▪ Served a key role meeting the needs of OEM clients of this contract manufacturer of electronics parts, modules,devices and complex systems.▪ Executed manufacturing engineering responsibilities supporting existing products as well as new product launches in the Medical Device, Semi-Autonomous, and Test Equipment industries.▪ Assumed a lead role promoting Design for Manufacturing & Assembly, examining CAD/CAM output reports for new products and formulating recommendations for engineering design changes to make them easier to produce.▪ Implemented continuous process improvement through the development of production cost estimates, standard times, manufacturing production instructions, workstations & hand tools, and recommendations of custom tooling fixtures.▪ Investigated and resolved product and manufacturing issues, partnering with production teams, test engineers, and program managers to maintain a 98% production yield.▪ Worked with clients to investigate issues; collaborated with Quality Management personnel on root cause analysis which served as the foundation of Corrective and Preventative Actions, restoring product quality to client standards and expectations.▪ Provided technical support to OEM customers, Business Development Units, and manufacturing ensure products compliance to IPC610 and customer’s specs.

▪ Navigated products to commercial launch and transition into high volume production in the United States and Asia, with a focus on removable flash memory (USB), Memory Stick Pro Duo (MSPD), and card readers; worked with the appropriate organizations to secure regulatory certifications for retail and non-retail removable flash memory products.▪ Partnered with contract manufacturers and test engineers to define and deploy a test process flow, install test equipment, and streamline production processes to secure a 30% gain in throughput.▪ Led the audit and review of contract manufacturing organizations, supply chain partners, quality systems, production processes, and planning; engaged in quarterly business reviews with vendors and participated in contract manufacturer audits. ▪ Worked with members of Product Marketing, Engineering, and with third party suppliers to improve Design for Manufacturability; participated in industrial design concepts and printed circuit board (PCB) design layout.▪ Leveraged expertise in SAP to plan inventory and manage hardware, parts, and custom components required to build prototypes; oversaw the development of prototype units for testing at contract manufacturing sites with a 2-week turnaround.▪ Contributed to gains in supply chain management, performing risk assessment in Bills of Material, sourcingcomponents, securing reductions in material costs, and overall product life cycle management.▪ Credited with producing a hierarchy structure of BOMs in SAP for custom removable flash memory products; provided support to Document Control to enable the implementation of engineering change orders within five days.▪ Joined with the Design Verification Test lab to validate read/write speed and performance for new removable flash drives in multiple environments, including Windows, MacOS, and Android platforms.

▪ Supported the manufacturing of new and existing products at this provider of electronic manufacturing services, implementing NPI processes, Bills of Material, sub-assemblies, and component specifications.▪ Served an integral role ensuring the success of a Lean Six Sigma initiative that sparked continuous processimprovement and substantial gains in efficiency and productivity.▪ Successful met monthly shipment targets of $4MM through the adoption of best practices for manufacturing on behalf of clients that included KLA-Tencor and Siemens Medical.▪ Achieved and sustained a production yield target of 95% through the application of statistical process control and other quality process improvement strategies.▪ Led failure analysis of returned products to identify the root causes of printed circuit board errors.▪ Worked closely with the Site Manager to design shop floor systems for new product and workstation layouts.

Reviewed conceptual mold design and provided feedback to tool shops with design changes.• Provided Design Investigation Review (DIR) feedback to customer on injection molding issues.• Negotiated material pricing for new products.• Updated drawings, procedures, specifications and manuals.• Coordinated timely prototype parts shipments between suppliers and customers.