Whitney Tolle

Experience

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  Delphi Automotive Systems

  Aug 1998 - Apr 2008

  Designed, installed and supported high volume manufacturing work cells using conveyor and robotic equipment.Key Deliverables:$8 M cost savings in capital expenditures by implementing plan to reduce manufacturing time from 42 second to 13 second process cycle, a $3.9M a year cost reduction for implementation of auto transparent to test (TTT) process in operator reductions and scrap, and implemented cost savings of $500K yearly by designing error proofing systems for high volume facilitiesDevelop and maintain manufacturing quality plans, PFMEA, and control plans ensuring compliance to ISO 16949 and ISO 9001Developed next generation manufacturing processes including Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA) for new processes including compliant pin, lead-free soldering, pressure sensitive adhesives, hot test and flash programming integration, TTT inspection, adhesive dispense cells, and inspection machines Show less Worked in various capacities from manufacturing supervision to fabrication of Integrated Circuits to Powertrain components.Powertrain (Engine Control Modules) Supervision May 2001 – August 2001Direct line support managing manufacturing throughputPowertrain Manufacturing Support August 2000 – December 2000Installed new production equipment, including line qualificationFord Customer Sales Group January 2000 – May 2000Worked as a liaison between sales and engineering to promote safety packageAutomotive Powertrain Design May 1999 – August 1999Developed DOE to determine cleanliness spec for Flip Chip TechnologyIntegrated Circuit Division and Semiconductors August 1998 – December 1998Carried out DOE for new Flip Chip Integrated Circuits specifications and designs Show less

  • Manufacturing Process Engineer

    Jan 2002 - Apr 2008

  • Co-Op Student

    Aug 1998 - Dec 2001
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  Jabil

  Apr 2008 - Jun 2009

  Manufacturing Quality Engineer Supervisor

  Supervised Medflex Engineer Work GroupKey Deliverables:Develop and maintain manufacturing quality plans, FMEA, and control plans ensuring compliance to ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and IPC 610 Maintain work instructions and visual work aides for the operations floor.Root cause analysis for manufacturing defects, often including operations into the problem solving and solutions.

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  Heraeus

  Jun 2009 - May 2014

  Management experience with up to 10 direct/115 indirect employees including partnering with HR for recruiting staff, onboarding new employees, scheduling, process improvement/trouble shooting, evaluations, performance management, coaching, conflict resolution skills, handling workers compensation/leave of absence, and reduction in forceKey Deliverables:Improved OTD for VIM from 89% in 2011 to 94% in 2012 through cross shift communications and direct feedback; developed new floor structure and increase operating efficiency to 80% through cross trainingIncreased inventory turns from 2 to 5 through management of inventory through remelt efficiency Show less Support Vacuum Induction Melting group through daily interactions and audits of the floor, worked on root cause analysis for customer issues, and day to day quality support function to the production floorKey Deliverables:Reduced paperwork by 40% by working with IT systems to rewrite and reconfigure the laser marking software system with labeling printing system.Reduced operator variation from 82% to 14% in ASTM 2 standard of magnetic testing by creating fixed stand process and software system integration through Six Sigma Process Techniques Show less

  • Unit Manager

    Jan 2012 - May 2014

  • Quality Engineer Group Manager VIM

    Oct 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Quality Engineer

    Jun 2009 - Oct 2010
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  Special Devices, Inc.

  May 2014 - Nov 2014

  Quality Engineer

  The Global Leader in Precision Engineered Energetic DevicesSpecial Devices Inc. is your solutions provider for precision engineered energetic devices. We provide innovative solutions to meet your design needs. We offer Standard Products for a variety of applications, Specialized Products, which are variants of our Standard Products and Custom Products designed especially for your unique application.

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  Avnet

  Nov 2014 - Sept 2019

  Sr. Quality Manager Logistics
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  Needle and Print

  Dec 2018 - now

  Owner
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  FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.

  Sept 2019 - now

  Quality Assurance Manager