Rich Kirkpatrick

727-***-****

acsi61@r.postjobfree.com

Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain manager with over 20 years experience in the technology manufacturing and service sectors.

Summary of Experience

SLV Lighting, Tampa, FL 01/2015 to current

Innovation Project Manager, line voltage and LED lighting products.

Managed new product introduction.

Lead ETL product safety testing projects.

Redesigned European fixtures to conform to NEC and UL standards.

Interfaced with multiple Asian manufacturers to implement design changes.

Performed thermal testing on new LED luminaire designs

Prepared and maintained project status reports for corporate office.

Lumastream, Inc. St Petersburg, FL 01/2014 to 12/2014

Manufacturing Operations Manager, LED Lighting and electronic controls

Developed, implemented and completed a manufacturing transition plan to move production from the Canadian facility to St Petersburg. Filled the production management role

Managed and mentored a staff of 13 including CNC shop, product assembly, quality control, inventory, planning, purchasing and shipping/receiving functions.

Specified, procured and installed the required local manufacturing infrastructure.

Hired and trained staff for the new and existing production lines.

Developed manufacturing processes and procedures required for a UL approved manufacturing facility.

Lead the UL audit processes.

Developed and implemented ISO 9000 compliant manufacturing processes and supporting procedures.

Lead a green field implementation of an Exact Max MRP system.

Specified and managed the installation of local server for manufacturing and engineering data storage and control.

Cantalupi USA, Clearwater, FL 07/2012 to 12/2013

Product Engineering Manager, LED lighting and controls

Provided customer support for all LED lighting products and control components.

Developed custom products for specific customer requirements.

Performed photometric testing on all new products and generated .ies files and graphs for sales and marketing.

Developed documentation and submitted with new products for safety testing and ETL agency approval.

Researched new products and components for LED lighting and controls.

Assisted production with assembly and test, as required.

Reliant Systems Integration, Clearwater, FL 02/2011-06/2012

Director of Manufacturing and Engineering, aerospace cable and harness manufacturer

Managed and mentored a staff of 8. Senior site manager.

Administered multiple commercial and DOD prime spares contracts.

Prepared procurable bills of materials, assembly instructions and first article test plans.

Developed and maintained an inventory control system. Managed contract GFM.

Procured or fabricated assembly and test fixtures.

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Liaison for local DCAS office and interfaced directly with DCAS QAR.

Prepared government invoices and shipping documents.

Prepared weekly production metrics for absentee senior management.

Basewest, Inc, Pinellas Park, FL. 08/2010 to 02/2011

Manufacturing/Design Engineer, aircraft escape slide lighting, LED lighting accessories and cable products.

Implemented lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and 5S programs and procedures to improve quality and productivity.

Provided support to the manufacturing floor on production issues.

Prepared conceptual designs for new military LED lighting products.

Developed manufacturing drawings and constructed prototypes of new design concepts.

Hi Tech LED Display, Clearwater, FL 12/2009 to 6/2010

Direct of Operations and Quality Control, LED signage manufacturer. (Solicited by the CEO to assist in the attempt to facilitate a business turn around.)

Managed and mentored a staff of 42 with 5 direct reports.

Evaluated people process and procedures and made recommendations to the CEO for changes and improvements. Implemented changes as directed by the CEO.

Worked directly with Asian suppliers and local vendors for better pricing and more favorable payment terms.

Worked in concert with the CEO to drive new product introduction.

Balanced customer delivery requirements with available capacity and materials.

Interfaced directly with customers on schedule, delivery and warranty issues.

Integrated Metering Systems, Largo FL. 04/2008 to 12/2009

Manufacturing Manager, electronic sub-meters and systems

Managed and mentored a staff of 15.

Responsible for production management, inventory control, purchasing and shipping.

Restructured internal part numbering system and updated incomplete bills of material.

Implemented inventory control processes and procedures.

Implemented structured testing and quality control procedures.

Procured and installed a complete automated assembly line for printed circuit board assembly and brought manufacturing back in-house from Asia. Reduced manufacturing cost by 40%.

Implemented lean manufacturing, set-up reduction and 5S techniques to reduce cost and increase efficiency.

Set-up a vendor in-house store to reduce component lead time and assure available stock.

Compulink, St Petersburg, 10/2007 to 04/2008

Manufacturing Engineer, industrial and aerospace cable and harness manufacture

Evaluated custom drawings and wrote assembly and test procedures.

Built first article assemblies to proof processes and procedures.

Designed and built assembly and test fixtures.

Assisted production personnel with any problems that arose during the manufacturing process.

Moved to Florida from California

Dynamic Engineering Services, Inc Rocklin, CA 06-2001 to 12/2006

VP of Operations and Member of the Board of Directors, Industrial controls and machine design services and electronics and electro-mechanical low volume high mix PCB contract manufacturer.

Senior onsite management representative.

Developed and executed sales and marketing plans.

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Frequent interfacing with current and potential customers.

Full site P&L responsibility.

Worked with accounting manager to develop budgets and cash flow strategies.

Prepared financial documents and performance metrics for BOD review.

Managed all site business, production management manufacturing engineering and facility requirements.

Mentored and developed a staff of 11 direct reports with a 105 total site employees.

Managed a green field implementation of Alliance MRPII system.

Developed a quality control program for AS9100 compliance

Administered multiple aerospace prime contracts.

Developed and implemented lean processes and procedures to business and manufacturing efficiency.

Provided engineering direction and participated daily in the design process.

Captus Networks, Woodland CA 07/2000 to 06/2001

Director of Manufacturing for a venture capital start up. Network security/denial of service devices.

Hired and developed a staff of 22.

Responsible for manufacturing production management, purchasing, inventory control, quality control, shipping and receiving.

Managed CSA, FCC and UL submissions for agency product approvals.

Procured and managed a green field implementation of Sage MAS90 ERP.

Developed processes and procedures to support ERP functions and ISO9000 audits.

Managed facility expansion to support growth from 9 employees to 125 employees in 9 months.

Z-World/Rabbit Semiconductor, Davis, CA 06/1992 to 07/2000

Manufacturing Manager/New Product Development Manager, embedded industrial controls

Managed a staff of 45 through 5 direct reports.

Established performance goals and provided mentoring to attain those goals.

Responsible for the successful operation of the manufacturing production management, purchasing, inventory control, quality control, production control, manufacturing/test engineering, new product introduction, shipping and receiving departments.

Grew the production capacity to support sales growth from $900,000 to $28.5 million in seven years.

Procured, installed and maintained multiple through-hole and surface mount circuit card production lines.

Negotiated component bonding agreements with suppliers and evaluated in-house store proposals.

Set up overseas procurement arrangements for high volume components in Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Implemented a quality control program to support a production volume of 11,000 units per month that consistently generated a first pass yield in excess of 99.7%

Provided DFM guidance and direct design support to engineering projects.

Generated the conceptual design and managed the construction of a 28,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facility.

Education

American River College, Industrial Engineering

USAF Institute of Technology, School of Advanced Logistics

IPC 610 CIS, IPC-620 CIS, J-STD-001E CIT

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