Fred B. Email and Phone Number

I was at GTAT for 3 months prior to closing of Mesa facility. o Lead a team of 44 employees in product quality verification group. Part of 4 shift, 24/7 operation.o Developed a system of objective reporting to evaluate performance levels for quality and productivity. o Established myself as a go-to individual for data processing and validation through demonstration of my proficiency in use of data tables and queries.o Developed an interdependent relationship with executive management, engineering, and quality groups to ensure that data collected from discrepant materials could be utilized in process development and improvements to screening techniques.o Kaizen event centered on improving efficiency and yields from automated inspection equipment. Take-away, from event and follow up meetings were: improved product flow (reduced handling, improved fixtures and tooling to reduce handling related damage, and improved consistency between shifts.o Developed and enforced safety protocol to ensure safe material and chemical handling in production environment.

o Directly supported internal and external customers through constant communication, drive for quality and collaboration between distribution and field.o Developed a cohesive team focused on continuous improvement, elimination of waste, open and honest communications and development of interdependent relationships with internal and external customers.o Kaizen and Lean projects that I initiated resulted in a 40% reduction in product handling, 25% reduction in active WIP, and 25% reduction in labor, and 30% reduction in field failures. Result were achieved through, extensive process mapping, cause and effect analysis and application of lean Principles to process.o Developed a system of reporting that is based upon honest reporting of metrics focused around production, throughput, quality, and cost containment efforts.o Responsible for the creation and maintenance of annual and periodic operating budgets for Phoenix facility.

Results oriented Manufacturing Manager responsible for P&L, budgeting, staffing and manufacturing operations for Manufacturing Operations of Medical Products at Jabil Tempe, AZ facility.Position reports directly to Operations Manager, direct reporting staff of Production Manager, Production Supervisors, Engineering and Quality Personnel along with up to 250 direct reports.

Introduced and lead operations for New Products Introduction, and New Customer Introduction for Medical Customers at Jabil Tempe.

Developed, documented, and validated manufacturing documentation, tooling, and automation.