CAREER PROFILE
Experienced engineering professional with a broad background as a process engineer, especially in the areas of manufacturing, quality, process development and support. Effective ability to assume multiple roles, as well as managing projects, customer issues, and proficient in reducing excessive costs. Committed to team environment dynamics in working with designers, product & project management while being customer focused. Proven skills to think strategically and implement tactically to achieve results within the constraints of available resources.
• Manufacturing Engineering • Six Sigma • Project Management
• Process Development • Product Management • Lean Manufacturing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Corning, Inc, Concord, North Carolina 2011-2013
Process Engineer
Controlled/revised processes and managed front-end equipment to produce glass fiber for fiber optic cables. Performed process development and refinement of front-end equipment to product glass fiber for use in commercial fiber optic cable, including equipment maintenance, calibration, and development. Monitor fiber optical properties to adjust front-end equipment parameters including review of sample analysis from SEM and ICP-MS.
• Implemented new fiber product introduction to front-end process. Worked with UNC-Charlotte to have samples analyzed via SEM-EDX.
• Directed the reduction of specific optical defects in front-end processes from over 3.5% at the end of 2011 to near 2% by mid-2012 through process improvements and equipment modifications.
• Led DMAIC team for front-end process improvements and initiated updates to process documentation and training material for technician training as well as training shop associates.
Motorola Solutions, Memphis, Tennessee 2010-2011
Manufacturing Engineer
Engineering & management oversight of equipment repair at external customer facility and interaction with internal repair depots. On-site engineering support of product repair lines at customer venue, including failure analysis, corrective action management, weekly/monthly analysis trend/KPI reports and interaction with internal repair depots involving material management and failure testing.
• Responsible for product repair documentation, spare parts bill of materials, and repair auditing for Accounts Payable to effect payment for customer repairs.
• Facilitated new product repair launches, and facilitated meetings between internal & customer team members.
Alcatel-Lucent, Charlotte, North Carolina 2002-2010
Process Engineer
Technical control and administration of wireless equipment assembly & refurbishment, and telecom equipment repair. Supported surface mount (SMT) and thru-hole projects in circuit pack manufacturing including operating/profiling wavesolder and convection over equipment. Served as technical advisor to other departments for electronic/plastic component selection and substitution, including assistance in cable repair and custom cable manufacturing.
• Developed manufacturing and quality processes to assemble/repair wireless analog and digital equipment, as well as refurbishing used and customer-owned cell-site and power equipment, generating yearly sales of refurbished equipment of over $25 Million, with annual increase of 5% to 10 %.
• Applied engineering expertise to administer & coordinate the repair, testing, and quality assurance of circuit boards, including wireless, switching, power support, and other telecom equipment (annual business of $2-5 Million).
• Reduced circuit pack repair cycle time from 30+ days to 10 days or less during 2007-2008 thru streamlining repair processes and managing throughput.
• Managed transfer of Charlotte Wireless production line to Nogales, MX, plus manufacturing & process training of new engineers.
• Achieve Six Sigma Greenbelt certification April, 2009.
• Led efforts to revamp ECO/ECN database and repair documentation.
Lucent Technologies (formally AT&T Network Systems), Columbus, Ohio 1991-2001
Product Engineer/Project Manager
Engineering support and administration of network cabinet assembly, wireless equipment projects, and factory shop support. Coordinated manufacture, engineering design, and component inventory for third-generation telecommunication equipment while interfacing with domestic & international Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) partners via JIT processes. Supported operating shops for two business groups processing/preparing components for printed circuit board assembly. Managed production redeployment of printed circuit board assemblies to a major electronic manufacturing services (EMS) company.
• Administered multiple cellular & wireless data equipment projects in-house and from various OEMs, including inventory reduction and approval of engineering changes that met customer delivery schedules.
• Achieved OEM project & capital savings of $4-6 Million in EMS projec...
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