scott menkhaus

* Product testing activities for quality assurance, defect testing, process improvement validation and product launch requirements. * Managed USA material supply approval validation for high carbon spring steel applications. * Program development with Automotive OEM customers. * Product and Process R&D for high carbon spring steel applications; Fineblanking, Deburr, Heat treatment, Tempering, Shot Peen, Spring force setting/lose, gauges, GD&T, Quality systems, tool die making, tool die maintenance, endurance testing, and product failure analysis.

* Manage Process Engineering team responsible for capacity installments, continuous improvements and overall equipment efficiencies. * Project Management capital equipment logistics and installation. * Production Plant Layout responsible, support of 45M units produced per year. * Six Sigma training and project implementation. * Manage Advance Product Planning Engineer and associated activities for product launch. * Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) Management, * Test Engineering Management, * Packaging Engineering Management, * Coordinate and manage employee suggestion improvement program for the Transmission Spring division. * Program Development Management,