Experience

Sound®

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present



OnCore Manufacturing Services

• Mexico
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

• Test Supervisor

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2021

  Responsibilities include but are not limited to directing entire Production floor including warehouse activities, shipping, receiving and MES management. Facilitate introduction of products to manufacturing while at the same producing current backlog. Assist with Customer Support efforts and helping to organize repair efforts. Additionally support documentation effort of product manufacturing and process improvement. Responsibilities include but are not limited to directing entire Production floor including warehouse activities, shipping, receiving and MES management. Facilitate introduction of products to manufacturing while at the same producing current backlog. Assist with Customer Support efforts and helping to organize repair efforts. Additionally support documentation effort of product manufacturing and process improvement.



Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveilance

• Carlsbad California

• Production Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  In June 2013 I was again promoted Production Manager with 12 personnel reporting to in both the test/repair area as well as the assembly/rework area. Responsibilities included my previous tasks under the Test supervisor position and the Customer Service with the addition of product lead time estimation to sales department for customer quoting purposes and overall production flow coordination. Collaborate with material purchasing department to ensure required items are acquired to avoid production delays. Implemented a series of lean process improvements to overall production process. Well versed in the utilization of a series of MRP systems (like DBA, Microsoft Dynamics, and Made2Manage). Worked closely with planning to support Job Order initialization and Sales Order structuring to ensure customers receive necessary items on every order to support a complete link. Show less



Cobham Tactical Comm.

• Test Supervisor

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2013

  with 7 Technicians reporting to me. Responsibilities included daily task assignments via production schedule, and overall sales deliveries. I am also the Customer service representative assisting customers with troubleshooting over the phone and email, and acting as liaison between Engineering and Customers, as well as RMA (customer repairs/returns) management. Inter-departmental meeting attendance for companywide improvement/collaboration.

• RF Test Technician

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Initially hired as an RF Test Technician, responsible for testing, alignment and troubleshooting of FM and C-OFDM transmitters and receivers to component level. Verification of video and audio alignment in standard and high definition. As well LNA’s, Power Amplifier, Antennas and System evaluation. In January 2008 I was promoted to Production Test Supervisor, with 7 Technicians reporting to me. Responsibilities included daily task assignments via production schedule, and overall sales deliveries. I am also the Customer service representative assisting customers with troubleshooting over the phone and email, and acting as liaison between Engineering and Customers, as well as RMA (customer repairs/returns) management. Inter-departmental meeting attendance for companywide improvement/collaboration. In June 2013 I was again promoted Production Manager with 12 personnel reporting to in both the test/repair area as well as the assembly/rework area. Responsibilities included my previous tasks under the Test supervisor position and the Customer Service with the addition of product lead time estimation to sales department for customer quoting purposes and overall production flow coordination. Collaborate with material purchasing department to ensure required items are acquired to avoid production delays. Implemented a series of lean process improvements to overall production process. Well versed in the utilization of a series of MRP systems (like DBA, Microsoft Dynamics, and Made2Manage). Worked closely with planning to support Job Order initialization and Sales Order structuring to ensure customers receive necessary items on every order to support a complete link. Show less



Kyocera Wireless

• La Jolla, California

• Senior RF Test Technician

  • Oct 1997 - Dec 2004

  B2 Shift lead in repair department for well over 2 years assigning tasks and insuring completion. Repairing cell phones that had failed for RF and Digital related problems and communicating root cause to other departments to improve overall efficiency of factory. Worked in central repair, trouble shooting to component level, assisted Engineers, monitor production yield, conducted verbal/written end of shift report which via e-mail included production manager and director. B2 Shift lead in repair department for well over 2 years assigning tasks and insuring completion. Repairing cell phones that had failed for RF and Digital related problems and communicating root cause to other departments to improve overall efficiency of factory. Worked in central repair, trouble shooting to component level, assisted Engineers, monitor production yield, conducted verbal/written end of shift report which via e-mail included production manager and director.



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aviation Electrciansmate Third Class PO

  • Jul 1989 - Sep 1997

  2 years of experience as ground crew responsible for general inspection & servicing of aircraft. 6 years experience as an electrician performing preventative and correctional maintenance on both the E-2C Hawkeye as well as S3-B Viking aircraft’s. During a 2 year tour at NAS MIRAMAR Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), I was responsible for testing, trouble-shooting, alignment, calibration, and repair of aircraft electrical/ electronic systems to component level. 2 years of experience as ground crew responsible for general inspection & servicing of aircraft. 6 years experience as an electrician performing preventative and correctional maintenance on both the E-2C Hawkeye as well as S3-B Viking aircraft’s. During a 2 year tour at NAS MIRAMAR Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), I was responsible for testing, trouble-shooting, alignment, calibration, and repair of aircraft electrical/ electronic systems to component level.