Manager Engineer
Resume:
Daniel M Manoukian
abjnps@r.postjobfree.com
San Ramon, CA 94583 H
Senior Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer
Results-driven engineer with 20+ years experience leading start-up and
high-growth organizations worldwide.
Expert in manufacturing & product development engineering: Define,
Measure, Explore, Develop, & Implement.
Demonstrated ability to drive innovation through detailed planning,
thorough training, and determined execution.
Track record of success developing products, reducing costs, improving
profits, and streamlining operations.
Hands on with strong design, manufacturing, leadership, communication,
negotiation, creative and analytical skills.
EXPERTISE
Manufacturing Engineering/Product Development Mfg Transfer (China,
Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan)
Fabrication Know-how
Experienced Machinist Capital Requirement & Justification Planning
Material Processing & Development Automation
Project Management
Cost Reduction & Quality Improvement Six Sigma, Kaizen, JIT, Lean
Training, GD&T
EDUCATION
BS / Mechanical Engineering California Polytechnic
University / San Louis Obispo, CA
Specialized Curriculum: Electro-Mechanical Design, Machine
Design, Materials Engineering, Stress Analysis, Design for
Manufacturability, Technical Management
EMPLOYMENT
Cooper Bussmann, Dublin, CA
1999 - Present
Director / Plant Manager, Manufacturing Engineering & Product
Development
Expertise in global program / product development, design, and
manufacturing transfer processes
Developed products for Medical Devices, electrical and automotive
systems, telecommunications products, consumer electronics, computers
and peripherals
Directed new product launch activities, including design control
activities (CAD), product release documentation (ECN), customer
contact, sample / prototype builds (SMO), & production part approval
process (PPAP)
Developed corporate strategy and technology roadmap for future
products and processes
Hands-on knowledge of Quality Systems: Six Sigma, Kaizen, Lean, JIT
Responsible for all legal activities on new and existing patents.
Regularly file patent disclosures and applications, working closely
with patent attorneys.
Improved current manufacturing techniques and reduce product cost 50%
through Kaizen JIT activities: Reduced operating costs, increased
throughput, higher quality, improved delivery
Responsible for all new Material Development Programs: Polymers,
Ceramics, Metals
Direct all product testing to assure compliance with customer
specifications. Testing performed both internally and externally by
third party testing facilities.
Developed custom super capacitor (ultra-capacitor) products for small
mobile electronics to large transportation (trucking) applications.
High energy density, quick charging, long life
Plant Manager: Direct daily plant operations including: safety (EH&S),
quality, labor (staffing), efficiencies, productivity, scheduling,
housekeeping, logistics, distribution, purchasing, and budget
Raychem Corp / Tyco Electronics, Menlo Park, CA
1998 - 1999
Manager / Sr. Engineer, Manufacturing & Equipment Engineering
Responsible for development of new products and their mfg processes &
equipment
Products developed had yearly revenue of $250 MM on sales of 1.8
Billion components
Responsible for New Product Introduction (NPI): Manufacturability,
process, tools, equipment, mfg
Developed & designed automated machinery in-house, as required
outsourced to integrators
Developed and transferred manufacturing systems, to low cost mfg
facilities throughout the World
[Mexico - Juarez, Tijuana, China - Shanghai, Dongguan, Taiwan -
Taipei, Japan - Yokohama]
Areas of expertise: reflow soldering flux / solder paste dispensing
material feeding & handling product marking vision inspection systems
tape & reel packaging resistance testing / binning data collection /
test systems functional / impulse testing punching / sheering / dicing
potting curing / heat treat systems ultrasonic & spray washing /
cleaning systems extruding / laminating machinery packaging / bagging
equipment lasers
Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA
1996 - 1998
Manager, Project Management Group - MCVD Core R&D
Managed new product design and development of semiconductor
manufacturing equipment
Responsible for concept, design, procurement, assembly, reliability
testing, and product release
Managed development of semiconductor mfg systems: CVD Titanium, Ti
Nitride, Tungsten, Aluminum, & Copper
Developed detailed engineering programs and managed them to on time
product release
Development tools: DFM / Concurrent Engineering / Value Engineering /
Cost Reduction
Managed and developed suppliers for prototype and volume component
manufacturing
Coordinated, supported, and owned all engineering prototype builds
(control/planning builds)
Materials Management: Responsible for engineering prototype material
planning & procurement
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA & Penang, MALAYSIA
1993 - 1996
Senior Program Manager - Assembly Development Engineering Group
Responsible for domestic and international Disk Drive manufacturing
facility set-up, start-up & transfer. Lived and worked in Penang,
Malaysia as Manufacturing Automation Program Manager
Designed and installed conveyor material transport systems for Class
10/100 Clean-room
Managed New Product Introduction (NPI) activities for transition into
manufacturing
Managed multifunctional team on assembly / automation tooling design &
manufacturing
Established worldwide ESD packaging designs for Quantum PCBA shipping
and assembly
Developed and built (in-house) multiple robotic cells for the assembly
of hard disks drives
EARLIER EMPLOYMENT
Raychem / Tyco Electronics Sr Project Engineer, Automation
1988 - 1993
Ford Aerospace Mechanical Engineer 1987 - 1988
Micro Machine Shop, Inc Machinist 1980 - 1987
PATENTS
US Patent No. 536228 Stackable electrochemical capacitor cells
US Patent No. 200******** Low resistance polymer matrix fuse apparatus
and method
US Patent Filing CET-027517 Integrated ESD protection imbedded in
connectors
US Patent Filing CET-027518 Multilayer planar inductor using metallic
and polymer layers
US Patent Filing CET-027385 ESD Protection / Single and multi line
device
US Patent Filing 11/519,349 Low profile layered coil & cores for
magnetic components
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