Profile

A seasoned, and dedicated engineering professional with core competencies in manufacturing engineering, project management, applied six-sigma techniques and a commitment delivering customer valued solutions.

Certifications in Project Management Professional (PMP) and Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB)

Extensive international factory management experience ($1.7B revenue stream)

Applied experience on all facets of new product introduction ( R&D, Engineering and Operations)

Practical application of manufacturing basics : SPC, Lean, 6σ, OEE, Cost,Quality etc.

Broad based acumen in engineering and multi-cultural team management and development.

Groomed interface with execs, legal, IT, HR, Finance, Engineering and business partners.

Proficient risk assessment toolbox: excursion avoidance, proactive prevention and QA skillset

Proven technical versatility and creativity: Awarded 9 patents, with additional 3 patents in queue

Professional Experience

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING CONSULTANT (FEB 2013 – PRESENT)

Principal

uProject management, business and operational process improvement, risk assessment

uImplementing disciplines of 6σ,Lean,OEE, FMEA, SPC and Cost focused disciplines

SOLARIA : WORLDWIDE PRODUCT AND TEST ENGINEERING ( MAY 2010 – OCT 2012)

Senior Director

uKey responsibilities: WW PTE, Product deployment and WW CPV Test and Backend Manufacturing Operations

uResults

oFactory Management> Executed two 100Mw CPV India factory project startups (Hyderabad & Pune) commissioning a line capacity 1K modules per day. Project scope included multiple engineering teams, coordinating worldwide vendors/suppliers, IT infrastructure, Quality, Finance, Legal (Both domestic and international), tooling, enterprise MES, Process Engineering, HR (Both domestic and international), Inventory Control System and Procurement.

oTechnical Engineering> Built the foundation of WW Product and Test Engineering organization from scratch. Responsible for supporting product qualifications, field characterizations and datasheet development, simulation analysis and publication.

oProcess Engineering > implemented SPC, Excursion Detection and OEE infrastructure for all facilities. Authored the development of an WW IT interactive dashboard displaying “real time” mfg metrics & monitors integrated w/ MES (Camstar)

oCost > reduced CPV line costs with creative engineering & automation vastly improving OEE and UPH by 50% over 18 months. (~30 skus )

oQuality > key stakeholder integrating new Quality Management System for successful ISO9001 certification on first ISO audit

XILINX : WORLDWIDE MANUFACTURING TEST ENGINEERING (1990-2007)

Last position : Director (1990-2007)

uResponsible FPGA & CPLD manufacturing operations for 11 worldwide centers across 6 countries supporting a $1.7B revenue company.

uKey responsibilities: Wafer Sort and Final Test Operations & Mfg Engineering, Cost Roadmaps, UPH targets, capacity planning, excursion prevention and CapEx (definition, justification, budget, procurement)

uInternational factory responsibility(Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Ireland)

uResults

oFactory Management > extensive factory management for 6 international factory startups/transfers with cross functional teams from IT, PTE, Legal, Inventory Control, Planning, Quality, Finance, Facilities and multi-national resource pool.

oOperational > systematically reduced quarterly manufacturing costs 25% from a baseline of ~$5.0M per quarter by improving OEE (managing mix, loading, test time reduction roadmaps) and strengthening lean techniques in a high volume/high mix environment.

oProcess Engineering > slashed quarterly “adder” expenses by $130K eliminating creeping elegance processes by adapting to benefits from BPR processes.

oQuality > attacked factory excursion risks by implementing stringent FMEA audits, Change Control boards and proactive prevention techniques governed by a quarterly subcon scorecard.

o Negotiating > eliminated $2.2M debit with Agilent by crafting a timely equipment exchange in lieu of debt forgiveness. At the time, Xilinx possessed the only available mainframe 93K tester spare board inventory which Agilent urgently needed to satisfy a business surge subsequently driving an acute backlog.

Additional career history and references available upon request

Education

COGSWELL POLYTECHNICAL COLLEGE- Sunnyvale, CA

BSEET 1996 Magnum Cum Laude

US NAVY VETERAN

Certifications

PMI, Certification #1575888

Six Sigma OnLine, Certification # 216**********

Agile Project Management Certificate (OSP International / PMI )

Awards

9 PATENTS All related to Flash Programmable Logic Design and Test

3 PATENTS DISCLOSURES submitted relating to Solar CPV Test Methodologies and Signature Analysis Techniques

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