DARYL SMITHSON JR.

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Manufacturing Manager

Manufacturing professional with eighteen years experience spanning several industries. Operations management included plant engineering, product quality improvement, cost reduction and team building. Hands on Manager that leads by example and understands the processes and the associated problems with manufacturing. Excellent ability to make necessary and prudent decisions.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

· Certified Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma

· Served as President of my own company

· Reduced instrument manufacturing cost by seventy six thousand dollars a year

· Implemented a 5 S manufacturing approach, which resulted in improved product quality and safer work environment by identifying and eliminating hazards

· Improved PCB yields and quality for SMT process from mid sixty percent to low 90 percent

· Continuous process improvements to product quality and reliability.

· Implemented a Kanban approach to manufacturing which reduced factory throughput time from eight weeks to three weeks.

· Developed shift production graph which allowed operators to track shift production goals and performance to goal.

· Assisted in the design of two new factory layouts.

· Reduction of aluminum scrap from eight hundred pounds per month to less than 200 pounds per month resulting in aluminum inventory cost savings.

· Improved glass cutting yields to reduce scrap and improve cost savings

· Moved an entire factory in one-weekend with no loss to production.

· On time delivery record was 100% for three years

ORVAL KENT FOODS

Process Manager 2009 - 2010

Manage food processing operations for first and second shift

· Responsible for daily scheduling of production orders

· Track daily production to meet customer demand

· Perform weekly safety audits

· Monitor and update kitchen performance metrics

· Partner with R & D to improve product yields and shrinkage

· Insure processing compliance with USDA regulations and food safety

· Manage equipment and material issues working with Maintenance and Purchasing

ACCUMETRICS, San Diego, CA

Instrument Manufacturing Supervisor 2007-2008

Supervise a group of Engineers and Technicians for the manufacture of the Class II VerifyNow medical instrument.

· Six Sigma Green belt project made improvements in the manufacturing process that produced annual cost savings of 76,712 dollars

· Improve product manufacturing efficiency and quality through changes in flow and product component and subassemblies. Experience with QSR, cGMP, NCMR’s and Variances.

· Reduced instrument cost from 275 dollars per instrument to 189 dollars

· Reduced instrument manufacturing cycle time from 26 days to 13 days

· Improved delivery performance to finished goods from 20 per week to 29 per week, a 45 percent increase

· Coordinate with Engineering to support product improvements and processes; also achieved production goals by integrating efforts of engineers and assembly techs

· Implemented a team cross training program for instrument manufacturing; monitored and updated training records

· Write SOP’s, insure manufacturing document correctness and accuracy, update manufacturing specifications as required and submit changes through the CCB (Change Control Board)

· Supervise the RGA/Repair of returned instruments and report results in the InfoMed system, conducted failure analysis to root cause and data base updates

· Optimized product flow by eliminating non value added activities or inspections

· Improved instrument burn in cycle time by installing timers

Fostered a team environment and good customer relations with QC and Engineering. Provided

Engineering with in house support from the manufacturing group. Assisted QC when required for

new product development testing. Respond to requests from Customer Support and outside Sales

for technical support.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DELKIN DEVICES CORPORATION, San Diego, CA 2003-2007

Manufacturing Manager

Overall responsibility for daily operations of SMT manufacturing

· Develop and improve teamwork and morale within the manufacturing group and the relationship within the company.

· Improve PCB first pass yield to the mid ninety percent level from sixty to seventy percent. Improve product quality and the manufacturing process flow.

· Implemented and developed two teams to improve product quality and develop factory SOP’s and work instructions.

· Partner with Engineering to improve documentation, product quality and manufacturing processes. Currently working on continuous process improvements.

· Develop monthly production metrics and hold quarterly meetings with manufacturing team to convey monthly manufacturing performance and metrics.

· Layout and move factory production equipment to improve product flow.

· Improve product work in process tracking for printed circuit board product flow.

· Responsible for training and cross training of employees.

· Manage factory equipment and calibration program.

APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION, San Diego, CA 2000-2003

Equipment Engineering Shift Manager

Manage equipment engineering technicians in direct support of semiconductor wafer fabrication processing equipment. Coordinate equipment repairs and schedule preventative maintenance.

· Led multi-shift meetings with chemical technicians which contributed to improved methods and safety.

· Improved furnace mean time to clean by 50%.

· Improved furnace qualification process by 25%.

· Managed the test equipment calibration schedule.

· Identified shift training needs through the development of a skills inventory matrix resulting in cross training for the technicians.

JOLLY PALLET COMPANY, INC, San Diego, CA 1999-2001

President

· P and L responsibility for the company operations

· Responsible for factory operations for pallet repair, manufacturing, staffing and training of employees

· Manage and perform delivery and pickups at customer sites

· Negotiate and interface with suppliers and vendors

· Perform monthly accounting functions, accounts receivable and payables

· Manage taxes, capital acquisitions, insurance and equipment support and maintenance

QUALCOMM PERSONAL ELECTRONICS, San Diego, CA 1996-2000

Production Supervisor

Supervised SMT manufacturing process for CDMA cellular phones using Philips and Panasonic equipment. Provided direction to 40 manufacturing employees.

· Implemented 5 S manufacturing methods in factory. This process resulted in improved product quality and a safer work environment.

· Coordinated cross-training program to improve operator capability to operate several pieces of equipment.

· Created and published performance metrics for employees.

· Encourage and promote employee recognition

· Qualcomm Personal Electronics was an ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 certified company.

· High volume manufacturing producing seven thousand complex PCB’s per shift.

· Highly automated PCB lines, which included inline vision inspection and end of line testing. Responsible for seven SMT lines.

CHROMIZING ARIZONA, Phoenix, AZ 1995-1996

Production Supervisor

Supervised production of aluminide diffusion coatings on turbine engine components. Ensured production goals were met for the shift.

· Provided employee training to improve blueprint reading and following process instructions.

· Improved teamwork through effective leadership techniques.

· Facility was FAA regulated. All documentation was required to meet FAA regulations and guidelines. Certified FAA repairman certificate.

INTEL CORPORATION, Chandler, AZ 1987-1994

Production Supervisor

Supervised the testing of semiconductor devices to military standards. Coordinated product release with process engineers. Supervised equipment maintenance technicians in direct support of production. Responsible for attaining shift production goals.

· Team member that implemented a Kanban system, which reduced factory throughput from eight weeks to three weeks.

· Member of Beta site team which introduced Workstream into the factory.

· Managed capital equipment acquisition for the department.

· Performed cost variance analysis and headcount analysis.

· Capital Finance Analyst responsible for annual capital budget and tracking

· Performed monthly cycle count for finished goods inventory

· All IC production, testing, QC and documentation was performed to MIL IC standards.

· Competed for Malcolm Baldridge quality award.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, Arizona

Bachelor of Arts, Accounting and Finance, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Washington

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma

Dale Carnegie Course – Phoenix, Arizona

Intel First Line Managers Training – Sedona, Arizona

Human Effectiveness – Tacoma, Washington

NASM Certified Personal Trainer

MILITARY

U.S. Air Force

Avionics aircraft navigations systems repairman

Honorably Discharged

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