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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Quality Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Scientist, Reliability Consultant, Engineering Failure Analysis, Accident Investigation, Accident Reconstruction, Specialist, Forensic Analysis Investigation Expert, Patent Infringement, Expert Witness Testimony, Engineering Consulting ServicesExpertise in lean manufacturing, project management, SPC, process control, engineering statistics, robust design, DOE, quality systems, APQP, reliability design, equipment reliability, FMEA/FTA, error proofing, QFD, six sigma, and Red X.
This KKAI Associate offers expertise specific to market trends, professional competency skills, gap analysis, design reliability, statistical problem solving, design of experiments, supply quality, design controls, training seminars, metallurgy, polymer chemistry, automobile chassis reliability, and product delivery process.
Has conducted numerous studies in areas including project management, manufacturing fundamentals, design development, process planning, failure analysis, quality and reliability, business standards, risk analysis, and medical device industry
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Automotive, Manufacturing, Medical
EDUCATION
M.S., Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Bachelor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Wayne State University in Detroit, MI
Associates Degree, Applied Sciences, Monroe Community College, Monroe, MI
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.
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Providing quality engineering consulting, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, reliability, applied science, failure analysis, forensic engineering and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
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Consultant, Quality/Reliability Systems
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Planned, marketed, and delivered programs, implementation and conferences. Identified market trends and emerging competencies for technical professionals using gap analysis. Designed supporting programs, assessments, training and implementation in Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, SPC/Process Control, Engineering Statistics, Robust Design (TM), DOE, Quality Systems, APQP, Reliability Design, Equipment Reliability, FMEA/FTA, Error Proofing, QFD, Six Sigma, Red X.
Global Supplier Quality Manager/Emerging Markets Purchasing, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
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Developed strategies for identifying the quality competency skills necessary for robust design and lean manufacturing. Also designed the supporting strategies for implementing, evaluating, and maintaining these competencies throughout the supply base in Asia and South America. Part of this strategy included the developed of training affiliates in these markets. Examples include IIT, Indian Institute of Technology and Beijing University.
Adjunct Instructor/Course Design, Industrial-Manufacturing Engineering Colleges, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI and the University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
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Conducted graduate courses and managing industry support programs in design reliability, statistical problem solving, FMEA, SPC, design-of-experiments/engineering statistics, supply quality, design controls, and six sigma. While at Wayne State, designed two graduate courses, The Robust Design Development and Lean Process Planning Reference Guide and Project/Program Management for Engineers. Two graduate design-teams have registered patents and marketed their designs.
Quality/Reliability Specialist/Powertrain Division, Ford Motor Company
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Provided problem solving support to the design centers and manufacturing plants, including the development of Lessons Learned case studies to supplement the engineering courses for the Ford College Graduate Program (FCGP).
Quality Consultant, Quality Alert Institute, NY
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Provided seminars for the University Continuing Education programs that were affiliated with the institute in addition to providing seminars and consulting for companies soliciting the services of the institute for continuous improvement (CI) projects through effective problem solving.
Quality/Reliability Engineer, Eaton Research Center Quality Institute, Southfield, MI
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Training and problem solving implementation support for all Eaton design and manufacturing facilities worldwide, development of new methods, plan and conduct workshops for all Eaton Divisions worldwide.
Reliability Engineer, General Motors-Cadillac Division, Detroit, MI
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Was responsible for the reliability of the chassis for all product lines and the transfer of these lines from the Detroit facility to the new automated facility in Hamtramck, MI. Served as an experimental metallurgist/ polymer chemist for the first five years of his employment with GM, and began publishing and presenting evolving reliability, quality methods.
Associate Design Engineer, Chrysler Design Center, Highland Park, MI
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Assigned to building, testing, and evaluating prototypes
Design Controls, SafeSkin Corporation
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Designed and conducted the initial training for the FDA manufacturing approval of the synthetic surgical glove by the Asia operations of the SafeSkin Corporation (Forbes Magazine rated SafeSkin as the number one new company)
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Reliability Design, Ford Motor Co
Author of the Ford Quality/Reliability Primer and provide the initial training to launch the Reliability Integration Initiative
Risk Analysis & Risk Management, Depuy (Johnson & Johnson), Alkermes Pharmaceuticals, Biosense Webster
APQP, Advanced Product Quality Planning, General Motors University
Problem Solving (Robust Design, Red X, Six Sigma, TRIZ, KT, TOC, Poke-Yoka), General Motors University & Suppliers
Lean Manufacturing (JIT, SMED, ABC, OEE, TAPS), GM Purchasing/Supplier Programs
Risk Management, FDA, Food and Drug Administration
PDP, Product Delivery Process, Johnson & Johnson
Lean Supply-Chain Management, Grainger
Lean Design, Lincoln Brass Works
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Certified Quality Engineer
HONORS AND AWARDS
Nominated to the Governor’s Quality Council, MI
PUBLICATIONS
Numerous publications and presentations on topics related to problem solving, project management, manufacturing fundamentals, design development, process planning, failure analysis, quality and reliability, business standards, risk analysis, the medical device industry, and more.
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