Engineer Process
Resume:
ROBERT M. ALPER
Atkinson, NH ***11
SUMMARY
Results oriented hands-on Process Engineer specializing in process improvement and project management. Proven track record in simultaneously managing multiple projects that produced increased quality and efficiency while reducing costs in the range of $20 - $75K per project. Works with minimal supervision and takes ownership of projects to achieve schedule, financial and technical goals as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Manufacturing Support
• Project Management
• Problem Solving
• Cost Reduction
• Yield Improvement
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Process Design and Validation
• Root Cause & Defect Analysis
• NPI /DFM
• Supplier Management
• Equipment Specification
• Chemical Analysis & Lab Management
• LSSBB (10/26/11)
• Regulatory Compliance
• Electroplating & Metallization
• Operator Training
• Mechanical aptitude
• Conformal Coatings & Encapsulants
• Metallography
• Fixture design
• Microsoft Office, Project, & Visio
• Minitab
• MIL-PRF-31032
ACHIEVEMENTS & RESULTS
Introduced ENIG surface finish process by designing and supervising equipment installation and start-up as well as optimizing process to meet customer demand avoiding outside service costs (Time Sensitive Circuits)
Improved yields by 35% gaining $30,000 annually by revising process for a product family by redesigning a plating fixture. (Zentrix)
Saved $20,000 minimum annually by reducing gold thickness variation by 40%. (Zentrix)
Salvaged faltering project by effectively interpreting and clarifying environmental regulations and building codes (NFPA) to avoid $750,000 explosion proofing costs while containing project costs to $175,000. (Jabil)
Reduced direct labor masking requirements by as much as 80%; Improved throughput by reducing cycle time; improved product yields, reduced disposable materials costs by developing fixture designs for 8 different assemblies. (Jabil)
Avoided costly fines and improved workplace safety by ensuring regulatory compliance, sustaining/updating hazard chemical usage training; tracking consumption and emissions to comply with regulatory permits. (Jabil)
Increased throughput efficiency / improved yields by managing multiple capital equipment projects from specification to installation to start-up to training to process documentation to process optimization. (Teledyne)
Produced net annual savings of $75,000 by improving yield, eliminating rework and enhanced on-time delivery by eliminating a defect on a product family utilizing DOE testing. (Teledyne)
Accelerated company’s eligibility for Aerospace and ISO Certifications by rewriting all wet process documentation including chemical lab procedures (total 40 documents) to comply with AS9100 Certification requirements. (Teledyne)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Delta Electronics Manufacturing, Beverly, MA Senior Process Engineer Sept 10 – June 11
Corrected analytical procedures including vendor errors in high volume rack/barrel electroplating operation
Introduced laboratory software to enhance bath control, chemical consumption, and usage
Set-up inventory management system for all laboratory and process chemicals
Enhanced process yields and reduced costs by minimizing process variation and eliminating defects
Worked with supplier departments to eliminate incoming defects
Introduced new controllable pre-treatment processes to increase product yields
Trouble-shoot process/product issues and implement preventive corrective actions
Time Sensitive Circuits, Amesbury, MA Process Manager June 08 – Sept 09
Managed all wet processes, analytical lab, waste treatment, and facilities maintenance
Introduced ENIG process/equipment to better serve customer demand with a 6 month RTI
Rewrote complete set of 60 analytical procedures reducing non-conforming product
Reorganized site MSDS system and implemented hazardous material safe handling practices
Deployed workforce and tasks to satisfy high mix low volume quick turn schedules
NPI and DFM reviews to ensure MIL-PRF-31032 compliance
Zentrix Technologies, Newburyport, MA Senior Process Engineer Apr 07 – Jan 08
Optimized electrolytic nickel and gold processes and electroless nickel process for electronic packages
Managed analytical lab; rewrote and enhanced 40 analytical procedures
Reorganized, updated, and maintained site MSDS system
Implemented Safety Program for industrial X-ray usage and identified proper PPE usage
Jabil Circuit, Inc, Billerica, MA Manufacturing Engineer Nov 05 – Mar 07
Ownership of conformal coat processes for high mix low volume MIL STD electronic assemblies
Created process instructions and visual aides for operators in compliance with customer specifications
Implemented safe handling and storage practices for flammable liquids
Specified equipment to comply with best safe design and regulatory compliance
Interfaced with parylene coating vendors for specifications flow down and corrective actions
Developed and updated procedures for equipment as well as spray and dip applications
Created procedure for eddy current measurement techniques as deposit control method
Collaborated with vendors to design custom boots, die cut tapes, and assembly fixtures
Teledyne Technologies, Inc., Hudson, NH Senior Process Engineer Aug 97 – Sept 05
Provided process definition, development, documentation, validation for military rigid-flex circuits
Supported manufacturing and developed processes for the potting and encapsulation of components and connectors on rigid-flex printed wiring assemblies and modules
Introduced new product and technology certified to MIL-PRF-50884
Managed multiple capital equipment projects from concept to optimization
Directed all wet processes, plasma etching, and chemical lab activities directing 3 technicians
Conducted root cause analysis for process/product non-compliances and implemented preventive actions
Teamed with manufacturers, suppliers, and end users to successfully utilize different potting materials in different applications for sealing of flex rigid thru hole military back-shell connectors.
EDUCATION
BS.Ch.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (expected 10/26/2011)
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