Russell Tinnell
Summary
Quality assurance professional with proven track record of enhancing product reliability and streamlining processes. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and achieving consistent results while adapting to evolving project demands. Skilled in root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies, bringing reliability and integrity to every task.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Engineer
JVIS USA, LLC
04.2024 - Current
- Oversee daily floor manufacturing operations
- Manage quality technicians and follow through with continuous improvement
- Work with customer to complete ppap documentation
Tech / Owner
Tuning werks
01.2010 - Current
- Performing root cause, 8D, 5Y, HERCA to determine underlying issues
- Repairing vehicles from the ground up
- Stripping to bare chassis, pulling the fenders & panels for weight savings, adding fiberglass versions, setting the engine and transmission out to ensure the proper fit, completing all necessary vehicle wiring, completing and designing fuel maps for vehicles, setting up to run duel fuel
- Tune, build, and customize vehicles
- Lead restoration, builds, and updates
- Repair, tune, build, fabricate vehicles
- Rebuild vehicle transmissions from the ground up, perform necessary fabricating to customize to customer's specifications
Quality Process Engineer
Ford Motor Company
09.2021 - 02.2024
- Performing essential quality & process improvement over Chassis, Trim, final inspection, and offline repair departments
- Retooling for new model launch
- Ensure all action control plans or have mapped out to be in accordance to all quality standards
- Performing Root cause, 5y, 8d, fishbone and various methodologies over final assembly processes completed at this assembly plant
- Review and study various automotive processes with reoccurring quality defects
- Review, investigate, complete, and present 5Y/ Herca Human Error Root Cause analysis report and study
- Work daily on the floor with team leads, supervisors, and employees to improve efficiency, quality, and create team work quality first environment
- Manage a team and or multiple teams to practice kaizen, address and handle all quality issues in a collaborative manner
- Perform and document needed quality inspection upon arrival from a supplier and performing FIFO, acclimating certain parts that can be affected by weather elements
- Continuously implement quality control actions
- Perform all First Part Approvals and PPAP documentation
- Assure all tooling is in compliance with all GD&T Specifications
- PVT Launch program engineering responsibilities including VT, EVT, and DVT launch
- Mapping out plans for ISO Matrix and ISO inspections via Hoshin kanri matrix
- Performing PPAP, APPAP, and FEMA
- Utilizing continuous improvement, 5Y, 8D, Cause and effect (Fishbone), and HERCA
- Use of DMAICS for corrective measure
- Experience and knowledge with GD&T blue prints
- Perform all First Part Approvals and PPAP documentation
- Experience with rubber injection/compression transfer molding processes and secondary finishes
Fixed Operations Director
Tafel motors. Mercedes Benz
11.2008 - 01.2010
- Manage daily operations, warranty, customer satisfaction
- Mentor and support technicians and ensure excellent service
- Ensure customer service excellence
Fixed Operations Manager
Swope BMW & Lexus
04.2003 - 10.2008
- Mentor and train technicians into master technicians
- Over daily intake and customer interactions
- Review, forecast, and increase productivity, profitability
Quality Manager
Toyota North America
08.1997 - 02.2003
- Performing essential quality & process improvement over Chassis, Trim, final inspection, and offline repair departments
- Retooling for new model launch
- Manage and oversee quality team activities
- Actively participate hands on with projects, technical, and work on the floor in the manufacturing environment
- Working and managing multiple teams and people
- Ensure all action control plans or have mapped out to be in accordance to all quality standards
- Performing Root cause, 5y, 8d, fishbone and various methodologies over final assembly processes completed at this assembly plant
- Review and study various automotive processes with reoccurring quality defects
- Review, investigate, complete, and present 5Y/ Herca Human Error Root Cause Analysis report and study
- Perform and document needed quality inspection upon arrival from a supplier and performing FIFO, acclimating certain parts that can be affected by weather elements
- Continuously implement quality control actions
- Perform all First Part Approvals and PPAP documentation
- Assure all tooling is in compliance with all GD&T Specifications
- Experience with rubber injection/compression transfer molding processes and secondary finishes
- PVT Launch program engineering responsibilities including VT, EVT, and DVT launch
- Mapping out plans for ISO Matrix and ISO inspections via Hoshin kanri matrix
- Performing PPAP, APPAP, and FEMA
- Utilizing continuous improvement, 5Y, 8D, Cause and effect (Fishbone), and HERCA
- Use of DMAICS for corrective measure
- Experience and knowledge with GD&T blue prints
- Perform all First Part Approvals and PPAP documentation
Education
Mechanical Engineering/ business management -
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY06.1996
Skills
- PPAP
- Lean Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- Product Development
- CAD
- Plastics Injection Molding
- Restoration Industry Experience
- Lean
- APQP
- Quality Inspection
- IATF 16949:2016
- Quality Assurance
- Project Planning
- Plant Management
- Kaizen
- Communication skills
- Analysis skills
- Operating systems
- Lean manufacturing
- Minitab
- Management
- Root cause analysis
- Quality control
- ISO 9001
- Mechanical knowledge
- Systems engineering
- Product development
- Six Sigma
- Continuous improvement
- Organizational skills
- Customer service
- Microsoft Excel
- Technical writing
- Supervising experience
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Time management
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Project management
- AutoCAD
- CNC
- CNC programming
- Fanuc
- Quality management
- Leadership
- Lean Six Sigma
- GD&T
- Micrometer
- Calipers
- CGMP
- HACCP
- Quality systems
- AS9100
- Fabrication
- QA/QC
- Process Engineering
- Databases
- ERP systems
- 5S
- ISO 13485
- Production planning
- Presentation skills
- Internal audits
- Calibration
- Dimensional inspection
- Computer skills
- SharePoint
- Debugging
- Sheet metal
- Precision measuring instruments
- Laboratory experience
- Microsoft Access
- Math
- Packaging
- Plastics blow molding
- Blueprint reading
- GM vehicles
- Writing skills
- Assembly
- Welding
- Tooling
- OEM
- Technical support
- Continuous integration
- Robotics
- Hand tools
- SolidWorks
- Microsoft Project
- Mechanical Engineering
- Data analysis skills
- Programmable logic controllers
- OSHA
- Contracts
- Budgeting
- Manufacturing engineering
- Facilities maintenance
- Process Improvement
- Data collection
- Project leadership
- Public speaking
- Manufacturing facility
- SAP
- Database development
- Machining
- Supplier management
- English
- Coordinate measuring machine
- SQL
- Design controls
- Computer networking
- Distributed control systems
- Windows
- Computer literacy
- FMEA
- Quality improvement
- Statistical analysis
- Software development
- CAM programming
- ASME codes & standards
- Negotiation
- Inventory management
- Product management
- Sales
- Automotive service
- Automotive diagnostics
- PCB
- Quality audits
- Quality processes
- Control plan development
- Non-conforming material reports
- Quality improvement plans
Certification
- Fundamentals of Engineering
- Professional Engineer
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Six Sigma Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Certified Quality Auditor
- Lean Six Sigma Certification
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Quality Engineer
JVIS USA, LLC
04.2024 - Current
Quality Process Engineer
Ford Motor Company
09.2021 - 02.2024
Tech / Owner
Tuning werks
01.2010 - Current
Fixed Operations Director
Tafel motors. Mercedes Benz
11.2008 - 01.2010
Fixed Operations Manager
Swope BMW & Lexus
04.2003 - 10.2008
Quality Manager
Toyota North America
08.1997 - 02.2003
Mechanical Engineering/ business management -
University of Louisville
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