1. November14,2015
Good Day !
My Name isDale Stollsteimer. Irecentlyleft(retiredafter30 years) FordMotor Company. Itwas time
for a change. My familyleftMichiganforWashingtonstate. Greatmove. Afterafew monthsoff,I
wouldreallylove togetbackintoQuality
I spentthe last13 yearsas a Site STA. What that entails,istoimprove the qualityata deckof suppliers(
I had between5and14 suppliersgenerally). Iam veryfamiliarwithcomponentsfromswitches,PCB
Board manufacturing,Plasticinjectedmoldedcomponents,toCastSteeringWheels.
The toolsset I use variesbysupplier,butare essentially:
1. SCP
2. TS16949
3. Lean
4. In Processfailure analysis.
5. Ensuringfantasticcontrol Plans
6. PFMEA
7. LinkingDFMA to PFMEA to Control Plan
8. On line testing,usingknownfailedparts,toensure the software /testerisoperatingproperly
9. FTT analysis
10. PPAP. Yoursand Sub-Suppliers.
11. Retainingonline testingparameters,tobothidentifytrends,andverifyingreturnedparts.
12. Improving SOPto improve QOS.
13. Spreading improvementsfromone productline acrossall possibleotherlines.
14. Ensuringoperatorsare all trainedintheirstation.
15. Spreadinglessonslearnedacrossthe plant
16. Teaching/Training all levelsof personnel todifferentwaysof doingthings.
Havingbeentomany,many plants,Ilearnedmultiple waysof handingsituations. Ihave alsolearned
howto "Thinkout of the Box". Paradigmsare a real inhibitortomakingchanges. I try to presentideas
insuch a way as to letthe people involvedbelieve thattheycame upwiththe ideathemselves( Itdoes
increase confidence andwillingnesstoseekchange ) .
Ford doesa goodjobin traininginthe differentfacetsof Q1. Asone starts, we tooka 6 weekintensive
training. Furthermore,we were encouragedtotake 40 hoursof trainingannually.
Secondly, Iwasa SwitchandModule ProductDesignEngineerfor17 years. In all honesty,Iwrote all
the requirements,andhadsupplierdue all the real design(GreyBox Design). Interestinglyenough,
while mostautomotivepartsare used3 to 5 years,manyof my parts(after13 years) are still in
production.
I have a lotto offerandwillingtoshare withyou.
Dale O. Stollsteimer
(Cell) 248-891-8104
(Home) 360-342-0792