ROBERT RASSI

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Peoria, Arizona 85381

Home Phone 623-***-****

E-mail: ab84zp@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Highlights

. Master of Business Administration, Arizona State University West

. Bachelor of Science Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Arizona State

University

. Bachelor of Science, Engineering Business Pre-Law, Arizona State

University

. 24 years experience working in the Aerospace and Electronics Contract

Manufacturing Industries.

. Extensive Manufacturing Engineering Manager & Manufacturing

Engineering experience within the Aerospace and Electronics

Manufacturing industries

. Kaizen Promotion Office Manager responsible for implementation of all

lean and continuous improvement initiatives.

. Product Assurance Manager for over 7 years responsible for ISO

9001:2000 registration, AS9100 registration, Mil-Prf-38534 and Mil-Prf-

38535 compliance.

. Lean Certified/Kaizen Instructor, TBM 2011.

. Demand Flow Technology (Lean Manufacturing Design), JCIT 2005 -

Implemented Lean Manufacturing Single Piece Flow.

. Six-Sigma Black Belt, Arizona State University 2005

. RAB Registered Quality Management Systems Associate Auditor -

responsible for all corporate internal audit activities

. Experience managing the machine shop and maintaining the machine shop

schedule; over-seeing a staff of 3 machinists to ensure tooling and

production components are fabricated on time to meet final build

schedule requirements.

. IPC 610 training (previously a Certified Trainer)

. IPC 620 Workmanship Standard Training

. Experience working with Military Standards MIL-PRF-38534, MIL-PRF-

38535, MIL-STD-38999, MIL-STD-202, Mil-Std-883, IPC-610, IPC620,

IPC600 AS9100, ISO9001:2000, ROHS.

. Develop build schedules for specific jobs based on standard labor and

process times.

. Identifying, evaluate, qualify and provide cost justification for

production capital equipment needs and ensure successful

implementation of equipment.

. Experience generating, reviewing and updating work

instructions/methods for production builds.

. Manage and resolve material issues impacting schedules by working with

the Purchasing, Planning and Engineering departments.

Professional Highlights

. Experience managing all aspects of the Quality Inspection, Quality

Engineering and Process Engineering Departments (In Process

Inspection, Incoming Inspection, Kitting Inspection, IPC Training,

Material Review Board, Internal Audit Team, SMT, Cable/Harness and Box

build)

. Developed a Statistical Process Control Real Time Database System

specifically designed to improve PCB production processes. Includes

automated P-charts, 6-sigma control limits, frequency distribution

diagrams, % defective, comparison capability between lots, and

customer return rates.

o Developed a Lean Tools Database designed to manage and track Lean Cell

Activities specifically (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost). Allows

management team to monitor Lean Cell performance activities from their

office terminals.

. Conducted interface analysis and developed work instructions from blue

prints for Aerospace Products.

ROBERT RASSI

14115 N. 91st Lane

Peoria, Arizona 85381

Home Phone 623-***-****

E-mail: ab84zp@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging position as an Engineering Manager within

a progressive firm.

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration Arizona State University West

Bachelor of Science Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Arizona

State University

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Business Pre-Law, Arizona State

University

6-sigma Black Belt, Arizona State University

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

RAB Registered Quality Management Systems Associate Auditor

Lean Certification TBM 2011

Demand Flow Technology (Lean Manufacturing), JCIT

Kaizen Instructor Training (Toyota Production Method), TBM

Lean Tool Kit Training (Lean Manufacturing Methods), TBM

IPC610 training (Previously Certified Trainer)

IPC620 Workmanship Standard Training

Solid-works 2009 Essentials

STANDARDS EXPERIENCE

MIL-PRF-38534, MIL-PRF-38535, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-38999, MIL-STD-

202, IPC-610, IPC620, IPC600, AS9100, ISO9001:2000, ROHS.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

. Manufacturing Engineering Manager CarlisleIT-Jerrik October 2012 to

Present.

. Manufacturing Engineering Manager and Kaizen Promotion Office

Manager CarlisleIT-Jerrik October 2009 - October 2012

. Manufacturing Engineering Manager for Conesys Inc, June 2008 -

October 2009

. Assistant Quality Assurance Manager for WEDC Microelectronics

Division, January 2008 to May 2008

. Quality Assurance Manager for WEDC Microelectronics Division,

November 2006 to December 2007

. Quality Assurance Manager for WEDC ESD Division, November 2005 to

November 2006

. Manufacturing Engineer for WEDC November 2004 to November 2005

. Quality Assurance and Process Engineering Manager APSM/JIT

Electronics Contract Manufacturing, October 2003 to November 2004

. Quality Assurance Manager APSM/JIT Electronics Contract

Manufacturing, August 1999 to October 2003

. Process Engineer for APSM/JIT, November 1997 to August 1999

. Manufacturing Engineer for Interactive Flight Technologies, March

1997 to November 1997

. Manufacturing Engineer For Honeywell Satellite Systems September

1989 to March 1997

Kaizen Promotion Office Manager Experience

. Lead Kaizen Lean Initiatives to

. reduce WIP and inventory.

. develop Kanbans

. increase Productivity

. reduce floor space requirements

. identify and eliminate Business Process waste

. develop new production cells

. balance production cells to achieve takt time.

. Track and report to upper management on recurring savings resulting

from Kaizen Events and other continuous improvement and lean

activities.

. Calculate cell takt times on a monthly basis and ensure that cells

are properly balanced and have appropriate resources needed to meet

customer demand for the month.

. Work with Production Managers, Supervisors, Leads and Operators to

implement 5s through-out production and office facilities

. Developed an Access Database designed to manage and track Lean Cell

Activities specifically (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost).

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

. Manage and direct a team of manufacturing engineers and the machine

shop technicians

. Direct and coordinate all tooling designs and fabrication

. Schedule and maintain the machine shop schedule to ensure tooling

and production components are fabricated on time for production work

order releases.

. Responsible for identifying, evaluating, qualifying and justifying

production capital equipment needs and ensure successful

implementation of equipment.

. Develop demand flow/single piece flow lines designed to convert raw

material into final shippable product daily; eliminating subassembly

inventory and WIP. Increased through-put by 30% and yield increased

to 100% on one line.

. Re-organized work flow from batch processing to continuous flow

lines reducing product cycle time from 5 days to 1 day.

. Direct and lead DOEs to identify root causes of in-process defects

. Identify and qualify new materials with shorter cure times which

reduce product cycle time.

. Identify and qualify new equipment that reduces product cycle time.

. Developed and led the red-line reduction team resulting in the

development of a first-time-build procedure designed to finalize all

tooling, processes and training issues prior to production release

of product.

. Developed an access database design to identify part numbers

attributing to the highest scrap dollars.

. Developed and led the scrap reduction team responsible for designing

and conducting DOEs on part numbers significantly attributing to

high levels of scrap.

. Developed the documentation red-line procedure in accordance with

AS9100 requirements.

. Integrated the tool order process into the electronic ERP system

eliminating paper and labor time.

. Converted the router generation process from paper to electronic by

integrating it into the ERP system.

. Responsible for training operators and coordinating operator

training for new tooling and processes.

. Develop and direct the development of new processes designed to

improve production through-put and yields.

. Responsible for managing the disposition of all non-conforming

product.

. Developed a database to track the disposition of non-conforming

product and assign non-conforming product investigations to

manufacturing engineers.

. Member for the AS9100 internal audit team responsible for conducting

internal audits and ensuring Manufacturing Engineering department

procedures meet the AS9100 requirements.

. Developed a preventive action procedure.

. Lead the Preventive Action team and coordinate all preventive action

team projects.

. Work with equipment suppliers to identify new equipment that can

improve product yields and through-put.

. Responsible for the assessment, justification, set-up and

qualification of new equipment.

QUALITY AND PROCESS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

. Product Assurance Manager responsible for all Inspection activities

associated with WEDC ISO 9001:2000 registration, AS9100

registration, Mil-Prf-38534 and Mil-Prf-38535 compliance

. Experience in managing all aspects of the Quality Inspection,

Quality Engineering and Process Engineering Departments (In Process

Inspection, Incoming Inspection, Kitting Inspection, IPC Training,

Material Review Board, Internal Audit Team, SMT, Cable/Harness and

Box build)

. Developed a Statistical Process Control Real Time Database System

specifically designed to improve PCB production processes. Includes

automated P-charts, 6-sigma control limits, frequency distribution

diagrams, % defective, comparison capability between lots, and

customer return rates.

. Developed and managed all aspects of the factory integrated quality

system

. Developed a supplier quality auditing program and associated

procedures

. Implemented receiving inspection and kit auditing and all associated

written procedures

. Generated tailored Quality Reports for the VP of Operations upon

request

. Acted as liaison between ISO Auditors and Electronics Organization

. Review and resolve Internal Audit and ISO audit findings

. Provide guidance and leadership to the Internal Audit Team

. Direct and review the development and update of ISO procedures

. Directly responsible for the disposition of all non-conforming

material

. Developed and maintain Corrective Action Data Base.

. Eliminated wrong parts in production

. Acting Liaison between Customers and Electronics' Organization

. Work with customers to identify and eliminate root cause of latent

field failures

. Responsible for evaluating and working with national and

international vendors to improve vendor quality

. Work with customers and vendors to identify and qualify substitute

parts.

. Responsible for quantifiably measuring and reducing production

defects.

. Review and resolve issues concerning components and assemblies that

do not comply with print requirements.

. Hire Quality Assurance Personnel and generate performance appraisals

. Coordinate and ensure production and shipping schedules are

maintained by properly allocating staff and equipment resources.

PROCESS ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

. Extensive product support and development experience with high

volume electronics manufacturing and box build assembly.

. Quoting for PCB and electromechanical assembly bids

. Oven profiling for solder paste reflow

. Program robotic and automated equipment to perform tailored

processes and meet productions needs

. Train line workers to use new robotic equipment, tooling,

materials, and processes

. Eliminated solder paste waste.

. Wave solder machine profiling and process trouble shooting

. Solder paste and pick & place machine process trouble shooting

and improvement

. Developed Pin-in-paste process

. Set-up an Ionograph, wrote the pertinent procedures and trained

operators.

.

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

. Extensive product support and development experience with high

volume and low volume surface-mount, through-hole and electro-

mechanical assemblies and technology

. Review Prints and perform interface analysis

. Generate work instructions for production builds

. Asses, design, and procure all production tooling requirements

. Design manufacturing facilities and new processes required to

manufacture new products.

. Develop build schedules for specific jobs based on standard

labor and process times.

. Train line workers to use new robotic equipment, tooling,

materials, and processes

. Direct the assembly and integration of flight hardware

. Review and write engineering change orders for flight hardware

and materials.

. Work directly with Design and Quality Engineers to resolve hardware

and production problems.

. Negotiate the utilization of personnel, facilities, and equipment

with other program manufacturing engineers, supervisors, and

managers.

. Work with vendors to improve processes and implement robotic

equipment

. Work with customer and government personnel to resolve issues

concerning production difficulties and audits.

AWARDS

Extra Mile Award for contributions to Mil-Prf-38534 Class "K"

Certification

Outstanding team contribution award

Outstanding service in meeting floor personnel needs award

On-time completion of departmental tasks award

COMPUTER SKILLS

Word; Access; Word Perfect; Lotus 234; Power Point; Computer Vision

(CAD system); SLAM II (simulation programming); Solidworks.

ERP Systems Experience

J.D. Edwards, Syteline, Global Shop, SAP

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