R D Continuous Improvement

CHARLIE EMATA

Cell – 510-***-****

Email – ad7mhq@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

A challenging career in manufacturing, equipment maintenance & R&D management that utilizes my experience and ability to enhance processes & reduce operational cost through waste elimination, continuous improvement and implementation of LEAN manufacturing principles. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Progressive involvement in various aspects of Operations Administration, Material and Production Management

Broad experience with strategic planning, quality assurance and product development

Extensive practical and hands-on experience with proven capability for situation analysis and development of creative solutions

Proficient in developing effective and enthusiastic teams that achieve manufacturing performance and customer satisfaction through total participation and empowerment of employees.

Knowledgeable in developing and implementing performance metrics, standards, SPC and accountability system

Proficient in developing and implementing standard procedures, waste elimination, process improvement

Knowledge in setting up and manage product development and pilot line, concept to product and Design Verification builds

Highly effective in interpersonal interaction, relating professionally with diverse people in all levels of the organization

Thorough understanding of World Class manufacturing concepts, Demand Flow, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Kanban

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Stryker Corporation Fremont, CA

R&D Associate Manager (Asset) 08/2015 to 04/2022

• Assess asset requirement for multiple NV (Neurovascular) locations

• Equipment upgrades of equipment & compatibility in multiple R&D lab locations

• Responsible of planning, budgeting, purchasing, installation & qualification of all R&D equipment including repairs, transfers and re-Qual of equipment in various sites R&D NV Associate Manager 07/2011 to 08/2015

• Plan and coordinate all activities in the development of neurovascular flow diverter coils & stent for both Acute Ischemic Stroke and Hemorrhagic devices

• Manage activities of concept to product for all neurovascular Target coils, Next Gen Intrasacular Therapy

• TDP, PDP & DV builds

• Physician evaluation, demo & animal study builds

• Coordinate all product knowledge transfer to manufacturing including training, equipment and tooling

• Waste elimination and continuous improvement implementation

• Manage multiple projects such as implementation of Flowgate and Trevo prototype lines

• Implementation of 5S, Dashboard visual communication tool and database performance tracking Memry Corporation Menlo Park, CA

Manufacturing Manager (Medical Device, Nitinol Wire & Tube) 12/07 to July 2011

• Plan and execute all production activities

• Manage Backlog and provide commitments to customers

• Responsible for all manufacturing operations of stent including laser cutting and electropolishing; nitinol tubing and wire drawing for various medical device applications

• Manage multiple engineering projects related to process improvement, tooling design, capacity optimization and efficiency improvement utilizing LEAN principles

• Responsible for product transfer readiness from NPDG, PFMEA review; manage engineering projects that consists of process development engineers, engineering techs and operators

• Improved stent yield from 85% to 98%, First Pass Yield from 86% to 95% through continuous improvement activities using value stream mapping, 5S, process improvement, new tooling and fixture designs through Kaizen events

• Improved On Time Delivery from 82% to 96% in 4 months time through QIT programs

• Review and approve ECOs, Equipment IQ/OQ, PQ; Monitor various performance metrics and apply PDCA to resolve issues

• Implemented visual certification to operators which resulted to 10% of yield improvement in stent manufacturing

NDC Corp./Johnson & Johnson Fremont, CA

Senior Manufacturing Supervisor (Medical Device) 08/02 to 12/07

• Managed day to day manufacturing activities of implantable stents and Vena Cava filters

• Production processes include Drilling and Deburring of nitinol tubing, Honing, Expansion, AF Tuning, Electropolishing and Sulfamic Etching, Constraint and Dimensional measuring and Visual Inspection

• Plan and allocate resources to assist new product development; Interact with engineers in various projects including validations, IQ/OQs and manufacturing related continuous improvement activities

• Review and approve validation & qualification protocols

• Assisted implementation of Lean Manufacturing Cell and resulted to 25% yield improvement, 30% improvement of on-time delivery

• Motivate, empower employees in participating in Lean activities and 1-piece flow environment

• Perform manufacturing audit for GMP compliance and adherence to FDA related requirement Genoa Corporation (Company closed) Fremont, CA

Manufacturing Manager

WESTERN DIGITAL, INC. (Sold to Komag) San Jose, CA Senior Final Test Equipment Maintenance Supervisor 1/97 to 12/99 Keravision, Inc. (Company Closed) Fremont, CA

Manufacturing Manager (Medical Device) 12/99 to 8/02 Ventritex, Inc. (Acquired by St. Jude Medical Corp. Sunnyvale, CA Production Manager (Medical Device) 08/95 to 2/97

Photronics, Inc. Milpitas, CA

Senior Production Supervisor 5/95 to 4/96

ADAC Laboratories – A Malcolm Baldrige Award winner company (Acquired by Philips) Milpitas, CA Production Manager – Medical Equipment 1/85 to 5/95 EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• BS in Business Administration, Management Major - COC, Philippines AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT

• Awarded ADAC’s first Quality Employee of the Year, 1993

• Awarded ADAC’s Power of One Award, 1993

• Innovation Award – Stryker Corporation NV

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