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Denver, Co, Us

Boulder, Colorado

• R&D operations representative supporting new product development.• Led operations extended team including tooling, sourcing, quality, and supply chain members. Accountable for operations deliverables to product core team.• Provided technical oversight and peer review for pFMEAs, process flows, tooling and process qualifications (IQ, OQ, and PQ). Drove DOE's where necessary to establish OQ settings.• Influenced product design for manufacturability using DFx tools.• Developed metrology techniques to measure critical features and confirm Cpk's during assembly process.• Used predictive modeling of COGS, capacity, and yield to track progress and assess risk.• Drove assembly equipment selection to meet product, manufacturing, and capital targets.• Managed and executed capital plans and asset deployment to contract manufacturer. Defined capital requirements for new projects.• Established criteria and drove selection for custom component suppliers and contract manufacturers.• Provided oversight and hands on training during prototype builds at contract manufacturer.• Drove root cause investigation and fix for yield issues observed during prototype builds.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Improved reliability of static dissipative packaging used for product shipment.• Performed Make or Buy and 2nd source analyses.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Product & Account Manager responsible for strategic direction and support of 30 digital X-Ray sensor products used in flat panel detectors. • Coordinated all product improvement efforts and roadmap based on feedback from customers and operations. Delivered 12% factory efficiency gain and product price reductions.• Project leader for new product introduction and product lifecycle. Introduced 12 new products leading to 40% increase in factory volume during 2014-2015.• Developed planning and financial models to scenario product changes and R&D initiatives.• Reviewed and updated product specifications to maintain healthy process Cpk's and yield.• Updated product pricing based on fixed/variable cost and profit margin targets.• Implementation of ISO9001 quality systems for all customer support processes.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Defined, sourced, and installed test equipment based on technology roadmap.• Improved laser repair reliability.• Established test plans and design for test criteria for all products.• Defined test automation strategy. Improved capacity by 20% through process improvements.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Led Integration Team that delivered best in industry cost on a new wafer test process.• Managed install and qualification of 40 production wafer test systems and metrology tools.• Defined best methods for metrology equipment evaluation.

Chandler, Arizona

Key Accomplishments:• Led international team in definition and implementation of best manufacturing methods for test.• Drafted equipment specifications for new manufacturing equipment. Managed procurement.• Implemented automated vision system inspection systems to increase operational efficiency.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma

Bs Engineering, General Engineering With Bioengineering Emphasis