Engineer Quality

F. Lee Evans III

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SUMMARY

** ***** ** ************* **********, product development and quality

engineering experience. Proficient in project management; logistics

management; NPI product development programs; manufacturing process

troubleshooting; 'lean' implementations and cost reductions; quality root

cause/corrective actions; supplier relationships; Six Sigma; Kaizen; ISO;

OSHA; QS; TQM; APQP; FMEA; cGMP; PPAP; 5S, Poke Yoke, SMED, KANBAN, JIT,

RoHS / WEEE.

RESULTS: Successfully improved supplier and internal manufacturing

operational inefficiencies for several global manufacturing leaders,

resulting in millions of dollars in CGS savings and drastic quality

improvements. Successfully launched many new cutting edge products in a

variety of industries.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sicel Technologies - Raleigh, NC - Aug 2003-Present

Design and Manufacturing division for electronic medical devices.

Sr. Manufacturing/Quality Project Engineer

. Project leader for driving DFX & manufacturing troubleshooting

solutions. High customer/supplier interface.

. Responsible for manufacturing quality improvement programs pursuant to

internal and supplier quality improvements / cost reductions (including

- manufacturing processes; assembly/test capabilities; material

inventory and automation; ERP; packaging; shipping; quality inspections;

make vs. buy decisions, vendor selection & qualification, etc.)

. Personally managing Kaizen events (both internal and external) resulting

in massive quality improvements for factory throughput & overall

quality.

. Conducting global supplier quality audits and project managing major

supplier quality issues, when they occur. Drive all quality metrics and

improvements including Quarterly Business Reviews.

. Optimized global procurement and logistics strategy reducing incoming

materials lead times and shipping costs.

RESULTS:

. Average supplier quality improvements of 22% (per FPY production testing

failures).

. Average (internal) overall production cycle time reduced by 43% - from

order entry to product shipment.

. Leaned all major departments; reduced floor space consumption by over

20% (Including - manufacturing, test, packout, shipping, incoming

materials and warehousing).

Hewlett Packard - Roseville, CA June 2001-Aug 2003 (contract)

Global manufacturing division for computer servers, workstations and

storage solutions ($4 Billion annual volume).

NPI Project Engineer

. Responsible for the development and introduction of new servers, mass

storage and printer products for enterprise division; implementing APQP

standards and practices.

. Successfully launched several new cutting edge servers and mass storage

products to global market through managing supplier and internal quality

proficiency during product development and launch.

. Personally managed and improved many major supplier and internal process

quality escapes.

Factory Quality Engineer

. Was awarded the opportunity to establish and implement a [new] factory-

wide Process Quality Engineering Department (6 Engineers) -- responsible

for monitoring, reporting and improving the quality of assembly,

integration & test processes.

. Authored the new factory quality manual and facilitated Quality Team's

implementation; including ISO, UL & OSHA standards/practices.

. Structured factory-wide standards and practices for tracking, posting

and resolving quality issues. Conducted weekly formal reviews of

quality metrics and quality action items for each product group's

representatives.

. Personally generated and presented an 8-week training program on product

testing and troubleshooting to all test technicians.

Result: Improved overall manufacturing quality by 76%.

Phelps Manufacturing (Dell Computer) - Nashville, TN June 2000 - June

2001 (contract)

Dimension PC manufacturing for North America.

NPI Project Quality Engineer

. Responsible for managing the NPI (DFx) design and development quality

efforts and production of Dell Dimension PC computers -- including

manufacturing of all chassis' (injection molding, sheet metal stamping,

die casting, etc.) NOTE: This was Dell's first attempt at designing a

completely 'screw-less' PC assembly -- in order to reduce, touches,

errors and cycle times.

. Managed production 'lean' improvements, including -- time studies,

process flow evaluations, cycle time optimizations, bottleneck

reductions, etc.

. Managed all NPI quality requirements (FMEA, PPAP, etc.) and restructured

quality methodology for improved practices.

. Global vendor interface during NPI projects. Managed JIT and Supplier

Managed Inventory logistics.

Result: Factory production ramped up from 5,000 to over 20,000 units per

day in 6 months.

Applied Materials - Austin, TX May 1999-May 2000 (contract)

World's largest manufacturer of semiconductor wafer fabrication systems

($15 Billion annual production volume).

Manufacturing Engineer

. During a 400% production increase, was tasked with outsourcing

manufacturing production of system modules in efforts to minimize cycle

time burden to internal factory production.

. Project managed all strategic and tactical levels of outsourcing

project.

. Conducted vendor quality and throughput audits; FAIs; delivery

scheduling; etc.

Result: Internal manufacturing throughput increased by over 400% in 10

months.

ITW Camtex - Fremont, California April 1997-May 1998 (Contract)

Silicon Valley division supporting the medical, high-tech electronics &

semiconductor industry. (Fortune 400 corporation)

NPI Product Engineer

. Responsible for the development and introduction of new medical and high-

tech products.

. Managed all elements of product development (product design, tooling,

packaging, BOM structure, etc.); vendor management & material

qualifications; customer product quality; manufacturing process

improvements; and, final delivery of product to customer.

. Drove factory line modification to incorporate 'Class 10,000' clean room

environment under cGMP quality standards.

. Customer interface for new technology concept presentations and product

engineering developments.

. Personally awarded two Utility Patents for product designs.

Result: Successful launched Pentium One Lead Carrier (10 Million units

annually) and helped develop several other new products.

Structural Foam Plastics - North Branch, New Jersey July 1990-April

1997

Product development and plastic injection molding company for OEM medical,

commercial, consumer, and industrial markets.

Strategic Project Engineer (Direct report to President).

. Responsible for managing NPI development of new proprietary plastic

products. High customer interface.

. Conducted extensive new and recycled raw polymer material DOE testing

through universities, independent test laboratories and polymer

manufacturers.

. Negotiated company-wide procurement strategy in global market for

recycled polymer materials (>30MM Lbs./annual consumption).

. Developed and presented: Product business plans and product lifecycle

plans; manufacturing, materials & quality planning initiatives; and,

product marketing plan proposals.

. Conducted and implemented plant-wide efficiency & safety improvement

program under ISO/OSHA standards.

. Conducted formal classroom training for manufacturing processes and

quality improvements to manufacturing staff.

Results:

1. Successfully launched several new product programs into the consumer and

industrial markets.

2. Contributed to the development of the original 'Plastic Lumber'

(PE/cellulose fiber modified resin base).

3. Reduced overall raw material cost by 21% within 9 months.

4. Improved overall factory cycle efficiency by 47% in 4 months.

EDUCATION

Ohio State University / CCAD, Columbus, Ohio

Bachelor Degree - Industrial Design 1989

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

United States Air Force - Texas, Germany, Alabama, Ohio

Emergency Room Paramedic, September 1981 - August 1986

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

SAP, MiniTab, MS Project, Visio, AutoCAD, FrontPage, Micrografix, CMStar,

ShopFloor, Oracle, Unix, Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint GECO, MM, etc.

Machining and tooling operations

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Six Sigma - Green Belt (in progress), CA/MP, SPC, QICR, Lean and TQC

Methodology Training

NCO Military Management Training

(2) Patents

Licensed Pilot

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