About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 2002829
QUALITY LEADER | AUTOMOTIVE OE & SUPPLIER QUALITY | LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT
Core Expertise
- Supplier quality assurance including audits, corrective actions, and performance trend analysis.
- Led receiving inspection, finished-goods audits, and specialty customer quality programs.
- Directed production-line transfers, including retesting, validation, and final quality sign-off.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt driving Kaizen events and continuous process improvement.
- Internal auditing and support for ISO/IATF certification cycles.
- Supervised and developed small quality teams to improve operational effectiveness.
Project Background
- Managed quality activities for a multi-year production transfer to new manufacturing, overseeing retesting and sign-off.
- Executed supplier assessments and audits to reduce defects and align suppliers to OE specifications.
- Implemented receiving inspection protocols and finished-goods audit programs supporting assembly expansion.
- Led cross-functional corrective actions and root cause investigations to resolve recurring production issues.
- Participated as internal auditor during ISO/IATF certification cycles, maintaining compliance and documentation.
Key Skills
- Supplier Quality Assurance | Supplier Audits | Supplier Development | Performance Trending
- Lean | Kaizen | Continuous Improvement | Six Sigma Black Belt
- Receiving Inspection | Finished-Goods Audits | Customer & Specialty Audits
- Production Transfer & Validation | Retesting | Final Quality Sign-off
- Internal Auditing | ISO/IATF Quality Systems | Quality Documentation and compliance
- Data Analysis | Root Cause Analysis | Corrective Action (CAPA)
- Team Leadership | Training & Development | Cross-functional Collaboration skills
Education
- Business degree — Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Awards & Recognition
- Six Sigma Lean Black Belt Professional certification in process improvement and quality control
- Six Sigma Champion Certification for improvement leadership and project oversight
- Operational Excellence Foundations and Leadership Development Program certificates
Why Interview this Candidate?
Seasoned automotive quality leader with nearly three decades leading supplier quality, receiving inspection, and continuous improvement. Proven record managing multi-year production transfers and delivering OE-compliant validation, audits, and corrective actions. Brings Lean Six Sigma expertise and hands-on team leadership to drive defect reduction, supplier performance, and certification readiness.
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