Bill Shorter

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About Bill Shorter

Total of 25 years as a Program Manager, Project Engineer, and Quality Engineer in the automotive industry. Specifically, automotive interiors includes Seatbelt Systems, Steering Wheels, AirBags, Headliners, and Sunvisors.Sr. Program Manager - ZF TRW-Active and Passive Safety Systems working on global development projects for variety of customers such as Volvo, BMW, Ford, GM, Hyundai, and Honda. Responsible for meeting financial performance indicators and meeting internal and external project deliverables.Drafting Department Manager - Develop an offshore drafting department and managed a group of 5 people in the development of drawings to meet drafting standards for production release of drawings for Aircraft cargo loading systems consist of rollers, guide rails, electromechanical locks, and other civil systems such as extraction parachute ejector systems and tow plate extraction. Department created saved the organization 100k per year.Project Engineer - Project Engineer developing sunvisors, cargo shades, and armrests for interior automotive components. Develop DFMEA, DVP/R, conduct design reviews with suppliers for tooling feasiblity studies. Intefacing with customer on design, timing, and cost proposals to meet customer expectations.Quality Engineer - Conduct APQP Conduct root cause analysis, writing corrective actions, conduct internal and external audits with suppliers, writing DFMEA, PFMEA, and control plans.