ed trocha

black belt and lead supplier engineer at cooper tire and rubber

About

I am an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and leader in quality management and ISO systems with over 19 years experience able to handle multiple simultaneous assignments across multiple locations. I am a "go-to" person between the customer, sales, marketing, and manufacturing satisfying needs in ever changing competitive marketplace. My reputation for bringing out the best in a workforce and earning their respect fosters an improved operation, safety, culture, and environment. Excellent presentation skills, strong technical knowledge, and black belt experience delivered through coaching, support, and training are my skills that make a difference. Being fluent in German, with international plant and business experience, broadens the scope of experience I draw from. My interests lie not only in the quality and ISO systems field, but also in customer interaction. I enjoyed working with customers, learning their needs, representing the company and communicating back to the plant - ultimately maintaining a balance between all parties for the common "good."

Country

united states

City

toledo

Industry

automotive

Skill

quality management, asq, management, black belt

Experience

quality manager

johns manville

1997-1 - 2008-1 · 11 yrs 1 mo

Managed product quality and customer satisfaction of sales exceeding $150M. Investigated and resolved customer complaints between direct customers, plant, sales, marketing, and customer advocates. Directed quality for 700-employee facility and led 31 unionized inspectors and technicians. Co-lead for Corporate Plant Quality System Assessment program, Corporate Supplier Quality Assessment program, and Communications Committee.

iso coordinator

johns manville

1995-1 - 2008-1 · 13 yrs 1 mo

Implemented, maintained, and trained with executive responsibility ISO9001 registration and plant systems from initial to continued registration and compliance for over 10 years.

quality lead

johns manville

2001-9 - 2003-8 · 2 yrs

Quality Lead for the successful $18M sales expansion of new plant in Germany. Responsible for translating and setting up Aerospace and Filtration specifications, test methods, and work instructions for the product transfer. Trained new production personnel and quality inspectors. Familiar with SAP protocols.

quality engineer

johns manville

1989-1 - 1997-1 · 8 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for product studies effecting product specifications and customer applications. Key interface between quality, production, and customers.

senior industrial engineer

johns manville

1984-7 - 1989-1 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Planned, supervised, and performed work sampling studies and various plant projects. Acting Industrial Engineering supervisor.

materials coordinator

johns manville

1982-8 - 1984-7 · 2 yrs

industrial engineer

johns manville

1982-1 - 1982-8 · 8 mos

corporate industrial engineering program

johns manville

1981-7 - 1982-1 · 7 mos

black belt and lead supplier engineer at cooper tire and rubber

cooper tire & rubber company

2008-1 - Present · 18 yrs 9 mos

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car and light truck tires and has subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies located in 10 countries around the world.