Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management
Resume:
Janne (Jay) Leinonen
Poway 858-***-****
CA linkedin.com/in/janne.leinonen *****.*.********@*****.***
Summary Statement
Highly skilled Manufacturing Expert with over 15 years of relevant experience in Design for
Manufacturing, Project Management, Industrial Engineering, Process Improvement, Quality Engineering,
Method Design and People Management. Proficient with quality and process tools such as Six Sigma,
Lean, 5S and ISO9001. Absolute team player with strong interpersonal skills. Solution oriented with a
track record of ensuring successful ramp-up for tens of global product programs.
Experience
Microsoft Devices (Formerly Nokia), San Diego, CA 1995 - 2014
Specialist, Design for Supply Chain (2012-2014)
Specialist, Design for Final Assembly and Packing (2005-2012)
• Exceeded or met all quality and quantity targets for 10 product programs assigned to in last nine
years.
• Managed Operations Mechanics Projects which included developing manufacturing engineering
plans, quality engineering, risk assessment (pFMEAs) and strategies for products and processes
from pre-concepting phase to ramp up using skills in manufacturability of different product design
solutions, on-line testing systems of products and analysis of manufacturing productivity. Trained
factory personnel during pre-production builds.
• Specified, purchased and verified all needed tools, jigs, fixtures and Product Specific Material
Packages for assigned product programs from contract manufacturers.
• Team Leader of global Product Specific Production Hardware process and key contributor in
global design for manufacturing process development.
Team Leader, Manufacturing Engineering, Salo, Finland (1996 – 2005)
• Key contributor to the Global Process Development Team that made manufacturing process
development leaner, created simpler process descriptions and templates used in product
programs resulting in global work being standardized.
• Developed, improved and implemented manufacturing technologies and processes that fulfilled
global manufacturing needs.
• Identified and implemented process development and improvement needs. Reduced cycle time,
improved quality and balanced production lines in assigned product programs.
• Specified, purchased and verified all Product Specific Production Hardware for global factories.
• Global leader of ESD protection verification and development for Nokia manufacturing facilities.
• Increased team performance by 30% that allowed for more projects to be successfully completed.
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Janne (Jay) Leinonen 858-***-****
Team Leader, Circuit Board Factory Maintenance, Salo, Finland (1995-1996)
• Ran day to day activities of the Circuit Board Factory SMD maintenance team Using Total
Preventative Maintenance process and improved processes.
• Planned production line moves meeting all time and production targets.
• Reported SMD MFR and capacity data weekly.
• All assigned tasks done on time. Brought in new production equipment and trained operations and
maintenance personnel after receiving training at Fuji’s premises in Nagoya, Japan and DEK
paste printing machines in Weymouth, UK.
Abloy Oy, Bjorkboda, Finland 1993 - 1995
Process Development Specialist
• Process development and standardization in Sheet Metal Part Manufacturing Department
• Reduced tool changeover time at sheet metal part department reduced by over 40%
• Did B.Sc. thesis on Tool Changeover Standardization.
Education, Professional Development and Training
B.Sc. in Automation Technology, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland
Design for Manufacturing:
-Nokia Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification
-ISO9001 Training
-Fundamentals of Injection Moulding modules 1 & 2
-Dassault Systemes Catia V5 & V6 3D Design Training
-Smart Manufacturing JIT Training
-Nokia Line Simulation Training
-CE Process Training, Level 2, Basic
-Electronics Mass production 1 & 2 Training
-Quality Management Training
-Auto-CAD Basics 1 & 2
-MS Office 2010 Training
Management:
-Managing & Leading in a Virtual Team Environment
-Practical labor law and industrial relations
-Performance Evaluation Training
-GEMS Training for Hiring Managers/Supervisors
-Supervisor Training modules 1 & 2
Dual Citizenship:
-United States and Finland
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