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• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the company and engages with the managers of all functional areas with daily, weekly and monthly meetings to ensure that all internal metrics including production goals are being met and that products are being consistently produced against a hierarchy of values including safety, quality, delivery and cost.• Enforces the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) security policies throughout the company in accordance with the United States Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) requirements to prevent non-United States citizens from access to sensitive technical data that is subject to export restrictions.• Sets and develops the strategic business plan required to meet or exceed annual financial goals including return on investment objectives, profit and loss and balance sheet performance metrics to maximize shareholder returns for each fiscal (calendar) quarter.• Reviews and allocates resources including the hiring of direct labor and procurement of equipment needs across work centers to reflect capacity requirements needed in support of the current and forecasted Master Production Schedule demands for the fiscal (calendar) year.• Interfaces with internal accounting personnel and external Certified Public Accountants to review accounts payable & receivable positions, cash flow forecasts and payroll requirements.• Prepares budgets with internal accounting personnel for each calendar (fiscal) year based on historical and forecasted demand against all general ledger accounts and continually monitors spend activity to ensure that budget estimates are accurate to support operations.

• Developed a custom Quality Management System including the design of all processes, procedures, work instructions and forms that has been certified against International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001, the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) International Aerospace Standard 9100 and the National Aerospace and Defense Contractor Accreditation Program (Nadcap) for ETG AC7120.• Responsible for performing all internal audits as the Lead Auditor against the full Quality Management System annually and critical processes including the Electrostatic Discharge, Moisture Sensitivity Level, Foreign Object Damage and Counterfeit Material Control Procedures on a quarterly basis. Interfaced with Certification Body (CB) registrar auditors and Nadcap auditors as the Management Representative during all required external audit cycles.• Identified and maintained all metrics and key performance indicators related to measuring the operation and performance of the Quality Management System across all functional areas and provides Management Review reports as the Management Representative to the executive management team on a quarterly basis.• Created the role of the Corrective Action Coordinator who is responsible for the managing the origination, investigation and action plan of all corrective actions, preventative actions and continuous improvement activities. Chaired the Corrective Action Review Board which is responsible for verifying the implementation and effectiveness of all action plans.• Established the company’s Critical Process Control Laboratory. Qualified, purchased, deployed and operated high performance liquid ion chromatography (HPLC), resistivity of solvent extract (ROSE) and energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) equipment among other supporting equipment that together are used to qualify the printed circuit board manufacturing process for high reliability aerospace and defense parts that are used in harsh application environments.

• Developed and implemented all purchasing and procurement procedures and policies including the strategic negotiation of estimated annual usage contracts for custom and critical high-value parts with approved suppliers designed to minimize risk and decrease cost to the company.• Negotiated current and forecasted demand including risk buy based contracts with applicable flow-down requirements for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and custom parts to approved suppliers to help minimize overall material cost and lead time risk against customer programs.• Responsible for the development of the Approved Supplier List and quarterly maintenance including an evaluation of quality and on-time delivery performance with supplier performance reports to minimize risk for internal buyers during purchasing and procurement activities.• Created a supplier assessment tool package used to evaluate supplier capabilities for custom and critical parts and components and performed site visits at select suppliers.

• Established the Engineering Review Board and associated processes, procedures and forms used by Manufacturing Engineers for the creation of a build package including internal drawings, work instructions, bills of materials, travelers and servicing instructions based on customer supplied technical data packages for use during the product realization process.• Managed the Supplier Request for Variance (SRV) procedures for customer review prior to use and application of any part or component that did not meet or exceed industry standards, customer requirements or specifications and communicated the resolution to all internal stakeholders for implementation into the product realization process.• Implemented all continuous improvements (kaizen) and any associated shared practice (yokoten) opportunities that were identified in support of internal lean (5S+2S) activities to help streamline operations, improve production efficiency and reduce cost throughout the company.• Created the internal Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) tool used to identify and assess areas of high risk levels across all sequence or operation steps in the product realization process that could adversely affect finished product safety, quality and delivery and minimized or eliminated it through the application of risk management activities.

• Designed, developed and implemented the company’s System Security Plan in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-172 standards for compliance with the Cyber security Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (Level 2) requirements.• Evaluated, installed and configured the Exact Alliance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), uniPoint Quality Management System and QuickBooks Professional software packages for use by all functional areas throughout the organization for workflow control.• Defined the scope and supported the development of proprietary database software systems used to collect and analyze work center capacity loading requirements (including the evaluation of employee productivity, associated direct labor standards and machine productivity) and defect conditions across customers and part numbers for use in continual improvement actions required to enhance customer satisfaction and improve product quality.

• Identified new business opportunities in the aerospace and defense industry and transitioned the company from a contract electronics manufacturer supporting low margin commercial accounts into a nation-wide defense contractor supporting high margin prime and government accounts.• Responsible for the design, development and implementation of marketing strategies covering various multi-media formats including internet, magazine, print media (including brochures and sales literature), press releases and direct mail marketing campaigns resulting geared towards increasing revenue and market share from both existing customers and new customers.• Designed, developed and continuously updates the company’s website with new content and press releases to keep new and potential customers updated with company capabilities.• Developed a stable of outside independent Sales Representatives across all domestic geographical regions in order to promote the company to new customers for brand awareness, business development and revenue growth in the aerospace and defense industry.• Managed the company’s tradeshow presence strategy and represented the company along with outside Sales Representation support to promote the company’s brand and image in the industry.• Generated quotations against customer requirements and presented them to the customer, including the evaluation of technical data packages and estimation of prices and lead times against profit requirements through an analysis of direct material, direct labor and variable overhead costs resulting in a 10-35% conversion rate of quotations into sales orders.

• Developed the internal Master Production Schedule which interfaced with the company’s enterprise resource planning software system in order to provide for visibility and insight by all employees into current on-time delivery performance based on infinite capacity planning and labor loading across all work centers and operation steps.• Designed the company’s automated capacity planning system and related reporting mechanisms whereby direct labor is captured for each finished product in real time from each operator and inspector and injected into the internal Product Pricing Model which is then used to determine accurate labor costs during the request for quotation process.• Qualified and deployed all specialized electronics manufacturing equipment and specific inspection, test and measurement equipment required for use and application into the product realization process that are capable of contributing to the production of a finished product that meets or exceeds customer requirements and specifications.• Established a Facilities Department organization within the company to support the calibration, preventive and predictive maintenance requirements of all specialized electronics manufacturing and inspection used in the product realization process and collaborated with the Facilities Manager to ensure that the facility is in current compliance and production ready at all times.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Reviewed, analyzed and interpreted the technical specifications of custom twisted pair telecommunication wire and cable requirements from international customers based in the Middle East including Yemen, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in order to determine product realization process compatibility with the manufacturing capabilities of the company.• Designed and developed manufacturing specifications for custom twisted pair telecommunication wire and cable products that meets or exceeds customer requirements for materials, labor and overhead cost estimation for use and application in the finished product quoting process.• Participated in the development and evaluation of new product line designs and extensions outside of the standard product line including innovative Figure Eight designs and collaborated with plant personnel in the creation of new product samples for use by sales and marketing personnel.• Generated technical data package information and electrical performance data of custom twisted pair telecommunication wire and cable products including impedance, near-end and far-end cross-talk specifications for new product designs and extensions for use by sales and marketing personnel.• Performed detailed statistical process control analyses to identify and resolve manufacturing process variations in both standard and custom twisted pair telecommunication wire and cable manufacturing. Presented findings to executive management and recommended continuous improvements and corrective actions on the plant level.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), International Business

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mathematics & Physics