Manufacturing Professional
A highly talented and seasoned Manufacturing Professional with extensive experience in manufacturing operations, management, industrial and applications engineering. Unique ability to source and manage suppliers in U.S., China, and Philippines, specific expertise in electronic/electro-mechanical, harness/cable, plastic injection molding and metal suppliers/manufacturers. Additional mastery of SMT, T/H, and mechanical automation, processes, process improvement, soldering (wave/reflow/screen printing), programming, mechanical design, and manufacturing. A gifted leader, trusted, organized, analytical, educated, thorough and diligent.
Employment Background
China-Keys LTD. - Zhongshan, China 2008 - Present
Vice President Engineering and Operations
Successfully managing and running the Engineering and Operations organizations including the management of suppliers, contractors, field engineers and technicians for electronic, electro-mechanical, metal and plastic suppliers.
Developing relationships between U.S., European, and South American customers with China suppliers in regards to mechanical, PCB and cable/harness design. Concurrently sourcing and managing Philippine suppliers.
Trusted to audit and develop new bare PCB, and contract manufacturing suppliers while acting as a technical liaison to potential, new and existing customers and Chinese suppliers.
Competently preparing Chinese suppliers to pass numerous audits from U.S. and European customers, through diligent hard work obtaining and formalizing regulatory and SPC certifications.
Spy LTD. - Zhongshan, China 2005 - 2008
Vice President Engineering and Operations
Directly managed and responsible for the Operations and Engineering organizations, including management, training and coaching of suppliers, contractors, field engineers and technicians in regards to mechanical, PCB and cable/harness design.
Technical liaison to potential, new, and existing customers, and Chinese suppliers, competently developed relationships between US, European, and South American customers with China suppliers.
Managed the audit and development of new bare PCB, and contract manufacturing suppliers, prepared Chinese suppliers to successfully pass audits from U.S. and European customers. Implemented SPC and necessary regulatory certifications.
Developed automated work in process database accessible to customers which increased effectiveness/communications.
RAD Technologies - Simi Valley, CA 2003 - 2005
Director of Engineering
Strategically developed managed and developed relationships and joint ventures with Asia-Pacific based PCB and Component Suppliers and Manufacturers. Acted as a technical liaison to potential, new and existing customers.
Directly responsible for manufacturing, design, facilities, test engineering and engineering services while complying to ISO/FDA-GMP/Quality System Regulations in regards to mechanical, PCB and cable/harness design.
Conducted design for manufacturability reviews at customer sites, additionally provided cost reduction analysis.
Consistently maintained and improved electronic data transfer capabilities and security.
Developed and Implemented Lead Free Assembly Processes.
Hill - Rom Inc. - Batesville, IN 2002 - 2003
Principal Engineer / Electronics
Directed process and equipment validation for electronic assembly department and FDA-GMP/Quality Systems compliance.
Developed device history record for electro-mechanical assembly, ensured compliance with the device master record.
Actively participated, provided engineering and SQA support, authored and directed facility master plan including the successful outsourcing of all electronic assembly to China.
Developed manufacturing database for data collection and labor reporting in Microsoft Access.
Implemented and validated no-clean SMT and T/H soldering processes, in addition eliminated aqueous cleaning process and one T/H assembly line including wave solder which resulted in saving the company $250K annually.
Contract Engineering Services - Asia / Pacific 2001 - 2002
Provided contact engineering services throughout the Asia / Pacific region which included; process control training, electronic assembly line installation and training, and other vital items.
CyberOptics Corp. - Minneapolis, MN 1997 - 2001
Chief Applications Engineer / Manager - Asia / Pacific
Successfully managed Applications Engineering, in-house and customer training, applications, sales, and service and all aspects of service in the Asia/Pacific Region. Traveled extensively nearly 70% of the time.
Carefully directed technical personnel, responsible for $6M in annual sales, acted as the liaison between customer’s internal departments including; Development Engineering, Service and Manufacturing.
Surface mount process and statistical process control expert, provided technical support for sales/marketing departments.
Authored and presented workshops/seminars, included solder paste workshop and statistical process control seminar.
Aerospace Industries, Inc. - Cuyahoga Falls, OH 1995 - 1997
Manufacturing Manager
Responsible for all aspects of manufacturing including employees, processes, scheduling, engineering, equipment, documentation, and facilities. Accomplished class 1, 2, and 3 medical device manufa...
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