Ralph E. Guincho
***** ********** **., *****, ******* 33624
Cell: 813-***-**** / Home: 813-***-****
email: ********@*****.***
Summary:
A dedicated professional experienced in working effectively as part of a
multi-disciplinary team in different production environments.
Resourceful and responsive to change while achieving collective
objectives in Lean Management and site operations. Ability to manage and
promote services while increasing personal and professional standards.
Establish and communicate metrics, expectations, and accountabilities to
direct reports.
9/13 - kimball Electronics Tampa, FL
1/14
Production Supervisor; SMT Department (Surface-mount Technology)
Manage quality process, production scheduling, process monitoring,
training, health & safety; maintain attendance records, employee reviews
and communication.
Supervise five SMT Production Lines, total of 15 operators
Supervise three SMT Setup operators
Supervise one repair person.
Major Accomplishments:
Establish and communicate metrics, expectations and accountabilities to
direct reports.
Establishing cycle times to track %Efficiency, %Utilizations, OEE.
Developed / implemented continuous training program.
Set-up and implemented cross training of employees.
Develop matrix to track Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
11/12 - 9/13
SPARTON Complex Systems
Brooksville, FL
Team Leader for following Departments; Bond/Coat, Batteries, Test and
Shipping
Manage the quality process, health & safety, production scheduling,
process monitoring, training, maintain attendance records, employee
reviews, and communication.
Coordinates on time deliveries with Planners; support and initiate
problem solving ideas within Department.
Within the Bond/Coat Department supervise one Group Leader and ten
operators; masking/damasking, solder, bond components and coating
circuit boards.
Within the Battery Department supervise ten operators building batteries
for the Navy.
Within the Test Department supervise one Group Leader and fifteen
operators; four trouble-shooters, one repair person and ten testers.
In-Circuit Tester (GenRad 2286, Teradyne 1880 and Agilent 3070).
Flying Probe Tester (Spea 4040 and Spea 4020).
Functional Tester
Within the Shipping Department I supervise one Group Leader and two
shippers.
Major Accomplishments:
Establish and communicate metrics, expectations and accountabilities to
direct reports.
Establishing cycle times to track %Efficiency, %Utilizations, OEE.
Increase productivity by 5%.
Developed / implemented continuous training program.
Set-up and implemented cross training of employees.
Develop matrix to track Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Test Department @ 82% OEE
Bond/Coat Department @ 80% OEE
Battery Department @ 77% OEE
12/06 - VLOC, Subsidiary of II-VI Inc. Trinity, FL
06/12
Production Supervisor, UV Filter Crystal Growth, Fabrication and
Assembly Departments:
2006 - 2009 Production Supervisor, UV Filters Fabrication and Assembly
Department
2010 - 2012 Business Unit Manager, UV Filter Crystal Growth, Fabrication
(Calcium Fluoride, Potassium Nickel Sulfate, & Lead Phosphate Glass) and
Assembly Department
Manage the quality process, production scheduling, process monitoring,
safety, and training, maintain attendance records, employee reviews, and
communication. Coordinates on time deliveries with Logistics Planning
and others as required; support and initiate problem solving ideas
within Department.
Manage the Common Missile Warning System (CWMS) for the U.S. Army.
Manage the Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) program for
the U.S. Army.
Establish and communicate metrics, expectations, and accountabilities to
direct reports.
Participated in obtaining the AS-9100 in April 2010.
Major Accomplishments:
Help VLOC become the only "Preferred Optical Supplier" to BAE in 2011.
Developed procedures, Work Instructions, SOP's and Forms for AS-9100
Citification.
Developed / implemented continuous training program in conjunction with
our newly acquired AS 9100 Certification.
Managed a cross-functional project team; engineers, maintenance,
formulators, production personnel, QA, QC and client (as appropriate)
moving Growth Department from our Trinity facility to our Port Richey
facility. Completed process validation to insure crystal growth
parameters between the two facilities.
Assist in the setup of barcode labor tracking and material tracking.
Kaizen Improvement; 2007 customer warranty returns at 250 ppm an
improvement over the previous returns of 3500 ppm.
January 2008 through August 2010 have increased shipment by 65% and
reduced customer warranty returns to 230 ppm.
Develop and achieved revenue budget.
Return on Sales 2008 - 2011 at 28%.
Reduced manpower needs from budget 30 to 17 operators resulting in a 45%
decrease in labor.
07/05 - American - Iraqi Solutions Group Al Walid, Iraq
05/06
Site Manager - Al Walid, Iraq
Combat Life Support Camp supporting the Iraqi Desert Wolf Brigade (Iraqi
Border Police) within a 400 kilometer area from Saudi Arabia / Iraqi
Border to the Euphrates River in the North. This included an Iraqi
Academy, with fifteen border forts, and three Iraqi headquarters
totaling 800+ Iraqi Desert Wolf.
Managed and direct a workforce of 80 AISG employees to include: Iraqi
cooks, bakers, housekeepers, vehicle & generator mechanics, warehousing,
fuel depot and camp security personnel.
Managed safety, stock control, procurement, work schedules, payroll,
invoice, maintenance processes for AISG and border police vehicles, base
camp services / maintenance and an Iraqi-run food service operation.
Contract ending in May 2006
Major Accomplishments:
Combining leadership and lean management skills developed an effective
workforce while managing a $1.5 million per a month contract.
Developed inventory control / tracking, setting up minimum / maximum
inventory quantities and reorder levels.
Modified SITREP documentation recovering $170,000 in the first three
months.
8/04 - 05/05 Zapata Engineering Paladin ASP,
Iraq
Data Specialist
. Direct and Supervisor Iraqi work force loading munitions into shot
boxes for demolition.
. Schedule product flow to assure efficient use of manpower. Improved
efficiency by 25%.
. Developed an action plan to destroy munitions maximizing ratio between
donor and target material.
. Inventory of C-4, Comp-B, Detonation Cord (Russian and US), fuses and
igniters.
. Maintain spreadsheet to track inventory of all munitions by type,
storage location, manufacture and tonnage, barcode material tracking.
. Contract ending in May 2005.
01/04 - 08/04 eod technology Paladin ASP,
Iraq
Data Specialist
. Direct and Supervisor Iraqi work force loading shot boxes for
demolition.
. Trained team in the use of bar-code to track munitions.
. Schedule product flow to assure efficient use of manpower. Improved
efficiency by 25%.
. Developed an action plan to destroy munitions maximizing ratio between
donor and target material.
. Inventory of C-4, Comp-B, Detonation Cord (Russian and US), fuses and
igniters.
. Contract transferred to Zapata Engineering on August 2004.
Major Accomplishments:
. Develop spreadsheet to track inventory of all munitions by type,
storage location, manufacture and tonnage, barcode material tracking.
. Report daily demolition by item and tonnage destroyed.
. Setup employees time sheets.
. Inventory of C-4, Comp-B, Detonation Cord (Russian and US), fuses and
igniters.
02/87 - 12/03 Essilor of America, Optical Lens Mfg.
St. Petersburg, FL
Engineer II
. 1986 - 1987 Coating Supervisor 3rd Shift
. 1987 - 2003 Coating Engineer / Technical Supervisor of Coating Lab
. Provided support for Essilor Florida and offshore facilities in Mexico
and Puerto Rico.
. Supplied thin films for in-house usage and use in sales to Essilor Labs,
Transition Optical and other labs throughout the world.
. Worked to improve customer satisfaction through reduction in lead times.
. Managed a multi-disciplinary team involved in the transfer of In-Mold
Coating Process to Mexico.
. Developed procedures, Work Instructions, SOPs, and Forms for ISO 9000
Certifications, conducted training for team members.
. Managed the use of computer SPC Control software to monitor daily process
trends, capability indexes to improve process control and decision-
making.
. Developed and facilitated a continuous training program for operators and
inspectors to stabilize the department aimed at increasing quality and
output.
. Interfaced with R&D Engineering to develop, validate, and scale-up new
products and coating processes into production.
Major Accomplishments:
. Worked as a Technical Supervisor to develop the Thin Films Coating
Formulation Lab into a world class supplier of thin film coatings with
annual sales of 60,000 Kg and a scrap rate of <0.5%.
. Designed factorial experiments which yielded 15% improvement and an
annual savings of $5.5M.
. Organized labor flow resulting in a reducing downtime, increasing
production by 20%, and eliminating overtime for a total savings of $180K
in labor costs.
. Developed and implemented programs aimed at increasing output and quality
yields with a cost savings of roughly $1M per year.
. 2004 Essilor closed all operations in Florida moving processes to Mexico.
Special Training:
. Proficient in Microsoft Office; and Microsoft Project, Visio Diagramming
Solutions.
. Certificates: White Belt Lean/Six Sigma (Kimball Electronics), Yellow
Belt 5S & TPM (Kimball Electronics), Core skills for Building Commitment,
Building Trust, Productions Supervisors School, ISO 9000 Internal Audit
(USF), Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Materials
Management Training (DOT & EPA Regulations).
. Visual Manufacturing, Visual MRP.
. Kaizen Improvement, Lean Management, 5-S Training.
. DOE, SPC Charting.
. Leadership Development Program for Today's New Leaders, Essentials of
Leadership, Developing Others, Building an Environment of Trust,
Emotional Intelligence Works
Other:
. Florida National Guard, Honorable Discharge, 3/26/1970 - 3/25/1976
. Speak Spanish