William Carlson

Background

About William Carlson

Highly motivated, flexible, ethical, loyal, hands-on ( had rebuilt all major systems on a car by age 18 ), and can-do individual who consistently provided both incremental as well as break-through improvements, in both products and processes, during nearly 24 years with Chrysler LLC ( formerly DaimlerChrysler and Chrysler Corporation ). Took early out package, Sept, 2008.•Experience in Reliability Calculations (Repairable and Non-repairable systems, etc.). Experience in the successful development of testing ( components, systems, and full automotive vehicle ) and the documentation of test requirements in published Performance Standards and Process Standards. Also have experience in University R&D.•Proven problem solving & problem prevention skills using Statistics, FMEAs, Designed Experiments, Shainin, Six Sigma, & Taguchi Methods, Design for Manufacture & Assembly ( DFMA ), Creative Problem Solving ( TRIZ ), etc.•Successful experience in bringing together teams and individuals from different organizations ( often with conflicting goals ) to make improvements to both products and processes. •Ability to work well with all levels of an organization; from top executives to shop floor labor, and with supply chain, academia, and professional societies. •Experience in successfully designing, developing, and placing into production new products to fill new market opportunities ( includes electro-mechanical systems, mechanisms, structures, and materials including metals, fabrics, leather, and plastics ). Design tools used include: Quality Function Deployment, Value Engineering, Pugh Concept Selection, & Systems Analysis.•Proven management skills which include budgets, supervision ( including Union represented personnel ), & planning.•An active continuous learner ( which has facilitated the proven ability to provide efficient and value-added solutions ).Specialties: Managing projects that can include: 1) Design, Development, Implementation, and Sustainment of Product & Process Improvement Systems.2) Design, Development, Validation, and Full Production Build of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical components and systems.3) Creation and sustainment of work teams (including different organizations with conflicting needs).4) Problem Solving and Problem Prevention.