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Daniel W. Cell 919-***-****

Niles accuwq@r.postjobfree.com

Leading Process, Efficiency, and Technological Improvements, as well as Customer Support

PRODUCT MANAGER PROCESS DEVELOPER ENGINEERING MANAGER

PROJECT MANAGER

High volume manufacturing and business-savvy professional with significant hands on

experience throughout a wide array of both firmly established business segments and start-up

technologies. Strong track record of quickly converting poor performing, problematic, costly

operations into high volume, high yield, high efficiency, robust, and profitable production

processes. Technology pioneer with 1 patent, and numerous trade secret developments and

improvements.

Core Competencies

Efficiency/Yield Management • Process Improvement • Operational Planning • Lab

Management • New Product Development • Quality Assurance • Material Processing •

Project Management • Customer Support

Technology Expertise

LED Lighting and Fixturing • JMP Statistical Analysis • DOE • Web Media • MS Office •

Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator • AutoCAD

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Managed Moissanite business segment and drove revenue from just under $4,000,000 to over

$16,000,000 annually in less than 2 years with Cree.

Designed and implemented wafer processing modification resulting in over $1,600,000

annualized savings and an 80% reduction in process variation. Recognized by the Cree

Board of Directors as an example of major advancements made by the Materials Division.

Trusted to lead cross-functional, inter-departmental, and external customer based teams

consisting of operational, management, and executive level personnel.

CAREER PROGRESSION

EXECUTIVE ENGINEERING CONSULTANT 2012 - PRESENT

TECHNICAL SERVICES Raleigh, North Carolina

Abrupt dissolution of previous position led to creation of consultancy. Applied control

techniques to manufacturing facilities, as well as sales and marketing, and service oriented

sports providers. Establish control parameters for their operations, developed performance

improvement plans and provided assistance with web and print based marketing efforts.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Established incoming and outgoing consumables and product quality control standards and

procedures.

Developed in process attribute measurement system and SPC tracking system.

Identified major downtime and process interruptions as well as established a corrective

action plan to prevent recurrence.

Designed tooling to assist in limiting restringing time constraints on blanket machines.

Recommended and designed machine modifications in order to limit string spool change-outs.

Designed and recommended modified shift change procedures.

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Designed a maintenance work order process and statistical preventive maintenance program.

Recommended a 5S plant organization program.

Analyzed and made recommendations for plant layout/product and process flow modifications.

Reviewed and recommended plant personnel needs and staffing modifications. Wrote job

descriptions and experience requirements.

Established a process improvement plan for an international erosion blanket manufacturer.

Demonstrated to corporate ownership the importance of efficiency measurement,

benchmarking, process feedback, FMEA, and quality control. Operation efficiencies were

measured at slightly above 40% and have shown significant improvement as the PIP has been

implemented.

Designed marketing materials, equipment parameters, and web presence for Youth and Junior

hockey programs. The program is the second largest hockey program in the United States in

terms of college recruitment and entry. Advised league commissioner, president and

executive board at the EJHL-S board meetings in Atlanta, GA.

(out of business) 2009 - 2011

SALES/TECHNICAL SUPPORT

ENGINEER

ATLANTIC BRACE Raleigh, North Carolina

Recruited to small medical device firm to enhance sales team device knowledge and

develop use and design improvements to an array of medical devices. Death in company

ownership after acute illness resulted in company failure.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Utilized industry contacts to facilitate customer relations with a large pain clinic in the

Raleigh area resulting in a nearly $750,000 in revenue.

Developed procedures for use of TENS, NEMS, and traction devices in order to

begin investigating patients’ needs and establishing an optimal approach for each

patient fitting.

Developed and designed various marketing and certifications for device sales

personnel.

Instructed several hundred patients on the proper use, and care of their doctor

prescribed medical device.

(company sold) 2006 - 2008

ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL SUPPORT

LED LIGHTING FIXTURES Morrisville, North Carolina

Recruited as a key member of a start-up team that developed, manufactured, and

distributed lighting and lighting fixtures that utilized LED technology for general

illumination. This technology revolutionized the lighting industry.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Established and managed customer technical services team and marketing support team.

Managed research and development of high brightness/high efficacy LED technology. Result of

the project was a new benchmark of 128 lumens/watt at targeted wavelength.

Acted as purchaser for several million electrical components for initial product builds.

Utilized parts markets and competitive bidding to contain initial costs.

Interfaced with marketing in the design and build of product demonstration cases

distributed to lighting representatives across the country.

Traveled with marketing representatives to aid in interfacing with customers and

distributors at numerous installation sites.

Established and managed customer technical services team and marketing support

team.

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1999 - 2006

PRODUCT MANAGER (promotion)/ENGINEER MANAGER

CREE Durham, North Carolina

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Managed Moissanite business segment/product line. Ownership of product line included

responsibility for all aspects of process and quality control, production planning, financial

results, contract negotiations as well as direct outside customer relations.

Improved product yields by nearly 300% and implemented larger product resulting in a

nearly $6,000,000 annual savings.

Drove product revenue from $4,000,000 to over $16,000,000 annually in less than a 2 year

period while requiring only 25% increase in manufacturing resources.

Improved margin to over 65%.

Designed and implemented an unmounted wafer polish processing modification

resulting in a conservative $1,600,000 annualized savings and an 80% reduction

in thickness variation. This project was presented to the Cree Board of Directors as

an example of major advancements made by the Materials Division.

Reduced per wafer polishing costs by over 50% by establishing various process,

quality, and efficiency improvements. This drove the Polish Department to 20%

below budgeted cost target. It was the only department to be at or below budget at

that time.

Improved Material Sales yields by 25% through root cause analysis of scratch

rework. Implemented preventive measures to guard against recurrence.

Significantly reduced abrasive consumption associated with polishing and lapping

resulting in $380,000 in cost savings.

Reduced UCL and LCL of surface finishes (Ra/Rz) through implementation and

maintenance of process control.

Specified, designed, and modified Speedfam equipment to meet demanding needs of a

silicon carbide polishing process.

Modified Speedfam polishers to enable automatic control and significantly reduced

manual machine interface.

Supervised and lead the ISO certification of 3 departments. Departments went from

non-compliant to certification ready in less than 6 months.

Established and implemented a material process tracking system in 3 departments.

This enabled complete material and process traceability through the entire materials

division.

Self taught Visual Basic. Programmed a "Polish Process Calculator" application to

assist operators in determining appropriate downforce settings and runtimes.

Established and took total responsibility for all graphite blueprints. Self taught

AutoCad to update and maintain these extremely proprietary drawings.

EDUCATION PATENT

BSc (Dean's List) Ceramic Engineering 8,287,142 - Conversion Kit for Lighting

ALFRED UNIVERSITY - Alfred, NY Assemblies

COMPUTER SKILLS PERSONAL

PC hardware installation and networking, Harley Davidson, RC aviation, PC

Windows, Office, AutoCAD, JMP statistics, construction, auto maintenance, sports

Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash administration

REFERENCES AND FURTHER DATA PROVIDED UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF MUTUAL INTEREST

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