Engineer Process

ROBERT M. ALPER

Atkinson, NH *****

*******@*******.*** 603-***-****

SENIOR PROCESS / MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Increase quality & efficiency Reduce costs & eliminate defects

Results-oriented and hands-on Process Engineer specializing in process improvement and project management. Recognized

for simultaneously managing multiple projects from concept to optimization, producing increased yield, quality, and

efficiency while reducing costs. Collaborate with others and take ownership of projects, achieving financial and technical

goals under tight deadlines.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Manufacturing Support • Process Safety • Conformal Coatings &

• Project Management • Lean Six Sigma Encapsulants

• Yield Improvement

• Regulatory Compliance

• Root Cause & Defect Analysis • Electroplating & Metallization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Raytheon, IDS, Andover, MA Senior Manufacturing Engineer May 2013 – Aug

2014

Performed time studies to develop capacity analysis for efficiency in manpower and equipment utilization. Collaborated on

cross-functional teams to implement new cleaning methods and chemistries for complex military CCAs. Validated adhesives

for 2200 different CCAs across customer TDPs, process sheets, and suppliers. Conducted DoEs to resolve CCA cleaning

defects.

• Potentially saved millions of dollars in product and rework, identifying equipment design and material compatibility

issues as root causes contributing to CCA defects, using DoE testing and process observation techniques.

Delta Electronics Manufacturing, Beverly, MA Senior Process Engineer Aug 2010 – June 2011

Corrected analytical procedures including vendor errors in automated high-volume rack/barrel nickel, gold, copper, silver,

white bronze electroplating operation. Introduced laboratory software to enhance bath control and chemical consumption.

Established inventory management system for all laboratory and process chemicals. Managed 2 laboratory technicians and

trained 4 production operators to new processes. Resolved process / product issues and implemented preventive corrective

actions.

• Introduced controllable pre-treatment processes, increasing product yields.

• Enhanced process yields and reduced costs, minimizing process variation and eliminating defects.

Time Sensitive Circuits, Amesbury, MA Process Manager Jan 2009 - Sept 2009

Managed wet processes, analytical lab, waste treatment, and facilities maintenance. Reorganized site MSDS system and

implemented hazardous material safe handling practices. Deployed workforce of 12 operators and assigned tasks to satisfy

high-mix, low-volume quick-turn schedules. Conducted NPI and DFM reviews to ensure MIL-PRF-31032 compliance.

• Introduced ENIG surface finish process with 6 month ROI by designing and supervising equipment installation and

start-up, and optimizing process, meeting customer demand and avoiding outside service costs.

• Rewrote complete set of 60 analytical procedures, reducing non-conforming product.

SAFC HiTech, Haverhill, MA Operations Manager June 2008 - Oct 2008

Oversaw daily operations to meet customer demand in areas of chemical distillation, chemical packing, and shipping of

high-hazard pyrophoric organometallics, managing 3 supervisors and 15 technicians. Interfaced with external contractors for

facility maintenance and initiated RFQs as needed.

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• Introduced improvements in safety, data collection, organization, and process clarity, enhancing on-time delivery.

Zentrix Technologies, Newburyport, MA Senior Process Engineer April 2007 – Jan 2008

Optimized electrolytic nickel and gold processes and electroless nickel process for electronic packages. Managed analytical

lab overseeing 2 technicians. Rewrote and enhanced 40 analytical procedures. Reorganized, updated, and maintained site

MSDS system. Implemented safety program for industrial X-ray usage and identified proper PPE usage.

• Improved yield 35% gaining $30K annually, revising process for product family by redesigning plating fixture.

• Saved $20K minimum annually, reducing gold thickness variation by 40%.

Jabil Circuits Inc., Billerica, MA Manufacturing Engineer Nov 2005 – Mar 2007

Owned conformal coat processes for high-mix, low-volume military electronic assemblies. Created process instructions and

visual aides conforming to customer requirements. Implemented safe handling and storage practices for flammable liquids

specifying equipment to comply with best safe design. Interfaced with parylene coating vendors for specifications flow

down and corrective actions. Developed and updated procedures for spray and dip applications. Created procedure for eddy

current measurement techniques as deposit control method. Collaborated with vendors to design custom boots, die cut tapes,

and assembly fixtures.

• Saved $750K in explosion proofing costs while containing project costs to $175K, salvaging faltering project by

effectively interpreting and clarifying environmental regulations and fire protection codes per NFPA.

• Reduced direct labor masking requirements up to 80%, improved throughput by reducing cycle time, enhanced product

yields, and reduced disposable materials costs, developing fixture designs for 8 different assemblies.

• Avoided costly fines and improved upgraded workplace safety, ensuring regulatory compliance, sustaining and updating

hazard chemical usage training, and tracking consumption and emissions to comply with regulatory permits.

Teledyne Technologies, Inc., Hudson, NH Senior Process Engineer Aug 1997 – Sept 2005

Provided process definition, development, documentation, validation for electroplating military rigid-flex circuits.

Introduced new product and technology certified to MIL-PRF-50884. Managed multiple capital equipment projects

(automated electroless and electrolytic plating lines, ammoniacal etcher, plasma etcher) from concept to optimization.

Directed all wet processes, plasma etching, and chemical lab activities supervising 2 technicians. Developed batch waste

treatment methods and managed hazardous waste. Conducted root cause analysis for process/product non-compliances and

implemented preventive actions. Supported manufacturing and developed processes for the potting and encapsulation of

components and connectors on rigid-flex printed wiring assemblies and modules.

• Produced net annual savings of $75K, improving yield, eliminating rework, and enhancing on-time delivery by

removing defect on product family utilizing DoE testing.

• Accelerated company’s eligibility for Aerospace and ISO Certifications, by rewriting all wet process documentation

including chemical lab procedures (total 40 documents) to comply with AS9100 certification requirements.

• Increased throughput efficiency and improved yields, managing simultaneous capital equipment projects

from concept to optimization for both horizontal and vertical automated processing applications.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Bob's Bullion Exchange, Plaistow, NH Owner / Operator Jan 2011 - June 2013

Purchased unwanted gold, silver, and platinum jewelry, bullion, and coins from the public. Sold gold, silver, and platinum

bars and coins to the investing public.

EDUCATION

BS.Ch.E. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

CERTIFICATIONS

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Quality & Productivity Solutions, Marlborough, MA 10/2011

Lean Expert Certification Quality & Productivity Solutions, Marlborough, MA 10/2011

Project Management Certification Quality & Productivity Solutions, Marlborough, MA 10/2011

Supply Chain Management Certification Quality & Productivity Solutions, Marlborough, MA 10/2011

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