Doug Richmond
Corvallis OR 97330
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Management Professional
Quality/Quality Systems. New Product Introduction . Material
Science . R&D
Leader with a progressive management career in R&D/New Product
Introduction/Manufacturing in both the semiconductor and inkjet printing
industries. Skilled at developing quality systems that reduce product
variability, cost and meet/exceed customer needs. Effective communicator
and team leader with proven ability to build long-term relationships with
internal and external customers by establishing a high level of confidence
and trust.
Core Leadership
Qualifications
. Quality System Development . Team Building / Leadership
. Systems Thinking
. Budgeting / Cost Control . Project Management
. Quality Tools
. Staff Training & Development . Operations Management
. Cleanroom/Semiconductor
. Business Planning . Technology Development
. Reliability/Failure Analysis
Professional Experience
R&D Section Manager - Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis Oregon - 3/05 to present
Led 70 person engineering team responsible for quality systems, analytical
labs, modeling, simulation, business analysis support of R&D in Corvallis,
San Diego
Managed day-to-day strategy/goal setting and execution to support R&D
community around the world. Key deliverables include owning all facets of
quality/customer experience on new product introduction in two overseas
locations, development and execution of ISO9001 certification of quality
system, solving many materials/chemistry/failure analysis development
issues via the analytical lab and owning the improvement of the R&D
development system through the implementation of modeling and simulation.
Operations Section Manager - Hewlett- Packard, Corvallis Oregon - 10/97 to
3/05 .
Led 250 person combined operations and engineering team responsible for
supporting research and development for both inkjet and other emerging
businesses.
Accountable for management/leadership/direction for the division's
analytical lab, failure analysis labs, and tech lab services. Team was
responsible for solving/helping to solve numerous product/technology
development and introduction issues. Integral part of R&D
product/technology development process. Drove significant improvements to
turn-around-time and on-time delivery and grew lab to one of top five US
captive commercial analytical labs through the addition of ~ $30M of
capital tools and the hiring of 50 engineers/scientists and technicians.
Quality Section Manager - Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis Oregon - 10/95 to
10/97.
Led 39 person combined operations and engineering team responsible for
supporting integrated circuits business division.
Drove Quality System improvements for division. Managed analytical labs,
documentation, Quality Education, Statistical services, Quality consulting,
and Quality System audits (ISO9001).
Engineering Manager - Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis Oregon - 10/93 to 10/95.
Led - 10 person analytical lab. Responsible for all facets of
identifying customer needs/requirements and developing plans and strategies
to satisfy those customers needs. Major accomplishment was managing a major
improvement in job cycle time without increasing the labs cost structure
and while significantly improving the lab employees morale.
Advanced Manufacturing Operations Manager, IBM, Essex Junction, VT - 5/88
to 7/93.
Led ~ 15 person team. Responsible for improving semiconductor manufacturing
methods and techniques for 1100 person direct work force including:
implementing SPC, development of a LAN based SPC application, contamination
control responsibilities; computer integrated manufacturing, manpower
planning for the facility, and ISO9000 registration.
Manufacturing Engineer/Manufacturing Engineering Manager, IBM, Essex
Junction, VT, 6/81 - 5/88.
All facets of semiconductor manufacturing. Responsible for all phases of
process control and yield learning for numerous semiconductor manufacturing
processes. Given several awards for efforts in solving major line problems.
Education/Professional:
B.S. Ceramic Engineering, 1981, University of Washington.
M.S. Engineering Management, 1991, National Technological University.
Graduate studies Material Science program, University of Vermont.
Licensed Professional Engineer, Manufacturing discipline.
Member of ASQC, IEE, etc at various times.