Nassu Ende
East Peoria
Summary
Professional engineer skilled in supplier quality management. Expertise in quality control, process improvement, and supplier audits. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Reliable with flexible approach to meet changing needs. Known for analytical problem-solving and effective communication skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supplier Quality Engineer
Caterpillar
08.2023 - Current
- Responsible for supporting quality initiatives in Supplier Quality and Facility Operations, ensuring adherence to Caterpillar's Quality Management System (QMS).
- Accountable for network of 152 suppliers across the USA, European Union, India, and China, overseeing the provision of 2,400 part numbers for transmissions, axles, torque converters, and final drives.
- Work to Identify quality problems and work closely with facility management and suppliers to develop short-term action plans.
- Coordinate activities to resolve issues, and maintain uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
- Offer recommendations for resolving quality issues and driving continuous improvement projects.
- Collaborate with suppliers to elevate quality levels through inspections, and audits.
6 Sigma Black Belt CPI Project Lead
Caterpillar
04.2022 - 08.2023
- Manage approximately 12-14 CPI/OPS projects within Drivetrain (majority focus on operations) across various stages of implementation,
- Lead cross-functional team meetings to define problems, plan projects, implement customer containment actions, investigate root causes, and facilitate solution creation, validation, and implementation
- Work throughout the value streams collaborating on-site w/ Operations, Operations Quality, Engineering, & Drivetrain Quality to lead Ops improvement projects.
Supplier Quality Engineer
Caterpillar Industrias Mexico
10.2016 - 01.2020
- Responsible for a network of 70+ suppliers across the USA, European Union, India, and China, overseeing the provision of 500+ part numbers for high precision machined ferrous castings components for pumps, valves, and forgings for axles, transmissions
- Conducted root cause analysis of recurring quality issues and implemented effective countermeasures in collaboration with affected suppliers.
- Coordinated corrective action plans for underperforming suppliers, guiding them towards meeting established targets consistently.
- Resolved supplier quality control issues through collaboration with third-party leadership to guarantee that manufacturing operations can continue without detrimental impact
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement process changes.
- Wrote safety procedures for industrial facilities, enforcing or exceeding industry standards.
Process Control Engineer
Caterpillar Industrias Mexico
09.2012 - 10.2016
- Led QMS audits of 15 vertically integrated foundries and 20 machining shops to support relocation project of two value streams from Joliet IL to Cienega de Flores Mexico.
- Analyzed historical data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement in cost and quality metrics.
- Submitted RFQ to potential suppliers based on capability. Evaluated vendor for PF parts for pumps and valves components ensuring optimal selection based on quality, delivery, development performance and cost considerations.
- Reviewed processes identifying areas requiring improvement.
- Collaborate with suppliers to assure that robust process controls were in place to prevent non-conformities
- Reviewed and evaluated APQP documentation: Process FMEA, Control plans, Gage R&R to ensure product meets specifications.
Education
Management
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL12-2024
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Instituto Tecnologico Y De Estudios Superiores
Monterrey, NL12-2008
Skills
- Six Sigma Methodology
- Project Management
- Problem Solving
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Statistical process control
- Measurement system analysis
- Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Quality management systems
- MS office excel, Power BI
Accomplishments
Completed emergency temporary re-source project of a piston-clutch with 3 suppliers simultaneously to re-establish builds of D9 torque converter that were experiencing 80% failure rate at EOL.
Led 6 Sigma CPI projects reducing warranty costs and defects significantly. CPI 489512. D11 Metallic debris generation issue in torque converter. Root cause sliding between components causing splines of the stator beat in with stator hub. PCA improved design of groove that allowed seal to prevent sliding.
Eliminated $200K waste of material and machining hours of valves.
Certification
6 Sigma Black Belt
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Supplier Quality Engineer
Caterpillar
08.2023 - Current
6 Sigma Black Belt CPI Project Lead
Caterpillar
04.2022 - 08.2023
Supplier Quality Engineer
Caterpillar Industrias Mexico
10.2016 - 01.2020
Process Control Engineer
Caterpillar Industrias Mexico
09.2012 - 10.2016
Management
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Instituto Tecnologico Y De Estudios Superiores
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