Engineer Six Sigma

DANIEL G. CABRERA

**** *. ******** *****

Phoenix, Arizona 85085

Telephone 602-***-****

email: ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

. Product Lifecycle Management: Product Introduction, Verification,

Improvements and Sustainability Engineering

. Supplier Quality Engineering: Requirements, Validation Procedures,

Root Cause/Corrective Actions RCCA

. Renewable Energy Power Electronics, Safety Standards, NEC Standards,

Analysis, Power Inverter characterization

. Electronic Value Engineering including Laboratory Testing & Reporting,

Circuit Analysis and Spec Review

. Multiple Six Sigma Projects (>$1M savings) in Commercial & Aerospace

Products and Processes

. Technical Customer Support for Field Problem Resolutions and for

Field Applications

. Aerospace Electronic Product Qualification/ Substantiation,

Validation, Failure Analysis, Product Improvements

. Continuous Improvements Tools: Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Tools,

Trainings and Task Implementations

. Electronics Circuit Card Assemblies: Compliance to IPC 610A

Workmanship Standards, Supplier Quality Monitoring, Improvements

. Product ECO Leadership: Feasibility, Key CTQ Drivers, Impact,

Implementation and Requirements Completion

. Standards: AS9100, FAR Part 21, Part 33, NEC, UL1741, IEEE1547 Audits,

Mil Std 810, DO160

. Leadership in FMEAs, Risk Mitigation Plans, Fishbone Analysis, RCCA

and Compliant Product Dispositions

. Project Engineering for all areas: Statement of Work & Deliverables,

Implementation & EVM Tracking (CPI / SPI)

SKILLS:

. Electronics Laboratory Equipment Use: Oscilloscope, Programmable Power

Supply, Power Analyzer, Circuit Troubleshooting

. Six Sigma Black Belt Diploma: Air Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado

(160 Hr. Training)

. Honeywell Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (DFSS)

. Communication: Teaming & Customer Service Strengths for achieving

Systematic Approach to Compliance

. Computer: Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Project, CAD Systems, Product

Work Instructions, PDS Documentation

. Communications/ Team Building Skills; Fully bilingual 100% in both

languages: English and Spanish

EDUCATION:

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona: Bachelor of Science in Electrical

Engineering

MBA Graduate Courses (Business Administration, Marketing and Management) as

well as advanced courses in Electrical Engineering

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Power-One Renewable Energy in Phoenix, AZ

2011 - 2013

Senior Product Engineer / Senior Product Quality Engineer

. Fully compliant Electronic Power Inverter Lab Testing (critical

parameters, waveform analysis, UL1741 safety, etc.) to consistently

meet OTD (On-Time-Delivery) and Field Quality Metrics for new North

America division (yielded cost-avoidance in excess of $50K/mo.)

. 100% on time delivery of custom testing for New Market Applications,

Engineering Change Resolutions and Quality Engineering Root Cause

Corrective Actions that drove actions for Quality Management System

and Product Validation Testing.

Volt Technical/ Manpower Technical Subcontract Engineering Resolutions for

Aerospace Industry 2005 - 2011

Boeing (BCA) Everett, WA / San Antonio, TX (Manufacturing / Quality

Engineer)

Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix, Arizona (Senior Product Engineer) /

Senior Quality Engineer)

Goodrich Aerospace in Phoenix, Arizona (Manufacturing Engineer)

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. Thoroughly address the Standard Work Instructions for aircraft

construction, including generation of in-depth Value Stream

Map/Process Map to achieve excess of 40% transactional cycle time

reduction

. Timely and accurate delivery of Standard Work Instructions for 787

aircraft application (Scope Definition, Intent Review and Publication)

which led to resolution of shop floor's rejection of unattainable

operations cited in the work instruction.

. On-Time verification of Field Engineering Change Orders for FAA

Compliance for new release of Boeing 747 as well as timely delivery of

FAA Quality System Audit Corrective Actions for the new site.

. Timely Compliance of Engineering Requirements for Engine Control Units

(supplier-owned design) Critical Supplier Transitions per FAA original

certification requirements (propulsion) and/or TSO/ETOPS certification

for APU engine which safeguarded over $10M in sales.

. Product Engineering IPDS Phase 6 (released product) joint resolutions

(supplier /customer) leading Design Review sessions with Key Chief

Engineering and Product Integrity Groups in formal CSB (Customer

Service Board) environment with 100% schedule compliance.

. Establish Product Qualification Compliance, Delivery Method and

Implementation for critical suppliers (new or repositioned-factory)

location with 100% on-time delivery and zero risk to the organization

. MRB (Material Review Board) and CSB (Customer Satisfaction Board) On-

Time resolutions consistently meeting the organizational goals.

. Manpower Coordination, Material & Process Validation jointly with

Product Design Engineering Group to meet weekly goals.

. Process Manufacturing Training and Proficiency Verification to

Assembly Personnel yielding an overall 30% cycle time improvement.

University of Texas Pan American/Professional Services

2003 - 2005

TMAC Manufacturing Professional/ Supplier Quality Engineering

. Training & Consulting Solutions Marketing, authoring 10 proposals (3

new accounts) for Texas Manufacturers.

. Benchmarked Energy Studies for tax exemption status yielding $52K/

year for first customer.

. Extensive Seminars (Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Value Stream

Mapping) English and Spanish.

. DPMO Quality Improvements for PCBA Fine Pitch Products by 500% &

Quality PPM's 30% improvement.

. Key player to improve quality by 400% of most-critical vendor for

company operations.

. Failure Mode Effects & Risk Reduction Analysis including cycle time

reductions by 100%.

Kimball International, Jasper, Indiana / Reynosa, Mexico

2000 - 2003

Product Engineering Team Leader

. Responsible for safeguarding the well being of the operation as

Resident Technical Lead (giving direction to 4 Engineers and 2

Technicians). Applied Six Sigma Tools to present solutions for

commercial electronics products.

. Covered all aspects of Commercial/Industrial product introductions,

including Industrial Controllers, Power Inverters, and Automotive

Engine Ignition Controllers.

Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Reynosa, Mexico

1996 - 2000

Site Senior Sustaining Engineer

. Responsible for all roles of Product and Process Improvement

Disciplines (two direct reports) and dotted line reporting to

Corporate Design Engineering for OEM Gas Ignition Product line and JCI

Climate Control Products consistently exceeding performance goals.

. Six Sigma Projects: Black Belt yielding an excess of $100K with $60K

Comptroller Certified.

. Drove process and product improvements through data gathering for

change justification to maintain $14M/yr sales.

. Capital Equipment upgrades and ROI/Feasibility Studies that

safeguarded excess of $30M/yr sales and 200% cycle time gain.

. Led the UL98 Standard Implementation for Gas Ignition Product Line

with ZERO slip in KPI's ($800K cost avoidance).

First Alert, Aurora, Illinois / Juarez, Mexico

1994 - 1996

Senior Design Engineer

. Contributed to the profitability of the operation's response time at

on-time problem resolution implementations.

. Root cause & Corrective Actions in Product Design, Test and Validation

to ensure 100% sales growth of newly created public company.

. Hands-on electronics design troubleshooting and test programming

routine improvements to enhance test coverage by 20%

Honeywell, El Paso, TX / Phoenix, AZ

1990 - 1993

Senior Validation / Qualification and Reliability Lead Test Engineer

(Keyboard - Division)

. Active contributor for Product & Process Improvements through

alternate material validations, Test Equipment Programming.

. Lab Test set up and Micro-Processor/Controller Programmer for Product

Performance Data Monitoring.

Avionics Air Data Systems Senior Project Engineer (Commercial Flight

Systems - Division)

. Active in Field Return Reduction Program (21% to 11%): Failure

Analysis, Root Cause/Corrective Action, Engineering Changes and Field

Return Coordination.

. Product Corrective Action Team Award Recipient due to Product

Engineering Initiatives and Resolutions.

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