Engineer Project Manager

Richard O. Miller

*** **** ****** ****** ****: 970-***-****

Loveland, Colorado 80537 Cell: 720-***-****

email: *********@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Broad experience in new product and process introductions as an engineer and project leader. I have been involved in a variety of industries and volume production levels providing a broad technical perspective. This combined with effective use of cross-functional teamwork and quality focus has been a key to several successful product launches.

Tools and Training

SolidEdge, SolidWorks, Enterprise PDM, ANSYS FEA and CFD, GD&T, PD Track Project Management, Jump Stats Software, DOE, SPC DFMA, PCB to 3D, Tolerance Analysis, Process Development, Product Design, Tool and Fixture Design, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Fourth Shift

Professional Experience

Particle Measuring Systems, Boulder Colorado 2004-2012

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer/Project Manager

• Managed schedule, budget and development effort for new liquid particle sampler product.

• Developed product and support tooling designs for laser based particle counters.

• Supported documentation and technical transfer of company acquisition.

• Provided ANSYS thermal and fluid analysis to support new product design and field issues.

Aragon Elastomers, LLC Louisville, Colorado 2002 – 2004

Engineering Manager, Operations Manager

• Managed staff of 8-12 employees including administrative, manufacturing and engineering personnel.

• Managed customer and supplier relationships including both technical and financial aspects.

• Launched urethane material processing project for custom developed formulations.

• Developed and supported urethane products including injection molding, open casting and structural foam molding.

Displaytech Inc., Longmont, Colorado 1998 – 2002

Program Manager

• Managed development and release phases for products including key suppliers and Japanese manufacturing partner.

• Provided technical support for test equipment, packaging and optics.

Instrumentation Engineer

• Led teams to develop product optical inspection and measurement equipment for use with near eye microdisplay products.

Process Engineer

• Supported and improved internal manufacturing and packaging processes.

• Specified equipment and processes for transfer from prototype to production scale operations.

Lucas Control Systems, Loveland, Colorado 1996 - 1998

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

• Managed multiple concurrent automation projects to build tactile switch products for use in Virginia, England and China.

• Analyzed manufacturing systems for improvement opportunities and implemented changes in materials, process and design to create improvements in capacity and quality.

• Improved in-process measurement techniques and tracking systems.

• Developed new novel tools for key thermoforming and printing processes.

StorageTek, Inc., Louisville, Colorado 1991 - 1995

Staff Manufacturing Engineer

• Applied Design for Manufacturability (DFM) techniques to products under development and trained a large portion of the engineering staff in the benefits and application.

• Directed design and development of assembly tooling including variable data feedback for SPC tracking.

• Developed ISO documentation for Advanced Manufacturing Engineering group.

• Designed and produced assembly documentation for paperless format that insured documentation was followed and key components would be traceable from the point of installation to the field.

• Chaired supplier quality improvement teams for precision sheet metal, investment casting, machining, and flex circuits.

Honeywell, Inc., Littleton, Colorado 1988 - 1991

Production Engineer

• Chaired DFM Steering Committee and used the principles to achieve dramatic cost savings in many products.

• Developed and implemented assembly and test procedures for the release of new printer products.

• Provided technical support for several printer products including a microscopic assembly area that produced miniature galvanometers.

Selected Achievements

Led cross functional engineering team and provided mechanical design for a new platform of high sensitivity particle counters for use with water and wafer fab process chemicals. Result: In Line and Syringe sampler products are on the market with a 75% profit margin.

Elevated temperatures in laser diodes and blowers reduce life expectancy resulting in warranty costs in older products.. Developed novel approach to using sample fluid in aerosol particle counter to convectively cool laser module and blower electronics. Result: New family of aerosol products include the design resulting in 90% reduction in warranty costs related to failures in those areas and issued US Patent US7,796,255 for the solution

Led mechanical design effort for companies first low cost instrument targeted for use in micro-environments in the flat panel and disk drive industries. Championed DFM and DFMA principals for the targeted volumes through the design effort. Result: Product cost beat the target by 20%.

Assumed leadership role in developing and implementing raw material processing cell for urethane material processing. Worked with customer to develop packaging specifications and implemented tracking methods to insure a superior product. Set up supplier and customer relationships that provided 24 hour shipment of 20,000 lb loads upon receipt of customer order. Result: Company revenues improved 5X in the first 2 quarters after implementation.

Scattered light was causing a new particle counter to fail for sensitivity issues. Worked with team to develop a system of light control methods. Result: Product was released on time and was issued US Patent US7,088,477 B1 for one of the solutions.

Assumed technical and project leadership responsibilities for a microdisplay product. Developed cross-functional teams to complete design, manufacturing processes, quality procedures, marketing documentation and technical support for the release of the product. Result: A microdisplay product shipping at 50,000 units per month that was key feature in a consumer camera being named “Display Product of the Year” by Information Display Magazine.

A contract manufacturer was having a large field return rate which upon inspection at the factory met product specifications. Developed and presented a new product documentation and, a quality and reliability specification, to the company headquarters, our manufacturing partner, distributors and both local and international customers. Result: A document that was signed off by all four organizations.

A fine metal stamping production line was not meeting customer demand. Developed a new procedure to log key data including tactile force, the switch position and the size of burrs at specified intervals. Result: A new tool maintenance procedure that stabilized the tooling and allowed 300% increase in production capacity while improving quality to a level where there were no returned materials over the next 12 month period.

Quality issues existed between a manufacturing partner in Japan and a key US component supplier. Tracked concerns and corrective actions then mediated differences and defined specifications. Result: An 80% reduction in scrap and returns along with a component that was showing continuous quality improvement.

The microdisplay product that was being developed for release was not meeting with published optical specifications for contrast from the competitor. Analyzed the potential factors affecting this parameter including component design, process, test equipment, test method and internal product programmability and evaluated where improvements could be made in each area. Result: A 400% improvement in the average measured performance of the parts making it suitable for sale.

The margins on a switch product were dropping rapidly and the material set in the current design would not support any cost reduction. Analyzed the basic material set and part design to determine the key elements for the product. Result: Reduced the product cost by 66% by altering or eliminating materials and changing the processes involved.

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 1987

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