Cemal Kocaman
V4 Body Exterior PVT Lead (Ext.Trim & Lightining )
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Summary
Highly motivated and experienced Quality & Product Development Engineer with a proven track record in the automotive industry. Expertise in quality assurance, supplier quality management, and process improvement. Adept at analyzing data, resolving complex issues, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Proficient in using 6 Sigma tools and processes to drive continuous improvement.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
V4 Body Exterior PVT Lead (Ext.Trim & Lightining )
Ford Otosan
03.2025 - Current
MCV MIM Body Exterior Product Owner
Ford Otosan
11.2023 - 03.2025
MCV MIM Body Structure & Closures Chapter Leader
Ford Otosan
01.2023 - 11.2023
V363 PVT Body Exterior Engineer
Ford Otosan
06.2021 - 01.2023
- Analyze Warranty data, identify component design issues, review assembly processes, and tak e action to contain/eliminate product quality concerns of Chassis components and systems.
- Responsible to keep related vehicle line functional warranty metrics and improve data.
- Investigate customer claims related to functional systems, understand the root cause and take necessary actions collaborating with cross functional teams.
- Able to analyse complex quality data of both external customer and internal plant metrics, to prioritize the work with cross-functional teams
- Manage engineering design changes by working closing with Manufacturing, Service, Purchasing and Finance divisions and track concerns until implementation.
- Ensure coordination between all relevant departments from design freeze to the implementation in the production line, to ensure a healthy start-up in coordinated engineering and cost reduction changes where the running change process carries a high risk.
- Coordinate resolution of supplier quality and plant quality/manufacturing issues by liaising with relevant teams.
- Work closely with manufacturing plants located in several locations worldwide to resolve issues.
- Identify best design solution for design quality issues by liaising with Core Engineering teams.
- Drive engineering concerns through change management process
- Resolution of Fresh Eyes Review and AIMS issues
- Use 6 Sigma tools and processes for resolution of complex problems
- Production vehicles Bill of Material record corrections and Service parts record corrections
- Assessment of Alert and SREA requests
- Ensure and facilitate appropriate communications links with internal / external activities / areas.
- Be familiar with and operate according to the Ford Quality System, including all procedures, reference sources, local procedures, local working practices and best practice engineering and quality tools / processes."
Supplier Quality Engineer
Magna Otomotiv
09.2018 - 06.2021
- PPAP / PSW responsibility for all products that receiving from suppliers.
- Providing technical support for the analysis of defective materials in production.
- Reporting of part quality problems to suppliers.
- Making decisions by analyzing 8D reports from suppliers
- Ensuring proper actions are taken against root causes of customer claims and all actions are implemented and efficient
- Performing annual supplier audits, reporting and follow up nonconfirmities and actions.
- Ensurin timely shipments of quality parts for production continuity.
Process Quality Engineer
Altınay Modification Center
08.2016 - 09.2018
- Carry out incoming quality control for parts and vehicles and prepare periodic reports,
- Carry out final quality control for parts and vehicles and prepare periodic reports,
- Leading problem solving activities for issues detected at receiving, in-process, final inspection and customer.
- Monitor, analyze, and manage customer complaints and feedback processes
- Prepare working instructions and quality control lists for every special vehicle operations.
- Checking that processes and controls are performed appropriately, contributing to problem solutions within the scope of continuous development activities in case of non-conformance,
- Responsible for quality management systems, performing supplier audits, conducting customer audit preparations and accompanying the audit
- Be participant of new process design and installation.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Hyundai Mobis
08.2014 - 07.2016
- Monitored, analyzed, and managed customer complaints and feedback.
- Conducted laboratory and reliability tests.
- Managed equipment calibration.
- Performed supplier audits and customer audit preparations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
Kocaeli University
İzmit 09.2008 - 09.2012
Skills
APQP,PPAP,FMEA,SPC,MSA
VDA 62 Production Process & Product Approval
VDA 63 Process Audit
VDA 65 Product Audit
IATF 16949;2016
6 Sigma
AIAG CQI-9 Heat Treat System Assessment
AIAG CQI-12 Coating System Assessment
AIAG CQI-15 Welding System Assessment
AIAG CQI-23 Molding System Assessment
MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word
English ( Upper Intermediate )
Organization and time management
Excellent communication
Multitasking Abilities
Flexible and adaptable
Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
V4 Body Exterior PVT Lead (Ext.Trim & Lightining )
Ford Otosan
03.2025 - Current
MCV MIM Body Exterior Product Owner
Ford Otosan
11.2023 - 03.2025
MCV MIM Body Structure & Closures Chapter Leader
Ford Otosan
01.2023 - 11.2023
V363 PVT Body Exterior Engineer
Ford Otosan
06.2021 - 01.2023
Supplier Quality Engineer
Magna Otomotiv
09.2018 - 06.2021
Process Quality Engineer
Altınay Modification Center
08.2016 - 09.2018
Quality Assurance Engineer
Hyundai Mobis
08.2014 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Science - Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
Kocaeli University
09.2008 - 09.2012