party audits by Underwriters Laboratory (UL), and Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
  • Provided daily, weekly, and monthly reports to operations management to support the Quality System
  • Developed, implemented Inspection And Test Plans and Quality Criteria to assist team members assessing products
  • Administrator of the calibration program
  • Administrator of all Nonconforming Product Reports (Internal, Customer, Supplier)
  • Administrator of the corrective/preventive action system
  • Administrator of the internal quality audit program
  • Administrator of automotive quality system requirements maintaining production part approval process (PPAP) documentation
  • Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Control Plans
  • Process Flow Diagram
  • Dimensional Analysis
  • Engineering Specifications documentation
  • Administrator for all customer required NAFTA Certificates
  • Quality System / Continuous Improvement Plans
  • Customer Returns Reduction – 2836 PPM June 2003 to 745 PPM September 2005
  • Selection / procurement / maintenance of all cable analyzers and test fixtures
  • Area responsibility for final inspection of finished goods, receiving of raw material, and incoming material inspection
  • Leader and Coach to develop 8 hourly employees (1 lead person, 7 inspection personnel)
  • A manufacturer of custom electronic assemblies including wire harnesses, cable assemblies, electro-mechanical assemblies, ribbon cable assemblies, and D-sub assemblies. Industries served are Medical, Automotive, Lighting, and others.

Quality Engineer / Work Team Leader

Meridian Inc, / Herman Miller
01.2000 - 01.2003
  • Company Overview: An international manufacturer of high-quality office furniture pedestal files, lateral files, desks, furniture systems, seating, and related accessories.
  • Provided daily, weekly, and monthly reports to operations management to support the Quality strategic business plan
  • Guided, coached, and lead quality technician personnel which typically included recommendation for hiring, performance evaluation, training, work allocation, and problem resolution for high performance results
  • Coordinate Measuring Machine – Measurement Lab and technician support staffed first shift
  • Oversee calibration/maintenance system
  • Developed, implemented and maintained workstation quality plans, incorporating work instruction and quality criteria to assist operators assessing products
  • Supported corrective actions by reviewing and verifying effectiveness for actions taken
  • Lead problem solving teams: Warranty PPM's reduced from 5000 to less than 1000, Wrong part NCM's reduced from 25 per day to 3 per day, First Time Quality (FTQ) improved from 91% to 98%
  • Have achieved and maintained ISO 9000 registration at Spring Lake Meridian plant since 1993
  • New Product Development – As a core team member helped to successfully implement and launch the Symphony Tower (Storage Tower) product line. Preventing failures by planning quality, process planning, and training
  • An international manufacturer of high-quality office furniture pedestal files, lateral files, desks, furniture systems, seating, and related accessories.

Quality Engineer – Site Lead

Meridian Inc, / Herman Miller
01.1996 - 01.2000
  • Provided support to operations management in the fabrication area.
  • Created audit plans, conducted in process audits
  • Operated a Mitutoyo CMM to gather tooling potential data on the fabrication processes and to improve the output.
  • ISO 9000 Internal Auditor
  • Managed the corrective action system. Reviewing and verifying that actions taken were effective and conducting bi-weekly update meetings for all areas with open issues
  • Created an in process auditing system for fabrication department work centers. The function of the audit was to show evidence that process information, quality tools and records, quality improvements, and self managed work teams were actively pursuing improvements and the teams were working toward self managed status
  • Facilitated quality improvement effort in metal fabrication
  • Provide measurement support for operations – CMM and hand held
  • Calibration/maintenance system – responsible for 500 + gages
  • Purchase and design of specialty gages for fabrication

Quality Tech / SPC Coordinator

Meridian Inc, / Herman Miller
01.1986 - 01.1996
  • Part measurement layouts and receiving inspection of purchased components
  • Final product information/comparison testing (BIFMA)
  • Provided support to operations management in the fabrication area.
  • Provided inspection support to metal fabrication operations
  • Final product auditing – Assembly
  • Develop, implement, and maintain workstation quality plans, incorporating work instruction and quality criteria to assist operators assessing products.
  • Trained personnel on SPC principles and implemented SPC charts to four automated fabrication lines.
  • ISO 9000 Auditor.
  • Supported operations quality improvement effort
  • Measurement support for fabrication processes – Supported the justification and purchase of a $120,000 Mitutoyo CMM
  • Trained in the use of Mitutoyo Geomeasure Software 1994
  • Conducted outgoing product audits. Final product information/comparison testing (BIFMA) – Supported the product testing with an outgoing product audit. Industry leader in metal case good office furniture products

Quality Technician

Hi Ram / Elemex
01.1983 - 01.1985
  • Company Overview: Manufacturer of electrical/mechanical switches and assemblies for automotive industry
  • Provided inspection support to relay coil / contact assembly lines
  • Receiving inspection
  • Review and report findings on warranty returned relay's
  • Manufacturer of electrical/mechanical switches and assemblies for automotive industry

Education

Certificate Of Completion - Electronics Engineering Technology

National Institute Of Technology
Wyoming, MI
01.1982

Major studies - computer science

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
01.1981

Skills

  • APQP
  • PPAP
  • Customer Complaint Analysis and Resolution
  • Attention To Detail
  • Problem Solving
  • Risk Analysis and Mitigation
  • GD&T
  • Quality Systems Auditing
  • Coaching / Teaching
  • Team Building
  • Operation Monitoring
  • Employee Supervision

Certification

  • Senior Membership ASQ, 1985
  • CQT, 1985

Education Affiliations

  • National Institute Of Technology, Wyoming, Michigan, 01/01/81, 01/01/82, Certificate Of Completion – Electronics Engineering Technology
  • Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, 01/01/78, 01/01/81, Major studies in the area of computer science

Career Based Learning Opportunities

  • Workforce Training – GD&T, 07/01/23
  • Workforce Training – Value Stream Mapping, 01/01/21
  • Workforce Training - Kanban Systems, 01/01/21
  • ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor Training – QAI, 11/01/04
  • DBA Next Generation Software – Operation and Report Building, 09/01/05
  • Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership – Michigan Manufacturers Association, 11/01/05
  • Advanced Problem Solving (21 day course), Management Resources International (MRI), 01/01/02
  • Team Problem Solving, Herman Miller, 01/01/02
  • Interpersonal Managing Skills, Herman Miller, 01/01/02
  • Core Skills To Building Commitment, Herman Miller, 01/01/01
  • Layout Inspection Methods using GD&T, Mitutoyo, 01/01/02
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Herman Miller, 01/01/00
  • Herman Miller Production System, Herman Miller, 01/01/02
  • Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Eastern Michigan University Center For Quality, 01/01/99
  • Failure Modes And Effects Analysis, Industrial Opportunities, 01/01/97
  • Certified Quality Manager Refresher Course, ASQ, 01/01/95
  • Certificate Of Achievement “How To Gain The Competitive Edge With JIT”, American Management Association, 01/01/97
  • Quality Function Deployment Executive Briefing, American Supplier Institute, 01/01/96
  • Certified Interview Training, Meridian, Inc, 01/01/95
  • ISO 9000 Internal Auditing Workshop, Grand Rapids Community College, 01/01/94
  • Mitutoyo CMM, Geomeasure Software, 01/01/94
  • ISO Internal Auditing Training, Stat-A-Matrix Seminar, 01/01/92
  • Experiential Team Training, Grand Haven Community Education, 01/01/93
  • Gage Management (Calibration & Measurement System Analysis), Tri Cities Academy and Muskegon Community College, 01/01/92
  • SPC For Short Production Runs, Grand Rapids Community College, 01/01/91
  • Business Math, Muskegon Community College, 01/01/91
  • Vendor Quality Management Seminar, Marian College and ACQP, 01/01/89
  • Business Human Relations, Muskegon Community College, 01/01/89

Community Service

Grand Haven Gospel Chapel, Trustee

Employment Goal

To find an opportunity to use my knowledge and skills to help my employer reach desired business goals. Working in a team to satisfy customer PPAP requirements, supplier development, acting as the voice of the customer and communicating customer requirements to the organization.

Timeline

Quality Assurance Manager

Jireh Metal Products
01.2006 - Current

Corporate Quality Manager

Jireh Metal Products
01.2006 - 01.2010

Quality Manager

Oleco, Inc. (Global Technologies)
01.2003 - 01.2006

Quality Engineer / Work Team Leader

Meridian Inc, / Herman Miller
01.2000 - 01.2003

Quality Engineer – Site Lead

Meridian Inc, / Herman Miller
01.1996 - 01.2000

Quality Tech / SPC Coordinator

Meridian Inc, / Herman Miller
01.1986 - 01.1996

Quality Technician

Hi Ram / Elemex
01.1983 - 01.1985

Major studies - computer science

Grand Valley State University

Certificate Of Completion - Electronics Engineering Technology

National Institute Of Technology