Engineer Quality

DAVID M. VITAL

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Brentwood, New Hampshire 03833

603-***-**** (home)

603-***-**** (mobile) ******@*******.***

SUMMARY

Results-oriented professional with a proven track record of developing,

implementing and improving manufacturing methods and satisfying customers.

Background in electronics manufacturing, project management, and

productivity improvements. Proven strengths in meeting goals and producing

bottom line results through excellent interpersonal, motivational and

communication skills. Hands-on experience with:

IPC 600 & 610 Space Planning Loftware and Label Matrix

standards software

CNC machining & laser Shop-floor Data Lean Manufacturing

cutting Control / Mgt.

Functional test and Oracle 11i and Agile LabView and automated test

repair

SAP implementation Green Belt Six Sigma Regulatory agency

Cert. compliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL NEEDS, Salem, NH FEB. 2009-FEB. 2010

Sr. Product Engineer - Sanmina-SCI Manchester, NH 2009-February - 2010

February

Technical lead for new product and customer introduction into Sanmina

operations, including Bladeframe products, chemical identification systems,

biological analysis equipment, and dispensing products.

. As lead technical (customer) liaison, interfaced with Quality, Operations

and clients on product requirements, including change requests,

workmanship issues, test failures, and process controls.

. Transferred 80+ electronic products over 3 month period, including

tooling, equipment, and process documents. Product-set includes server

blades, racks, power input, software, and firmware.

CELESTICA CORPORATION, Toronto, Canada 1998-SEPT. 2008

Global Program Manager Manchester, NH 2006-September 2008

Managed enterprise projects for Sun Microsystems and EFI, two of

Celestica's clients. Developed and executed plans for the manufacture and

fulfillment of enterprise servers and electronic enclosures for super-wide

printers.

. As Account Manager, acted as escalation point for change requests and

client concerns, and worked closely with department team leads to

prioritize issues and coordinate troubleshooting efforts.

. Conducted resource planning and budgeting, tracked costs to ensure

adherence to budgetary limitations. Brought in supplemental service

revenue of $600k across three different geography's.

. Provided leadership to internal teams on projects and daily production

issues. Facilitated issue resolution. Prepared and presented timely

status reports to client and internal senior management.

. Collaborated with clients and internal teams to develop and launch

product enhancements that maximized functionality and generated

additional revenue opportunities.

Principle Manufacturing Engineer Salem, NH 2003-2006

Technical lead for new process, product and customer introduction into

Celestica sites, including conversion from a legacy ERP system to SAP,

optical networking, and telecommunications products.

. Developed the PCA & box-build process for 30x products, including

tooling, and test process design. Completed all P-builds on-time,

including first article inspection and end-of-build reports.

. Developed the PCA & box-build process for the Sun T2000 & V490, and the

AMD (VSP) 1U & 4U products. Completed all P-builds on-time, including

first article and end-of-build reports.

. Performed root-cause analysis and corrective action on connector and

reflow problems with poor yields. Improved yield 15% via bare board

"thieving", hole size changes, and press tool enhancements.

. Developed capacity model and positioned 1200 unit/month production

capability in Mexico and Czech Republic. Including all standard and

assemble-to-order configurations for enterprise server platform.

. As Product Engineer, initiated a comprehensive issue tracking process

that helped drive and resolve over 90 product design, supplier quality,

and DFM related issues discovered during prototype builds.

. As SAP consultant, wrote business procedures and conducted test cases for

the implementation of SAP Quality module. Coordinated training and

security (i.e. access control) for 200+ site users.

Component Engineer Newington, NH 2001-2003

Lead Supplier Quality Engineer for Celestica's optical integration and test

group. Managed a team of 3 Supplier Quality Engineers and 3 Quality

Assurance inspectors.

. Wrote and released 16 test and workmanship standards for bare boards,

fiber optic transceivers, tunable lasers, filters, ASICs, and cables.

. Planned and implemented a suite of supplier engineering applications

(e.g. purge, waiver, SCAR), including training, coaching of departmental

champions, and support structure for 80+ users.

. Improved area operating margins through continuous improvement techniques

and ship-to-stock changes; 480k cost avoidance against 340k of prevention

cost.

. Developed material identification and handling program in support of PCA

operations, including moisture sensitive devices, bare boards, and

component marking.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Newington, NH 1997-2001

Technical lead for new product and customer introduction into Celestica

operations, including office PC's for Hewlett Packard, and routers for

Ironbridge, PhotonEx, and Sycamore Networks.

. Over a 6 month period, collaborated with Hewlett Packard and internal

team members to design and set-up a "Green-field" manufacturing plant in

Tennessee capable of producing 30k units / month.

. Designed and implemented a plan to increase production output from 300 to

1200/units per day within 60 days. Increasing (space) utilization and

product revenue in accordance with program needs.

. Designed, qualified, and implemented an inter-company (reusable) bulk

packaging scheme thereby reducing warehousing and freight costs.

. Developed and implemented a set of workmanship standards in support of

assembly & test operations, reducing mechanical and cosmetic defects 12%

within first 3 months of usage.

. Headed up a Kaizen Blitz in support of functional test and repair area.

Layout and kanban changes resulted in $30k reduction of WIP, and a 15%

increase in equipment utilization.

HEWLETT PACKARD CORPORATION, Exeter, NH 1989-1997

Supplier Quality Engineer 1995-

1997

Lead SQE for all federal programs. Managed team of 3 Supplier Quality

Engineers and 3 Quality Assurance inspectors in support of power, chassis,

and COTS products - receipts of $8 million per month.

. Wrote and released over 40 test and inspection documents in support of

assigned commodities. Improved area efficiency by 30% with documented

attributes (i.e. critical features) and standards.

. Conducted 7 supplier audits in support of (Navy) Tactical Advanced

Computer Four (TAC-4) and Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP

II) programs.

. Coached four suppliers on how to enhance their designs and manufacturing

methods, thereby decreasing product defects sufficiently to achieve ship-

to-stock status.

. Gathered and presented technical and quality performance data in support

of quarterly business reviews. Provided input to scorecard process for

all suppliers.

Product Engineer 1989-1995

. Collaborated with design staff on material selection, case part break-up,

and joining methods in support of DFM initiative. Effort resulted in

part-count and raw material reductions in excess of $75 / unit.

. Collaborated with PDM group on drawing, BOM, and AVL requirements,

providing sub-tiers and internal teams with early and detailed visibility

to over 300 engineering changes during development.

. Developed and managed $700k tooling budget in support of new workstation

product. Collaborated with commodity engineers on stamping, forming, and

molding tools thereby expediting product launch.

. Supported two product families and performed RCCA on product

environmental issues, including solution design, qualification, and

implementation of EMI, thermal, and mechanical part changes.

. Earned STAR award for transfer of PCA equipment and capability from

Exeter to Fort Collins. Managed disposition of assets and technology in

excess of $20 million over a 3 month period.

APOLLO COMPUTER CORPORATION, Chelmsford, MA

PCA Process Engineer 1985-

1989

Lead process engineer supporting the prototype requirements for the R&D

organization. The PCA "model shop" was fitted and chartered to support

enhancements of memory, graphics, and networking subsystems.

. Designed and facilitated the fit-up of work-cells in the automatic

insertion, manual, and ATE areas. Effort resulted in improved TAK time,

lower WIP, and fewer defects.

. Designed and facilitated the re-layout of the incoming inspection and

component-prep. areas, with consideration for sample sizes (and STS)

across all commodities used in workstation products.

. Developed budget and procured the equipment to support the rapid build

and test of SMT and PTH (PCA) designs, including stencil (i.e.

photolithography), wave solder, pick & place, and DIP insertion.

. Developed programs, acquired tooling, and wrote process instructions in

support of 13 new assemblies. Programs and tooling would be released to

volume manufacturing after validation in the model shop.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Business Administration

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1995

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, 1982

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts

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