Bob Hervey
********@*****.***
Phoenix, Arizona 85024
Cell: 602-***-****
SUMMARY
Results driven Technical Operations / Engineering Program Manager with a
strong customer focus and over 15 years leadership experience supporting
Technical Manufacturing / New Product development programs, Profit and
Loss, Manufacturing and Product line customers for Industrial, Commercial,
Defense and Space business units. I have a solid record of business
performance (P&L) across Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Quality and
Process Improvement using Six Sigma/DFSS, DFM/DFT, SPC, and LEAN tools.
Key projects and initiatives include Start up Operations, LEAN team
initiatives and implementation, developing global resources, Operations
Process improvements, hands on manufacturing engineering support, and
budget and resource allocations. Recognized for leadership skills as a
Lund Award winner, LEAN/Six Sigma certified. I am an experienced, hands'
on leader with outstanding communications and team building skills.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
RTSI
2007 - Present
Technical/Engineering Manager
Reporting to the Director of Technology/Product Development, my duties
include the design and development of new products for the North American
market. This includes the management of up to 12 direct report Systems
Engineers and Software Developers. I manage the Engineering Department
budget, insuring we are within plan and on target for our financial goals.
I interface with multiple support groups including Technical Maintenance,
Construction, Systems Installation and Field Support staff. Lead multiple
DFSS/LEAN project teams chartered to reduce cost and improve process
performance.
Working with internal and external customers I coordinate resources to
insure projects are completed on time and on budget.
Recent Projects:
Student Guardian School Bus Monitoring System
Intelligent Collision Avoidance System (HALO)
Public Awareness Notification Internal Camera System (PANIC)
GK-1 Low Cost Installation
TOW AND GO Mobile Platforms (TAG 1 & 2)
Motorola - Embedded Communications Group, Tempe, Arizona
2005- 2007
Program Manager, New Product Introduction
Reporting to the Director of Integrated Supply, Manage the RoHS Product
Transition and redesign program. Create and direct team of Engineers and
Manufacturing support personnel. As Program Manager I led a cross
functional team of Design, Manufacturing, Purchasing Services, and
Manufacturing Support resources in Europe, Asia, Mexico and the US. I am an
experienced Program Mgr. With M/S Office (word, excel, Project, SharePoint)
Oracle, SAP, eProjects, BARTA and various other custom tools. I am DFSS
Certified, LEAN trained.
HONEYWELL, INTERNATIONAL, Phoenix, Arizona
1988 - 2005
Commercial Electronic Systems
Manager, Electrical Computer Aided Design 1998 - 2005
Reporting to the AT Design Engineering Director, led an organization of up
to 46 staff with a budget of $35M in Production Design and New Product
Development Design support, and Engineering Process Development. As
Manager of Design Engineering, led cross-functional teams responsible for
$200K+ LEAN initiatives, department staffing and budget management AOP
(P&L), and development of global resources.
Technical Manger
1998 - 2005
Design Engineering/Document Control
Design Engineering Technical Manger responsibilities include 30+ Engineers,
Technical Support staff, Business Admins, and Direct Labor support staff.
On and offshore technical staff, and Annual Operating Plan (Profit & Loss)
accountability.
Selected to lead a cross-functional team chartered to create and implement
Rapid Prototype processes for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering designs
(EEUs). Team met design objectives and organizational deliverables for the
creation of the process and the development of suppliers to support the
Rapid Prototype process used at AT- Phoenix and DSES-Glendale, resulting in
dramatically improved cycle time and cost reductions.
Program managed Electrical Design team LEAN initiative to redesign the ECAD
process, reducing waste and redundancies. Working with CAE and other
focused resources, improved the ECAD process by the application of DFSS
tools. This process resulted in annual savings of $100K+.
Led the ECAD team in the documentation of the Electrical Design processes
used at Deer Valley. Created work instructions (ins/inf's) detailing each
ECAD process and the required Engineering Information (EI) checklist.
Selected to lead the combined ECAD-MCAD organization chartered to support
the B777
Central Technical Operations
Technical Manager, Microelectronics Systems 1988 - 1998
Engineering Technical Lead
Reporting to the Director of Central Technical Operations, led a team of
Engineers and Technicians (direct and indirect reports) in the development
and manufacturing of Microelectronics products and Printed Wiring Boards
used by Honeywell. Key member of the Microelectronics Business Team
supporting a business unit of up to 60 employees with annual revenues of
$30M; contributed to team achieving all business goals and received
individual award for successes.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Export Control - Commercial Products (BIS)
Project Planning (Planning for Results)
Export Control - Military Products (ITAR)
Electronic Fundamentals, Components, Processes
Leading from the Middle
Diversity 101 and Diversity 102 Training
Program Management - The Process
Supplier Productivity Certification
Private Pilot Ground School
Principle Centered Leadership
Pilot Ground School - Instrument
Processes Based Quality System
Avionics Applications - In Flight Operations
LEAN/ Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (Villanova, 2012)
AWARDS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Supporting Member 2009-
13
Nominated RTSI Most Valuable New Employee - 2007
Enrollment Director ManKind Project - Arizona 2000-2003
Lund Award winner - 1993
Chairman of the Board, Honeywell HERO/GO Club 1997-99
Bronze Award - NWDU Phase II PIP Redesign Effort
Numerous Recognition Awards for exceptional leadership: B777 NW CDU
Program, FCM Fly by Wire Program, AS9100 Team, MD10 AIU Program, D1-9000
Audit, CTO Board Customer Support, Customer Support, AT- Quality Team