Manufacturing Engineer Engineering
Resume:
MIKE RIFAHI
QUALIFICATIONS
Dedicated and motivated senior level engineering professional with many years of challenging experience in all aspects of CM and OEM electronic manufacturing, including quality assurance and project engineering.
Strong background in all aspects of Surface Mount Technology (stencil design, solder paste printing, reflow oven profiling, and wave soldering), Pin-Through and system-level assembly, including flex and rigid flex PCBA.
Extensive experience in the DFM requirements for PCBA at the fabrication and assembly levels.
Demonstrated success in new product introduction, design for manufacturability, validation for GMP, ISO 9000, as well as RoHS, tin-lead, and mixed technology processes.
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills utilizing lean & six sigma techniques and Process Failure Modes & Effect Analysis (pFMEA).
Further strengths include communication, project management, organization, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and manage high volume workload while meeting commitments and deadlines.
HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Assisted in the expansion of the customer base of Venture Manufacturing Services and development of new business.
Established quality system for Avid manufacturing facility at Mountain View site.
Updated the design guidelines for Avid PCBA design group.
Supported new product introduction from Plexus design center, including pre-DFM, tooling, proto build, post-DFM report, and ultimate transfer of products to sites in Asia.
Successful validation of PCBA operation for building medical products at Plexus’ Seattle site.
Responsible for the introduction, startup and performance analysis of new surface mount equipment, with a strong focus on PCBA operations capacity and capability improvement at Intermec Technologies.
Prepared plant layouts and relocation plans for the transfer of PCBA operations from Intermec Technologies to Plexus Corporation.
Selected the equipment and oversaw the installation and operation of new Surface Mount Technology line at Aristocrat Leisure Industries.
Served in a leadership role in Solectron’s certification committees for Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award and ISO 9000.
Successfully managed all assembly builds in the auto-insertion operation at Solectron.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Venture Manufacturing Services; Fremont, CA 3/17 – Present
Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer
Introduce new PCA and top-level assembly products of major high-tech companies which resulted in the expansion of the company’s customer base and the development of new business.
Review documents of new products from customers for completeness before introduction to production. Collaborate with customer and manufacturing to resolve NPI issues.
Identify special processes that require special assembly, unique fixtures or test setup.
Identify associated transfer NRE of new product.
Work with manufacturing on prototype build, First Article approval and release of new product to production.
Avid Technology; Mountain View, CA 9/10 – 3/17
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Supported transitions and qualification of products from proto to production at domestic and Asia CM sites.
Minimized design and build issues and improved product delivery by enhancing PCBA design guidelines.
Establishing procedures and checklist for smooth transition of PCBA from design to production.
Supported the DFM activities of Printed Circuit Boards from early stage of design to production, including Valor DFM check and DFM reports from suppliers of PCB & PCBA.
Worked closely with design and layout teams to resolve DFM issues and implemented design changes.
Participated in the selection of PCB and PCBA suppliers, including audits and capability assessments.
Supported PCBA and sub-assemblies supply base from proto builds to production release.
Wrote rework procedures and supported rework activities in the house and at suppliers, including re-ball and rework of BGA’s.
Provided failure analysis support for PCBA and field failures. Identified root cause of failures and provided corrective actions.
Assisted Component Engineering with RoHS conformance activities.
Established guidelines for the thermal relief analysis at the leads of PTH parts and created a spreadsheet to evaluate conformance to guidelines.
Developed Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) checklist for the proto build of PCBAs. Drove all items of the MRR list to closure before the start of build.
Plexus Corporation; San Jose, CA 4/00 – 9/10
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Provided technical engineering support for new product introduction, as well as pre and post DFM for PCBA and system builds; transferred products between the US and Asia.
Introduced new products of major Silicon Valley High-tech companies to production.
Developed process qualification protocols to validate PCBA operations for building medical products.
Wrote instructions and process control procedures to meet GMP requirements.
Provided engineering support for a medical project for over ten years.
Transferred customer projects from Plexus-Bothell site to San Jose upon closure of Bothell site.
Defined process route and wrote assembly build instructions for PCBA and system builds.
Provided tooling to meet process requirements, including BGA rework.
Worked with process technicians on creating reflow and wave profiles.
Used AutoCAD and MS Project in the preparation of plant layout and relocation plan for the PCBA manufacturing facility transfer from Intermec to Plexus.
Intermec Technologies Corporation, Everett, WA 5/98 – 4/00
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Introduced new Surface Mount manufacturing equipment to improve the capability and capacity of the PCBA operation.
Increased productivity of assembly line.
Updated assembly line and added new SMT equipment.
Improved yield and quality of assemblies, setup time, cycle time and reduced cost of products.
Selected and installed new manufacturing equipment and created procedural improvements to support quality and optimized productivity throughout PCBA operations. Utilized Cimbridge, UPS and UCT software to program SMT equipment.
Provided DFM for new products, wrote assembly build instructions, supervised all prototype activities and resolved quality issues. Participated in suppliers’ audits.
Developed standard time and productivity measurements for SMT operations.
Aristocrat Leisure Industries; Sydney, Australia 7/96 – 5/98
Principal Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical
Installed the first SMT line for Aristocrat
Provided engineering support to PCBA manufacturing operations including developing specifications for ordering stencils for solder paste and glue printing operations; created profiles for re-flow oven and wave soldering machines. Participated in DFM meetings for new products.
Selected all equipment for new SMT line, prepared line layout, supervised installation and operation startup, wrote operating and maintenance procedures.
Managed in-circuit test and cable harness testing operations; made alterations to layout to implement JIT and CFM.
Solectron Corporation; Milpitas, CA 10/84 – 7/96
Project Manufacturing Engineer
Wrote manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI) in support of engineering; coordinated all prototype build activities, as well as liaison between engineering and customers on quality issues.
Auto-Insertion Equipment Engineer (9/92 – 6/94)
Established the Auto-Insertion operation for a company division; created programs for DIP, VCD, Radial, and sequencer machines; developed preventative maintenance programs, as well as wrote operating procedures. Prepared documents for ISO 9000 audit.
Performed machine troubleshooting and repair; trained and certified operators and technicians.
Quality Engineer (2/89 – 9/92)
Compiled, analyzed and presented quality performance reports to management and customers in a detailed, yet succinct manner. Interfaced regularly with clients to resolve engineering and quality-related issues, as well as to devise procedural improvements to address recurring issues. Chaired division Total Quality Control and Material Review Board meetings. Prepared division for Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award and ISO 9000 audits.
Manufacturing Engineer (10/84 – 2/89)
Created and implemented a number of equipment layout plans and manufacturing process instructions. Coordinated prototype build activities, and provided engineering support on all manufacturing operations. Trained and certified operators and technicians on equipment operation, as well as safety guidelines.
EDUCATION: B.S. Degree, Mechanical Engineering - California State University, Fresno, CA.
Contact this candidate