SARTI SWAMY

San Jose, CA ***** add0ha@r.postjobfree.com 408-***-****

SENIOR NPI MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION LEAN SIX SIGMA MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING ANALYTICS Seasoned Electrical Engineer with proven expertise in leadership, new product introduction, and ramping. Successful in developing cohesive, high-performance teams to deliver results and meet highly aggressive goals. Demonstrated track record in defining and enhancing manufacturing processes and systems to maximize efficiencies and reduce costs. Exemplary ability to connect with people from diverse groups and cross-functional teams at all organizational levels. Adept at training new techs on new manufacturing processes. Extensive new product introduction (NPI) and product management experience coupled with expertise leveraging Lean Six Sigma DMAIC processes to implement continuous improvements. Experience in PFMEA and Lean tools. Interfaces with vendors, suppliers and turnkey contract manufacturers at all levels. CORE COMPETENCIES

Process Implementation

Root Cause/Failure Analysis

DFX Analysis

Production Testing

Digital/Analog Circuitry

Board Level Schematics

Process Improvements

Project Management

Expense/Cost Controls

Yield & Process Capability

BOM Structure

Defining Strategy

Product Planning/Mapping

Training Documentation

Manufacturing Processes

Process Process Electromechanical Engineering Documentation Engineer ADVANTEST, SAN JOSE, CA (CONTRACT) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DECEMBER 2019 – CURRENT SENIOR NPI PROJECT ENGINEER

Charged with the Release process of MPT3000 ARC128 / ARC64 Solid State Drive tester from R&D to Operation team for Volume production. This includes Prototyping ARC128/ ARC64 Tester system, Manufacturing process documents development, DFX Analysis, Execute and monitor Pilot builds, Defining manufacturing and test process. VELODYNE LIDAR, SAN JOSE, CA JUNE 2016 – OCTOBER 2019 SENIOR NPI / MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEER

Served as a NPI Manufacturing Process engineer with primary focus on new sensor assembly line setup, process instruction development, continuous process improvement involving 8D & PFMEA analysis, coordinating with design engineering team and provide them with DFX analysis inputs, training techs and providing hands on help with troubleshooting assembly and test failures.

• Successfully completed transition of 32 channel Velodyne Lidar sensor (VLP32) assembly line from Morgan hill facility to San Jose facility. This involved setting up complete assembly line at San Jose facility, Training techs on assembly process and helping them with troubleshooting and resolving assembly failures.

• Established 8D analyses team. Lead and collaborated with the team to come up with an effective solution to a specific process failure

• Successfully completed setting up 128 channel Velodyne Lidar sensor {VLS128) assembly line at San Jose Facility and trained the techs on VLS128 assembly process steps and help them successfully assemble and test a fully functioning sensor.

• Performed pilot assembly of VLP32 and VLS128 Lidar sensors and developed the Initial manufacturing and test process instructions (MPI) for different assembly and test process steps involved in successful assembly and test of the sensors.

• Successfully competed PFMEA training offered by GM automobile consultants RELIA TRAIN.

• Completion of PFMEA (using RELIA TRAIN PFMEA process) of VLP32 System assembly process and update MPI to reflect process changes that would result in improved process. SARTI SWAMY add0ha@r.postjobfree.com 408-***-**** PAGE 2 ADVANTEST, SAN JOSE, CA JANUARY 2016 – JUNE 2016

SENIOR NPI PROJECT ENGINEER (CONTRACT)

Charged with the release process of MPT3000 HVM Solid State Drive tester from R&D to the Contract manufacturer for Volume production. This includes Manufacturing process documents development, Execute and monitor Pilot builds, Defining manufacturing and test process.

MENTOR GRAPHICS, FREMONT, CA OCTOBER 2012 – OCTOBER 2015 SENIOR NPI/MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Served as subject matter expert on multiple projects, collaborating with development, manufacturing systems testing, quality and reliability teams to ensure all products, components and process evaluations are completed on time and within established budgetary guidelines. Took ownership of new products during pilot production phase through successful and sustained project launch, driving new product introduction schedules and escalating and resolving manufacturability issues. Conducted root cause failure analysis on failed assemblies and initiated CAPA for the same.

• Developed qualification plans and process flows for special projects conducted by R&D, including new and alternate component qualification projects, controlled build projects and first article build projects.

• Configured assembly processes, sequence of activities, and material handling toward lean manufacturing company goals, planning and directing projects aligned with corporate objectives.

• Implemented business processes such as Engineering Change Order (ECO) Process, NCMR Process, and information sharing within MED (Mentor Graphics Emulation Division) Operations.

• Provided product and process Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA) input to improve and enhance manufacturability.

• Steered Manufacturing and Quality leadership for the successful introduction of new products into the Contract Manufacturing Partner (CM) and escalated to Volume production.

• Led Kaizen event to analyze and determine root cause of a failure on Veloce2 chassis installed at a customer location. Implemented solution, reducing customer downtime by more than 50%. ADVANTEST, CUPERTINO, CA JULY 2012 – OCTOBER 2012

SENIOR NPI PRODUCT ENGINEER (CONTRACT)

Charged with ensuring quality, reliability and continuous process improvement of process modules used in V6000 wafer sort test system. Interfaced with offshore contract manufacturer, component vendors and R&D engineering.

• Analyzed process module failure data to identify failure pattern and take corrective actions to improve module reliability.

• Conducted failure analysis on customer returned process modules. Developed trouble shooting and repair procedures and guidelines for the same.

• Ensured all product BOM were RoHS Compliant.

MIASOLE, SANTA CLARA, CA DECEMBER 2008 – APRIL 2012 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, NPI PROJECTS

Designed electrical support hardware for Process tool and compiled Roll Coater Sputtering tool build documentation. Generated schematics, employing Lean 5S methods to organize production floor, conduct time study analysis, train techs, source vendors and generate specification sheet.

• Designed Roll Coater electrical cable routing, installation and termination OMS (Operational Methods Sheet) to enable the installation of complex high power cables with minimal supervision.

• Ensured safety and delivery of Roll Coater tool to production on schedule

• Formulated calibration, alignment and test procedures for specific areas of Roll Coater tool and trained area maintenance techs in effective use of these procedures.

• Designed and developed a portable 208V, 3 Phase, 20 Amp power source with variable frequency drive and direct power out puts to test / trouble shoot rotary target drives and perform Target Hi-Pot test. This device helped maintenance techs to dock defect free target doors to the Roll Coater sputtering tool.

• Created product and BOM structures in Agile, ensuring ECOs, MCOs and Deviations were updated. SARTI SWAMY add0ha@r.postjobfree.com 408-***-**** PAGE 3 JAI A/S, SAN JOSE, CA DECEMBER 2003 – DECEMBER 2008 SENIOR PRODUCT/MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Managed new products introductions of camera assemblies and light sensors. Delivered product updates and process improvements using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC process and product manufacturing document development and maintenance.

• Successfully completed a cost saving project involving PCB assembly rework using DMAIC process, reducing PCBA rework costs by 58%.

• Created and maintained product Manufacturing documents per ISO 9001 standards.

• Interfaced with design, process, test, reliability and quality engineering to resolve issues affecting the quality and reliability of manufactured products.

• Designed, qualified, documented and introduced production and service assembly/test fixtures and equipment.

• Collaborated with Contract Manufacturers and Plant visits to resolve manufacturing quality issues.

• Performed FMEA analysis on failed PCB assemblies to improve quality and reduce rework cost.

• Provided training and support to production staff including Assemblers, Quality Control Inspectors, Leads, and Supervisors.

• Completed a ROHS compliant project involving review of BOM for non-compliant components / material and replacing them with ROHS compliant components / material. Performed Alternate component research / investigation, Alternate component qualification, BOM update and release to production.

• Performed process capability analysis and developed Control Charts for PCBA yield enhancement.

• Support purchasing with component sourcing and identifying alternate source for obsolete components.

• Implemented ECO and MCO for new and existing products and product options. Held earlier roles as Senior Member of Technical Staff at Cadence Design Systems, Senior Project Engineer at Tannon Manufacturing, and Electrical Design Engineer at Tandem Computers EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

MSEE, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

BSEE, PSG College of Technology, India

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification in Manufacturing – University of Texas, Arlington. PFMEA Training - GM automobile consultants RELIA TRAIN Hardware Design for Manufacturability and Testability – Tandem Computers TECHNICAL SKILLS

CAD Design Tools: ORCAD Schematic capture, AUTOCAD DFX Tools: Valor NPI

WEB Design Tools: Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, CSS, ASP Lean Tools: DMAIC, 5S, KANBAN, FISHBONE ANALYSIS, PFMEA Applications Software: MS Visio, MS Office, MS Project PLM Systems: SAP, ASK MANMAN, AGILE, ARENA

Lean Manufacturing: Value stream mapping of Manufacturing Process. Product Development: BOM Structures, Procedures, Flowcharts, Product specifications, DFX SPC: Process Capability analysis, Control charts, MINITAB LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.Links com/in/sartiswamy

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