David Herndon Email & Phone Number

First Officer on an ERJ-175

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Flying Part 91 and 135 charter flights in Cessna Citation CJ3s and Beechcraft King Air 250s.

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Strategic Product Development related to wafer fab technology and supplier quality.o Executed Supplier Clean Launch activities to manage risko Supported Supplier Selection and Management of ASLo Managed Controls over Prototype vs Production Materialso Supplier Qualification, Supplier Change Management (PCNs) and managed and resolved Supplier Quality Issueso Enforced Supplier Development/ Continuous Improvemento Supplier Quality Performance (Virtual Assessments, Scorecards, Metrics, etc.)o Utilized Qorvo systems to manage; 8Ds, A3s, and other Quality (CAPA) processeso Material Nonconformance Managemento Identified and Communicated Suppliers of Quality Concernso Tracked and Reported Metrics, Health Assessment, Performance Monitoring, etc.o Initiated and tracked RMAs to Supplierso Resolved Blocked Stock Materialso Promoted clear communication of Qorvo requirements to Supplierso Continuous Improvement (A3s and WIGs)o Supported Cross Functional Projects (Worldwide)o Led resolution of supplier quality issues affecting supply chains for Qorvo’s diverseproducts across the globe

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Standardization Instructor (June, 2020-May, 2021)• Conducted standardized flight training with CFI and CFII applicants according to the respective Airmen Certification Standards, and ATP Flight School policies.• Created schedules for students to ensure they are on track for Airline Career Pilot Program completion dates.• Endorsed over 38 candidates for check rides at various stages. Flight Instructor (January, 2020-June, 2020)• Provided flight and ground instruction, evaluations and endorsements for all areas of flight certificates (Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI and CFII).CERTIFICATES AND RATINGS• Commercial Pilot: ASEL, AMEL, Instrument Airplane, with High Performance Endorsement• Flight Instructor: CFI/CFII/MEI

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Intense, fast paced flight training program earning Instrument, Commercial, Commercial Multi Engine, CFI, CFII and MEI.

Manage team of Program Managers in multiple locations dedicated to Operations NPI and Sustaining of LED Lighting projects. • Standardized roles and responsibilities for Operations Engineering and Program Management teams.• Developed project timeline templates to ensure accurate and reliable fulfillment of business operations.• Created and maintain NPI project schedule for all NPI production at various manufacturing locations.• Develop project plans and lead cross-functional teams, including Supply Chain, R&D interface to Operations, manufacturing test, quality and IE to achieve smooth new product releases into the market.

Durham, Nc

Primary interface between Engineering, Product Marketing and contract manufacturers for new product introduction and transfers. Responsible for budgeting capital, negotiating product pricing, resource management and planning/executing the project schedule.• Managed NPI of shortest design cycle product and for Cree Lighting to date.• Present project status to executive and project team members.• Launched 1st product into The Home Depot for Cree Lighting.• Primary interface for all Asia transfer projects and strategic high volume projects.• Created process for transferring printed circuit board assembly to local manufacturing location. • Collaborate with suppliers to improve designs for low cost manufacturability and product quality.

• Defined, planned and implemented first CREE Lighting Pilot and High Volume production line.• Monitored and maintained LED lighting products in global manufacturing locations.• Directed global hardware, test, manufacturing and product requirement teams to ensure on time product delivery to customer.• Key contributor to supplier selection and on site quality audits.• Identified, initiated and implemented continuous improvement solutions for optimization, cost reductions and yield and process enhancements across product lines.

Responsible for leading Quality Engineering team for customer returns.Supervised group of four engineers in Special Investigation/field returns group.• Led team of engineers/technicians in audit of electric, gas and water smart meter returns.• Developed site-wide process control for Special Investigations of field returns.• Implemented new field return repair/test line at two factory locations for multiple projects.

Managed all high volume RTP based products leading a cross-functional international team with the goal of maximizing product profitability. Responsibilities ranged from concept phase to end of life engineering liaison between R&D and manufacturing. Inclusive of hardware, software and mechanics on multiple projects.• Developed test and process strategy for Sony Ericsson’s first Windows Mobile designed mobile. o Published test solution plan and oversaw on time execution. o Directed test platform, fixture and process decisions. o Championed new camera test design and implementation.• Led fastest ramp, highest volume (24M) and margin ($3.9B) project of SEMC history. o Key contributor to first fully DFSC product for company history. o Manufacturing ramp included 4 countries in less than 3 months.• Primary factory and internal R&D interface for all manufacturing tests.• Chaired weekly manufacturing yield status meeting driving for increased yield, quality and volume.• Hosted weekly Design for Test meeting with EMS partner to develop full test process.• Primary technical liaison between SEMC R&D and worldwide manufacturing sites.• Primary source of technical information delivered to our contract manufacturers. • Coordinated cross functional analysis and resolution of technical issues by SEMC resources.• Oversaw all factory prototype builds and responsible for real time technical go/no go decisions on site.• Directed design, test, and manufacturing process changes to reduce cost and decrease field returns.• Assumed additional roles of R&D Systems Lead and Hardware Project Manager in addition to Systems Manufacturing Lead once project neared high volume.• Led the test and process establishment of guidelines and implementation at manufacturing sites in Sweden, Malaysia, China, India, Mexico and Brazil for highest volume and fastest ramp project to date for SEMC.

• Extensive factory support of 3 different phone platforms.• Participated in First Article Inspection with and without customer present in order to ensure RTL.• Responsible for design and component changes of cellular phones after product release to High Volume Manufacturing.• Liaison with Flextronics project manager, engineers, and Sony-Ericsson engineers to determine root cause of issues affecting yields.• Liaison with component suppliers and vendors for quality issues.• Hosted monthly CIS (Second Sourcing) meeting.• Monitored factory yields and investigate electrical design and process related failures.• Performed failure analysis of returned phones, factory audits, and component failures.• Actively participated in Field Quality Reviews and Field Validation to ensure customer satisfaction.