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San Jose, California 95136

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Robert Cheek

OBJEC Leverage my experience and expertise to help an organization grow and thrive in an increasingly

TI competitive global economy.

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SKILLS Wide experience in Operational Capacity planning (equipment, tools, personnel),

& P rogram Management, Manufacturing Engineering, NPI product releases and Sustaining

AB E ngineering activities following most products from cradle to grave. Product types

ILI t ransitioned were Systems and function specific hardware. Systems included HDD related

TI automated equipment (burnish, glide, servo-writing, media classification tools),

ES Telecommunication Protocol Analyzers Systems and Personality cards, Low-level HW protocol

analysis equipment, Optical-electrical medical equipment, and consumer electronics.

• Integral leader of cross functional teams in incorporating DFx and lean directives

related to Supply Chain, Manufacturing ENG, New Product Int roduction, Sustaining

E ngineering, and CM related Corrective Actions and the Engineering Change impact .

Coordinated and/or attended Mechanical Design Reviews, BOM reviews, Product Configuration

M anagement, Manufacturing Plan Reviews, facilities planning, etc..

• Represented Operations and Manufacturing in QBRs, senior management level reviews

for NPI Products, Sustaining Activities, Support Activities (Customer RMA escalation balanced

w ith SLAs, and CRM data) and Supply Chain related activities.

• Plan and scope transition of products from an R&D state to a volume state in local and

remote factories (domestic and international). These tasks include the evaluation, transfer and

setup of manufacturing capabilities in factories and CM management.

• Create and execute Manufacturing Plans driving a variety of resources for specific task

accomplishments related to manufacturability, time, cost, execution to plan and quality.

• Manage, drives and/or generates documentation and efforts with respect to Product

configuration, Bill Of Materials (product structuring, part and product specification documents,

etc…), source components, ODM/OEM components, Product Data Management (traceability

methods and data), custom mechanical components, corporate policies, processes and

guidelines, operator level work instructions, operator t raining, etc..

• Liaise with Principal Hardware and Mechanical Engineering staff to qualify and define

part vendors/manufacturers, alternate sources of components, simple assemblies, and other

i tems. Other activities included design related issues and needed enhancements for

manufacturability, CTF designations, and cost reduction through design.

• Extensive knowledge of PCBA processes (Inspection, paste, reflow, wash, AOI, 5dx,

etc Machine Shop operations, facilities management, Clean Room operations, manufacturing

tools and techniques, Workplace safety, First Article Processes, Supplier Qualification, etc…

• Quality Systems/Regulatory: I SO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, IPC 610, IPC 700,

CRoHS, RoHS, WEE, UL

• Tools: PADS PowerLogic, CAM350, Solidworks 2003-12, Visio 2010, Microsoft Office

suite (Latest), Microsoft Project, Agile PLM, Arena PLM, Oracle, PLEX, Adobe I llustrator CS2,

Adobe Standard, BarTender, Omni Plan, Omni Graffle, Optical CMM programming, with

l imited experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Solaris

EXPERI DOCU M E N T CONTROLS/PROGRAM MANAGER (CONTRACTOR), VELODYNE I NC.

EN Morgan Hill, CA

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Apr 2014 – Jan 2015

Role is very diverse requiring multiple disciplines and the ability to mentor, motivate and manage

small and large teams.

For Audio products (Program/Project Management), carries the responsibilities of subwoofer and

headphone products overseeing all aspects of NPI, Change Control Creation and Analysis using

A rena PLM (BOM structuring, documentation and release), sustaining activities, quality issues

closure, resource issues and processes. Manage internal and external resources to ensure the

t imely release of products, timely delivery to distributors and products to destination reporting

d irectly to the GM for the business unit.

For LiDAR business unit, (Process Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering and Doc Control)

responsible for the development of manufacturing processes and instructions for the production of

solution related i tems (fixtures, equipment definitions, standard operating procedures, optical and

mechanical component inspection criteria, etc.. reporting directly to the GM for the business unit.

Generally responsible for the following:

Train manufacturing personnel in the proper techniques associated with a process.

Implement projects to reduce supply chain r isk as related to material specifications

Joint development responsibility for validation protocols and reports for process and material

changes

Support customer service/engineering efforts as related to root cause analysis reports; CAPA;

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continuous improvements and related issues.

SR. MA N UFACTUR I NG ENG, SS8 I NC. (CONTRACTOR)

Milpitas, CA

Sep 2012 – Dec 2013

Responsible for the development of manufacturing processes and instruction for the production of

solution related i tems (servers, software configuration, deployment, etc.) Other responsibilities

i ncluded managing the release of various software packages and service packs. As needed, support

other organizations as needed.

Additional Responsibilities: ECO/MCO/Deviation creation and routing, BOM development and

management, Supplier qualification, part creation and documentation, Manufacturing plan

development and execution, specification development, and configuration management.

SR. MA N UFACTUR I NG ENG, C8 M E D ISENSORS

San Jose, CA

Jan 2011 – Dec 2011

Bulk of responsibilities were focused on transitioning a pure R&D product to a manufacturable

device starting with process definitions, part documentation, inspection and specifications for

components and assemblies. Planned and developed BOM for top level product and all

subassemblies as well as Bill of Documents.

Additional responsibilities: Create inspection documentation using Solidworks and other CAD/CAM

tools; develop, deploy, and qualify manufacturing tooling; using Arena, create components, BOMs,

Workflows, control plans, and document supplier components and assemblies; setup DOE for

manufacturing processes, manage prototype builds, interact and steer supplier quality issues,

manage NCMRs dispositioning material and driving issues to closure; implement clean controls;

i mplement ESD program; implement Equipment calibration program.

MA N UFACTUR I NG ENG I N EE R I I, JDSU CORPORAT IO N

Milpitas, CA

Aug 2007 – Jan 2011

Functioned as the principal ME for Test and Measurement for the Xgig and Xgig 5K platform and

associated personality cards. Managed domestic and off shore CMs for PCBAs, mechanical

components and assemblies, and other components. Additional responsibilities included SQE, MRB

member, CCB member, and NPIE.

Additional Responsibilities: ECO/MCO/Deviation creation and routing, BOM development and

management, Supplier qualification, part creation and documentation, Manufacturing plan

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development and execution, specification development, Manufacturing Work Instruction

development, configuration management, manage off-shore factory through-put and yield,

t ransition new products domestically and off-shore, represent Manufacturing in cross-functional

Operations and Engineering meetings, review and approve engineering documentation(schematics,

mechanical drawings, specification, etc), RoHS validation, UL liaison, and production planning.

ASSOC IATE ENG I NE ER I I, F I N ISAR CORPORAT IO N (NE TWORK TOOLS)

Sunnyvale, CA

Aug 1999 – Aug 2007

Performed the duties and responsibilities of SQE, ME, NPIE liaising with ENG, Quality, Document

Control and Operations in the release, maintenance and end of life of products. Maintained line

p roduction and efficiency.

Additional Responsibilities: ECO/MCO/Deviation creation and routing, BOM development and

management, Supplier qualification, part creation and documentation, Manufacturing plan

development and execution, specification development, Manufacturing Work Instruction

development, configuration management, manage off-shore factory and supplier through-put and

y ield, t ransition new products domestically and off-shore, represent Manufacturing in cross-

functional Operations and Engineering meetings, review and approve engineering

documentation(schematics, mechanical drawings, specification, etc) RoHS validation, UL liaison,

and production planning.

M FG ENG/SQE/FE, P HASE M E TR I CS CORP (SERVO WR I TERS, PROSCAN, BUR N IS H

A ND GL I DE)

Fremont, CA

Aug 1995 – Aug 1999

Started as a line technician but grew quickly into MFG ENG and NPI. Created documentation and

for manufacturing purposes as well as site installations of the equipment. Along with NPIE

f unctions, support Application ENGs and SEs on site issues, demos and deployments when needed.

Additional Responsibilities: Site installation of equipment, New Product Introduction of enhanced

components for existing products and new capital equipment products, test fixture creation, process

development, Manufacturing Work instruction development, Customer Acceptance Testing, Laser

Eye Safety coordinator, Field Service, review of schematics and mechanical documentation.

EDUCA GE I, SAN JOSE, CA

TI Certificate of completion: Solidworks 2003. Training included part design, assembly creation, part

ON documentation, assembly documentation, tolerancing, etc..

US NAVY RAD IO LOG ICAL CONTRO LS SH I F T SUPERV ISOR SCHOOL

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Normally exclusive to Nuclear rated personnel, this course provides theory and practical

applications for personnel when performing maintenance or other activities on Naval Nuclear

P ropulsion facilities and materials.

US NAVY RAD IAC CAL IBRAT IO N SCHOOL

Specialty course for the Radiac Calibration Technicians. Course included 21CFR20 familiarization,

NRC guidelines, Radiological Source use, and familiarization and t roubleshooting of various

Radiation Survey meters.

US NAVY ANSP49-V1 RADAR SCHOOL

Specialty school for Electronics Technicians for high powered air search radar and supporting

systems.

US NAVY B.E.E (P HASE I AND P HASE I I )

Course on basic electronic theory and t roubleshooting faulty circuits. Course results in AS

equivalency in Electronics.

LAWRENCE CEN TRAL H I G H SCHOOL, LAWRENCE, I N D IANA

Standard High School Diploma

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