VP, Director, Plant Manager

Robert Jashinsky

**** ******* ****, ***** *** ( Camarillo, CA 93012 805-***-****

******.*********@*****.*** ( http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjashinsky

Senior Leadership Profile

Lead change in continuous improvement cultures and fast-paced manufacturing

environments.

Career marked by over 20 years of creating more efficient businesses

through hands-on operations and technology management in 24x7 fast-paced

organizations. Presidential Award winner recognized as industry expert with

track record of delivering results against high expectations. Known for

strong and diverse technical background, ability to manage multiple

projects and teams simultaneously, commitment to organizational success,

and skill in developing solutions to unexpected critical business needs.

Broad-based experience in optical disc manufacturing, IP content

management, aerospace manufacturing, chemical detection systems,

residential real estate, and medical field related processes. Held Secret

and ComSec security clearances.

Demonstrated broad-based strengths and accomplishments in:

( Change Control / Management ( Manufacturing Operations Leadership (

Organizational Streamlining

( Technology Integration ( Client Relationship Management ( Lean

Manufacturing

( Post-Acquisition Integration ( Digital Asset Management ( ISO 9000 &

ISO 14000

( Contract Negotiations ( IP Security & Piracy Investigation (

Global Outsourcing

Professional Experience

Technicolor USA, Inc. - Camarillo, CA March 2007 - Present

DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND PRE-PRODUCTION OPERATIONS - OPTICAL MEDIA

Direct manufacturing operations including digital content receipt,

distribution, and storage of 100K+ assets, customer service, facility

infrastructure, and client complaint resolution. Develop content

management and processing best practices for North America Optical

business with 15K+ orders for major studio and gaming DVD/Blu-ray (BD)

content and artwork in 2012 alone. Manage local high-end servers and

property applications, proprietary data systems, high-powered optical

laser mastering systems, electroplating systems, injection molding with 30-

ton presses, electronic and optical test equipment, screen and off-set

graphics processing.

Collaborate with replication facilities in Mexico, Poland, and Australia,

plus outsourcing suppliers in United States, Mexico, India, and Austria.

Lead team of up to 102 employees. Manage $5.1M annual budget.

Client List: Disney, Warner, Universal, Paramount, DreamWorks, Funimation,

Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Activison.

o Drove $50M increase in annual revenue, while saving $4M capital

investment by negotiating with major studio to add 50% more BD check-

disc capacity in exchange for 100% BD replication orders.

o Led industry's largest global onboarding project with more than 20K

titles from Warner BD/DVD content and artwork onboarded within

challenging, compressed timeframe to meet six-month go-live and with

no content availability issues.

o Saved $1.1M in annual labor costs by leading transfer of graphic arts

business to low-cost manufacturing facility in Mexico.

o Prevented customer issues and potential financial liability by

spearheading development of tool to validate DVD content and master.

o Met requests from major customers including Disney and Warner by

leading green project to determine carbon footprint created from DVD

manufacturing.

o Enabled small publishers to upload digital content over secure

connection to existing global infrastructure at no cost to company or

customers by implementing viable solution.

o Directed manufacturing team to transition HD and BD disc technologies

from engineering development product to economically consumer product

o Transitioned HD and BD disc technologies from engineering development

to economical consumer product by leading manufacturing team to

overcome obstacles of new format and meet customer objectives.

o Facilitated increase in production levels by leading project to

outsource additional manufacturing capacity to replication partner in

India.

o Passed International Recording Media Association (IRMA) audit with no

findings by developing and implementing IRMA-compliant anti-piracy

program.

o Contributed to successful launch of new industry-leading Microsoft

Xbox-360 encryption technology by leading operations team to support

technology development and testing.

o Allowed senior management to target competitor customers by providing

C&A competitive analysis covering volume and pricing.

Technicolor USA, Inc. - Camarillo, CA July 2000 - March 2007

DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND TECHNOLOGY - OPTICAL DISC DIVISION

Directed all of division's quality and technology operations encompassing

quality systems and processes, electronic and optical test equipment, and

data collection systems. Interfaced with customers to address contractual

requirements including development of confidential anti-piracy

technologies. Developed and approved content management and processing

best practices. Supported 24x7 order receipt, processing, and content

management by managing proprietary systems. Investigated client complaints

for North America business. Managed $2.3M annual budget. Led team of up to

53 employees.

o Reduced costs 20% year-over-year by developing new quality assurance

processes and systems for high-growth DVD facility with 500K DVDs

replicated and packaged per day.

o Allowed Microsoft to meet November 2001 Xbox launch schedule resulting

in millions of dollars in orders, despite 9/11 terrorist attack's

impact on engineering disc shipment from East Coast facility by

transitioning optical disc development to Camarillo, CA facility.

o Spearheaded manufacturing and quality transfer from U.S. to low-cost

manufacturing facility in Mexico that produces world's highest volume

at 2.5M DVD units per day. Overcame logistical, technical, and

cultural challenges to establish this operation.

o Strengthened partnership with Microsoft by leading Camarillo quality

and processes team to launch largest, most complex Microsoft hologram

disc program since inception with no quality issues. Recognized by

Microsoft senior management for flawless execution.

o Led development of software and hardware for company's first high-

speed global network infrastructure for DVD content transfer

worldwide. Provided technical direction and project management to

internal IT resources and multiple vendors. Processes were adopted by

other company sites.

o Played key role in Panasonic acquisition by managing integration of

all customer digital masters and artwork from Panasonic Optical Disc

business.

o Standardized data and reporting, drove effective, timely problem

resolution, and facilitated corrective action implementations by

leading design and development of corporate-wide, web-based customer

issue resolution solution.

o Obtained ISO-9000 quality certification by assuming leadership for

campus-wide development and implementation of ISO-compliant quality

processes.

o Simplified and streamlined ISO-14001 implementation by leveraging

existing processes and resources.

o Decreased manual labor 30%, while improving yields 10% by leading

implementation of automated, real-time manufacturing data collection

system.

o Supported FBI and MPAA efforts to combat optical media piracy through

forensic training.

o Recognized for outstanding performance with Technicolor President's

Award.

Lockheed Martin Corp. - Glendale, CA May 1994 - June 2000

MANAGER OF QUALITY, SITE OPERATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION - LIBRASCOPE

DIVISION

Directed all quality components of U.S. Navy Weapons and U.S. Army

Chemical Defense manufacturing contracts. Oversaw quality engineering and

inspection team and quality systems / processes as Customer Quality

Interface. Managed vendor quality performance, test equipment maintenance

and calibration, shipping / receiving, and freight. Led team of 18 direct

reports. Managed $8M+ project budgets. Reported to Division President.

o Played key role in winning $30M Joint Biological Point Detection

System business by writing quality assurance component of proposal.

o Supported new biological and chemical defense business by instituting

strict quality processes.

o Boosted productivity 80%, while reducing recurring costs 60% by

implementing online engineering documentation system adopted company-

wide.

o Cut labor costs 25%, while delivering 60% improvement in throughput by

implementing TQM system and integrating receiving and inspection

personnel and processes within union environment.

o Led consolidation and relocation of 30-acre business unit to East

Coast under budget, ahead of schedule, and with no impact to

customers. Worked directly with union manufacturing and inspection

personnel to close business.

Additional Experience:

Librascope Corporation - Supervisor of Quality Engineering and Senior

Quality Program Engineer

Education

University of La Verne

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Concentration in Information

Technology

University of La Verne

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

L.A. Pierce College

Associate of Arts in Technology

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