RAYMOND THOMAS ARNOLD III
11620 Fordline St. Southgate, MI 48195
(734) 284-8977 (734) 377-5882


Unique Qualifications & Professional Objectives:
An accomplished leader and proficient team player capable of working with individuals of various backgrounds, from management to union employee. I have over seven years of experience overseeing, maintaining, and implementing new technologies in a fast-paced automotive environment. I possess excellent technical, people, and analytical skills, as well as an excellent aptitude for learning new concepts and technologies. My objective is to sustain a proficient engineering career with emphasis in safety, quality, and cost-saving measurables with a keen sense of product design, R&D, manufacturing and management metrics.

Education:Baker College, Center for Graduate Studies, Flint, MI 6/2005
Degree: Masters of Business Administration
Major: Industrial Management

South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC5/1995
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Mechanical Engineering

Professional Work Experience:

Lead Manufacturing Process Eng., 11/2006-Present
ACH, LLC, Monroe, MI
Currently responsible for the flawless launch of P415 New Model Program in the Monroe facility.
Developed, coordinated, and managed the APQP / VPDS documentation, manufacturing process flow, control plans, PFMEA and QPS documents.
Responsible for sourcing and procurement of equipment to manufacture, process, and gage the 24, one and two piece, friction welded aluminum and steel drive shafts that make up this P415 program.
Devised and coordinated the PPAP plan for ACH to support customers launch needs.

Maintenance Supervisor, 3rd Shift, 4/2005 11/2006
Visteon Corp. /ACH, LLC, Monroe, MI
Maintenance Supervisor of numerous skilled-trade sets, predominantly the Welder-Fixture Repairmen trade.
Responsible for overseeing various maintenance duties including resolving equipment breakdowns, performing preventive maintenance procedures, troubleshooting performance issues and documenting/developing equipment training procedures.
Responsible for procurement of replacement components/tooling for friction welding and balancing equipment in Driveshaft Welding area.
One and two-piece drive shafts are the product lines.

Manufacturing Process Engineer, 7/1998 - 4/2005
Ford Motor Company/Visteon Corporation, Monroe, MI

January 2000 (Current Model)-
Production and Maintenance support during daily operations.
Focused on SPC for continuous improvement, error proofing (Poka-Yoke), Lean manufacturing principles, SIX SIGMA, and repair procedures.
Also responsible for Control Plan, 8D, and FMEA updates.
Conducted tooling development and improvements, along with FTT studies, in accordance with GP-12 and Q1 requirements as a means of cutting cost and maximizing efficiency.
Incorporated UAW involvement with these procedures to promote awareness to overall quality of the product and customer expectations.
Product line includes: General Motors and Ford CV axle shafts, drive shafts, slip yokes.



January 1999-
Advanced onto the New Business Launch Team position upon transition of the facility into a CNC Machining Plant in one year's time
Cross-functional team consisting of three engineers fully responsible for the design, lean processing, capability, efficiency, PPAP, PSW, and requisition of gauging, machining, and lean cell assembly equipment to manufacture CV joints axle shafts in accordance to ISO 9000,14001,Q1, and GP-12 requirements
Developed UAW training matrices, APQP, Control Plans, FMEA's, repair standards, QPS sheets, assembly process sheets, gauge R&R's, Visual Factory, and Poka-Yokes.
Product line: CV axle shafts for GM and Ford.

July 1998-
Began tenure as a Scrap Reduction Engineer tasked with decreasing the amounts of scrapped components by 10%.
Led UAW Employee Involvement Team in the integration of cost cutting techniques and problem solving methodology.
Utilized SPC and error proofing measures were implemented throughout the assembly process of the catalytic converters.
Product line: Ford catalytic converters.

Quality Assurance Inspector/Engineer 1/1997- 10/1997
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp., Gaffney, SC
Performed weekly audits and daily inspections on various assemblies on the Commercial Vehicle/School Bus assembly line and various components on the Diesel Engine/Transmission assembly line.
Initiated extensive vendor contact for nonconforming components and assemblies.
Performed SPCs, capability studies, and incoming inspections on vendor parts using the Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM).
Leader of the Quality Department Employee Involvement Team, which initiated projects to solve problem areas and make process improvements on the assembly line.
Facilitated plant visitations by suppliers and reviewed rework purposes and expectations.
Utilized CATIA system for vendor part inspections.
Also involved in ISO 9000 implementation.
Conducted audits on completed chassis.
Product line includes custom RV, commercial vehicle and school bus chassis.

Project Engineer/Quality Control Auditor3/1996 - 6/1996
Alois Berger USA, Inc.- Spartanburg, SC
Assisted in comprising database for quality control results.
Performed inspections for incoming raw materials and administered final inspections and audits of completed products.
Responsible for updating the 8D Method.
Production line included Bosch armatures, Ford fuel pump casings, and Holley carburetor jets.

Machinist/CNC Operator 5/1995 - 2/1996
Collins Machine Works- Wellford, SC
Performed preliminary research for special inner-plant design projects.
Duties included programming and operating CNC mills and lathes, along with manual machines.
Devised CAD material before products were manufactured.
Product line included CV joints for Mercedes Benz, Torrington lathe chuck jaws, Griffin gears, manifolds for Exide Batteries, and brass battery terminals for Esoteric Audio


SKILLS
Programming Languages: FORTRAN, CNC,

Software: Microsoft Office Suites, Windows XP, VISTA, WordPerfect 6.0, LotusWorks, ProE 14, the AutoCAD, MINITAB, VIS MOCK-UP, Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop suites