•Managed the daily activities for the System Verification Test and Tools Development group•Led automation tool creation to increase testing productivity and accuracy•Decreased full verification test cycle from 9 days to 5 days through successful automation implementation •Selected and acquired capital equipment to meet testing and development requirements.•Created and maintained group and individual performance metrics.•Created a continuous improvement methodology to exceed customer expectations •Utilize TPS (Toyota Production System) concepts to improve productivity•Assure 100% functionality testing on all products•Utilize DOORs and Synergy Change to track requirements / defects

Manage Engineering and Technical resources for all four focus factories Electronics Manufacturing (Printed Circuit Boards) Power Distribution (Junction Block) Injection Molding  Stamping•Provided engineering support to manufacturing for a 2 shift operation, QS-9000, ISO and TS-16949 certified•Responsible for in excess of twenty product lines representing up to $140 million in sales revenue for a leading Tier One, Automotive Supplier of Junction Blocks, Electronics, Switches, and Harnesses •Developed Lean Manufacturing processes and improved production machine uptime 9.5%

•Developed a Market Research Program for perusing Contract Manufacturing •Design and manage a Contract Manufacturing group that showcases NACOM’s core competencies •Design an approach to expand the customer base by venturing into new markets, expand the type / range of products manufactured. GIS target areas for maximum response. Additional tasks that developed due to this market analysis •The redesign the internal quoting model •Automate the quoting process to increase efficiency and speed of quote turn around. (Turn around time decreased from 14 days to 3 days)•Manage / review all quotes for timeliness, accuracy and competitiveness •Design marketing material for potential customers

Responsible for the process and product quality in the Electronics Manufacturing factory, guaranteeing the highest quality in a cost efficient manor through the use of Kaizens and lean manufacturing techniques. Insured Customer Satisfaction through the establishment of “real time” process controls also managed two support groups; The Product Reliability Lab and The Failure Analysis Lab.•Developed systems that reduced internal PPM and external rework for the Electronic Manufacturing Department (Printed Circuit Boards) reduced customer defects from 25PPM to <2PPM•Achieved “Zero Defects” to customers from off-shore manufacturing due to custom designed quality protocols•Trained and utilized problem-solving techniques, Shainin, Six Sigma principles, traditional and Taguchi Design of Experiments (DOE), 5-Why, Toyota Production System, and other process and system troubleshooting methods

Responsible for the daily management of the Electrical Design group, that insured overall manufacturability of electrical designs via multi-locations and design centers. (Supported both domestic and off-shore designs)•Developed a system to numerically grade incoming projects with regards to manufacturability•Reduced PCB product scrap by 10% through increased equipment effectiveness

,•Managed the overall Product Development Schedule and Product Development Process on one or more large-scale projects, of strategic significance in the ATM Switch division. •Managed the on-time introduction of new products and processes into manufacturing. •Identified project risks and develop associated risk management plans. •Maintained appropriate staff levels through the skillful hiring of qualified candidates. •Initiated and monitoring corrective action plans.•Developed a company “Best-Practices” Procedure for turning around projects that are slipping.

•Project P&L Responsibilities (largest project > $20 million).•Developed electrical project quotes, budgets and generating project man loading.•Worked as a System Start-up Engineer on complex projects.•Trained customers on-site on the new engineered processes and automated equipment.

Responsible for the complete technical management of the Pittsburgh office. Departments include Mechanical and Electrical drafting; Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering; Inside Sales and Field Service •Expanded the customer base by “cold calling” on potential prospects (GIS market targeting) •Increased the customer base by 26% •Managed projects utilizing both in-house labor and job-shops •Developed a computer-based order tracking system, to eliminate cost overruns