Manager Project

JAMES L. STARR II

***** ** ******* ***, *********, OR 97007 ● H 503-***-**** C 805-***-**** ● **********@***.***

Highly experienced Senior Manager of Manufacturing Operations, including 3 years International.

Excellent Technical and hands on skills; excellent Program and Project Manager, with focus on New

Product Introduction. Broad and deep Operational Management skills; Engineering, Production,

Materials, Outsourcing, and Strategic Planning. Known for Trust and Business Ethics. Actively seeking

Relocation.

Objective: Secure a Senior management position as a key contributor within the manufacturing industry.

Director of Operations

France. Managed international division of 200 persons and $75M yearly revenue with P&L

accountability. High volume manufacturing facility producing PCBA’s, complex systems,

electronic consumer products, and Electro-mechanical assemblies. Main focus on SLM key

indicators to manage $35M material spend annually.

Manufacturing Plant Manager

California. Responsible for strategic and daily operations of 15 product lines and revenues in

excess of $350 million. Successfully managed 30% annual business growth.

Program Manager for New Product Introduction

California / Oregon. Direct the activities of four Program Teams and two Material Teams in the

daily activities of all New Product development and introduction activities. Formed New Product

Material Procurement teams focused on reduced supply line risks and cost reduction

management. Worked with Product Development to insure DFm and DFX of all new products,

with emphasis on material supply line health, OTD of material, quality, and material cost to beat

established targets.

Manager of Test Operations

Directed the daily activities of 56 employees in Advanced Manufacturing, and Sub-Assembly

Test.

Technical

Developed procedures and control processes used to ensure proper verification to product

specification. Created Engineering and Manufacturing Standards used in new product

development. Developed expertise in testing, troubleshooting, and repairing automatic test

equipment.

Operational skills

Commodity Management People Management for

results

Material Cost control New Product Introduction

processes

Material Risk buy process Strategic Planning

management

Outsourcing

Program Management

Technical Project Management

SLM (supply line management), AVL, Risk assessment, Contract Negotiations

DFx management (Design for Mfg, Test, Assembly, Cost, product life cycle)

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

LTX-CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION (Formally NPTest and Credence) Oregon and California

Program Manager for New Product Introduction 2005 – 2009

Assigned to all Sapphire New Product Introduction activities. Member of a core team responsible for

bringing new products to market at cost, on-time, at high quality levels. Develop introduction project

plan and managed an operations and Engineering team in all activities and tasks essential to meet

key deliverables. Worked heavily with Outsource partners on DFx criteria including SOW and qual

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plan.

Manufacturing New Product Introduction Manager 2000 – 2005

Responsible for coordination of all new product introductions for the Test Systems business into

manufacturing. Implemented processes to reduce time to market, achieve cost targets, improve

quality, and exceed our customers expectations of on time delivery. Manage both technical groups, as

well as a strategic commodity management and pre-production material procurement groups.

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SCHLUMBERGER TEST AND TRANSACTIONS Westlake Village & Simi Valley, CA; Ste-Etienne,

France

Global Manufacturing Project Manager 1998 – 2000

Responsible for coordination of 28 factories in 10 different countries with three distinct Manufacturing

businesses: Electronics, Electro-Mechanical, and Smart Card. Emphasis on consolidation and

management of material supply lines to develop synergies between all business units.

Director of European Operations, 1996 – 1998

Oversaw international manufacturing operations – materials, procurement, finance, personel, and

production – across three unique business groups. Product diversity and complexity ranged from low

tech, high volume to state of the art, low to mid range volume. Doubled production volume in two

years with productivity improvements of 25% per year. Introduced six new product lines, all on time,

at or better than cost targets, and within operating budget. Implemented key indicator program for

manufacturing performance and developed Cost of Lead time models for all products.

Manufacturing Plant Manager Simi Valley, CA 1994 – 1996

Responsible for strategic and daily operations of four separate business groups and 15 product lines

within Schlumberger's Advanced Manufacturing Center. These products generate revenues in

excess of $350 million annually and employ over 350 people. Report to Vice President of world wide

operations and dotted line to Vice President of Business Operation of each business group.

Product Line Manager (ITS 9000FX) 1991 – 1994

Managed New Products workcell. Responsible for the activities of 28 manufacturing employees.

Directly responsible for schedules, inventory control, planning function, and customer interaction.

Manager of New Product Introduction 1988 - 1991

Managed the daily activities of four program teams created to address all issues associated with

manufacturability of products during initial design. These included Purchasing, Component

Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality/Reliability Engineering, Prototype

Manufacturing, and Product Scheduling and Cost Control. Developed standards for product design,

CAD/CAM, design for testability, layout standards, purchasing specifications, manufacturability, and

design analysis (DFx).

Manager of Test Operations 1987 - 1988

Directly responsible for all activities of Advanced Manufacturing, Standard Product Test, and Sub-

Assembly test departments.

Supervisor of Advanced Manufacturing 1984 – 1987

Managed all aspects of systems test production. Played a key role in reducing production cycle time

for four product lines.

Supervisor of Standard Product Manufacturing; Supervisor of Sub-Assembly Test ; Lead

Technician and Systems Test Specialist 1979 – 1984

Managed all aspects of systems test standard products. Managed repair of non-functional products

returned by the customer. Performed final testing of complex IC test systems, troubleshooting failures

to component level. Identified product problems and secured engineering support to solve them.

EDUCATION

BS, Electronic Engineering Technology – DeVry Institute of Technology.

Hardware Seminars – Completed four training seminars, each lasting three to four weeks, offered by

Sentry. These included the following: CPU Maintenance; Sentry VII Tester Maintenance; Sentry 20/21

Hardware Maintenance; Sentry 50 Hardware Maintenance

Software Training – Windows Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project, OUTLOOK, MAPICS, SAP, AGILE,

Clarify

Dale Carnegie course in Public Speaking and Human Relations

Various seminars on TQC Concepts and Principles; "Just in Time" Seminars; System Reliability

Seminar; Various seminars on SMD technology; Managing Inter-personal Relationships; Statistical

process control; Effective Customer Solutions; Power and Influence Styles; Effective Project

Management; MRP II, COM, and Master Scheduling seminars; APICS certification; Design for

Manufacturing, Level I and II seminar.

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