Engineering Maintenance
Resume:
Dennis G. Zappel
*** * ******, *****, ** 94536
******.*******@*****.***
Objective:
Seeking a Supervisor/Management position in a Manufacturing Environment whereby my skills and talents create growth, improving the manufacturing process to meet the company’s overall expectations to the work environment I help to create. I have excellent communication & people skills that allow me to work well with others and I make things happen, bringing the best out of people wherever I go. I am a results oriented guy. I have served as I.C. Commander on ERT/Hazmat Teams under CAL/OSHA lines for the past 20 years as IC Coordinator and have established Work Safety Teams developing an efficient and safe work environment. I serve as a good liaison across most all platforms.
Professional Experience:
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Corp.
Nov. 2016 – Present Mfg / Test Operations / Production Supervisor Livermore, Ca
Responsible for a staff of 61 employees in a 650,000 sf Manufacturing Facility that supports Tesla products of their S Model production for the Fremont, Ca Auto Plant Facility.
Supervise all aspects of their In-house Logistics and KPI’s across all platforms. Responsible for Equipment Maintenance, working with Vendors, subcontractors and Tesla facilities coordinating Preventative Maintenance schedules and all Repairs as needed.
Ensure safe environment by adhering to the OSHA guideline certification.
Coordinate w/ VP of Operations. Preparation of ISO audits and EHS/OSHA compliance.
Setup of on-going Training, Coaching and Mentoring for each team members meeting expectations of a Lean Manufacturing environment.
Safety is a priority and as a member of ERT/Hazmat for 30 years in the Hi-Tech industry for fortune 500 companies has made me cautious and has heightened my awareness in a Mfg environment that is positioning itself for OSHA compliance.
I know how to manage and lead a team to bring out the best in an individual to where they become a Value-Added Employee and maintain GMP throughout.
Bentek Solar Corp.
Apr 2016 – Dec 2016 Mfg / Test Operations / Production Supervisor San Jose, Ca
Responsible for hiring and cross-training of teams for Final Test/ QA and to ensure all procedures, documentation and SOP are followed and adhered to.
Help coordinate and develop a smooth process flow across all platforms and meeting expectations in FT/QA processes while maintaining customer deadlines.
Ensure safe environment by adhering to the OSHA guideline certification.
Coordinate w/ VP of Operations. Preparation of ISO audits and EHS/OSHA compliance.
Work with Planning on Daily Production schedules, kitting of BOM’s while Implementing Lean Mfg Methodologies utilizing 5 S Practices and Training implementing CIT. Ongoing.
Identifying RCA and recommending solutions, creating actions items to ease tension across all levels of platforms working on escalating Deviations and ECO’s as needed.
Familiar with Integration of all assembly and subassemblies of FT/QA process within Mfg.
Senju Comtek Corp.
Jan 2015 – Apr 2016 Mfg / Production Plant Supervisor San Jose, Ca
Have hired/managed and cross-training teams between production and shipping/receiving staff to ensure all standards of operation are followed and adhered to.
Coordinated & developed teams to meet all performance requirements & expectations for Manufacturing/Production process.
Maintaining of all Repairs including Equipment Calibrations & PM deadlines per schedule.
Ensure safe environment by adhering to the OSHA guideline certification of
Operators / technicians on SOP’s
Prepare MQR and Daily Production schedules, Implementing Lean Mfg Methodologies. Resolving any conflicts that may arise and identifying issues and recommend solutions and actions to ease tension across all platforms. Coach and train employees to meet their performance goals. Work with planning to schedule even process flow through mfg. to allow for training across all platforms. Maintaining all inventories across all platforms.
Able to establish current guidelines for Senju-Comtek (SMIC) ISO Certifications.
Approved all Shipments both import and export BOL, NAFTA, Invoices, Declarations, GHS labels use for all overseas shipments.
NRT/ Coldwell Banker
July 2010 – Jan 2015 Broker / Manager San Jose, CA
Have managed and cross-trained assistants/ New Agents.
Coordinated and managed for the past 15 yrs working “Cross-Functional” with General Contractors, Inspectors and other 3rd party vendors in completing escrow successfully.
Solaria Inc.
September 2011 – July 2012 Equipment Maintenance / Production Manager Fremont, CA
Responsible for hiring/managing/cross-training 30 operators/ technicians.
Coordinate and manage as well as execute startup of 3rd and 4th shifts to incorporate 24/7 operation with other two shifts providing support for Equip/Process engineering on all automation tools.
Supported Process Engineering & Q.A. Dept. with on-going implementation of ISO 9K, 14001 and 8001. Certification of all operators / technicians on SOP & guidelines for “Spec Awareness” Certifications and Re-Certifications. Completed CAR, PAR & ECN’s.
Provided “Opportunistic Downtime Lists” Equipment Escalation Process and execution of Safety Standards safe working environment meeting ISO 14001 & 18001 audits.
Applied Lean Mfg methodologies,5S, Kanban and Kaizen make significant improvements
of Production / Maintenance flow w/ cost analysis increasing overall of UPH.
Provided nightly/morning pass-downs meetings with Production & Maintenance to provide daily road map to formulate strategies solutions to improve yields and sustain equipment efficiency to ensure KPI targets are met (output, uptime, scrap and efficiency-NMR)
Collaborated w/ Planning-Direct/ Indirect BOM req. to maintain spare part inventory.
Provided coaching & direction for subordinates. (Coach, guide & continuous improvement teams-CIT and Strategies and provided 4-level escalation process of Mfg/Eng and QA.
Designed and Modified Mechanically the Solar Panel Tooling (Cutting tool, scribe and table lighting fixtures) cutting downtime consumption and costs of wear & tear.
Made Mechanical modifications of Tooling and Encapsulation Tools to boost acceleration patch and paint etc.
Solyndra Inc.
March 2008 – May 2009 Equipment Maintenance Manager Fremont, CA
Hired / manage and cross-training 18 technicians.
Coordinated and helped execute startup of all maintenance equipment and providing support for Equip/Process Eng. Alpha Tools cleaning/maintaining of all mechanical parts
Supported Process Eng & on-going tool retrofit changes in Mfg /Eng. groups including director of Eng. and VP of Project Management to tackle as “Opportunistic Downtime Lists” Execution of Staffing/Maintenance plans in a safe working environment.
Supervised and coordinated ERT drills. And served as IC Commander-in charge of GMPs, Lockout/Tagout and confined spaces
Applied Lean Mfg methodologies to make significant improvements/contributions
I have conducted meetings to improve performance and MTBF, MTBI of all Encapsulation Tools.
Lead a team of skilled techs on building manual inspection equipment for Director of Engineering, on all encapsulation tools within specified time frame to meet quarter-end. Tracking S/W: AMMS, Quickbase, Agile, Tableau, Plateau and Eyelit.
Modified and designed machined parts mechanically to fit onto our Alpha tools to boost performance across all platforms of our in-house equipment. Familiar with all machine shop tools & Equip. Developed mechanical proto-types for the encapsulation and equipment tools we support in R&D and Maintenance/ Engineering.
Intel Corp.
November 2001 - February 2007 INTEL Sr. Eng. Technician-Platform/Digital Eng. Grp. Santa Clara, CA
Maintained test equip of all labs/Platform Groups of Automated Handlers & Probers.
Provided preventative maintenance and troubleshooting on all ATE (Automated Test Equipment) for all Engineering Platforms including Schlumberger/ Vanguards/Credence tester/various robotics handlers and wafer probers on all Xeon and Centrino processors.
Work closely participating in CIT-Continuous Improvement Teams to improve throughput and productivity of all platform tools providing maintenance procedures and engineering changes.
Calibration and Preventative Maintenance of All equipment used in 3 different buildings.
Established set of guideline for performance reviews and help to maintain the Intel Job Culture across all platforms and On-going training at their perspective intervals.
Performed Upgrades with Field Engineers to upgrade our current equipment to meet our testing expectations across all platforms.
Assist in various Engineering Labs in several buildings when the demand was needed to meet quarter-end results for profitability.
Built & machined mechanically our own prototypes to fit all in-house apparatus.
VLSI/Philips Corp.
November 1987- May 1999 Sr. Test Floor Equipment Maintenance Lead San Jose, CA
Managed daily equipment maintenance tasks of department and communicated equipment status and availability with Mfg. teams in morning pass-downs.
Assigned and scheduled technician tasks on daily basis and oversee the need to maintain cost effectiveness of equipment uptime. Scheduling of PM of mechanical parts and motors.
Trained newly on-board system technician and Engineering Lab Technician on ATE/Hander setups.
Interfaced with Equipment Engineering and Help design & machine mechanical modifications to accommodate different tooling standards from Vendors.
MMI/AMD
July 1986 - November 1987 Test Floor Equipment Maintenance Technician Santa Clara, CA
Involved in setting up and troubleshooting/repairing testers and handlers for all test floors applications, both for wafer sort and final test operation departments.
Performed maintenance and retrofits on refurbish equipment-work closely with Equipment Engineering on modifications and engineering changes as needed.
Worked closely with Document Control to establish SOP’s and Work Instructions for Testing applications and test procedures for our ASIC division.
I have a Strong background in Electro-mechanical assembling of all in-house mechanical equipment prototypes designed for production.
Education/Certificates:
A.S. Solar Technology
A.A. Electronics
Computer Tech. Certificate
Certified in Emergency Response Teams / Hazmat training
Certified in CPR/First Aid
California Licensed Broker
CTM-Certified Toastmasters Awards-Speaking
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