Manager Engineering

Russ Norwood

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Austin, Texas *8750

512-***-****(Cell)

512-***-**** (Home)

SUMMARY

Highly successful business leader with diverse background in High Tech Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials

and Program Management. Use exceptional team building, planning, and problem-solving skills to produce

world-class results in industry-leading companies. Achievements: Improved financials, increased gross margins,

reduced inventory, scrap reduction and reduced cycle times in both manufacturing and engineering via lean

initiatives. Team building leader who motivates, trains, coaches, participates, and produces measurable team

excellence. Management style involves interfacing with employees all levels and has successfully developed

dynamic leaders in every organization managed.

BACKGROUND/RESULTS

Celerity Inc-Austin Division

General Manager-Division April 2006-Current

• Responsible for all plant operations including P&L, forecasting, program management/customer interfaces,

new business development, engineering, manufacturing and facilities operations.

Senior Director-Engineering and Manufacturing Sept 2004-Apl 2006

• Responsible for engineering design, NPI, test engineering, manufacturing engineering and all aspects of

manufacturing operations

- Reduced engineering headcount by 50% via design accuracy/accountability/automation.

- Set up and implemented offshore engineering in India, reducing remaining operations engineering costs

by an additional 50%

- Developed test strategy, organization and test fixtures to deliver zero defect products

Director-Materials and Program Management Sept 2001-2004

• Responsible for all customer interface, P&L and supporting revenues of $150M

• Organizations include Materials, Purchasing, Logistics, Program Management and finance

- Re-built program management and materials teams to enhance financials

- Brought division from break even to EBITDA of 22% in 6 Months

- Reduced total material Cog’s from 84% to 60% in 8 months, achieved 65% VMI

- Reduced cycle time ARO to delivery from 8 weeks to 4 weeks and wip by 400%

Senior Manager-Operations Jun 1999-Sep2001

• Responsible for Manufacturing, Manufacturing Eng and Quality Engineering

• Increased production 12X in 6 months via capital and, personnel investments

- Successfully set up Malaysian offshore program reducing subassembly costs by 25% while modeling a US

partner strategy to yield 60% total outsourced production.

- Reduced shop cycle time by 8X through lean and technology investments

TYCO (AMP) PACKAGING & CARROLL TOUCH SYSTEMS Nov1995-June1999

Manager, Engineering

• Managed design and ME operations for electronic value-add and packaging of $5.8 Billion Fortune 50

electronics corporation. Responsible for design and automation for OEM and contract electronic assemblies

for telecommunications, medical, and industrial controls.

E-Systems Incorporated 1974-1994

• Manager-Engineering Design Electronic, NPI and PC Packaging 1989-1993

• Manager-Manufacturing Engineering Computers, PCB, automation 1984-1989

• Manufacturing Manager Computer, BB and Printed Wiring Boards 1981-1984

• Mechanical Engineer Electronic packaging, Electronic Warfare 1974-1981

ESCO Manufacturing 1973-1974

Designer -Designed custom transformers and power stations for the petroleum and power industries

D avid W. Cormany P age 2

EDUCATION

East Texas State University -Industrial Technology/Economics 1970-1974

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