Project/Program Managerment
Resume:
San Jose, California 95136
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Robert Cheek
OBJEC Leverage my experience and expertise to help an organization grow and thrive in an increasingly
TI competitive global economy.
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SKILLS Wide experience in Operational Capacity planning (equipment, tools, personnel),
& P rogram Management, Manufacturing Engineering, NPI product releases and Sustaining
AB E ngineering activities following most products from cradle to grave. Product types
ILI t ransitioned were Systems and function specific hardware. Systems included HDD related
TI automated equipment (burnish, glide, servo-writing, media classification tools),
ES Telecommunication Protocol Analyzers Systems and Personality cards, Low-level HW protocol
analysis equipment, Optical-electrical medical equipment, and consumer electronics.
• Integral leader of cross functional teams in incorporating DFx and lean directives
related to Supply Chain, Manufacturing ENG, New Product Int roduction, Sustaining
E ngineering, and CM related Corrective Actions and the Engineering Change impact .
Coordinated and/or attended Mechanical Design Reviews, BOM reviews, Product Configuration
M anagement, Manufacturing Plan Reviews, facilities planning, etc..
• Represented Operations and Manufacturing in QBRs, senior management level reviews
for NPI Products, Sustaining Activities, Support Activities (Customer RMA escalation balanced
w ith SLAs, and CRM data) and Supply Chain related activities.
• Plan and scope transition of products from an R&D state to a volume state in local and
remote factories (domestic and international). These tasks include the evaluation, transfer and
setup of manufacturing capabilities in factories and CM management.
• Create and execute Manufacturing Plans driving a variety of resources for specific task
accomplishments related to manufacturability, time, cost, execution to plan and quality.
• Manage, drives and/or generates documentation and efforts with respect to Product
configuration, Bill Of Materials (product structuring, part and product specification documents,
etc…), source components, ODM/OEM components, Product Data Management (traceability
methods and data), custom mechanical components, corporate policies, processes and
guidelines, operator level work instructions, operator t raining, etc..
• Liaise with Principal Hardware and Mechanical Engineering staff to qualify and define
part vendors/manufacturers, alternate sources of components, simple assemblies, and other
i tems. Other activities included design related issues and needed enhancements for
manufacturability, CTF designations, and cost reduction through design.
• Extensive knowledge of PCBA processes (Inspection, paste, reflow, wash, AOI, 5dx,
etc Machine Shop operations, facilities management, Clean Room operations, manufacturing
tools and techniques, Workplace safety, First Article Processes, Supplier Qualification, etc…
• Quality Systems/Regulatory: I SO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, IPC 610, IPC 700,
CRoHS, RoHS, WEE, UL
• Tools: PADS PowerLogic, CAM350, Solidworks 2003-12, Visio 2010, Microsoft Office
suite (Latest), Microsoft Project, Agile PLM, Arena PLM, Oracle, PLEX, Adobe I llustrator CS2,
Adobe Standard, BarTender, Omni Plan, Omni Graffle, Optical CMM programming, with
l imited experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Solaris
EXPERI DOCU M E N T CONTROLS/PROGRAM MANAGER (CONTRACTOR), VELODYNE I NC.
EN Morgan Hill, CA
CE
Apr 2014 – Jan 2015
Role is very diverse requiring multiple disciplines and the ability to mentor, motivate and manage
small and large teams.
For Audio products (Program/Project Management), carries the responsibilities of subwoofer and
headphone products overseeing all aspects of NPI, Change Control Creation and Analysis using
A rena PLM (BOM structuring, documentation and release), sustaining activities, quality issues
closure, resource issues and processes. Manage internal and external resources to ensure the
t imely release of products, timely delivery to distributors and products to destination reporting
d irectly to the GM for the business unit.
For LiDAR business unit, (Process Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering and Doc Control)
responsible for the development of manufacturing processes and instructions for the production of
solution related i tems (fixtures, equipment definitions, standard operating procedures, optical and
mechanical component inspection criteria, etc.. reporting directly to the GM for the business unit.
Generally responsible for the following:
Train manufacturing personnel in the proper techniques associated with a process.
Implement projects to reduce supply chain r isk as related to material specifications
Joint development responsibility for validation protocols and reports for process and material
changes
Support customer service/engineering efforts as related to root cause analysis reports; CAPA;
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continuous improvements and related issues.
SR. MA N UFACTUR I NG ENG, SS8 I NC. (CONTRACTOR)
Milpitas, CA
Sep 2012 – Dec 2013
Responsible for the development of manufacturing processes and instruction for the production of
solution related i tems (servers, software configuration, deployment, etc.) Other responsibilities
i ncluded managing the release of various software packages and service packs. As needed, support
other organizations as needed.
Additional Responsibilities: ECO/MCO/Deviation creation and routing, BOM development and
management, Supplier qualification, part creation and documentation, Manufacturing plan
development and execution, specification development, and configuration management.
SR. MA N UFACTUR I NG ENG, C8 M E D ISENSORS
San Jose, CA
Jan 2011 – Dec 2011
Bulk of responsibilities were focused on transitioning a pure R&D product to a manufacturable
device starting with process definitions, part documentation, inspection and specifications for
components and assemblies. Planned and developed BOM for top level product and all
subassemblies as well as Bill of Documents.
Additional responsibilities: Create inspection documentation using Solidworks and other CAD/CAM
tools; develop, deploy, and qualify manufacturing tooling; using Arena, create components, BOMs,
Workflows, control plans, and document supplier components and assemblies; setup DOE for
manufacturing processes, manage prototype builds, interact and steer supplier quality issues,
manage NCMRs dispositioning material and driving issues to closure; implement clean controls;
i mplement ESD program; implement Equipment calibration program.
MA N UFACTUR I NG ENG I N EE R I I, JDSU CORPORAT IO N
Milpitas, CA
Aug 2007 – Jan 2011
Functioned as the principal ME for Test and Measurement for the Xgig and Xgig 5K platform and
associated personality cards. Managed domestic and off shore CMs for PCBAs, mechanical
components and assemblies, and other components. Additional responsibilities included SQE, MRB
member, CCB member, and NPIE.
Additional Responsibilities: ECO/MCO/Deviation creation and routing, BOM development and
management, Supplier qualification, part creation and documentation, Manufacturing plan
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development and execution, specification development, Manufacturing Work Instruction
development, configuration management, manage off-shore factory through-put and yield,
t ransition new products domestically and off-shore, represent Manufacturing in cross-functional
Operations and Engineering meetings, review and approve engineering documentation(schematics,
mechanical drawings, specification, etc), RoHS validation, UL liaison, and production planning.
ASSOC IATE ENG I NE ER I I, F I N ISAR CORPORAT IO N (NE TWORK TOOLS)
Sunnyvale, CA
Aug 1999 – Aug 2007
Performed the duties and responsibilities of SQE, ME, NPIE liaising with ENG, Quality, Document
Control and Operations in the release, maintenance and end of life of products. Maintained line
p roduction and efficiency.
Additional Responsibilities: ECO/MCO/Deviation creation and routing, BOM development and
management, Supplier qualification, part creation and documentation, Manufacturing plan
development and execution, specification development, Manufacturing Work Instruction
development, configuration management, manage off-shore factory and supplier through-put and
y ield, t ransition new products domestically and off-shore, represent Manufacturing in cross-
functional Operations and Engineering meetings, review and approve engineering
documentation(schematics, mechanical drawings, specification, etc) RoHS validation, UL liaison,
and production planning.
M FG ENG/SQE/FE, P HASE M E TR I CS CORP (SERVO WR I TERS, PROSCAN, BUR N IS H
A ND GL I DE)
Fremont, CA
Aug 1995 – Aug 1999
Started as a line technician but grew quickly into MFG ENG and NPI. Created documentation and
for manufacturing purposes as well as site installations of the equipment. Along with NPIE
f unctions, support Application ENGs and SEs on site issues, demos and deployments when needed.
Additional Responsibilities: Site installation of equipment, New Product Introduction of enhanced
components for existing products and new capital equipment products, test fixture creation, process
development, Manufacturing Work instruction development, Customer Acceptance Testing, Laser
Eye Safety coordinator, Field Service, review of schematics and mechanical documentation.
EDUCA GE I, SAN JOSE, CA
TI Certificate of completion: Solidworks 2003. Training included part design, assembly creation, part
ON documentation, assembly documentation, tolerancing, etc..
US NAVY RAD IO LOG ICAL CONTRO LS SH I F T SUPERV ISOR SCHOOL
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Normally exclusive to Nuclear rated personnel, this course provides theory and practical
applications for personnel when performing maintenance or other activities on Naval Nuclear
P ropulsion facilities and materials.
US NAVY RAD IAC CAL IBRAT IO N SCHOOL
Specialty course for the Radiac Calibration Technicians. Course included 21CFR20 familiarization,
NRC guidelines, Radiological Source use, and familiarization and t roubleshooting of various
Radiation Survey meters.
US NAVY ANSP49-V1 RADAR SCHOOL
Specialty school for Electronics Technicians for high powered air search radar and supporting
systems.
US NAVY B.E.E (P HASE I AND P HASE I I )
Course on basic electronic theory and t roubleshooting faulty circuits. Course results in AS
equivalency in Electronics.
LAWRENCE CEN TRAL H I G H SCHOOL, LAWRENCE, I N D IANA
Standard High School Diploma
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