Engineer Process

DAVID NIXON

*** ******** ***** • Harrodsburg, KY 40330 • 859-***-**** • ********@*****.***

Solder Process Innovations / Defect Elimination / World Class Trainer

Multi-talented, results-producing process engineer with a proven record of accomplishments.

Expertise in working closely with customers to insure design for manufacturability.

Demonstrated success driving solder process improvements.

Solid leadership skills; able to build and guide top-performing teams.

Adept at communicating with customers, vendors, and internal departments to coordinate overall efforts.

PROCESS PROFICIENCY

• Design of a wave solder profile fixture • SMTA Certified Process Engineer

• Designed oven profile mapping

• Reduce defects through oven process monitoring

• 2011 Profile Guide for Dummies contributor • Oven profiling article in Process Heating magazine

• Taught solder process to Intel and several other top companies

• Pillar House selective solder program design

• ISO/TS Certification Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Manager at Ayrshire Electronics

Harrodsburg, KY 2011 – Current

Schedule, track and direct floor production through my production supervisor to attain budgeted sales forecast

Work directly with customers on their production requirements

Work with material buyers to meet customer on-time delivery and expedite kit shortages

Research, specify, prepare capital expense ROI, and buy capital equipment

Develop new processes to increase efficiency

Teach engineers and managers on the science of the thermal processes

Direct all equipment and facility maintenance activities including waste stream management and trash service.

Provide direction 2 production supervisors, 3 leads and 55 direct labors / maintenance supervisor with 2 techs,+ and a junior tech.

Selected Contributions:

Vertical growth with a 41 % new product introduction per month

Updated preventive maintenance procedures and frequencies to ensure proper machine care.

Implemented a new maintenance software upgrade that allowed tracking for spare parts orders, stock locations and quantities.

Process Engineer at Ayrshire Electronics

Harrodsburg, KY 2010 – 2011

Process Engineer over 4 wave solder, 4 SMT and selective solder equipment.

Setup daily wave flux and thermal checks to insure a quality product

Work directly with customers on their products thermal requirements

Reengineered wave profile testing to insure the wave is repeatable.

Redesigned wave spray fluxers to insure a more even spray and better performance

Converted Pillar House selective solder to lead free and implemented a 40% increase in production.

Selected Contributions:

Worked with several board venders to resolve solder mask and solder ability issues.

Several cost saving efficiency projects including:

• Selective solder machine move and a three step process change that reduced head count by 50% while increasing daily production output by 34%.

• A major wave solder process change that reduced defects by 90% while decreasing head count by 10% and increasing production by 20%.

• Reengineered wave profile testing to insure the wave is repeatable

• Introducing several new processes that increased efficiency and reduced scrap

• Redesigned wave solder spray fluxers to insure an even spray and better performance.

• Created universal pallet and profile for a dedicated line that eliminated the need for product changeover.

Information Technologies Director at Red Cross (NCPA)

Williamsport, PA 2009 – 2010

Redesigned the NCPA web site to include flash and donation links to the national web site.

Updates to the network infrastructure and backup systems.

Linked the web site calendar to their Google calendar to ease updates and increase information flow

Performed PC upgrades and software updates

Moved to a better internet service

Conducted red cross training

SMT Process Engineer at Primus Technologies

Williamsport, PA 2008 – 2009

Research, analyze and introduce new methods of manufacturing to improve production quality and efficiency.

Director of five line technicians and three programming engineers.

Diagnose and furnish the sales department with documentation for customer product redesign.

Identify, create and train corrective action.

Selected Contributions:

Increased machine accuracy through calibrations previously overlooked.

Upgrades to equipment to allow more capabilities and better performance.

Created offline setup tools to prevent unnecessary down-time during machine changeovers.

Created and updated several ISO 9001 procedures.

Worked with customer engineers to ensure the product was designed for manufacturability.

Updated preventive maintenance procedures and frequencies to ensure proper machine care.

Made numerous process improvements through new procedures and hardware.

Assisted other departments to improve their quality and processes.

Senior Electrovert Trainer World Wide at Speedline Technologies

Elgin, Illinois 1999 – 2008

Developed, executed and managed comprehensive training strategy plan encompassing process, machine training for low down time and defect free production processes.

Communicate with customers, management, internal departments, and vendors to coordinate overall process efforts in accordance with production goals.

Plan and carry out new process research and analysis.

Play a lead role in training development activities.

Train, lead and direct forward-thinking production teams around the world.

Selected Contributions:

Increased training by designing and launching new offerings in response to multiple new market requirements.

Designed and implemented a full SMT production line to support sales demonstrations and training purposes.

Global training of customers and internal field service personnel on operation maintenance and process of electronic assembly equipment.

Developed all training programs for Electrovert equipment and MPM Accuflex printers.

Senior Plant Quality Engineer at Speedline Electrovert

Camdenton, Missouri 1990 – 1999

Developed and managed a SPC software acceptance tool for new products.

Conducted design verification testing for new products.

Authored a Reflow article in Process Heating Magazine, July/August 1999.

Documented ISO 9001 compliance.

Solve daily multi-department quality issues.

Selected Contributions:

Successfully implemented and maintained a quality SPC buyoff tool using Excel and Visual Basic, which address strategic customer concerns. This process is still in use today.

Developed and implemented a design verification process that all new designs were subject to before production release.

Detailed the need to produce a consistent test fixture, and how to measure the final profile product for the process.

Radar Technician with the US Air Force

Worked within a team environment to carry out maintenance and repair of aircraft radar.

Live calibration of radar systems using specialty developed tools, meters and scopes.

Selected Contribution:

Demonstrated immediate talents upon completion of technical school, and excelled quickly to become recognized by the department as a key member of the maintenance team.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

• SMTA Certified Process Engineer

• Certified Technical Trainer (CompTIA)

• PBET Certified (Performance Based Equipment Training)

• Design of Experiment / SPC

• 80/20 Manufacturing Principle Training

• USAF Radar School

• Manufacturing Operations, Interactive Manufacturing Controls Systems.

COMPUTER SKILLS

A+ Computer Certification, Windows 2008 Server, Visual Basic, Page Maker, Frame Maker, Photo Shop, Office 2010, Lotus Notes, Web Expressions 3, QaulityLink, Manager Plus, and just about any other program that I have laid my hand to.

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