Manager Operations / Engineering

Bruce Wooldridge http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucewooldridge/

* ****** **** *****, *****, TX 75002 214-***-**** cell ************@*********.***

Operations/Engineering/Management Professional

An operations, engineering and program management leader offers proven success in directing large-scale efforts for electronics and defense industry clients. Leads companies in heightening quality output by identifying and correcting the causes of defects via best practices implementation and effective process engineering. Astutely manages budgets, teams, and profitability goals while providing exceptional customer service in various international and domestic locations.

Core Strengths

Team Leadership – Project Management – Budget Management – Process Improvement/Implementation – Audits Operations – P&L Management – Proposal Preparation – Quality Assurance – Risk Management – Change Initiatives

Total Quality Management – Best Practices – Contract Deliverables – Customer Service – ISO 9001 Requirements

Select Career Highlights

Served as Program Manager for multiple assignments, including a $540M multi-year military contract to implement earned value management (EVM); exceeded goals for revenue, profit, and customer satisfaction.

Designed and deployed continuous flow manufacturing in PCB assembly test, mechanical assembly, and system testing for seismic sensor electronics products; also implemented Kanban inventory control processes.

Prepared two companies for successful ISO 9001 audit/registration; wrote a quality manual to support ISO 9001 requirements and quality assurance plan to support customer requirements.

Implemented SPC processes in PCB assembly operations and mechanical sub-assembly areas, achieving a quality output of six defects per million opportunities for PCB assemblies.

Authored “Acceptability of Printed Circuit Board Assemblies” (Chapter 36) in Clyde Coomb’s fourth edition of “Printed Circuits Handbook” that was published in 1996; contribution received national recognition.

Professional Overview

Flextronics inc., Plano, Texas 2014-2015

Operations Engineering Manager PCBA

Led six PCB assembly operations process/product engineers, four SMT engineering technicians and four document control analysts in support of PCBA manufacturing operations.

Engaged customers in introducing new products to ensure manufacturability and design to cost goals were met.

Prepared for and introduced new capital equipment into the manufacturing area. This included automated spray conformal coat machine, a wave solder automated spray fluxer and the introduction of a in-line water wash system that included a water treatment system to provide a near closed loop system.

Teamed with our largest customer, Schlumberger, in the implementation of very high reliability and mission critical requirements on their down hole products. This included multiple qualifications of different processes on the manufacturing floor such as reflow oven profiles, solder soft leading connections, assembly potting, component underfill, component baking, preparation and retinning of the leads.

Circuitco LLC. Richardson, Texas Temporary Position 2013

Operations Process and Quality Manager PCBA

Provided process expertise in stencil printing, component placement/geometry, tooling controls, hand soldering techniques, and oven profiling for surface mount technology (SMT) lines and plated through hole assembly area.

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Circuitco LLC. Richardson, Texas, continued…

Identified weak design attributes contributing to defects and implemented appropriate solutions.

Facilitated multiple design changes that produced upwards of 10% improvement to rework of products.

Led multiple projects for implementing quality practices, included ESD control and proper handling to prevent damage.

Raytheon Inc., Dallas, Texas 2000-2013

Operations Manager, Advanced Product Center (APC)

Provided operations and manufacturing support for Raytheon Missile System customer business area, including manufacturing resource planning (MRP), material support, PRISM loads and maintenance, EVM on cost accounts, and problem resolution such as root cause analysis and corrective action.

Guided and mentored integrated product team leads assigned to specific programs and contracts.

Produced scrap and rework metrics with associated improvement plans for APC leadership and the Raytheon division waste reduction team.

Program Manager, Advanced Product Center, Flat Plate Antennas

Completed design, development, assembly and risk management of flat plate antennas supporting military contracts; led personnel and developed/managed budgets for both recurring and non-recurring expenses.

Reported on EVM and tracked program milestones and test readiness of facilities in a classified environment.

Executed statement of work (SOW) requirements for $6M in booked program funding as the Program Manager for two different phases of the Standard Missile 6 (SM6) antenna program.

Program Manager, Thermal Weapon Sights (TWS)

Used EVM to manage a production military contract valued in excess of $540M with annual revenue of $100M.

Led team members in exceeding delivery, performance and profit goals each month. Delivered >750 TWS/month.

Collaborated with the customer, PM Soldier Systems, to support fielding needs for US Army and Marines, corrective actions, risk management/mitigation and product enhancements based upon user input from the field.

Crosspan Operations, Quality and Training Manager

Defined and documented the company configuration management (CM) system and wrote procedures implementing ISO 9001 ranging from how to release procedures to control of nonconforming material.

Ametek Inc., West Chicago, Illinois 1999-2000

Director of Operations

Led 150 personnel working on PCBA final assembly/boxbuild manufacturing operations; managed capital budgets, material control, and test/manufacturing engineering. Installed an automated spray conformal coat line.

Sercel Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma 1997-1999

Operations Manager

Directed manufacturing operations, quality assurance, test methods/activities, and documentation efforts for Radio Telemetry Seismic Data Acquisition Systems.

*Career Note: Prior experience includes Senior Manager of Access Products Test Operations and Manager of PCBA Manufacturing Engineering/Process Quality Assurance & Control for DSC Communications. Also worked at Texas Instruments as a Program Quality Assurance Engineer and served in the US Army as a Field Artillery Major.

Education & Professional Development

MBA, Engineering Management – University of Dallas BS, Engineering Technology – Texas A&M University

Training: Raytheon Program Manager Certification (Tier 4), Krensky Statistical Training, Managing and Supervising People (SMU), Design for Manufacturability, TI’s Quality Assurance Engineering, Karrass Effective Negotiations

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