Business Analyst Project Manager
Resume:
LOREN R. GESICK
Greeley, CO **634
Ph 970-***-****
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Professional Summary
Dedicated and Responsible Business analyst that is proficient in system support, process analyst and project manager. With over 39 years of experience, including service support expertise in repair and engineering positions. Along with experience in manufacturing and reclamation supporting positions.
Searching for a position as a product manager in a complex and/or challenging supporting role in the product development group for services or relative related role. I am not afraid to branch out into other fields as well as my interest and skills are vast and open-ended.
** I would love to explore new opportunities as well.
Skills
Critical Thinking Computers and Electronics
Complex Problem Solving Reading Comprehension
Technical Speaking and Writing Engineering and Technology Judgment and Decision Making Active Listening
Time Management Systems Evaluation
Coordination Project Management
Operations Analysis Production and Processing
Experience
Sun Microsystems/Oracle AMER Inc.- Broomfield, CO Sep 2000-March 2025
Business Analyst (2008-2025)
GSL Subject Matter Export representing Supplier Repair Management for any changes to the system, processes or product. Update the repair team with weekly status of Issues and changes. Create and Track repair related BUGs, Tickets and enhancements to closure. Helped to create and maintain the User Cases, EPICs and justifications related to Repair.
GSL Repair Supplier Super User for the related system products related to the External Repair Execution, Purchasing, and WIP Modules. Control and monitor system programs are running as they should.
GSI Project management monitoring system performance and reconciliation on any issue related to the External Repair Execution Module and supporting modules that feed into and out of the ERE product/process. Document, track and complete validation tests on all changes.
Project management support, Includes the responsibility to identify, document, and track any process, or product, deficiencies and implement corrective action change. Create our update procedures to use for reference or training on changes.
Main point of contact to finance to reconcile any variances that are found which need to be corrected.
Repair Supplier Manager Support for any action and/or back up when needed. Support any other groups as needed as well. This includes both the RSM and the Business Project Manager as well.
Provides and acts as a direct interface to the repair vendors on any GSI issues and changes.
Repair Services Program Manager (2006-2008)
Managed Spend reporting and KPIs for the Repair Team. Included business and finance reviews and forecasting.
Managed and monitored business relationships’ with OEMs and Lead Repair Vendors.
Managed NPI processes and product releases related to the Repair Vendors set ups.
Represented the repair team on the system change team.
Supported IBIS team as the Repair Team representative.
Supported Partner managed suppliers as the program manager, Managed Disk and credit recovery.
Repair Supplier Engineer Manager (2003- 2006)
Acted as the Repair Supplier Manager and the Repair Engineer within one role.
Managed and monitored business relationships’ with OEMs and Lead Repair Vendors.
Managed and monitored when implementing ECOS, Purges and rework at the repair vendors and at OEMs.
Performed site audits and management reviews at the repair vendor.
Completed weekly, monthly, and quarterly reviews for Business, Quality and Engineering.
Implemented CIC recovery saving over $4M annually.
Repair Services Quality Engineer (2000- 2003)
Supported Services with quality metrics, reporting and trend analysis.
Had direct contact with the customer for quality related concerns and requested corrective actions
Created and implemented quality metrics for DOA, NTF, and other quality metrics.
Supported the ENG0008 quality data team and collected the data from the suppliers to import into our systems.
Implemented and managed the process to recover system logs from the customer allowing millions of dollars of inventory to be repaired and used. This also allowed the Beaverton Oregon Quality group to recover quality records for the Enterprise product for closed loop corrective actions to be put in place.
Quality Engineering Technical Specialist May 1985-Sep 2000
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. - Fort Collins, CO
Quality Engineering Technical Specialist (1998-2000)
Improved product yields for customers, production lines, and suppliers by using TQC and SQC skills to create closed loop corrective actions for Power Supply product manufactured.
Provided root cause and corrective action to eliminate recurrence
Utilized failure data analysis to identify trends and identify preventive measures
Partnered directly with the product reliability department to create failure analysis and comprehensive corrective actions.
Analyzed and disposition discrepant material for rework, return to vendor or scrap.
Performed ISO and ESD Audits in-house and at Suppliers.
Supplier Quality Technical Specialist (1996-1998)
Surveyed and audited perspective suppliers with regards to quality standards, technical Competency and business capabilities.
Partnered closely with suppliers to design and implement new processes, measurements and training improvements
Improved Engineering Change Process by working directly with users customer to ensure accurate implementation.
Increased Assembly and product yields by incorporating visual inspection and in-circuit test at suppliers’ sites.
Implemented source inspections at the suppliers to increase yields, closed loop corrective validations, which in turn reduced the need to for incoming inspections at our site
Industrial Engineering Technical Specialist (1989-1996)
Responsible for process layouts, flow improvements, (single point flows, Standardized work flows, etc...), machine maintenance and set up for all assembly lines.
Submitted work justifications for new equipment and process change improvements.
Created and defined build documentation for all production lines with sequential build steps.
Wrote and processed Engineering Change Orders
Set up preventive maintenance programs on all production equipment
Documented and wrote ISO compliant procedures for Manufacturing and test processes. Acted as, the Key contact during all ISO surveillance audits.
Quality Assembler: (1988-1989)
Implemented product and process change initiatives, including training, for quality improvements working directly with technicians and engineers
Worked directly with assemblers to improve knowledge of product and processes.
Used automated test equipment and functional test to troubleshoot defective printed board assemblies. Identified rework techniques to repair discrepant material
Prototype Assembler (1987- 1988)
Utilized Engineering design documentation to create manufacturing build and test documentation for printed circuit board assemblies, cables, magnetic, and electro-mechanical assemblies
Liased with product engineering as a technical resource representing manufacturing on productivity and manufacturability requirements.
Aided in troubleshooting and testing units and assemblies for engineering during the alpha and beta build stages.
Assembler (1985 - 1987)
Operated and maintained Wave Solder machines and other manufacturing equipment.
Performed various tasks related to assembly and testing of power supply units.
Technician Jun 1983-May 1985
MiniScribe - Longmont, CO
Initial position at MiniScribe was as an assembler building disc drives, which included troubleshooting and rework in a clean room environment.
Worked as a Reclamation Technician. Took parts/components for disk drives which were deemed questionable and developed procedures and processes to repair these parts to be used as good.
Utilizing specifications and schematics of the components was able to reclaim over 2 million dollars of material in the MRB area and return it to stock as Good inventory.
Other Duties: Designed and built test and burn in equipment. Wrote test procedures. Developed rework processes and procedures. Set up new clean room for disc drive assembly lines which focused on reducing throughput times and increased productivity.
Education
Pre-Engineering, not completed
Aims Community College -Greeley, CO
Electronics Technician, Diploma
Electronic Technical Institute. Denver, CO
Auto Mechanics, Diploma
Aims Community College - Greeley, CO
1995-1996
May 1983
Aug 1982
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