Experience

Vergent Products

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Technical Program Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  I handle all customer-facing communications and activities as regards new product introduction, configuration management, engineering changes, business matters, and day-to-day tasks for my company’s military, and several other highly valued, medical and industrial clients. Also active in business development efforts with new and existing clients. Among other projects, helped shepherd subsystems of new Patriot Missile System radar array through prototype and pilot phases of release. I handle all customer-facing communications and activities as regards new product introduction, configuration management, engineering changes, business matters, and day-to-day tasks for my company’s military, and several other highly valued, medical and industrial clients. Also active in business development efforts with new and existing clients. Among other projects, helped shepherd subsystems of new Patriot Missile System radar array through prototype and pilot phases of release.



Self-Employed Contractor

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Consultant

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

  I consulted with companies to fulfill their needs regarding new product introductions (NPI), transfer of products to contract manufacturers (CMs), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), configuration and change management, custom process, tool, and fixture design, Lean work cell design and implementation, and establishment of documentation formats and standards. I consulted with companies to fulfill their needs regarding new product introductions (NPI), transfer of products to contract manufacturers (CMs), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), configuration and change management, custom process, tool, and fixture design, Lean work cell design and implementation, and establishment of documentation formats and standards.



Seagate Technology

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Acquisition Consultant

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  Assisted Seagate Cloud Systems Group with various transition activities, including configuration management, packaging design and testing, BOM structure, agency compliance requirements, and ECO work involved in integration of two recent acquisitions (Dot Hill Systems Corporation and Xyratex Ltd.) into the Seagate organization. Assisted Seagate Cloud Systems Group with various transition activities, including configuration management, packaging design and testing, BOM structure, agency compliance requirements, and ECO work involved in integration of two recent acquisitions (Dot Hill Systems Corporation and Xyratex Ltd.) into the Seagate organization.



NEOTech

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • May 2012 - Apr 2015

  Responsible for all engineering activity (except test) for two large military customers. Introduced 200+ new assemblies into an ITAR facility over a 3 year period, most with challenging design requirements and/or high levels of complexity. Oversaw creation of assembly documentation, machine programs, BOM structure, and development of all necessary tooling. Developed new processing techniques to meet unique and manufacturing unfriendly requirements for secure high power military communication products, among others. Daily involvement in resolving design, material, process and quality issues internally and with customers. Performed pre-production DFM reviews of customer designs and worked with their engineering team to resolve issues prior to release to manufacturing.



Western Electronics

• Engineering Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2012

  Managed the Manufacturing and Test Engineering groups. Responsible for providing engineering support for New Product Introduction and sustaining efforts for over 15 customers. Brought in and set up two new manufacturing lines as well as new pieces of high-end test equipment to support two medical customers. Reduced corrective action response time by 60%. Revised procedures for launching new programs resulting in an 80% reduction of start-up delays due to inadequate preparation. Instituted a new tool control program. Directed major revamping of online documentation system. Continuously active in process and yield improvement and in cost reduction projects. Partnered with Operations Manager on factory-wide labor variance project resulting in our site going from 40% over quote to 5% under in most recent month measured. Key member on ISO 9001 certification team.



Symmetricom is now Microsemi

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• NPI Project Manager

  • May 2005 - Jan 2010

  Worked intimately with Product Development teams to assure smooth transition of product from lab to manufacturing. Kept all team members on track to guarantee timely execution of all project deliverables. Managed communication across functional groups ensuring that all members of the team were kept current on project status. This included direct communication with custom part suppliers as regards manufacturability of unique components and subassemblies, confirming that designs were robust and high-yielding and rectifying those situations in which they were either too costly to produce or were at the margins of manufacturing process capability. Team leader in introduction of several product families. Responsible for qualification, setup, and validation of contract manufacturers. Key team member supporting Agile PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software roll-out.



Self-Employed

• Manufacturing Consultant

  • Apr 2004 - May 2005

  Completed several projects including a contract to prepare a telecommunications equipment manufacturer to support new product line release. Developed new factory layout, specified and purchased necessary equipment, installed and integrated new equipment, performed process capability assessment and necessary process development to ensure alignment with new technologies to be used. Completed several projects including a contract to prepare a telecommunications equipment manufacturer to support new product line release. Developed new factory layout, specified and purchased necessary equipment, installed and integrated new equipment, performed process capability assessment and necessary process development to ensure alignment with new technologies to be used.



Carrier Access

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Nov 2000 - Apr 2004

  Led Manufacturing Engineering group in all activity related to New Product Introduction and ongoing manufacturing, including Design For Manufacturability (DFM), tooling, fixture, and equipment specification, yield improvement, manufacturing cost reduction, manufacturing data verification and loading, and documentation. Spearheaded a major quality initiative and contract manufacturer review in first quarter of 2001 that resulted in a 60% improvement in receiving inspection yield. Managed transition of all products from local prototype to production level CMs.



Flex

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Prototype Engineering Manager

  • May 1998 - Nov 2000

  Responsible for directing cross-functional team in all activities involved in prototype manufacturing including tool and process design, machine programming and maintenance, documentation, procurement, and build and shipment to customer. Regular interface with customer NPI teams and their management. Responsible for design and launch of new, fully automated and self-sufficient prototype manufacturing facility. Reduced prototype turnaround cycle time to 72 hours after receipt of data. Successfully attracted new and repeat business for my company. Project leader in validation and successful site-wide introduction of new quality monitoring and reporting software (Tecnomatix-Unicam).



Hewlett Packard Enterprise

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Test Engineer

  • 1997 - 1998

  Developed test equipment and software (LabVIEW platform) used to test components (cold cathode fluorescent lamps and CCDs) used in flatbed document scanners. Characterized components and defined critical parameters. Worked with component vendors to develop component specifications and to refine manufacturing processes.

• Materials Engineer

  • 1993 - 1997

  Managed technical and logistical aspects of introducing new assemblies to production and for qualifying new processes at contract manufacturers' facilities. Worked aggressively with customers to incorporate DFM recommendations for yield improvement and cost reduction. Resolved quality, materials, and process problems for 50+ subcontracted assemblies for 7 internal customers, at one point over 110,000 assemblies per month. Product engineer for HP Greeley storage division optical and tape drive products. Helped develop material flow and tracking system for consigned material and completed assemblies.

• Process Engineer

  • 1992 - 1993

  Responsible for maintaining smooth production flow and for diagnosing and resolving problems concerning quality and throughput in medium volume, medium mix PCBA operation. Conducted experiments to identify and resolve problems with solder paste printing for intrusive reflow process. Developed system to improve flow of product through the factory and to enhance quality and timeliness of manufacturing data feedback to production.



Boeing

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrial Engineer

  • 1991 - 1992

  Worked on teams charged with the design of two large new aircraft assembly related facilities; a control surface painting facility and a maintenance hangar. Work included the design and development of extremely large jigs/fixtures to facilitate material handling and workpiece registration. Created computer models of layouts and work-flows for each facility, and collaborated with management and engineering teams for evaluation and implementation. Worked on teams charged with the design of two large new aircraft assembly related facilities; a control surface painting facility and a maintenance hangar. Work included the design and development of extremely large jigs/fixtures to facilitate material handling and workpiece registration. Created computer models of layouts and work-flows for each facility, and collaborated with management and engineering teams for evaluation and implementation.