Manager Quality Assurance

JEFFREY A. GIBSON

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SUMMARY

. Highly accomplished Production Operations Leader with 15+ years of

demonstrated experience in delivering exceptional process, lean

manufacturing and plant operations improvements to multimillion-dollar

companies.

. Driven professional known for dramatically heightening quality.

. Emphasis on team performance and customer satisfaction. Creative

problem solver and communicator with a proven track record of

accomplishment in boosting operational efficiency within

specifications and budgetary requirements.

. Responsible for planning for direct and support production operations

in high pressure manufacturing environment, developing master

schedule, baseline schedules, trending schedules. ISO 9002 Auditor.

. Experience consists of 15 plus years as an electro/mechanical

Production Supervisor and a total of 20 plus year working in the

microelectronic assembly and production.

. Manufactured internal pain management devices. It had very small

microelectronics for internal electronics that operated the device.

The components consisted of a very small PC board that was the size of

a fifty cent piece. As well as IC's, capacitors and electrodes, diodes

that were very small. Polara Engineering produced small

microelectronic coils used for medical devices, aerospace for

satellites and military applications. At New Vac Electronics, we built

micro wire harnesses used mostly on military devises and satellites.

. I also was involved in microelectronic/mechanical actuators for

satellites at Shaffer Magnetics and Tecstar were at both facilities

were they both produced microelectronic actuators. Experience in a

manufacturing environment which must include at least 6 years of

managing other supervisors. Responsible for assuring completeness of

all project deliverables on schedule and on budget.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

. Lean Manufacturing

. Six Sigma Yellow and green Belt

. Two completed lean projects

. Certified Auditor ISO9002

. Kaizen Event Program

. Cleanroom Class 10,000

. KanBan System

. Perato Charts

. 5S System

. GMP

. FDA

EXPERIENCE

Soliant Energy, Monrovia, California

2009

to Present

Production Supervisor

Scheduled and carried out the schedule for the production and

assembly of Industrial Solar Panels, Module Line, Panel Line,

Finished Goods area. Maintained full responsibility of plant operations,

utilizing a team of 20 - 30 direct and 10 indirect employees'.

. Redesigned equipment and utilized a monitoring system in the module and

panel department to increase production by over 100%, thus preventing

downtime in departments further down the line.

. Led the production team to increase production by over 50%, through the

use of staggered shifts, cycle adjustments and cross training, while

still upholding the highest quality.

. Designed and implemented production process, work instructions, kanban

and inventory monitoring and tracking system to support customer service,

thus reducing customer complaints and returns.

. Provided production support by creating and maintaining on an Excel

spread sheets a daily production output template. This template was used

to track and follow daily production activities and issues.

Polara Engineering, Inc., Corona, California 2008 to 2009

Production Supervisor

Full responsibility for project success and exceeding

customer expectations for quality, schedule, pricing, etc.

. Skillfully directed all production actions to guarantee production

schedules/production, receiving, shipping goals were met. Managed

three supervisors in various departments such as; Machine Shop,

Stockroom, Shipping and Receiving and Three Production areas. .

. Managed high value production operations, including implementation of

Lean production line using Kaizen program for pedestrian crosswalk

signal indicators and navigators.

. Served as key member of team implementing Core 5 Metrics measuring

line performance.

. Implementation of a 5S system.

. Optimized production by using SPC/SQC

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Advanced Bionics, A Boston Scientific Company, Sylmar, California 2004 to

2007

. SCS-IPG Production Supervisor Spearheaded departmental operations

planning, ensuring meeting of production schedules for Spinal Cord

Stimulation device managing neural pain.

. Expanded production output from 50 units per month to 1,100+ units per

month.

. Optimized production by implementing Six Sigma lean methods on

multiple production lines.

. Maximized staff performance by developing innovative training platform

and records while coordinating cross-training spanning several

departments.

. Slashed costs, simplified work/production scheduling and improved

quality by interfacing with Engineering Manager, Quality Assurance

Manager and other department heads.

. Minimized cycle time based on takt time by 50% and elevated first pass

yields from 79% to 96% with development of fresh implementation

procedures and performance while ensuring compliance with FDA

guidelines.

. Enhanced operational capability by anticipating production problems,

delays, material shortages and equipment malfunctions.

. Planner responsible to direct and support production operations in

high pressure manufacturing environment.

. Implementation of a 5S system.

. Optimized production by using SPC, SQC

Various Companies, Shanghai, China 2003 to 2004

. Independent Production Line Setup Consultant

. Acted as primary consultant building productive relationship between

United States and Chinese manufacturing facilities.

. Delivered onsite service and production line setup for Chinese

facility to meet all United States client business requirements.

New-Vac Electronics, Chatsworth, California 2002 to 2003

. Floor Production Supervisor/Manager

. Orchestrated departmental production schedules, product assembly

training methods and personnel support actions for 80 to 100-person

staff.

. Generated revenue by collaborating with sales, engineering and

purchasing departments while teaming with vendors to control costs.

. Developed high value relationships with companies such as Lockheed

Martin and HR Textron as well as the United States Army and Navy.

Spears Manufacturing Company, Sylmar, California 1998 to 2002

Valve Actuation Department Manager

. Trained and supervised 25-person team, workflows and production line

implementation while managing division day-to-day activities.

. Key contributor on project to develop/reengineer extruding and molding

aspects of molding business.

AVCON, INC. (Advanced Motion Control), Woodland Hills, California

1/1998 - 4/1998

Special Projects / Production Supervisor

. Developed and implemented of manufacturing programs and practices,

which consistently meet and exceed project specifications.

. Responsible for the daily production of hydraulic motors and other

hydraulic systems, system testing and troubleshooting, overseeing

daily production operations, development of system plans and

specifications.

. Training of production personnel.

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Tecstar - Space Electro-Mechanical Products, Oxnard, California 6/1997

- 1/1998

Engineering R&D & Production Supervisor

. Responsible for the research and development of actuators, gear

motors, rotary actuators, brushless D.C. motors, A.C. motors, and

stepper motors, as well as new product development, production

coordination

. Responsible for staff training of 15 employees. Developed and

delivered training programs and determined training programs

frequency, and scheduling of personnel.

. Oversaw the development of policy and procedural development, budget

administration, cost control, inventory management, quality assurance,

ensuring safety compliance, report preparation, records maintenance

and client relations.

. Identified and addressed customer needs.

. Reviewed key performance data/metrics, analyzing trends in

performance, and helped to develop appropriate performance

interventions with Manufacturing.

Schaffer Magnetics, Inc. Chatsworth, California 1/1994 - 3/1997

Senior Lab Technician

. Responsible for the development, assembly, and testing of electro-

mechanical brushless D.C. motors, as well as solar array drive

assemblies for satellites.

. Duties include product research, system testing and troubleshooting.

. Responsible for staff training of 15 employees. Developed and

delivered training programs and determined training programs

frequency, and scheduling of personnel and other departmental

functions.

. Also was involved with environmental testing after assembly of

actuators was completed.

. Attaching actuators to vibration stands and temperature cycling

chambers by attaching thermocouples for temperature readings and

recording on temp cycle recorders.

HR Textron, Valencia, California 1/1990 - 11/1993

Hydraulic servo Valve Tester

. Responsible for the assembly and testing of hydro-electro mechanical

servo valves.

. Position required the assembly and testing of jet pipe, servo valves,

flapper valves, anti-skid brakes for Boeing planes, Skydrol servo

valves, jet pipe fuel valves and all manner of oil and solvent valves.

. Also was involved with environmental testing after assembly of servo

valves was completed.

. Attaching the servo valves to vibration stands and temperature cycling

chambers by attaching thermocouples for temperature readings and

recording on temp cycle recorders.

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