Manager Manufacturing

DARYL SMITHSON JR.

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Temecula, CA 92592 abmg4i@r.postjobfree.com

Operations Manager

Manufacturing professional with experience in the electronics and medical

device manufacturing industries. Operations management included plant

engineering, product quality improvement, cost reduction, scrap reduction

and team building. Hands on Manager that leads by example and understands

the processes and the associated problems with manufacturing.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Certified Green Belt in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma

. Team member that implemented 5 S resulting in improved product quality

and a safer work environment

. Team member that implemented a Kanban approach to manufacturing, which

reduced factory through put time from eight weeks to three weeks

. Insure product traceability and manufacturing records met with QSR

requirements as well as Document Control and Quality Assurance

. Continuous process improvements to product quality and reliability

. Developed manufacturing process improvements to reduce cost and

increase productivity

. Developed shift production graph to which allowed operators to track

shift production goals and performance to goal

. Assisted in the design of two new factory layouts, also moved an

entire factory in one-weekend with no loss to production

. Experience with FDA regulated medical instrument manufacturing, also

generated investigative summary reports for InfoMed

. On time delivery record was 100% for three years by pre staging

deliveries and developing a truck crane delivery system.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ORVAL KENT FOODS

Process Manager 2009 - 2010

Manage food processing operations for first and second shift

. Responsible for daily scheduling of production orders

. Track daily production to meet customer demand

. Perform weekly safety audits

. Monitor and update kitchen performance metrics

. Partner with R & D to improve product yields and shrinkage

. Insure processing compliance with USDA regulations and food safety

. Manage equipment and material issues working with Maintenance and

Purchasing

ACCUMETRICS, San Diego, CA

Instrument Manufacturing Supervisor

2007-2008

Supervise a group of Engineers and Technicians for the manufacture of the

Class II VerifyNow medical instrument.

. Six Sigma Green belt project made improvements in the manufacturing

process that produced annual cost savings of 76,712 dollars

. Improve product manufacturing efficiency and quality through changes in

flow and product component and subassemblies

. Reduced instrument cost from 275 dollars per instrument to 189 dollars

. Reduced instrument manufacturing cycle time from 26 days to 13 days

. Improved delivery performance to finished goods from 20 per week to 29

per week, a 45 percent increase

. Coordinate with Engineering to support product improvements and

processes; also achieved production goals by integrating efforts of

engineers and assembly techs

. Implemented a team cross training program for instrument

manufacturing; monitored and updated training records

. Write SOP's, insure manufacturing document correctness and accuracy,

update manufacturing specifications as required and submit changes

through the CCB (Change Control Board)

. Supervise the RGA/Repair of returned instruments and report results in

the InfoMed system, conducted failure analysis to root cause and data

base updates

. Optimized product flow by eliminating non value added activities or

inspections

. Improved instrument burn in cycle time by installing timers

. Fostered a team environment and good customer relations with QC and

Engineering. Provided Engineering with in house support from the

manufacturing group. Assisted QC when required for new product

development testing. Respond to requests from Customer Support and

outside Sales for technical support.

DELKIN DEVICES CORPORATION, San Diego, CA 2003-2007

Manufacturing Manager

Overall responsibility for daily operations of PCB/ SMT manufacturing

. Develop and improve teamwork and morale within the manufacturing group

and the relationship within the company. Responsible for promotions,

disciplinary actions and hiring for the manufacturing group.

. Improve first pass yield to the mid ninety percent level from sixty to

seventy percent

. Implemented and developed two teams to improve product quality and

develop factory production procedures and test work instructions

. Partner with Engineering to improve documentation, product quality and

manufacturing processes

. Develop monthly production metrics and hold monthly meetings with

manufacturing team to convey monthly manufacturing performance

. Layout and move factory production equipment to improve product flow

. Improve product work in process tracking for printed circuit board

product flow

. Responsible for training and cross training of employees

APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION, San Diego, CA 2000-2003

Equipment Engineering Shift Manager

Manage equipment engineering technicians in direct support of semiconductor

wafer fabrication processing equipment. Coordinate equipment repairs and

schedule preventative maintenance.

. Led multi-shift meetings with chemical technicians which contributed to

improved methods and safety.

. Improved furnace mean time to clean by 50%.

. Improved furnace qualification process by 25%.

. Managed the test equipment calibration schedule.

. Identified shift training needs through the development of a skills

inventory matrix resulting in cross training for the technicians.

QUALCOMM PERSONAL ELECTRONICS, San Diego, CA 1996-2000

Production Supervisor

Supervised SMT manufacturing process for CDMA cellular phones using Philips

and Panasonic equipment. Provided direction to 40 manufacturing employees.

. Implemented 5 S manufacturing methods in factory. This process

resulted in improved product

quality and safer work environment for employees.

. Coordinated cross-training program to improve operator capability to

operate several pieces of

equipment

. Created and published performance metrics for employees

. Encourage and promote employee recognition through accomplishments in

the 5S program. Accomplishments were presented to the senior

management

CHROMIZING ARIZONA, Phoenix, AZ 1995-1996

Production Supervisor

Supervised production of aluminide diffusion coatings on turbine engine

components for FAA regulated facility. Ensured production goals were met

for the shift.

. Provided employee training to improve blueprint reading and following

process instructions.

. Improved teamwork through effective leadership techniques.

INTEL CORPORATION, Chandler, AZ 1987-1994

Production Supervisor

Supervised the testing of semiconductor devices to military standards.

Coordinated product release with process engineers. Supervised equipment

maintenance technicians in direct support of production. Responsible for

attaining shift production goals.

. Implemented Kanban system which reduced factory through put from

eight weeks to three weeks

. Member of Beta site team which introduced Workstream into the

factory.

. Managed capital equipment acquisition for the department.

. Performed cost variance analysis and headcount analysis.

TASHCO INDUSTRIES, Mesa, AZ 1984-1987

Operations Manager

Responsible for overall aluminum window factory manufacturing, plant

engineering, product quality and service department. Assisted with new

factory layout. Held weekly production meetings for manufacturing.

. Improved product quality and reliability by improving manufacturing

processes and equipment.

. Reduced aluminum and glass scrap significantly.

. Relocated factory in one weekend with no production loss.

. Reduced factory cost by improving manufacturing effectiveness through

training and weekly performance meetings.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, Arizona

Bachelor of Arts, Accounting and Finance, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,

Seattle, Washington

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Green Belt in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma

Dale Carnegie Course - Phoenix, Arizona

Intel First Line Managers Training - Sedona, Arizona

Human Effectiveness - Tacoma, Washington

MILITARY

U.S. Air Force

Avionics aircraft navigations systems repairman

Honorably Discharged

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