Process Engineer Manufacturing

Zeev Lipkes

**** ******** **. • Carlsbad, CA ****1 • 858-***-**** Email: **********@*****.*** Zeev Lipkes

SKILLS

• Surface Mount Assembly • Ceramic Packaging

• Injection/ Transfer Molding • Optimized workflow, processes & tools

• RF Packaging • Thin Film application development

• Process Automation • NPI through Sustaining Product Support

• Developing/implementing methods/processes • Expert in DFM & product cost reduction

• Electro-mechanical assembly, PWA • Root cause analysis/corrective action

• Lean Manufacturing Training • Coordinating new product releases

• Designing/recommending tooling and fixtures • Design control of experiment PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LZI LLC (Formerly ZETC Microelectronics), Carlsbad CA Consultant: Process and Manufacturing 12/14/2018– to Current

• Project Management: provide manufacturing solutions and support from NPI through sustaining phase, adhering to manufacturing timetable and resource management.

• Support new product development by managing/monitoring Suppliers Prototype, Preproduction and Production including driving material procurement, ensure production readiness for smooth transition to Manufacturing.

• Conduct failure analysis and prepare product specific documentation including cost estimates, schedules, and manufacturing work instruction and validation reports.

• Work with consumer Electronics, Medical devices and Military electronics for most efficient packaging method

Thermofisher scientific, Carlsbad CA

Consultant: Project Manager 6/1/2021– 2/28/2022

• Project Management: provide manufacturing solutions and support for project automation of converting current process to automated one.

• Support new product development by managing/monitoring Suppliers Prototype, Preproduction and Production including driving material procurement, ensure production readiness for smooth transition to Manufacturing.

• Conduct failure analysis and prepare product specific documentation including cost estimates, schedules, and manufacturing work instruction and validation reports.

• Work with Medical devices to develop automated packaging method. Molex Inc., Carlsbad CA 6/1/2012- 12/14/2018

Sr. Manufacturing/Process Engineer

• Perform product management, new product development, design control of experiment and prepare necessary documentation including cost estimates, schedules and manufacturing work instructions.

• Develop new manufacturing process for cost resulted in 50% cost savings.

• Drove failure analysis activity which increased PCBA yields from 60% to mid-95%.

• Conduct dynamic DFM analysis for every new product development.

• Use project management tools such as MS project to track manufacturing transfer process to production.

• Publish validation reports for each process development prior to product transfer to manufacturing. Signal Technology. (Crane Aerospace and Electronics), Chandler AZ 3/29/2004– to 6/1/2012 Sr. Manufacturing/Process Engineer

• Provide manufacturing and process support to the assembly value stream line, and supported the NPI product development including design of experiments to predict product experiment outcome.

• Sustain the SMT line and improve product yield from 60% to 99%.

• Develop new cleaning process for flux removal.

• Set up DOD complied painting shop for final product finish.

• Set up screen printing operation for solder paste, epoxy and ink marking application. Zeev Lipkes Page 2

• Implement Lean Manufacturing and continuous process improvement, used PFMEA.

• Develop a new packaging process for RF products.

• Use project management tools to control progress and resources for new process development.

• Publish validation reports for each process development prior to product transfer to manufacturing.

• Work on medical electronic packaging devices.

ZETC Microelectronics. San Diego, CA 1996 to 2004

President of Prototype Contract Assembly

• Ceramic packaging, Assembly, Processes and Product development.

• Provided consulting services in RF packaging and assembly process for REMEC Inc. San Diego, CA

• Set up automated inductor manufacturing facility for AMPC in China.

• Develop automated manufacturing line for SMT chip inductor at Pulse Engineering in San Diego and transfer production to Malaysia.

• Develop new SMT packaging process for RF products at REMEC Microwave with components Mounted in 3-D

• Set up a contract manufacturing facility in India for SMT and Mic assembly.

• Improve manufacturing efficiency of electronic products through automation and implementations of new process and materials.

• Help REMEC management to set up contract assembly in Mexico for RF products.

• Run the purchasing department as well as Procurement Analyst.

• Used MS project to track projects progress and resources for various new programs.

• Publish validation reports for each process development prior to product transfer to manufacturing. Microelectronics Packaging Inc. (MPI), San Diego, CA 1995 to 1996 Vice President, General Manager

• Thick Film Hybrid Manufacturing.

• Ceramic packaging product development.

• Develop solid state ceramic transformer.

ALCOA ELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC., San Diego, CA 1988 to 1995 Senior Staff Product Engineer

• Development of advanced electronic and RF ceramic packaging.

• Develop a new manufacturing and assembly techniques for ceramic packaging.

• Developed advanced ceramic MCMs products

• Develop new ceramic base technologies (LTCC) for the Corporation. R&D. CERTIFICATION:

Green Belt Lean Six Sigma

PATENTS

Holder of three patents in new electronic products EDUCATION

B.S. In Mechanical Engineering

Polytechnic Institute of New York, New York

ASSOCIATIONS

SMTA. Zeev was the President of the Association for two years and a member for 15 years. IMAPS. Member of the International Society of Hybrid Manufacturing for the last 15 Years. Currently holding security clearance

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