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Leader in Manufacturing & Operational Excellence
Results oriented Executive with 24 years experience across most functions of Factory Operations; working with global organizations in the US and Asia, delivering electro-mechanical component products to market. Expertise in organizing and managing functional groups; transforming them into dynamic and focused, high performance teams, that significantly improve bottom line results. Excellent leadership, organizational, and technical skills, adept at combing technical and business knowledge consistently demonstrating a high degree of competence, timely decision making, and prudent risk management enabling reduced COGS, world class quality, and overall optimal operational performance.
Director of Quality
About Me
Industry: |
Manufacturing & Production |
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Occupation: |
Director of Quality |
Highlights: |
• Developed and implemented complete Supplier Qualification system and reduced incoming total DPPM rate for all components from 87K to 2K while keeping pace with 7%/Qtr MCR (Material Cost Reduction) plan• Developed and implemented data systems and PMP (Process Management Plan) allowing traceability for individual components through entire supplier chain (4 company deep chain) leading to FA improvements and 5% yield increase• Managed development & release of 2.6 million dollar machining & assembly proto-line for magnetic recording heads• Managed the development of automation & tooling program – released 2 mo ahead of schedule and 10% under budget• 6 patents awarded in the areas of RIE process and tooling, Lapping Equipment, ELG design, HGA slider bonding • Developed & implemented SPC, Six Sigma, JIT, Lean Mfg. and Quality Systems for high volume head manufacturing line improving yield by over 15%, reducing over-all process cycle time by over 70%, improving operational efficiency by 40%• Coordinated, with hands on involvement, many process development and strategic quality initiatives across multiple international companies – significantly improving component quality while reducing material cost• Successfully established complete Supply Chain and business relationships; qualifying numerous Asian manufactures of electro-mechanical components to support HDD manufacturing line with 25 million dollar / month spend rate |
Ideal Companies: |
General Electric, Agilent, HP, Covidien, Apple, Semans, IBM, Proctor & Gambel, |
Education level: |
Master |
Will Relocate: |
Yes |
Location: |
Loveland, CO |
Major Responsibilities
Supply Chain qualification system to insure quality, cost, and schedule for all components into final product assembly.
Manufacturing line and process yields and ultimate COGS ownership
Work Experiences
6/2004 - 5/2007
Cornice Inc.
Director / VP
- Responsible for entire supply chain - quality, cost, performance and schedule of all components to internal operations for micro disk drive build line – $25M / month revenue rate and 200k units / month volumes – Owner of COGS and Quality - start-up environment in emerging market.
2/2003 - 6/2004
Western Digital
Director / VP
- Responsible for quality and supply of all components into disk drive build line (mechanical assemblies, machined, cast and stamped parts, electrical assemblies, flex circuits, PCBA, motor, actuators, coils motors and bearings.
2/1996 - 1/2003
Maxtor
Director / VP
- Responsible for quality and supply of components into disk drive build line (HSA / HGA / Slider / Wafer / Suspension / Actuator / Coil / Flex Assembly – including head development with suppliers to meet HDD performance requirements.
10/1989 - 2/1996
Storage-Tek
Manager
- • Managed complete process redesign to support product form factor reduction and conversion to magneto restrictive heads
• Set-up MR slider fabrication proto-line and then transferred into high volume manufacturing – 2.6 million dollar development budget
• Organized and managed group of 13 engineers and 6 technicians – developing machining, lapping, and assembly processes
2/1987 - 10/1989
Seagate Technology
Manager
- • Developed initial product & process designs for slider and HGA, material and equipment procurement, facility layout & installation
• Developed all functional support; process documentation, process/tooling/equipment development, staffing and training of 36 personnel
• Managed product qualification - slider / HGA process from concept design to volume ramp into production in 14 months
8/1984 - 2/1987
Read-Rite
Individual Contributor
- Initial development and release of all slider fabrication processes to support new recording head products. Managed electronic lapping implementation, machining processes, ceramic bonding, aqueous / solvent cleaning and final visual inspection processes.
Education
1995
Master Degree
University of Colorado - Boulder
- Mechanical Engineering
1984
Bachelor Degree
San Jose State University
- Mechanical Engineering
1983
Bachelor Degree
San Jose State University
- Mechanical Engineering
