Machine Shop Project Management

SUMMARY

Seasoned operations leader with successful experience in manufacturing and assembly of precision instruments and high volume production. Responsibilities are varied and qualifications many, particularly the following:

Plant operations in USA and Mexico

Engineering development

New product launch, project management and development

Optical fabrication

Master schedule, planning and purchasing

P&L responsibilities

ERP/MRP responsibilities

Career History

Beckman Coulter 09/2015 – Current

Life Science

Analyst II Project Management

Coordinating projects from R&D to production

Buyer planner responsibilities

Oracle MRP

New product introduction from development to production facilities in Indy, Miami, Fort Collins and China.

Explore Scientific 01/2014 – 06/2015

Telescope and Optics Manufacture

GM of Product Development and Engineering

Team leader for new projects and software development

Work in china JOC manufacturing plant on new projects, efficiencies, planning, optical processes and quality

Establish quality plan for Machine shop and inspection

Set up a quality specification for optical performance by product

Have a China visa, Global pass, Sentri, FM3

Meade Instruments 03/1998 – 01/2014

Telescope and Original Equipment Manufacturer

Vice President Operations

Managed P&L goals for Meade Mexico

Selected a new production facility in Tijuana Mexico. Then moved our Irvine Ca. plant to Tijuana. Successfully moved machining, assembly and optical fabrication under budget and ahead of schedule.

Over $10 MM of annual savings on $90 MM in sales

Dropped direct and indirect labor costs by 70%

Dropped rent by 40%

Moving to our Mexico plant and Restructured all direct, indirect, and support functions:

Human Resources, Information Technology, Finance, Costumer Service call center

Materials purchasing, planning, import/export

Quality Assurances

Engineering

Team leader for new product development of mechanical and optical for new products.

LX850, Tunable solar telescopes, MAX II, A-Optix telecommunications receiver for wireless communications

Creatively retained key technical personnel while successfully transferring critical technical knowledge from US to Mexico, achieved full production rates in 3 months and eliminated all late orders within 5 months.

Tripled productivity on critical etalon production line holding tolerances of a 10th wave.

As a key company technical resource, instrumental in the improvement of vendor quality and delivery in the Pacific Rim. Accomplished by providing hands-on training to key suppliers in their factories.

Legal representative for Mexico facility, FM3, Sentri, 10 year visa for China.

Created critical manufacturing documentation including specifications, work instructions, process routers, and bill of materials for Assembly, Optics, and Machine shop.

Q3-CNC 11/1997 - 03/1998

CNC Machine shop

Production Manager

Responsible for all scheduling, production planning, materials need and maximizing labor.

Responsible for all estimating and interfacing between the customer and the shop.

SPM POLESE COMPANY INC 06/1995 - 11/1997

Manufacturer of heat dissipation devices

Cell Manager: Grinding, lapping, Tumbling and Finishing

Manufacturer of heat dissipation devices for the semiconductor industry

Responsible for all scheduling, production planning, materials need and maximizing labor.

Instrumental in reorganizing planning and estimating departments.

Managing 3 Direct reports and 40 plus indirect reports.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

Machine Shop and Theory

McDonnell Douglas Training Program, Huntington Beach, CA

Blueprint reading

Basic Math

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance

Statistics Process Control

Parker Hannifin Training, Irvine, CA

Fundamentals of Blueprint reading

Time Study Class

Statistic Process Control

SPM Polese Management Training

Total Quality Management

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