Daniel Bertschmann 516 Stoddards Mill Dr. Ballwin, MO 63011 314-406-8205 db15b29fe@westpost.

net Work experience December 2010 - Present Mahle 731 Blackjack Rd., Franklin, KY Business: Manufacture piston rings and sealing rings for the automotive, heavy d uty,and compressors markets Quality Manager - Contract Responsible for overall Quality program. As the ISO/TS16949 Management Represent ative communicate the guidelines and documentation and all other aspects for the continued maintenance of the certification. Work with customers and subcontract ors as a liaison for product processes, material, or design changes and to estab lish agreement concerning standards, procedures, and evaluation techniques. Othe r customer/subcontractor related activities include resolution of problems, shou ld they occur, and determining the causes of the problem and making determinatio n for effective corrective action. June 2010 - November 2010 Synergetics 3845 Corporate Centre Dr., O'Fallon, MO 6 3368 Business: Manufacture medical devices for eye, brain,, and spinal surgery. Quality Control Manager Responsible for receiving, in-process, and outgoing quality audits, and gage con trol, Work with Engineering, customers, and subcontractors concerning product q uality, standards, procedures, and evaluation techniques. Resolution of problems by determining the root causes of the problem and implementing effective correc tive action. Establishing Inspection and Audit support for newly implemented Lea n Lines. September 2009 - May 2010 Synergetics 3845 Corporate Centre Dr., O'Fallon, M O 63368 Business: Manufacture medical devices for eye, brain, and spinal surgery. Quality Consultant Provide professional consulting services as an instrumental team member in the i ntroduction of quality systems related to the ultrasonic aspiration product line . Designing, improving, and aiding in the implementation of Lean business proce sses, collecting data, and producing reports and documentation to support the pr ocess. Provide full PPAP documentation, including Master Validation Plans, Gage Studies, and Process Capability Studies. The purpose was to establish a long ter m partnership between Synergetics and a new large customer. August 1988 - September 2009 Mahle/Dana/SPX, Engine Components Division 14161 Manchester Rd. Manchester, MO 63011 Business: Manufacture piston rings for the automotive, heavy duty, aircraft, mil itary, compressors, agricultural, lawn, and recreational equipment markets Quality Manager Responsible for establishing quality policies, practices and procedures to assur e satisfying all customer requirements. This includes monitoring their implement ation and auditing the processes and systems to assure compliance. As the ISO/TS 16949 (Originally QS-9000) Management Representative established and communicate d the guidelines and documentation and all other aspects for the implementation process and continued maintenance of the certification. The plant was only the t hird facility in the State of Missouri to receive QS-9000 Certification. Responsible for receiving, in-process, and outgoing quality audits, gage evaluat ion, system auditing, and Advanced Quality Planning. Work closely with Engineering, customers, and subcontractors concerning raw mate rials and their requirements, including material specifications, and evaluations of such processes as casting, heat treating, coiling, coating, machining, metal

stamping, and metal spraying. Note: includes working with suppliers in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Sweden, Spain, and Japan Work with customers and subcontractors as a liaison for new product processes, m aterial, or design changes and to establish agreement concerning standards, proc edures, and evaluation techniques. Other customer/subcontractor related activiti es include resolution of problems, should they occur, and determining the causes of the problem and making determination for effective corrective action. With the incorporation of new quality systems and procedures, reduced scrap cost by 66%. During a period of over three years the plant did not have any custome r complaints, this was a record for all Dana plants. During this time, the plant was recognized by John Deere as their Supplier of the Year. Established and implemented the Lean Manufacturing Culture as a member of our St eering Committee. Work closely with other green belts and black belts in leading and supporting ma ny Six Sigma Projects. July 1977 - August 1988 Sonoco Products/Boise Cascade, Consumer Products Divis ion 13300 Interstate Dr. Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Business: Manufacture composite cans and plastic bottles. Quality Control Manager/ Personnel Manager Setup and administered the complete Quality Control program for the divisional M achine and Tool Center, servicing twenty-eight plants, as well as subcontract wo rk. This included the responsibility to train and direct inspectors in inspectin g complex die parts with tolerances of .0001" Performed machine audits on various high speed can making equipment requiring kn owledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic and mechanical systems. Represented the plant quality assurance interests for all projects, tests and st udies involving new products or changes to existing products. Prepared process specification and operating instructions as well as make product improvements. Besides my Quality Control responsibilities I also purchased all fasteners and p erishable tooling. I settled grievances that could not be settled by the first line supervisors. I supervised the Central Storeroom Department and the Expedit ers. I was head of the Safety Committee. In December 1986 after the closing of the facility in O'Fallon, I transferred to the manufacturing plant in Maryland Heights, MO, as Quality Control Manager. B esides working with customers and suppliers I worked on a project for the Presid ent of the Division using our plant as a pilot to change the manufacturing proce ss over to using Statistical Process Control. This included using SPC for the bl ow molding of plastic bottles and high speed composite can making operations. I also incorporated SPC into Maintenance, Shipping, Receiving and Personnel Recor ds. May 1975 - July 1977 Perfection Manufacturing, Innovex Division 4236 Clayton Av e. St. Louis, MO 63110 Business: Manufacture exercise bikes for home use. Quality Control Manager Responsible for establishing and maintaining a complete Quality Control program for the largest manufacturer of exercise bikes in the world. This included final quality responsibility for design, tooling, fabrication, assembly, inspection, packaging, storage and shipping. I supervised Receiving Inspection, Final Inspec tion, Audits, Tooling Verification, and Returned Goods Inspection. My position also required liaison with Engineering, Plant Supervisors, Productio n Control, Purchasing, Suppliers, Sales, Customers, and Plant Personnel. I set standards, trained inspectors, evaluated suppliers and processes, and made produ ct improvements. July 1973 - May 1975 Emerson Electric Electronic and Space Division 8100 W. Flor issant St. Louis, MO 63136 Business: Manufacture Bulk Mail Systems, military weapons, and radar systems. Quality Control Engineer

Spent one year on the Bulk Mail Conveyor System Project establishing Quality Ver ification Tests, reviewing manufacturing instructions, performing Supplier Quali ty Surveys, source inspections, and compiling quality statistical analysis trend s. During this time I spent three months in Los Angeles as the Quality Liaison w ith the project's principle subcontractor. I then was assigned to be Chairman of the Material Review Board. In this capaci ty my responsibilities included making disposition on all rejected purchased mat erial and all rejected manufactured parts. Dispositions were determined with inp ut from Methods Engineering, Production Supervisors, Inspection, Inspection Plan ning, Design Engineering, Procurement, and suppliers to prevent recurrence of th e discrepancies. June 1971 - July 1973 Hyster Co. Construction Equipments Division 2000 Kentvill e Rd. Kewanee, IL 61443 Business: Manufacture construction equipment, lift trucks and trailers. Quality Control Engineer Quality Control Engineer for the Machine Unit for nine months, responsible for q uality of over 1000 different machined parts, such as winch housings, transmissi on housings, bearing carriers, hitches and linkage parts. In conjunction with a company reorganization my duties were expanded to include the instituting and carrying out a quality control program for the Cutting and S tamping Department. I served in this expanded capacity for thirteen months afte r which I was promoted to Staff Quality Engineer. In this position my duties in cluded advising the Unit Quality Engineers, supervising the inspection of fixtur ing, coordinating new product testing and all final product inspection and testi ng. July 1969 - Sept 1969, July 1970 - Aug 1970, Dec 1970 - Jan 1971 Westvaco 0 Penrose St. Louis, MO Business: Manufacture Corrugated boxes Special Assistant to the Plant Engineer Performed Time Studies, Special Studies Weekly and monthly reports on manpower, efficiency and scrap July 1968 - September 1968 Coca Cola N. Market , St. Louis. MO Business: Bottling and distribution of soft drinks Special Assistant to the Vice President Performed Time and Route Studies on distribution routes. Education University of Missouri - Rolla Rolla, MO B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Dean's List and Honor Roll Activities included House Manager, Tau Kappa Epilson, Society of Automotive Engi neers, American Metallurgical Society, National Society of Professional Engineer s, Mid Missouri Aquarium Society (Secretary) McBride High School - St. Louis, MO Activities included Track, Football, Junior Achievement (President, Vice Preside nt and Convention Delegate). Yearbook Staff, Science Club, Radio Club, Dance Co mmittee, Prom Committee, Honor Roll, three Varsity Academic Letters. Interests and activities Have served on Quality Control Advisory Board for Florissant Valley Community Co llege, Board of Directors for Tri-County United Way, Vice President of the Ameri can Cancer Society, Examiner for Missouri Quality Award, Examiner and Judge for the Dana DQLP (Malcolm Baldrige criteria), Recruiter for Junior Achievement, mem ber of Quality Manager's Roundtable - AAIM, taught Metrology Class at Florissant Valley Community College. ASQ certified as Quality Manager and Quality Auditor. Enjoy fishing, auto racing, photography, and history. 511