Ryan Brown
Enoree,S.C.
Summary
Experienced with supplier quality management, ensuring compliance and reliability in supply chains. Utilizes advanced problem-solving techniques to address quality issues and enhance supplier performance. Strong understanding of quality control methodologies and effective communication with cross-functional teams.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supplier Quality Engineer
Yanfeng
06.2022 - Current
- Manage supplier quality-related issues on various automotive interior pieces, including trim and leather-wrapped parts
- Work with suppliers on improving quality processes as well as determine the root cause of any quality issues utilizing 8D, 5-Why, and other Six Sigma tools
- Review, analyze, and audit supplier containment and corrective action plans to ensure clean points are true and to keep repeat issues to a minimum
- Tracked and monitored supplier scorecards
- Managed SMRR and SCBs
Production Supervisor
Yanfeng
04.2021 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: a global leader in automotive interior manufacturing
- Managed the Bulk production area at Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
- Ensure that associates follow all safety and company guidelines
- Inspect parts and process to ensure quality, including first piece analysis, and verify the poke yoke is followed and operational
- Analyze production schedules, and truck manifests, and ensure production and customer demands are met
- Train new and existing employees on operations and safety
- Interface weekly with production engineers and senior management for continuous improvement ideas
- Develop shift strategies to maintain production and quality efficiency
- Analyze and report scrap to the management team, and implement SOP’s to reduce scrap and waste in the Bulk production area
Production Supervisor
BakeMark
03.2019 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: an industrial bakery mix supplier
- I managed three production lines and supervised employees
- Ensure that supervisees are operating within company and governmental regulations
- Inspect products and processes to verify quality and conformance to standards
- Maintain and analyze production data to make recommendations to improve efficiency
- Train new and existing employees on operations and safety
- Prepare work schedules to maximize efficiency and meet production demands
- Resolve operational and manufacturing challenges
- Ensure customer satisfaction by responding to requests and maintaining high standards for quality and communication
- An industrial bakery mix supplier
Rework Supervisor
Formel D
01.2015 - 03.2019
- I managed mechanical reworkers performing work on light and heavy mechanical equipment, transmissions, and electrical and inline rework for top companies including BMW, Ford, Nissan, and Mercedes Benz
Infantry Squad leader
United States Marines
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Served as a squad leader over two machine gun sections on multiple deployments to Afghanistan
- Trained squads and fireteam leaders in counter-insurgency and warfare
- Held Marines to a strict standard in training and personnel welfare
- Nominated by battalion commander as the honor platoon
Education
Mechanical Engineering -
ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA08.2025
Aerospace Engineering -
L’Space Nasa Academy
Online10.2024
High School Diploma -
Woodruff High School
05.2008
Skills
- Management
- Microsoft Office
- Heavy equipment operation
- Blueprint interpretation
- 5s
- Kaizen
- Lean Six Sigma
- APQP
- Data management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Budget Management
- Kanban
- SPC
- PPAP
- Supplier Relationship Management
- ISO 9001 Knowledge
- Control Plan Development
- Advanced problem solving
- Quality Management Systems
- Inspection Techniques
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Measurement System Analysis
- Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Corrective Action Planning
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Engineering Drawings Interpretation
- Supplier Auditing
- Statistical process control
- Quality Control Procedures
- Cost-saving Methods
- Operations Planning
- Project Management
- Risk Management
Certification
- Clemson University, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Management and Strategies Institute, Lean Six Sigma White Belt, Project Management Essentials Certified, Total Preventative Maintenance Certified, Kaizen Facilitator
- Advanced Innovation Group Pro- Excellence, Certified Just in time Specialist, Certified Lean Expert, Certified Lean Specialist, Certified Value Stream Mapping Specialist, Certified Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Specialist, Certified 7 Basic Tools of Quality Expert, Certified Process Mapping Specialist, Certified Pareto Analysis Specialist
Timeline
Supplier Quality Engineer
Yanfeng
06.2022 - Current
Production Supervisor
Yanfeng
04.2021 - 06.2022
Production Supervisor
BakeMark
03.2019 - 04.2021
Rework Supervisor
Formel D
01.2015 - 03.2019
Infantry Squad leader
United States Marines
01.2010 - 01.2014
High School Diploma -
Woodruff High School
Mechanical Engineering -
ECPI University
Aerospace Engineering -
L’Space Nasa Academy
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