Management Manufacturing

Ron Burritt

***** ***** ** ** *, Puyallup, WA ***74

Cell: 253-***-****

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SUMMARY

A strong leader, manager, and coach with a proven track record of managing manufacturing and test engineering teams in support of product development from initial concept phase into high volume manufacturing and sustaining. Expertise in developing and leading high performing global engineering teams responsible for the production readiness of printed circuit board assemblies, integrated system level enclosures, and component / enclosure test. Manage internal and external manufacturing sites through continuous production yield review and tracking, throughput and capacity management, and quarterly business reviews. MBA with a focus in Entrepreneurship, B.S. in Technical Management with a focus in Operations, Six Sigma Green Belt and Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) Certifications.

EXPERIENCE

7/12 – present EMC Seattle, WA

Manager, Technical Operations Engineering – Global External Manufacturing

Manage Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, and Technical PM Teams supporting multiple corporate divisions throughout product design and NPI launch phases with continued sustaining production support within internal and external manufacturing factories.

Enabled a combined divisional revenue increase of $2B in 3 years through the NPI development and sustaining of 13 products within domestic and international factories.

Continuous improvement through product DFX reviews, factory Kaizen events, Lean Six Sigma, factory management, production yield management, common processes and procedures, capacity management, and consulting for manufacturing line layout/optimization.

Management responsibilities include team staffing, quarterly goal definitions, development plans, mentoring, and management of capital and operational expenditures.

4/08 – 7/12 LSI Corp / NetApp Puyallup, WA (virtual location)

Manager, Manufacturing Engineering – PCBA and Storage Enclosures

Managed Enclosure and PCBA Manufacturing Engineering teams through product NPI, sustaining, and EOL phases of the product life cycle.

Growth and development of the manufacturing engineering team through mentorship, production issue guidance, and group training of new and existing processes and technologies.

Manage Contract Manufacturers, domestic and international, from NPI through high volume production.

Factory engagement/startup; production line and process qualifications, change management support, driving factory yields to corporate defined goals, CM quarterly business reports.

6/97 – 4/08 INTEL DuPont, WA

Manufacturing Engineer – PCBA and System Enclosures

Responsible for launch of storage and server boards and systems. Conduct DFM, DFA and FMEA reviews, establishing new processes, line layouts and optimizations, tooling design, creating / approving assembly instructions, achieve quality goals, throughput process improvements, and managing factory startups.

Worldwide factory startup engineer responsible for factory audits and gap closures, factory certification, production line designs and optimizations, and product manufacturing support.

Advanced Product Development Engineer supporting the Blackford chipset customer reference board development; Technology enablement, PCBA review and readiness, international factory startup, onsite support for PCBA manufacturing, integrated systems assembly, and volume launch.

10/93 - 6/97 Blodgett Oven Company Burlington, VT

Electrical / Mechanical Designer – Commercial Cooking Appliances

Designed commercial ovens including mechanical parts and assemblies for sheet metal, wire harnesses, electronic and computer controls, and decals. Performed drafting, solid modeling, and sheet metal modeling using Computer Aided Design system.

Managed a collaboration relationship with a major OEM customer to design, prototype, test, and manufacture a specialized cooking platform, currently integrated in over 3K corporate stores.

10/89 - 10/93 Iroquois Manufacturing Hinesburg, VT

Designer / Draftsman – Truck Bodies and Heavy Equipment

Designed heavy gage sheet metal dump bodies, platform bodies, hydraulic hoists, pneumatic latching mechanisms, sander/spreaders, and plow equipment.

Developed industry first unibody dump body constructed of high tensile steel.

6/87 - 10/89 Hazelett Strip Casting Colchester, VT

Draftsman – Twin Belt Continuous Casting

Casting machine component and assembly drawing creation

Change order updates and Blue Print management

EDUCATION

Aveta Business Institute Cranberry Township, PA

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Aveta Business Institute Cranberry Township, PA

Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) Certification

Keller Graduate School of Management Chicago, IL

Masters of Business Administration, with Distinction

Concentration in Entrepreneurship

DeVry University Chicago, IL

Bachelors of Science in Technical Management, Summa cum Laude

Concentration in Operations

Saint Martin’s University Lacey, WA

Mechanical Engineering Courses

New Hampshire Vocational Technical College Berlin, NH

Associates of Applied Science, Cum Laude

Concentration in Mechanical Drafting

Burlington Vocational Technical Center Burlington, VT

Machine Tool Technology

Blodgett Oven Company Burlington, VT

Manufacturing Processes – Sheet Metal Fabrication and Assembly

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Global Team Develop and Management

Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) Manufacturing

Contract Manufacturer (CM) Management

New Product Introduction & Management to High Volume Manufacturing

Sustaining Production Management

Product Development through Product Life Cycle (PLC)

Product Change Management

Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA/DFX)

Factory Capacity Analysis and Management

Factory Transition and Consolidation

Factory Assessments and Selection

Sheetmetal Design and Fabrication

Production Line Layout and Optimization

Hydraulic Systems Design

Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement

Pneumatic Systems Design

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