Daniel K. Email & Phone Number

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Orange County, California Area

As the QA Manager am responsible for: Quality System Management, Compliance with AS9100D, MIL-PRF: 5110, 31032, 50884, and IPC Specifications.

Orange County, California Area

• Quality Control ManagerMay 2015-Present, Bench 2 Bench Technologies (PCB Manufacturer)Appointed To Manage The Entire Quality System From Document Compliance AndControl, RMAs, SCARs, Both In-House, And External Audits.
• Reduced DPPM 60% While Yield Improved 25%.
• Reduced Findings From ISO Audits By 60%.
• Reduced Findings From Customer Audits By 40%.
• Improved Inspector Efficiency By 16%.
• Repaired Damaged Customer Relations Through Informative, Timely,And Thoughtful Communications.

Orange County, California Area

• Engaged To Develop Sales For The Entire Product Line Throughout Southern CaliforniaAnd Arizona.Selected Contributions:
• Introduced Tapco, And Its Product Line To Customers In The Territory NotPreviously Called On.
• Developed New Customers For Prepreg, Copper Foil, Lamination Products, AndDrill Accessories.

Orange County, California Area

• Responsible for introducing and managing all aspects of Panasonic’s Flexible Laminate line in North America. Accountable for achieving sales budget projections, product line profitability, and building supplier.
• Grew the business from zero sales to $1,000,000 annually in just a few short years.
• Gained product approval at twenty-nine fabricators, as well as at over twenty OEM’s.
• Established Panasonic as the first supplier to this market segment who successfully achieved significant market share against the dominant supplier.
• Developed strategic relationships with all of the key customers in California and across the U.S.
• Informed Panasonic about the new products that were required for success in the industry and successfully introduced those products.

-Overall responsibility for divisional sales, market share, profitability, and distributor relationships-Coordinated, directed, and managed 2 outside field sales managers in conjunction with the global distribution network to accomplish divisional sales/profitability goals-Directed 2 inside sales people with responsibility for order entry, pricing.

Technical Service Manager 1990-2003 The function of this position was primary responsibility for divisional sales, market share, profitability, and distributor relationships, while providing technical sales and processing information to end-users.-Functioned as the sole, global, direct field sales contact for the division, driving sales, market share, and.

Senior Technical Service Engineer-Provided national technical support to field sales and end-users-Investigated and resolved technical performance problems with end-users-Authored and presented technical presentations at trade shows, industry gatherings, and at customer sites.-Member of the sales team that established 2nd supplier position at Digital.

Quality Assurance Engineer-Overall responsibility for in-process quality inspection and pass/fail decision making-Instituted and managed in-line process auditors (8)-Wrote the process guidelines for each process and the associated quality pass/fail requirements-Managed the QA laboratory including installation of Statistical Process Controls and pass/fail.

Imaging Department Manager-Overall responsibility for department costs, productivity, quality, and personnel management-Developed efficient manufacturing processes, evaluate raw materials, and maintain equipment-Engineered Multilayer imaging process including process documentation, and pass/fail criteria

-Overall responsibility for department costs, productivity, quality, and personnel management-Developed efficient manufacturing processes, evaluate raw materials, and maintain CNC drills-Engineered Multilayer drilling process including process documentation, and pass/fail criteria