Doug Ashley

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Quality System Manager at Evans Distribution Systems

  • Education

    • Michigan State University

      2002 - 2007
      Bachelor’s Degree Materials Science and Engineering

      Activities and Societies: MSU Baseball Club

  • Experience

    • United States Steel Corporation

      Jul 2007 - May 2020

      Provided technical support including: engineering studies utilizing statistical methods and techniques to solve quality problems. Ensured issues with non-conformance products were permanently corrected and controlled. Engaged with the customers to identify and solve concerns that they had with our product in order to provide them with the best product available and solidify the relationship with them. I Inspected products and performed audits of the process to see areas where final product quality could be increased. I Identified, solved, and tracked issues within the process that had the potential to affect the quality of the steel. I was the Leader of multiple continuous improvement projects and activities to increase product quality and the application of the product to its intended customer. I engaged with the customers to identify and solve concerns that they had with our product in order to provide them with the best product available and solidify the relationship with them.I inspected products and performed audits of the process to see areas where final product quality could be increased. I identified, solved, and tracked issues within the process that had the potential to affect the quality of the steel. Show less

      • Operations Excellence Area Manager

        Oct 2015 - May 2020
      • Operations Excellence Specialist

        Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
      • Quality Assurance Engineer

        Jul 2007 - Sept 2014
    • Evans Distribution Systems

      May 2020 - now
      Quality System Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Six Sigma Black Belt

      ASQ - World Headquarters
      Sept 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Doug Ashley
      American Iron and Steel Institute Medal Winner American Iron and Steel Institute May 2015 Won AISI Institute Medal for paper "Identification of Unsteady Bulging in Continuous Casting"
    • Awarded to Doug Ashley
      American Iron and Steel Institute Finalist American Iron and Steel Institute Nov 2012 Finalist for paper "Thermal Mapping Software and its Use in Reducing Longitudinal Face Cracks"