Gerald M. Campbell

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Endicott, NY 13760

607-***-****

SUMMARY

Senior Engineering Professional with over twenty years of experience in all

phases of Printed Circuit Board (COB) Manufacturing. Expertise in Assembly

Process Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Cost Planning and

Management. Major strengths in Project Management, Program Management,

SPC, Design of Experiments and Pin in Hole Assembly. Result-oriented, well-

organized leader who is innovative and communicates effectively.

WORK EXPERIENCE

MASTER CLEANERS INC., Binghamton, NY 2003-2011

Plant Manager

Responsible for daily plant operations, workload planning and new business

development.

. Coordinated equipment upgrade to meet the NYS Department of Conservation

emission requirements.

. Justified new cleaning equipment which significantly reduced processing

chemical usage and cost.

LOCKHEED MARTIN, Archbald, PA 2000-2002

Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems

Program Manager

Responsible for government contract negotiations and all phases of Rod

Control systems design, Manufacturing, Finance, Profit/Loss and Delivery.

. Improved product reliability testing by 6 months with the implementation

of parallel processing.

. Successfully negotiated with the US Navy to provide follow-on systems

valued at $20 million dollars.

. Generated Life Time Buys on obsolete components avoiding product redesign

cost and profit loss.

MASTER CLEANERS INC., Binghamton NY 1994-2000

Plant Manager

Responsible for the overall daily plant operations, workload planning,

capital expansion and profit/loss.

. Justified capital equipment expansion eliminating outsourcing and

improving year-end profit by 10%.

. Expanded service offerings significantly improving workload and equipment

utilization.

. Implemented and aggressive marketing campaign, increasing product

volumes by 15%.

IBM CORPORATION, Endicott, NY 1990-1994

Microelectronics Division

Assembly Program Manager

Responsible for sizing, planning and identifying resources required to

support development of new programs.

. Led task force which identified process changes in the raw material and

improved the process flow by 25%.

. Generated internal response for Request for Quotes (RFQ's) which

resulted in a one million dollar cost savings to the end user.

. Provided direction that enabled project to consistently meet or exceed

all commitments' to schedules and cost.

Assembly Engineer 1987-1990

Responsible for development and implementation of processes and equipment

into manufacturing.

. Developed vacuum assembly tool that increased the manual insertion of a

discrete component that resulted in a 50% unit hour savings.

. Implemented micro miniature coax cable backplane assembly process that

provided a 10% reduction in processor cycle time.

. Coordinated the development of a wire bonder that improved thru-put from

10 to 60

Wires per hour.

Department Manager 1984-1987

Responsible for department staffing, budgeting, personnel management,

production control and variance analysis.

. Implemented team concept philosophy in manufacturing. End results

yielded 25% reduction in cycle time and work in process.

. Facilitated training of 20 employees in group technology techniques and

quality circle participation. Department team received site recognition.

. Established chemical audit team which led to site compliance and zero

violations at year end.

Manufacturing Engineer 1978-1984

Responsible for test and inspection of printed circuit board sub-composites

and technology cost planning.

. Developed semi-automated circuit board inspection station resulting in a

25% reduction in labor.

. Implemented a defect forwarding technique which eliminated repair and re-

test operations resulting in a 10% reduction in Base Manufacturing Cost.

. Provided logistical solutions that reduced finish cost up to 20%.

Education

B.S., Finance, SUNY at Utica/Rome, New York.

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