Arnold Atienza

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Kitchener, Ontario

N2E 2W3 ad0fan@r.postjobfree.com

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

LCD Development/Technical Sales Engineering

Project management skills based on APQP procedure of TS16949 standards and PPAP submission

Global/Strategic Purchaser, NPI, fast phased Manufacturing, EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Purchasing Manager April 2017 – Present

Dominion Voting Systems, Toronto ON

● Manage, liaise and work with contract manufacturers and engineering team develop strategic material buy for continuous production supply.

● Interface with engineering in coordinating and issuing PO for Engineering development and NPI parts, maintain parts AVL, LLT and LTB material.

● Maintain records and reporting systems for coordination of critical parts for manufacturing operations, coordinating CTB and resolving PPV claims resulting from unexpected component price increases.

● Develop, lead and execute PO strategies and activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals, finding more profitable suppliers and ensure availability of materials in the Supply Chain across the company and contract manufacturers.

● Identify potential new suppliers and assess their capabilities to offer a competitive advantage over existing suppliers, negotiate on commercial terms and maintain business relationship.

● Cross function with finance, logistics, receiving and fulfillment team for timely delivery, receipt and payment of parts, products or services.

●NCR assistance when non-conforming material is identified in production line or IQC and responsible for RMA obtainment and vendor communication to correct and improve non-conforming parts. Product Engineer

Creation Technologies, Mississauga ON October 2016 – March 2017

• Responsible for leading new product launch activities. Manages and schedules new product launches and implementation of Customer ECO.

• Coordinates tasks and resources for DFx analysis and reporting, manufacturing process development, anticipated failure mode analysis and development of Assembly Documents for new products using Aegis Factory Logix.

• Act as a liaison between all internal and external parties on product and customer specific engineering issues. Reviews customer drawings and specification required for product launch and maintain customer BOM

• Responsible for sustaining engineering activities, including but not limited to engineering changes, product cost reduction, product quality improvement, interface with Test Engineering for test process development, specify and approve component alternates for Purchasing and managing the applicable areas of the MRP/business system for customer BOM/AVL control. Display Technical Sales Engineer July 2014 – September 2016 VL Electronics Inc./Varitronix Limited, Los Angeles USA

Oversees the design and development of LCD solutions both in Passive and Active LCD being offered to customers in Medical, Industrial and Automotive Tier1.

Business development by eyeing or calling prospect customers, attending tradeshows, review bill of materials cost in order to submit quotes and proposals to customers.

Manage customer’s inquiries, coordinate and attend communication meetings with customers for ongoing and upcoming projects.

Manage daily activities coming from company’s online website inquiries that includes after sales Technical Support, drawing and specification request, support APQP/PPAP documentation and certification request, Sales PO processing and scheduling.

Collaborate failure and root cause analysis between customer and RND office in timely manner for submission of completed 8D report.

Display Developer March 2008 – June 2014

Blackberry, Waterloo ON

Responsible for LCD development from RFQ to NPI, sample build and mass production support.

Worked and managed multiple LCD vendors includes selection and qualification, as well as worked with internal groups, including mechanical engineering, software, quality assurance and reliability.

Responsible for LCD qualification through rigorous LCD Optical, Electrical and Mechanical testing and evaluation.

Close collaboration and support with QA for any LCD quality related issues in performing FA and root cause analysis for completion of 8D report/CAR.

Focal point of all issues relating to the LCD, both internal (NPI build) and external (Outsourcing MP) act a Project Engineer.

Project/Design Engineer March 2001 – February 2008 Varitronix Limited, Guangdong, China

Responsible as Project Design Engineer for Automotive Tier1 LCD/ LCM Project Management, Design and New Product Introduction (NPI), reviews customer drawings & requirements, monitors prototype build up/pilot run/mass production, implements continuous improvement plans.

As a Project leader worked closely with Electronics, Mechanical, Manufacturing and LCD Engineers for the completion of all tooling material design and product manufacturability.

Responsible for product schedule control from Product Design & Development, prototype build, product & process validation and PPAP submission to customer as well as other APQP documents required for TS16949/QS9000.

Collaborated with Marketing, Overseas Sales Group and Customers to ensure product failures are identified and corrected. Ensures customer’s requirements and targets are achieved. EDUCATION

Supply Chain Management and Purchasing Fundamentals University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON

Quality Assurance Post Graduate Certificate

Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON

Bachelor Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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