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Solvay, New York, United States

Liverpool, New York

Skaneateles Falls, New York

Provide comprehensive leadership of Manufacturing Engineering and Metrology teams responsible for supporting a variety of Electro-Mechanical Final Assembly and Fabrications operations. Identify, Prioritize and Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, delivery and cost performance measures.Sample Accomplishments:• $509M revenue protection by successfully achieving Phase I - UDI compliance before the Sept 30, 2016 deadline. Provided comprehensive leadership for Process V&V and implementation of Qty. 49 device/package label print stations throughout manufacturing operations.• 99.4% reduction in missing component complaints due to pack station defects through design, development and implementation of Pick-to-Light technology completed September 2015.• Eliminated “burr” related NMR’s as a result of Machine Shop Error Proofing Kaizen completed March 2013.• 50% reduction in OSHA recordable incidents from 2011 to 2012 (sustained through 2013, 2014) through targeted Operations Safety Improvement Project.• $90k in direct material cost savings through Machine Shop insourcing project completed November 2010.• $12k WIP reduction, 2-3 day lead time reduction, and a 12% output per person improvement through Line Redesign Kaizen completed May 2010.Career Progression:• Operations Manager – Fabrications (2008 – 2013)• Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Process Validation (2005-2008)

Watertown, Ny

Conduct Process Validation activities for Printed Circuit Board manufacturing operations.Identify, Prioritize and execute continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, delivery and cost performance measures.Sample Accomplishments:• Increased Printed Circuit Board rolled-throughput yield by 20%, leading to annual cost avoidance saving in excess of $400,000.• Reduced Calibration Failures by 9%, leading to annual cost avoidance savings in excess of $26,000.• Implemented comprehensive failure tracking process to bridge feedback gap between test and manufacturing.Career Progression:• Production Planner – Materials Department (2002 – 2003)• Production Supervisor – Final Assembly (2000 – 2002)