Team Member Process Engineer

Gilbert Jonathan P. Licos B** LO* Elisa Homes Ph. 4, Molino 4, Bacoor, Cavite 4102, Manufacturing Engineer Cavite 4102, Phiippines

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Summary

B.S. Mechanical Engineering graduate with more than 25 years exposure in the field of Manufacturing Engineering principle gained from both Automotive and Electronic industry. Experienced in improving productivity thru process design, equipment optimization as well as line set-up reducing waste cost. Managed new product qualification as well as mass production thru cross-functional teams leading production, maintenance, and quality group using statistical tools, preventive maintenance and manpower training.

Skills

Computer Literate (Microsoft Office) Cost Control/Scrap Reduction Six Sigma Principle Basic Machine Shop Process/Quality Engineering Preventive Maintenance Mass Manufacturing Customer/Supplier Relation Design for Manufacturability

New Product Management Autocad 2D, Onshape 3D

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Manila, Philippines

Technological Institute of the Philippines, Mla. (1985-1990)

Professional Experiences

SpliceGroup Services, Olongapo City, Philippines, Sr. Product Engineer 2021-Present

Fiber Optic Assembly Company

Replaced Cassette component parts material from Non-V0 rated material to V0 rated material to improve safety and flammability.

Co-designer for the new product 144F Panel / Module.

Improve aesthetic of current inner and outer shipping box for branding implementation strategy.

Introduced and outlined ECN, PCN, Inspection Report, MOM forms to document engineering activities.

Reviewer for new product design or components as requested thru ECR, ECO and ECN.

Reduced rejection rate for components with “threaded inserts” from 60% to 5% rejection rate.

Sourced accredited vendors to fabricate plastic and metal parts fiber optic for cassettes and panels

Interadent Zahntechnik Phils. Inc., Parañaque City, Philippines, Process Engineer 2019-2021

Denture Manufacturing Company

Increased delivery time for Plaster Team by 25% by upgrading current fixture plate condition with Maintenance team, manpower balancing thru cycle time study and constant meeting with Plaster team.

Responded and created corrective actions for 8D Non-Compliance with Partial Team about “Broken Margin”. No occurrences since Jan. 2020. Also, with Metal team having issue with wrong “Metal Alloy” used. No occurrences since Feb. 2020.

M.U. Technology Sdn Bhd, Johor, Malaysia - Process Engineer 2017-2019

Metal Fabrication Company – E-blocks / Actuators

Process Engineering team member responsible for the improvement of the production assembly yield from 86% to 90%. This was made possible by re-training the production staff, maintenance staff, calibration staff on the proper handling of parts, proper maintenance and calibration of machines, fixtures and performing evaluations thru statistics (Box Plot, Histogram, Test Comparison). Modifying fixtures using GD&T and other statistical tools.

Set-up OEM adhesive dispensing machine for production assembly line. Trained technicians and operators on how to maintain and operate the machines. Reduced manpower by 40%.

Saved cost by 100% by reworking and modifying on-hand sandwich jig fixtures in-house for Palmer product. A team effort with QA team, Tooling Team and Maintenance Team.

Western Digital Co., Biñan, Laguna, Philippines - Staff Engineer 2010-2017

Hard Disk Drive Manufacturing Company

Supported the Head Gimbal Assembly of Proto Development Eng’g. from HGA assy. To Post assy. Team member for the qualification of new products for NPE post assy. Responsible for the improvement of SAA machine yield from 95% to 99% made possible by optimizing the machine set-up thru statistics (GRR, Correlation Study, Histogram, MSA).

Improved Solder Ball Jet machine conversion from 6pads to 8pads by 50% for Proto Assembly Line usage.

Set-up logistic system for Development evaluation parts from incoming raw parts to shipment.

Handled the Proto HGA Line process, documentation, machine maintenance, daily output as well as manpower allocation for operators and technicians.

Western Digital, Bangpa-in, Thailand - Development Engineer 2006-2009

Hard Disk Drive Manufacturing Company

Focal Engr. For 4 Head Stack Assembly Line projects;

oQuasi Static Test Before Swage (QBS) Project – this is to perform in-line rework instead of moving the Head Stack Assembly to rework line.

oHAS Serial No. Traceability (HOST) Project – a project to trace the sliders from Head Gimbal Assembly, Head Stack Assembly to Hard Disk Drive.

oAuto Arm Tweak Machine (ATM) Project – this is aimed in reducing suspension, slider scrap by doing rework at Head Stack Level.

oSwage Force Integration Machine (SFI) Project – a project to detect loose Head Gimbal Assembly at Head Stack Assembly level to reduce scrap.

Co-pioneered the Development Line Set-up which includes line cost, line layout and equipment requisition. Setup includes GRR, Correlation Study, MSA.

Littelfuse Philippines, LIMA Batangas, Philippines - Manufacturing Engineer 2004-2006

Fuse Manufacturing Company

Six sigma team member involving Assembly yield improvement from 80% to 86% thru statistics (Histogram, SPC, GRR, Correlation, MSA), team collaboration and management support.

New plant set-up team member involving assembly line set-up, machine set-up, operator training and process documentation.

Lead Engineer for Nano Assembly Line responsible for;

oDaily Production Output

oDaily Meeting with Production operators and Maintenance technicians

oManpower allocation

oMachine Optimization

Read Rite Philippines Inc., Canlubang, Laguna, Philippines – Process Engineer 1995-2000

Hard Disk Drive Manufacturing Company

Main task is to qualify new products before production use. Qualified new products that includes Quasar, Pulsar and Flagstaff by initiating meetings, line buyoff (GRR, Machine Correlation both customer and in-house), line and tool setup thru statistics (GRR, Correlation, MSA).

Develops and documents new product process procedures.

Columbian Motors Corporation, Parañaque City, Philippines - Automotive Engineer 1992-1995

Automotive Manufacturing Company

Lead the development program for Kia Pride CD-5 and LX models and was able to develop 46% of the 54% mandate by the Bureau of Investment. This was done by studying the design and feasibility of a certain item and fabricating it either in-house or accredited vendor at a reasonable price and quality.

100% tool and die savings by using generic design for Front Seat Assembly for both Kia Pride CD-5/LX model with Daihatsu Charade.

Cost analysis of local parts for development specifically Kia Pride CD5 and LX models.

Preparation of;

oParts list intended for deletion for the period of three (3) years specifying the first, second and third year respectively.

oProject time table for a specific project.

oQuarterly local content attainment report to be submitted to the BOI.

Initiate testing, evaluation and checking the quality of developed parts against design and quality control standards as specified on the draft design.

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