Michael A. Holden

**** *. ******** ***

Meridian, Idaho, 83646

Phone 208-***-****

hhwwd0@r.postjobfree.com

Program/Project and Business Management Professional

Professional Profile:

Seasoned manager and leader with an extensive background in all disciplines of contract manufacturing and business management. Attributes include: Intelligence, superior work ethics, dedication, loyalty, analytical/problem solving skills and over twenty years experience as a senior manager. Proven ability to grow businesses, increase sales revenues, establish and strengthen business relationships. Expertise includes:

• High level of performance and customer satisfaction achieved through cohesive team building

• Solid financial, cost, P&L and quoting background

• Over ten years of electronic test management experience

• Strategic materials and production planning and scheduling background

• Sharp technical and problem solving skills as well as a hands-on, proactive manager

• Results driven manager who is proficient at multi-tasking and has strong interpersonal and computer skills

Qualifications:

Professionally managed and grew Fortune Five-Hundred/Multi-million dollar accounts for over twenty years in the high technology work space. Past positions held were Director of Program Management, Sr. Program Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Supervisor, Sr. Test Technician and QA inspector. Comprehensive expertise includes:

• Quality background in ISO, IPC/Ansi, Six Sigma/Lean principles, continuous improvement and corrective action

• Thorough knowledge of circuit card assemblies, HLA/box builds, and all electronic manufacturing and test processes

• SMT, AOI, X-RAY wave solder, thru-hole, Micro-E, conformal coating, ICT, J-Tag, and functional test experience

• Senior electronic test, and avionics technician for over twelve years

• Eight years of business administration and financial reporting experience

• Competent in troubleshooting to component level on digital, analog and R.F devices

• Proficient with all Microsoft office software including: Excel, Outlook, Word, MS Project, Power Point, and several ERP/MRP systems.

Experience:

Project Manager/Master Scheduler-Motive Power/Kelly Services/Boise, Id. July, 2009

Managed, scheduled and coordinated the daily testing and specification validation activities of the NYCTA prototype locomotive project. Created and maintained a daily dashboard reporting system using (MS Project, Power-Point, Excel and Word), that was utilized by the production, engineering, test management, program management and executive management team for project status, and real-time visibility. Held daily planning and status meetings with the cross department team to review and update the daily production/ testing schedule, open action tracker, and shift pass down log to ensure we kept the project on schedule, on budget, drove open actions to closure and contractually provided all deliverables on time.

Sr. Program Manager -Plexus Corp. /Nampa, Id. 2004 to 2009

Professional program management of several key, multi-million dollar accounts for Plexus Corp. Leader of the customer focus teams to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction, quality, on time delivery, and customer service were achieved through operational excellence. Primary responsibilities at this global EMS provider were:

• Project leader of Lean-Six-Sigma Kaizen projects that drove continuous improvements within the company

• Chaired and led monthly forecasting, quoting, goal setting, P&L, product transitions and quarterly business meetings

• Daily management of all production, RMA, upgrades/conversions, NPI/prototype services and meetings

• Lead a cross functional team to accomplish contractual objectives beneficial to the customer and Plexus Corp.

• Internal ISO-9002 auditor

• Created presentations, reports, and supporting documentation for senior management and customers and effectively communicated business problems and solutions

• Ensure forecast demand and open orders were properly loaded and driven within the ERP/MRP system

Director of Program Management- Hi-Tech Electronic Manufacturing/San Diego, CA. 2001 to 2003

Successfully supervised, trained, mentored and oversaw all activities within the program management department. Strategically managed the activities of a large customer base of over thirty customers to ensure customer satisfaction, account growth and profitability. Conducted day to day interfacing with all the cross-departmental teams to ensure that all the programs stayed on schedule, on budget and ran smoothly.

• Scheduled and managed the companies, quarterly and yearly P&L, forecasting, growth and quoting activities

• Initiated and executed ECO’s along with sales and work orders

• Managed all NPI/Proto builds and customer meetings

• Updated the sales forecast, quote tracking log, account profiles and pulsed customers for growth opportunities

Sr. Program Manager/Manufacturing Manager- I Pac Manufacturing Inc. /Carlsbad, CA. 1994 to 2001

Manufacturing Manager and Sr. Program Manager over thirteen customer accounts. Directed all of the scheduling, planning and daily supervision of the wire and cable facility, and electro-mechanical/box build work cell. Responsibilities included:

• Set-up, supervised and maintained the injection molding, wire processing and crimping machines, soldering stations and established and monitored quality assurance checks within the work center

• Created, drafted and implemented our companies document control department and ISO procedures

• Managed the facilities calibration requirements, MRB meetings, loaded and maintained bills of materials, ESD compliance, UL and EPA inspections, hazardous waste disposal, and hired and supervised my own staff

Wire/Cable Production Supervisor- McCain Traffic Supply/Vista, CA. 1992 to 1994

Supervised, hired/staffed, trained and directed the wire & cable harness shops daily activities. Daily responsibilities included:

• Fabrication of custom wire and cable harnesses for Cal-Trans lamp matrix, fiber optic and LED signs

• Manufactured and tested traffic control cabinets and other traffic control devices

• Accountable for production/quality control, scheduling, materials planning and procurement

• Set up, operated and maintained ARTOS, AMP, MOLEX, JST and EUBANKS wire processing equipment and established and performed quality inspections on in-process and finished wire and cable harness assemblies

Sr. Test Technician/Asst. Shift Supervisor GEC Marconi/San Marcos, CA. 1984 to 1992

Executed complex functional testing and troubleshooting under a variety of environmental conditions on government electronics and associated sub-assemblies. As a test supervisor, mentored, trained, monitored, and assigned duties to other technicians. Obtained a U.S. government secret clearance. Utilized a wide spectrum of electronic test equipment such as:

• Oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, Burn-In chambers and other test fixtures

Aviation Electronic Technician /Shop Supervisor U.S. Navy/San Diego, CA. 1980 to 1984

Performed scheduled and un-scheduled maintenance on E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. As shop supervisor, assigned jobs tasks to subordinates and monitored work center output and performed Q.A. inspections. Duties included:

• Troubleshooting to component or sub-assembly level and maintained the aircrafts electrical, instrumentation, electro-mechanical, lighting and navigation systems

• Certified to Mil standard 2000 soldering specifications

• Obtained the rank of E-5 in under four years with naval career culminating in an honorable discharge

Education:

College Courses and Certifications:

• 5S, Lean Principles/Six-Sigma/Yellow and Green belt training Selecting for excellence techniques

• ESD and Environmental Safety Compliance Effective negotiation practices

• Total Quality Management-TQM Statistical Process Control-SPC

Military Schooling and training in the United States Navy:

• Basic Aviation Electricians Mate “A” School Basic electricity and electronics school

• Cable and connector repair Automatic flight control systems

• Corrosion control and prevention Vapor cycle operation and maintenance

Skyline High School -Idaho Falls, Idaho (Graduate)

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