To achieve a new position in the Midland tri-city area, and obtain new skills outside of automotive.
MARGARET A. RIED
therieds1[at]earthlink.net
754 Deer Path Trail 248-698-1279
Waterford, MI 48327 Cell: 248-318-2080
CAREER SUMMARY
Project Manager with extensive experience in automotive manufacturing engineering and quality. Highly creative, personable, and energetic individual with excellent oral and written communication. Particular strengths in problem solving, organization, business process documentation, presentations, and team building. Extensive work in supplier relations, project management, and advanced problem solving. Skilled at employing fact based decision making, setting rational objectives, and developing systems to meet objectives.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Detroit, MI 2003 - 2009
Global automotive manufacturer
Manufacturing Engineer, Scanning Technology Execution
Responsible for creating and delivering training on advanced metrology technology within stamping, tool and die, and engineering. Developed web based training programs and classroom training programs. Project management of purchasing, training, and implementation of new non-contact measurement systems. Provided technical support for all software issues.
• Successfully implemented systems at five Tool and Die facilities, two contiguous plants, and eight stamping facilities in eighteen months, coming in 10% ahead of timing and 20% under budget
• Wrote and published training manuals for White Light Scanning (WLS), using GMS principals, saving the company more than $250,000 over five years
• Increased passenger room in a vehicle without increasing cost, weight, or overall vehicle size creating a customer advantage for GM
• Using WLS, solved long standing build issues with underbody cradle weld assembly within 1 week and got project back on schedule and met vehicle launch timeframe.
AEROTEK, INCORPORATED, Hanover, MD 2001 - 2003
Contract employment agency providing Technical staff
Quality Engineer, Die Engineering Integration GM
Responsible for sheet metal and sheet metal assembly buyoff quality on the Hummer H2 and Cadillac SRX. Tracked and coordinated fixture and die design levels through manufacturing try out process.
• Completed an accelerated eighteen-month build process on the H22 - 25% under the original timing.
• Resolved roof sagging quality issue and achieved Production Part Approval Process (Ppap) with improved vehicle fit and elimination of roof linking using root cause analysis.
DYNAMIC CORPORATION, Holland, MI 1999 - 2001
Metrology services for automotive, aerospace, and furniture industries
Prototype Quality Technician / Metrology CMM Programmer
Responsible for metrology measurements of internal and external customer automotive, and furniture parts. Reported out on all required measurements precisely and accurately.
Validated prototype material and aided in process changes to develop an in-tolerance prototype.
• Developed new methods for measuring complex and very small parts using high quality standards, securing competitive business.
• Wrote measurement routines that could be reused for multiple projects increasing productivity by 20%.
SHAPE CORPORATION, Grand Haven, MI 1997 – 1999
Global rollforming, North American top bumper manufacturer.
Lead CMM Programmer
Responsible for the metrology measurement and buyoff of roll form parts. Created and monitored the project schedule for all three shifts at plant.
• Developed a holding fixture that could be easily and quickly setup to measure multiple bumper products, saving over $200,000.
• Created and organized work request sheets to effectively communicate and distribute work throughout two plants and three shifts, increasing productivity by over 15%.
PRIDGEON & CLAY, INCORPORATION, Grand Rapids, MI 1994 – 1997
One of the largest manufactures of stamped and fine blanked components for automotive.
Quality Engineer
Responsible for Ppap of stamped and fine blanked components as a tier one and tier two supplier. Wrote and ran Computerized Measurement Machines (CMM) for quality checks and quality line approval for production runs.
• Organized large scale sorting operation which kept line running at General Motors, saving $1,000 per minute in charges.
• Developed in process fixtures to check part quality of a muffler shell throughout its six-die process ensuring in tolerance finished product and reducing scrap by 50%.
EDUCATION
BA, Business Administration and Management, Northwood University, Midland, MI 2002
GPA 3.668 / Magna cum Laude
Instructor for Cognitens White Light Scanning Optigo equipment 2003 - 2009
Chairman’s Honors Award for White Light Measurement Implementation 2005
Finalist for Chairman’s Honors Award for Dimensional Requirements 2003
Evaluation Process and Implementation
Gofast workshop leader for White Light Measurement Training Processes 2003
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