Project Manager Engineer

RESUME OF QUALIFICATIONS

ROBERT PALMER

*** ***** **.

Boyce, La. 71409

601-***-**** ____________________________________________________

EDUCATION: B.S.I.E., UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

20+ years as an Industrial/Manufacturing Process Engineer

7 years in Project Management (New Product Introduction)

5 years in leading engineering teams

3 years in Direct Customer Interface/Coordination

3 years in Production Management

Experienced in the following areas of Manufacturing/Project Management:

*Supervision/Production Mgmt. of surface mount production lines, post-

reflow, and final assembly/test areas

*All phases of electro-mechanical new product introduction from

design startup to factory implementation including heavy sustaining

line support

*Assembly instruction development and maintenance (Raytheon Certified

Assembly Instruction Planner)

*Relocation of product lines and manufacturing systems

*Interfacing/problem solving with electrical & mechanical vendors

*Experience in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel & Project software

*Product bill of materials & labor setup & maintenance

*Working/Coordinating with other organizations such as

Marketing, Purchasing, Quality Control, Material Planning,

Customer Service, Repair, Training & Finance departments

*Autoclave and fillet bonding processes

*Surface Mount assembly equipment selecting, buying, installing,

training on such equipment as Juki Pick/place, Camalot Dispenser,

Air-Vac Repair Station, MPM Screen Printer, Austin Am. Screen

Cleaner,Omni Excel 10 Reflow Oven & Phoenix X-Ray.

*Cost reductions and process improvements

*Many IE functions such as labor standard setting, production

layouts, capacity analysis, capital appropriation

request/implementation, cycle time reduction, etc.

*Design for manufacturing producibility reviews

*Product Packaging Design

*Organizing/leading a Project Team including budgeting,

scheduling, problem solving, being chief customer interface,

project outcome, & purchasing responsibilities in both a

manufacturing and field environment.

*ISO-9000 documentation development and maintenance

*6 Sigma Specialist Certification

*Lean manufacturing experience

*SAP, Prism, Veriprise software experience

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

3/99 to 5/10 RAYTHEON, Forest, Mississippi

Sr. Mfg. Engineer II

Provided manufacturing engineering support to the autoclave bonding, fillet bonding &

surface mount circuit cards and module assembly areas in a low volume, high mix, &

high touch in an aircraft radar equipment assembly environment. Duties have included

process setup, operator training, defect/cost reductions, & documentation maintenance

(routers/assembly instructions/ECN. Responsible for ordering & installing all

manufacturing capital equipment. Worked with design engineers for design for

manufacturability on new programs. Served as a mentor to new manufacturing engineers.

Provided manufacturing cost estimates on new programs. Served on the corporate IPC &

J-Std committee. Held a secret clearance. Was a 6 Sigma specialist.

4/91 to 11/98 ERICSSON, Richardson, Texas

Project Manager, New Product Introduction. (Richardson, Tx. 2/96-11/98)

Responsible for demonstrating new wireless base station/switch hardware/software at

customer sites and gaining customer acceptance. Duties included: 1) Leading engineering

demonstration team 2) being responsible for project budget/schedule 3) being chief

customer interface 4) assuring product ready for commercial rollout after customer

acceptance of demos (documentation, training, repair, & services)

ERICSSON (continued), Lynchburg, Va. (4/91-2/96)

Project Manager, New Product Introduction.

Responsible for factory introductions of new station & mobile products. Duties included:

1) Overall coordination of engineering, marketing, materials, purchasing, &

manufacturing to bring a new product into manufacturing. 2) Review of design for

producibility. 3) Preparation of the manufacturing plan & any appropriation for capital

dollars for startup & 4) Conducting periodic team meetings

6/81 to 4/91 MOTOROLA CORPORATION, Ft. Worth, Texas

Production Manager (1/90-4/91)

Managed 40 operators in various production areas such as the surface mount line, PWA

post reflow, PWA test, & product final assembly/test. Also developed 1) problem solving

groups 2) team measurements (Quality/Production goals) & 3) department incentive

plans.

MOTOROLA (cont.)

Senior Industrial Engineer (4/84-1/90)

Responsible for product introductions into the factory while maintaining existing

production process support including: interfacing with Purchasing/Vendors, Marketing,

Design Engineering, Quality Control, Production and Inventory Control to ensure smooth

product introduction. Also was responsible for all bill of material, bill of labor, vendor

setup, & ESD programs in facility along with product transfers for one facility to another.

In addition, supervised 7 Industrial Engineering Technicians to assist in duties.

MOTOROLA (cont.)

Manufacturing Process Engineer (6/81-4/84)

Responsible for providing process line support for A/I, wave solder, & other assembly

operations. Accomplishments include over $600K/yr. in cost reductions on assembly

floor.

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