Senior Manufacturing Engineer with demonstrated leadership in consistently driving measurable improvements in quality while reducing costs and cycle time, and maintaining staff, budget, and customer support objectives.
• Proven track record for successfully incorporating new technology and techniques, managing projects, and partnering with cross-functional teams, subcontractors, and geographically-dispersed development groups.
• Skilled at leveraging broad industry experience (enterprise communications, medical electronics and defense systems) and education in Industrial Engineering and Management Science to strengthen manufacturing, supply chain and business operations.
New Product Introduction (NPI) ● Lean Process Improvement ● Six Sigma ● Benchmarking ● ISO 9000
RoHS ● Subcontractor Performance Management ● Just-in-Time ● Supply Chain Management
MS Office ● SAP ● Oracle ● Agile ● Minitab
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AVAYA, BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey (2007-2012)
Product Engineer/Lifecycle Program Manager
Operations lead for all hardware and software programs in the Contact Center and Avaya Common Server product portfolios (~$500M revenue). Cross functional team leader for product cost reductions and resolution of quality issues (factory and field). Primary operations technical and business interface for contract manufacturers and product integration sites. Responsible for the review and approval of supplier manufacturing documentation, tooling requests, standard costs, first article inspections, NRE and E&O claims, and CAPA activities.
• Led team in product cost reduction realization of 35% on Predictive Dialer system ($2.75M annual savings) through redesign, resource and renegotiate efforts.
• Developed product lifecycle plans reducing obsolete material by 35% and limiting lifetime buys of end of life material
• Led qualification of new contract manufacturing sites and transfer of product lines to new suppliers.
• Integrated new products acquired through mergers and acquisitions into Avaya supply chain
• Implemented process improvements to the Engineering Change Order and customer order review and transmission processes
INTEL, Parsippany, New Jersey (2000-2007)
Operations Program Manager
Developed project schedules and cost targets, established material supply chain, and coordinated efforts of all Operations groups supporting new product introductions. Set goals and managed subcontractor performance for delivery and quality objectives. Evaluated and approved supplier manufacturing documentation, processes and tooling. Orchestrated development activities between multi-national design centers and manufacturing sites.
• Led NPI team in transitioning manufacturing from subcontractor’s Florida facility to its Malaysia location, resulting in a net operations savings of $20M annually.
• Led Operations effort to increase subcontractor delivery to commitment and scrap reduction. Implemented formal reviews of key metrics. Raised delivery to commit metric from ~50% to >90% On Time Delivery (OTD).
• Led RoHS conversion activities for Operations group, delivering hardware ahead of schedule. Produced first lead-free products for Business Unit, driving team to raise first-pass test yields on lead-free product from 70% to >98%.
• Initiated Operations team proposal for a product redesign, resulting in a 20% reduction in material costs.
BAE SYSTEMS, Wayne, New Jersey (1991 - 2000)
Supervisor – Manufacturing Engineering (1998 – 2000)
Led staff of manufacturing engineers and pre-production technicians. Managed schedule, cost performance, budget, and staffing levels. Prepared production bids and quotations for manufacturing support operations. Developed production process flows and manufacturing plans for new products. Planned and implemented new manufacturing technology and created vision for future manufacturing.
• Led workcell quality initiative, achieving improvement in sigma level from 4.45 to 5.09 over 18 months.
• Incorporated Continuous Flow Manufacturing techniques, resulting in cycle time reductions.
• Planned and implemented factory floor upgrades for changing product mix and technology
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