CEZAR L BAILUC

4125 N Pontiac

Chicago, Il, 60634

A creative, customer-focused Business Quality Management Professional with experience of over ten years in manufacturing and service industry. Experience has led to a thorough knowledge of systems implementation, process improvement, new product development and implementation, change management, supply chain management, audits, and data collection and analysis techniques. A certified Six Sigma Black who can resolve complex situations and delivering solutions that can enhance the company bottom line and customer satisfaction.

Professional Summary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003 Dec – 2008 Dec

Navistar – World leader in diesel and transportation technologies

2007 – 2008 - Senior Product Developer – (Six Sigma BB) - Parts Division

Responsible for developing product specifications and identifying and implementing cost savings opportunities, and supported dealers and business unit group with technical issues.

• Directed cross-functional teams from marketing, parts logistics, finance to define product specifications for over five major programs with total potential revenue of over 100 million dollars

• Managed product cost reduction initiatives which resulted in cost savings over 1.5 million dollars per year

• Developed and implemented policies, standards and procedures for over fiver major programs

2005 – 2007 - Quality System engineer - Engine Division

Instituted company quality standards in engine division and three engine plants, conducted internal audits at senior management request, and provide quality consulting support.

• Led ISO/TS 16949:2002 plants certification preparation efforts as lead auditor in over twenty audits

• Supervised/Led cross functional teams to implement Engine Division quality initiatives that resulted in increase customer satisfaction

• Consulted for System corrective action resolution in the four major locations that help reduced the opened corrective action by 60 percent

2003 – 2005 – Engine assembly Quality resource leader - Engine plant

Supervised assembly quality team – fifteen people, developed and maintained plant quality metrics, and maintained corrective action system.

• Developed new systems for data collection and analysis that lead to real time data analysis

• Led the quality assembly team through two major engine launched

• Conduct multiple Kaizen events that reduced the number of defects by 80 percent

2000 Jan to 2003 Dec

SENIOR FLEXONICS – Automotive supplier of exhaust components

2001-2003 - Quality System Engineer

Implemented company improvement programs and coordinate the standardization of quality functions

• Implemented EI (employees involvement), 5S, Cost reduction initiative, GM excellence program, and Kanban

• Orchestrated the migration from attribute type of data collection to variable data collection, to get real time data from the operating processes

• Facilitated the training for SPC, Data Collection techniques, Data and document control, Control Charts, Defect Management and Corrective action system

• Participated in the implementation of QS9000-TS16949 and recertification

2000-2001 - Quality Engineer

Supported Business unit the in developing and launching new programs and provided customer support, and maintained business unit quality metrics

• Launched over six new programs of over 15 million dollars in sales (APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, DR team member, PPAP’s)

• Reduced the customer complains in the business unit with over 45 percent

• Designed gages and fixtures that improved the productivity and reduced the number of defects, which resulted in increased customer satisfaction

1998 Aug to 2000 Jan

METAL IMPACT CO. and CHICAGO POWDERED METAL CO – Automotive supplier

Lab Technician

Programmed and operated various measurement machines, CMM machine, non contact measurement machine, Layouts & Capabilities study

1996 Sept – 1998 May

UMT – (Romania – Europe) Process Engineer - OEM

Supervised ten technicians on daily activities, and conduct welding technologies and equipment implementation

• Planned, tested and implemented welding technologies for over 15 major projects

• Trained over 25 operators on new welding equipment and current technological trends

• Completed budget analyses for ten new equipments

• Designed welding devices and gages for eight major programs

EDUCATION

• MBA – DePaul University, concentration in Operations and Leadership and Change

• BS Mechanical Engineering, - University "Politehnica" of Timisoara, Romania – Welding Equipment and Technologies

Personal Development Certifications

Six Sigma Black Belt – ASQ

Organizational Excellence – ASQ

Manager of Quality – ASQ

Internal Auditor – ASQ

Lead Auditor – RABQSA

Supplier Auditor - RABQSA

Effective Negotiation – Karrass

Building Emotional Intelligence – AME

Presentation advantages – AME – 2008

Reverse Engineering: Technology of Reinvention – SAE

Crucial Conversations – AME

Team Building – AME

Business writing advantages – AME

Lead auditor and Supplier certification – AIAG

Effective Supervisory Management – Navistar

8D Corrective actions – International University

PSDM process – Navistar