Engineer Project Manager

RON RIDGEWAY

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San Jose, California 95127

408-***-**** (Home) 408-***-**** (Cell)

MANUFACTURING ENG. / QUALITY ENG. / PROCUREMENT ENG.

Results driven professional with 25+ years of manufacturing experience

specializing in Outsourcing, Plant Relocation, Lean Manufacturing, Contract

Negotiations and Knowledge Transfer. Strong qualifications in DFX, MRP,

TQM, 5s, QFD, strategic planning and execution, assembly and test,

production scheduling and inventory control, / materials management,

project management, budgeting, and capital equipment. Proficient in QA /

QC, ISO Audits.

Reduced Manufacturing cost by more than $7.0M annually (2006-2008).

Reduced supplier base by 40%.

Increased inventory turns by 25% and reduced inventory by $2.0M

annually.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

BECKMAN COULTER, INC., Palo Alto, CA 1983-

2008

($171 million centrifugation system developer and manufacturer)

Sr. Technical Operations Engineering Team Leader (2006-2008)

Selected by Palo Alto Plant Manager to lead GForce Team (the

relocation of the Palo Alto facility to Indianapolis, IN and

outsourcing rotor machining) for documentation management, validation

qualification, technical problem solving and knowledge transfer.

Solely responsible for 30% of the knowledge transfer and related

documentation. Responsible for all documentation, procedures and

processes for manufacturing for $40M to two new outsourced partners.

Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer/Technical Operations Team Leader (2002-

2006)

Provided Technical Operations support for new rotor development.

Provided sustaining engineering to Palo Alto and Galway, Ireland

manufacturing. Provided Supplier Quality Engineering resource for

mechanical components. Facilitated Corrective and Preventative Action

for all mechanical issues. Responsible for certifying and auditing

new suppliers. Lean Administrator for 5s implementation.

Custom Products Supervisor (2001-2002)

Managed the phase out of Custom Products by negotiating with Marketing

and Sales the obsolescence of many products and transferring the

higher volume Rock Core Technologies to Core Test Systems and

transferring the balance of the products to manufacturing.

Q.C. Supervisor (1999-2001)

Successfully managed Supplier Quality Engineering and a team of

inspectors which supported Receiving Inspection, Floor Inspection,

Cold Room Inspection and Calibration Services.

Strategic Purchasing Manager (1993-1998)

Managed Quality Supplier Program (BQSP). Implemented and managed the

Supplier Partnership Program and launched a major supplier

consolidation program which reduced supply base from 900 to 450

suppliers. Identified and developed world class sources of supply of

materials and services for key technologies. 80% of procurement

dollars were under negotiated multi-year contracts for economy of

scale. All purchased "A" items were on Kanban allowing for smaller

quantities with more frequent deliveries to support JIT initiatives.

Negotiated OEM contracts with off-shore and domestic suppliers.

Sr. Manufacturing Project Engineer (1988-1992)

Manufacturing Project Engineer (1983-1988)

Project Engineer for 75 rotor and centrifuge projects for new product

development exhibiting on-time delivery within budget resulting in

annual sales of $60M. Assured efficient transition from prototypes to

full production to obsolescence. Promoted QFD and DFX in a team

environment. Analyzed and approved engineering drawings, developed

assembly and test processes, developed cost estimates, specified and

prepared funding requests for capital equipment. Worked closely with

all departments and levels of management.

FMC CORPORATION, San Jose, CA 1981-1983

Manufacturing Methods Engineer

Designed, installed, and maintained manufacturing processes and

assembly procedures for the start-up of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle

per DoD contract. Assured efficient transition from prototypes to

full production.

DIVERSIFIED LAND CONSULTANTS, Tahoe, City, CA 1978-1981

Construction Project Manager

Demonstrated management competence by supervising construction

project personnel in commercial and residential construction.

Administered projects to meet scope, budget and schedule.

EDUCATION:

Chico State University, Chico, California

Major in Business Administration

University of California, Berkeley, California

Major in Geological Engineering

Canada College, Redwood City, California

A.A., Geology

Highlights of Management Training & Development

. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

. Lean Manufacturing, The Lean Institute, Denver, CO

. APICS Certification (1995-2005) CPIM

. Project Management Certification, UC Extension, Santa Cruz,

California

. Marketing Certification, UC Extension, Santa Cruz, California

. Quality Management Certification, UC Extension, Santa Cruz,

California

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