James McFerrin

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Decisive, results-focused professional offering 20+ years electronics

experience with multiple leadership assignments in Quality, Compliance,

Component Engineering, Reliability, Design and Manufacturing Engineering

disciplines.

Proven ability to lead design teams and to plan and execute programs that

includes budget and schedule development with compliance reporting through

monitoring tools along with accountability for project scope management,

documentation, status reporting, and work planning.

Proficient in the application and governance of company processes and

policies along with effective teamwork leadership that includes definition

of roles and responsibilities, assessments of required skill mix, and the

acquisition of appropriate resources to successfully complete assigned

projects.

Specialties: Multi-disciplined background with leadership responsibilities.

Active management and leadership of employees.

Experimental and prototype research and development.

Comprehensive background in fabrication methods, processes, sequence and

assembly flow.

Ability to initiate and implement process and policy improvement to

increase value and optimize schedule.

Designated as contact and sign-off for all agency certifications including

FCC, FAA, FDA, UL, CE, WEEE, REACH, RoHS and Prop 65.

EXPERIENCE

AMI

2010 - Present

Manager: Quality, Process and Component

Built procedures, processes and guidelines for design, production and

testing labs as well as suppliers to ensure compliance with global product

regulations

Qualifying components and component manufactures to manufacturing and

customer standards, guidelines and processes and developing database of

components and cross-reference data.

Qualifying assemblies and processes with the utilization of Design for

Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), Process Failure Mode

Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Design of Experiment (DOE), among other Design

for Reliability (DFR) techniques and testing including Voltage and

Temperature Margin Testing (VTMT), Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT),

Vibration and shock, pressure, leak and transmission

Responsible for ISO 9001/AS9100 requirements, audits and procedures

Responsible for component life cycle, tin whiskering ratings, MSL, ESD,

MTBF, manufacturing processes, BOM maintenance, ECN's and PCN's.

Responsible for corporation's compliance with domestic and international

safety regulations (UL, CE, TUV, FCC, FAA, FDA)

Responsible for Counterfeit prevention and traceability

Developed Component Approval System, NCMR/MRB System

Developed RoHS, REACH, EVL, Prop 65, China and Japan compliance and due

diligence documentation

Created and implemented a Corrective Action and Root Cause Failure Analysis

System

Responsible for Supplier/Contract Manufacturer development, inspection,

auditing and grading

Manager for the Conflict Minerals committee including creation of

documentation and reporting procedures.

DTI

2007 - 2010

Component Engineer, Supplier Development

Responsible for developing and implementing processes to certify EEE as

RoHS, WEEE and REACH compliant and Hazardous Material and ITAR information

to government and military customers.

Lead failure analysis investigations of EEE components & assemblies and

implemented findings.

Qualified components and component manufactures to manufacturing and

customer standards, guidelines and processes and developed database for

component material, MTBF and cross-reference data.

Responsible for sustaining engineering, DOE, DFM, DFT and DFR processes

Member of DTI environmental, MRB and ITAR manufacturing teams.

Developed Component Approval System and Material Declaration System

Developed RoHS and REACH compliance, due diligence documentation and

reporting

Responsible for anechoic test chamber equipped for EMI and RFI compliance

for FCC testing. Testing was also done to various environmental hazards

including lightning, high-intensity radiated fields and water spray &

submersion.

Peavey Electronics 2000 - 2007

Quality Manager, Process Improvement Engineer

Responsible for component selection, testing and approval and for

maintaining the current catalog of components for use in product designs.

Responsible for corporation's compliance with all domestic and

international safety and environmental regulations and requirements (UL,

CE, CUL, CCC, FCC, WEEE, RoHS).

Responsible for inspection, reliability testing and improving the

manufacturing of Peavey products.

This includes Sustaining Engineering, Reliability, supplier engineering,

receiving inspection, as well as issuing product updates, process and

testing updates, error correction notices or other bulletins.

Work with engineering, purchasing and manufacturing to improve all Peavey

products, materials, packaging, processes, methods and facilities for

quality, consistency and completion, and to devise, develop and implement

the improvements (DOE, HALT, Vibration, DFM, DFT, DFR).

Developed Component Design Library, Component Approval System and MRB

System

Developed RoHS compliance and due diligence documentation and implemented

RoHS compliant manufacturing systems and conformation systems

Annual savings though lean manufacturing, second sourcing, and improvements

of $750,000

Delphi Packard Automotive 1992 - 2000

Process Engineering Manager, Sustaining Engineer 1997 - 2000

Comprehensive experience and knowledge of SMT and Wave manufacturing

processes, electronic assembly and effective product design requirements

for successful automotive project completion.

Expertise to troubleshoot manufacturing processes and make recommendations

for improvement.

Responsible for Sustaining Production and Lean Manufacturing of

manufactured products.

Ability to implement various quality tools (Process Flow Chart, PFMEA,

PPAP, Control Plan, DOE, Shainin/Red-X, Six Sigma, HOT, SPC, Lean, 5-S,

etc.) and their use in electronic manufacturing related processes.

Thorough knowledge of ISO/QS-9000 requirements and procedures.

Member of Delphi SMT pad design and PCB design teams

Six Sigma black belt

Improved overall production time by 3 days/shifts (24 hours)

Assisted in initial QS 9000 certification

Qualified suppliers and managed improvements in supply chain yield, quality

and reliability of contract manufacturers

Developed design limitation and process capability models to optimize

product cost, yield and quality

Responsible for component and assembly PPAP's for suppliers and customers

Supplier Quality Engineer - Component Engineer (formally Packard Hughes)

1992 - 1997

Responsible for choosing, researching, inspecting and testing electronic

components for the design library, writing technical component datasheets,

approving manufacturer's components and entering the information into the

design system.

Tracking the component and product life cycle including PCN's, ECN's and

EOL's.

Research, qualify and survey new supplier candidates and existing

suppliers.

Visiting suppliers to audit the supplier processes, design milestone plans,

and provide support to help meet quality and delivery targets.

Performing/evaluating root cause analysis and working with suppliers to

implement corrective actions.

Supporting engineering, purchasing and manufacturing sourcing and second

sourcing activities.

Member of Hughes ITAR and PWBA groups

Developed Measurement System Analysis (MSA) system for corporation

Developed Statistical Sampling System for corporation

Hyper Corporation, 1988 -

2000

Chief Technical Engineer

Supervised all aspects of the three recording studios for Jimmy Bowen. The

duties included engineering and technical staff management, training&

supervision (Procured and manufactured devices and acoustic environments

for the professional). Process encompassed the diagnosis of projects,

prepared cost details and prices for quotes, negotiated prices and

contracts, lead computer analysis to simulate circuit topology, designed

clean power supplies and systems for audio, managed projects from start-up

through concrete implementation of design.

Achievements:

Neve recording consoles modified with new leveling systems, new quad mix

bus amp cards with discrete amps, GML line amp/tape returns, and modified

for lower noise & distortion, higher slew rate, wider frequency response

Designed digital audio mastering suite including power, wiring,

interconnection and manufacture of digital mastering console

Designed and collaborated on audio designs for Focusrite, GML, SSL, Sony,

Mitsubishi, Neve, MCA, Universal and Capital

Annual savings though second sourcing, and improvements of $200,000

Created and applied new standards and measurements methods by developing

new tests to improve product development and test verification processes

Woodland Sound Studios, 1984 - 1992

Audio Technical Director

Supervised all technical aspects of four recording and mastering studio

complex including technical staff management & supervision, trouble

shooting and preventative maintenance of the vintage discrete and tube

audio equipment as well as modifications to equipment and power systems to

prevent EMI, lower noise & distortion and widen the frequency response.

Designed acoustics and speaker system in mastering studios for critical

listening

Designed direct to disk mastering transfer system

Audio post-production mixing and editing for film and video work

Coordinated the work of other audio and video recording technicians on

staff

EDUCATION

Middle Tennessee State University

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering

Minors in Computer Science and Mass Communications

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