SUMMARY:

• Quality and Continuous Process Improvement Engineer with an extensive production sustenance and project lead experience supporting the lean manufacturing activities from the US gov’t R&D facilities, DOE national laboratory, semiconductor, aerospace, and medical electronics & electro - mechanical device industries:
• Hands on experience w/ continuous improvement, equipment, process, quality, test, & product engr. activities
• Experience leading NPD, NPI, mfg. startups/ramping, process qualifications (IQ, OQ, PQ), & product release
• Experience supporting CAPA, MRB, ECO, nonconformance investigations, defects investigation & disposition
• Experience working w/ & supporting 3rd party vendors to custom design & manufacture equipment & process
• Experience writing up equip oper & process work instructions, familiar w/ AGILE, Oracle, SQL, MES, AUTOCAD
• Lean manufacturing experience leading cont. process yield, prod. quality, cycle time improvement activities
• Extensive experience using the lean six-sigma, TPM, MSA, SPC, DOE techniques & tools - Green Belt certified
• Experience w/ DFM, PFMEA, VSM, Cycle Time Red., MRP, Cpk/Cp, Parts Supply, End of Product Life Cycle
• Highly motivated, solid performer, & strong team player - U.S. citizen

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Technical Engineering Staff

• A leader in designing and manufacturing advanced digital satellite and wireless signal process equipment
• Provide engr support to RF hybrid module (TRM) production - components and sub- & final-assembly
• Supported production and customer-return failure analysis, preparing repair/rework instructions, and coordinating and providing QA supports to production assembly, repair, quality, and test activities
• Provided process & quality engr support during a transfer of the off-site contract TRM production capacity
• Supported conversion & implementation of the electronics mgmt. system (EMS) from the paper system
• Technical Experience - building/repairing space flight hardware and process equipment/tools, Agile PLM, Oracle, DFM, PFMEA, VSM, SPC, Process Qualification, CAPA/MRB support, Failure investigation/disposition

Confidential

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

• A leader in manufacturing of medical electronics application devices using the hybrid electronics technology
• Provided NPI product engr. support including manufacturing startup, developing assembly & test documentations, training activities, process qualification, product release for the new Orion builds
• Led kaizen activities using the six-sigma/SPC principles for cont. product quality, process yield, scrap reduction, & cycle time improvement activities supporting the assembly, ATE, FA, and R&R operations
• Conducted the customer returns and product defects, & supplier quality issues investigations - CAPA, MRB
• Supported the manufacturing technology transfer & qualification activities to the new plant in Malaysia.
• Reorganized the FA and Rework & Repair operations - Implemented the process control and revamped the equipment layouts & process flows by using the lean 6-sigma mfg. principles, VSM, & motion economy principles. Recognized for improving the R &R FPY (>90%) & reduce cycle time (>30%) for the new devices

Confidential

Continuous Improvement Lead Engineer

• An aerospace lead delivering technology through innovation in engineering and manufacturing processes
• On-site project lead responsible to create and execute the product-specific Process Control Planning and Execution (PCPX) and Built in Quality (BIQ) activities
• Revamped the hybrid subassembly equipment layouts, process flows, and updated the work instructions
• Coordinated & conducted in-house & customer returns fault review/isolation and rework/repair activities
• Revamped the std. procedures for nonconforming process & materials investigation and disposition process
• Credited for reducing new build product quality & cost of poor quality (COPQ) from 19% to <10% in 8 mo.

Confidential

Product/Test Engineer

• A leading manufacturer of the high reliability/performance analog & mixed signal products
• Provided product engr support leading the transfer of the off-site BE production capability including equipment/process installation and qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ), integrating work instructions, etc.
• Led revamping and converting the standard operating, assembly, and test procedures into the E traveler
• Supported retooling activities including evaluation, acquisition, installation, qualification, & release of capital & bench assembly, rework/repair, and test equipment
• Conducted customer return investigations and supported the CAPA for the BE production/test activities

Confidential

Process Engineer

• A leading manufacturer of memory components, modules, and NAND flash memory
• Supported the 300mm wafer Diffusion equipment installation, qualification, release, & sustenance activities
• Supported the development of the equipment PM and operating procedures for the new tools released
• Led and executed the daily Kaizen activities for Diffusion oper. using the six-sigma, SPC, and DOE techniques

Confidential

Process Engineer

• A leading manufacturer of memory components & board technology development
• Supported installation, qualification, & release of the 200mm BE ATE tools @phase II expansion
• Supported the NPI activities including product qualification & release and developing the procedures
• Conducted Kaizen activities supporting the BE component & board level ATE operations for the new builds

Confidential

Process Engineer

• A leading manufacturer of the SRAM, DRAM, & flash memory electronic components
• Supported installation & release of the 200mm FE Diffusion & ATE equipment & recipes during the start up
• Led the development and release of the equipment PM procedures and daily operating procedures
• Conducted daily sustenance and Kaizen activities for the ATE and wafer repair activities
• Received Employees of Year 2000 Award for contribution to successful startup of the phase I startup

Confidential

Project Engineer

• A nation’s leading science and technology R&D laboratory to support the US’s nuclear technology capability
• Conducted R&D, assembly, & field testing of the new portable uranium irradiation detector system
• Project manager responsible for coordinating & carrying out the multi-DOE site remediation tech programs

Confidential

CLF Engineering Section Head

• A nation’s leading direct energy research facility that supports the DoD’s strategic defense objectives
• Supported R&D (instrumentation) & field demonstration of the chemical laser reactor system (prototype)
• Section Head (captain) responsible for the CLF operations and the team of military & civilian personnel