Kevin Murnen

About Kevin Murnen

Professional Experience:o Successfully Leading multi functional teams in establishing new programs into production. o Successfully implemented numerous brake product programs in North America and Europe. o Strategic project planning.o Securing capital, equipment sources, and component suppliers and managing engineering changes. o Leading the project through product life cycle. o Govern overall project spend activities.o Responsible for project profit and loss.o Responsible for the resolution of customer and supplier issues.o Development of global strategic supply chain activities and process improvements including supplier quality.o Responsible for all advance product quality planning (APQP) activities. o Ensure manufacturing plant’s compliance to TS16949 (ISO 9001:2008), ISO 14001 & ISO 18001. o Risk Management.o Change Management.Specialties: I am interested in program and project management positions. I would also be interested in supplier quality and supplier development positions.Quality ManagementTime ManagementCost ManagementRisk ManagementCustomer FirstConceptual ThinkingStaff ManagementCommercial IntuitionSupplier Development ManagementResult OrientedProblem ResolutionsInternal Auditing (ISO 9001/14001/18001)

Experience

1. Global Supplier & Development Engineer Iii

   First Solar

   Apr 2018 — Present · Perrysburg, OH, US

   Lead cross functional teams to execute the Advance Supplier Readiness • Identify & develop the inspection methods needed to monitor the critical characteristics • Apply advanced quality planning tools to drive the successful qualification of new suppliers and products. • Coordinate globally with cross functional team to monitor and communicate supplier performance by conducting regular supplier audits and participating in business reviews• Independently drive supplier development and continuous improvement in the suppliers\' processes and controls, • Act independently to manage the intake and process of supplier change requests • Lead cross-functional project teams to achieve breakthrough process improvements using advanced process control methodologies.• Facilitate and lead training sessions in quality tools are required such as application of FMEA, SPC, DMAIC, MSA, and Statistics• Support, develop, and enhance business management • Be a paradigm shifter to help others discover a better improvement process.

Education

• The University of Toledo

  Business Adminstration, Operations Management

• Toledo Central Catholic

  College Prep., College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

• Bowling Green State University

  Masters - Business Adminstration, General Business - Marketing

Skills

• Ppap
• Project Planning
• Supplier Development
• Lean Manufacturing
• Ts16949
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Quality Management
• Materials Management
• Spc
• Root Cause Analysis
• Quality System
• Quality Systems
• Green Belt
• Sap
• Change Management
• Customer Relations
• Cost Reduction
• Customer Service
• Ms Project
• Testing
• Staff Management
• Value Stream Mapping
• Business Management
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Operations Management
• Materials
• Six Sigma
• Risk Management
• Quality Control
• Management
• Iso 9000
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Kaizen
• Supplier Quality
• Iso 14001
• Photovoltaics