Merve Sönmez

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  • Timeline

    Mar 2010 - Jul 2014

    Quality / PQA-TPM Champion (Black Belt)

    Corning Cable Systems
    Current Company
    Nov 2014 - May 2015

    Process Improvement Specialist

    Allianz Türkiye
  • About me

    Six Sigma Black Belt

  • Education

    • Kadıköy anadolu lisesi

      1997 - 2005
      Science and math
    • Yıldız teknik üniversitesi / yildiz technical university

      2007 - 2010
      Bs mechanical engineer
    • Bahçeşehir üniversitesi

      2011 - 2013
      Mba
    • Yıldız teknik üniversitesi / yildiz technical university

      2005 - 2009
      Bs electrical engineer
  • Experience

    • Corning cable systems

      Mar 2010 - Jul 2014

      As a Quality Engineer, in addition to PQA-TPM Engineering tasks, i was also responsible for operational quality in the plant. My responsibilities were:• 6 Sigma Expert Black Belt • Leading both local team members and also a project team in Poland.• Nonconformity/defect analysis on a daily/weekly/monthly base. Preparing monthly Quality Index-FPY (Nonconformity/Defect) report on plant and EMEA level.• Leading root cause analysis about internal nonconformitiesand initiating 6sigma or DMAIC projects.• Leading root cause analysis about customer notifications and initiating 6sigma or DMAIC projects.• Preparing SPC charts for specific points, tracking and making analysis about the results.• Responsible for FMEA studies and supporting other departments.• Preparing monthly Downtime / OEEreport on plant and EMEA level.• Responsible for downtime management/OEE analysis. Initiating projects for downtime management and machine productivity improvement.• Preparing audit calendars for TPM / PQA audits.• Assigning new auditors and training them about the tasks.• Leading and performing TPM / PQA audits. • Collecting feedbacks and preparing audit reports to share with company board members.• As an Internal Auditor, performing internal audits in the company and preparing audit reports. Show less In addition to leading PQA (Product Quality Architecture) activities also led TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) activities. I got appointed as PQA/TPM Engineer and also Plant PQA/TPM Champion.• Leading PQA certification projects, which means analyzing defect rates and productivity of the machines continuously and choosing the most appropriate areas in order to increase product quality and decrease costs. PQA Projects requires high level of DMAIC, six sigma and deep statistical tool knowledge.• Leading TPM certification projects.• Preparing PQA/TPM training materials and booklets.• Training both hourly and salaried employees.• Leading Gemba Engagement activities such as Autonomous Care events on the shop floor and active participant of LEAN activities such as 5S, workplace organization, Gemba Engagement etc.• Encouraging Plant Leadership involvement to Kaizen events.• Leading six sigma DMAIC projects which involves many people from different departments.• As a certified internal auditor, participating in plant internal audits as a lead and co-auditor.• Auditing Maintenance Department to keep track of Planned Maintenance activities.• Responsible for sustainability projects, after completion of each certification.• Active member of Change Management Counsel, leading change management and root cause analysis activities.• Responsible for creating and setting plant targets for PQA/TPM Plant Roadmaps.• Leading monthly TPM/PQA Steering Committee Meetings in order to build and track plant strategies.• Analyzing production phases, set-up times and methods to increase performance and efficiency.• Identifying the negative factors on product quality during the production process and eliminating the factors.• Carrying out activities related to the non-conforming products. Show less • Examining the technical requirements of the customers about the structure of the cable, and designing the most appropriate structure depending on the application requirements.• Providing any additional information in coordination with sales representatives, direct determination of the amount of material types, calculation of product costs and incorporating them into the SAP system.• Responsible for choosing correct material types according to customer requirements.• Responsible for calculating the final cable cost and sharing with Sales team. Involvement in product verification activities.• Leading product optimization projects in order to increase quality of the designs and find new solutions to decrease costs of the cables.• Responsible for product flow improvement and production planning, machinery transfers from different locations, machine upgrade projects and coordination of trial productions for new lines and new products.• Analyzing trial production test results and providing solutions.At the beginning of 2011 i was appointed to launch PQA (Product Quality Architecture)tool in the plant which is a Corning Know-How related with Total Quality Management. Relatedly i started leading six sigma DMAIC projects to increase product quality level and decrease costs.Projects:• Product Quality Architecture Bronze Certification March-December 2011 (6 sigma DMAIC Project-Project Leader-Green Belt): Leading a local project group of 12 people. Show less

      • Quality / PQA-TPM Champion (Black Belt)

        Jun 2013 - Jul 2014
      • PQA-TPM Champion (Green Belt)

        May 2011 - Jun 2013
      • Design Engineer

        Mar 2010 - May 2011
    • Allianz türkiye

      Nov 2014 - May 2015
      Process improvement specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project planning, analysis and control

      The george washington university school of business
      Oct 2013
    • Project management via ms project

      Makro danışmanlık
      Dec 2013
    • Ts en iso 9001 quality management system

      Türk standardları enstitüsü
      Jun 2012
    • Managing for profitability ii

      Corning incorporated
      May 2012
    • Six sigma black belt certification

      Corning incorporated
      May 2014
    • Advanced microsoft powerpoint

      Bilimer bilişim akademisi
      Oct 2012
    • Tse en iso 9001 quality management system internal auditor

      Türk standardları enstitüsü
      Jun 2012
    • Achieving total process reliability through tpm-steering committee training

      Marshall institute
      Jun 2012
    • Managing for profitability i

      Corning incorporated
      May 2012
    • Achieving manufacturing excellence training

      Corning incorporated
      Mar 2012
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Merve Sönmez
      James Houghton Challenger Award for Improvement Teams Corning Inc. Dec 2012
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Communication Officer & Turkey Representative

      Issued by Corning Professional Women's Forum on Jan 2012
      Corning Professional Women's ForumAssociated with Merve Sönmez