Electronic Product Designer / Sr. PCB Designer ***RELOCATING*** AVAIL NOW

Russell L (Russ) Steiner

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Cell 989-***-**** Saginaw, MI 48604 (Relocating, Open - TBD) bv196p@r.postjobfree.com

Seasoned technology veteran with rich understanding of the design, manufacture, fabrication, assembly, test and logistic concerns involved with electronic products from concept, to new product introduction, into production and on into end-of-life.

Scope of portfolio of design career with wide and varied circuits and product development.

IPC Certified in Circuit Design (1998); active SMTA Member since 1994 and SAE associate since 1999

Profile of skills and competencies…

Veteran in PCB industry

SS to Multilayer, mixed TH/SMT

Altium Designer (Summer09)

AutoCAD v2011 experience

Engineering Change specialist

Design Job shop experience

Electronic product lifecycle expert

Gerber & Associated file expert

2D and 3D PCB Design capable

IPC, ANSI, UL, J-Std compliance

IPC Certified SMTA, SAE member

Digital, Analog, RF experience

Talents and Expertise Include…

Schematic Capture (Protel, Altium, OrCad, P-CAD, PADS, others)

PCB Design Layout (Protel, Altium, OrCad, P-CAD, PADS, others)

Bill-of-Materials expertise

Component Packaging and part selection experience

Concurrent design effort team player

Stay in synch with customer and other stakeholders

Single-sided high volume punched design experience

Worked ISO-9000, IPC, TS-16949, automotive QA/TQM systems

Flex circuit experience for power and active circuitry

Rigid-Flex multi-layer experience with Ford Formula-One Racing

Through-hole to SMT conversion excellence AutoCAD fabrication documentation and assembly drawings

Works to make the organization cohesive, successful and resilient

Always acquire accurate knowledge to act upon, no guesswork

Working with others in pursuing the common goals

Component, schematic and board level electronics, very proficient

Plastics Injection molded part design experience

Sheet metal CNC / Laser process, press-brake, weldments

Machined parts and assemblies design experience

Metal and plastics finishes

Graphics overlay (active and passive) experience

ANSI Y14.5 GD&T understanding.

Skills honed through lessons learned…

Keeping all stakeholders up-to-date with schedule as it is moving and changing. Reporting progress and problems ASAP.

Getting all the data required to meet or exceed the minimum requirements in the statement of work (design order or engineering change).

Do not commit to achievements until you understand what they are and that the goals can all be met.

There are many stakeholders that will be affected by a PCB design. Quality, cost, reliability, testability, functionality all depend on a good design.

Proper and full documentation is as important to get right as the core design is.

Using Project and e-mail (or at least e-mail) is always the proper way to communicate all dialog and agreements. No he said she said.

Complex circuits are not necessarily complicated if the approach to the design is correct.

Successfully designed or modified well, well over a thousand circuits and designed hundreds of sub-assemblies.

Experienced with energy, automotive, instrumentation, industrial, consumer products, motor and machine controls and HVAC PCB designs

Backplane, mother/daughter board and multi-board set design experience.

Experience not only designing, but PCB manufacturing (2) firms, assembling PCB’s (8) firms directly, many others as clients

Working closely with the Electrical Engineers and Mechanical Engineers and EMS or Manufacturing Engineers

Ensure that the placement of parts meets both circuit and mechanical architecture needs.

History of working closely with manufacturers around the country and globe.

Activity is geared to provide a PCB design that supports efficient assembly and testing with high yields during production.

Keeping abreast of the technology roadmaps of the PCB fabrication firms, assembly operation and industry as a whole for NPI success.

Career History

Entrepreneur - Electronics Product Development

2008 - Present Owner/Operator Inventor (Freelance) Nova NPI, LLC (Saginaw, MI)

Turnkey Electronics Manufacturing Service typically for products that I have designer or redesigned for a variety of clients. As sole director, I hire specialized talent as needed, (EE’s, technicians, laborers) in the Saginaw Bay Michigan area. I have developed an HDTV Flat Panel I called the ‘Screen Vault.’ Invented the concept based on needs identified, designed the mechanisms, sourced the components, wrote and filed the patent application, started a corresponding LLC. Took the product prototypes to CES 2010 and ended up selling the entire concept, patent and LLC. Other activities:

• Through networking find jobs that provide a base of work for design, NPI activities and assembly (see www.novanpi.com)

• Turnkey support dedicated to exceeding client expectations in design, support for NPI and low volume manufacturing

• Investigate new business prospects, growing new business through developing products, prototypes (when relocated, closing business)

2008 - 2010 Sr. PCB Designer (Altium / AutoCAD) Amtech Electrocircuit (Troy, MI)

Unique position at this turnkey Electronics Manufacturing Service provider. Provided all CAD support to firm as needed. Used Altium Designer Winter09 / Summer09) to design a wide variety of digital, analog, RF, high current and flex circuits. Able to add value to the sales operation by offering design alternatives with lower costs and improved ROI’s. This approach lewd to new account work that would have not been available without the creative offering to capture the account by capturing the ability to offer a better product at a lower price. Using AutoCAD, Camtastic, Altium, Numeric Solutions, MS Office and a host of other desktop workstation software I was able to support the entire operation and contribute to growth of the company.

B2B Electronics Sales Technologist and Business Development

1998 to 2008 Manager, Marketing & Business Development Total Electronics LLC (Indiana)

Turnkey Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) Company. As Business Development Manager, utilized engineering experience to develop accounts, seeking existing business that could be won and moved and for opportunities to develop or redesign products. Beginning December 1999 directed entire marketing and business development programs. Activities and skills honed for those 10 years and included…

* Took client existing designs and offered new designs to replace the current product, strategically growing sales through PCBA redesign

* Took sales of $24MM in 2002 to over $50MM and growing (despite internal hemorrhaging issues, operations issues, downsizing of the firm)

* Developed and directed activities of marketing for business development, performing all outside new sales

* Investigated, qualified new business prospects, landed several multi-million dollar accounts

* Provided winning proposal presentations to prospect clients / presented prospective clients to company for assessment

* Generated interest in company through cold calls, trade shows, direct marketing efforts, hunting and participating in new designs

* Maintained data on opportunities, conversions to clients and metrics on win/loss performance (Proficient using ACT! V2011)

1995 to 1998 National Sales Manager/ Director Design Engineering Circuits DMA, Inc.

Developed business for services including Printed Circuit Design, Manufacturing and Assembly. Prototype and low to medium volume PCB design and manufacturing and launched very profitable low volume assembly prior to leaving the company.

* Designed PCB’s in this PCB fabrication facility and brought the philosophy in-house designs should be in-house fab customers

* Changed operation to a front-to-back solution provider – Schematic > PCB Design > Fabrication > Assembly and gained many new accounts

* Managed assembly outsourcing and associated purchasing and kitting. (Sales over $1MM year one – 50% margin)

* Directed the daily activities of marketing and national outside sales (new business) efforts for Design, Manufacture and Assembly (the DMA)

* Managed Manufacturers Representatives

* Advocated for clients and new customers in the facility

* Directed Design, Assembly and Sales operations. Growth from $9MM to $12MM three year period

Independent Consulting / Contract Engineering Experience

1991 to 1995 Sr. CAD PCB Designer consultant (AA Gage, Ford Racing, Adco Circuit, Backplane Tech, Ingersoll-Rand, others)

Engineering Experience

1989 to 1991 Engineering Services Manager SYMPLEX COMMUNICATIONS P-CAD, AutoCAD

1984 to 1991 Senior Printed Circuit Designer ANN ARBOR ENGINEERING, INC. Gerber, Intergraph, P-CAD, Telesis

1983 to 1984 Mfg. Engineer/Sr. Designer PC TECHNOLOGIES INC. Taping and digitizing, manual design

1977 to 1983 Electromechanical Designer 3M COMPANY Taping and digitizing, manual design

Industry presentations given (partial) “Selecting the Right EMS Partner” (at SMTA, Job Shop Shows, AmCon trade events)

“Specifying Printed Circuit Boards for Global Sourcing Success” (SMTAi 2009 by request)

Education

LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT (ENROLLED) Expect certificate 2011

IPC 1998 Certified Interconnect Designer (CID issued)

WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1978 Technical Illustration

SOUTH LYON HIGH SCHOOL 1976 Diploma, majoring in Arts/Industrial Trades

Personal Interests: Camping, deep sea fishing, outdoor sports, archery, hunting, cards, grandsons and travel.

Excellent references will gladly be furnished upon request. Many references available on my Linked-In page (www.linkedin.com)

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