Jay Hall Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Wa, Us

Assist Design Engineering and Suppliers with requirements definitions for materials and processes capable of meeting the FAA flammability regulations, review and approve engineering datasets for flammability compliance, initiate flammability testing, communicate with test plan authors, and provide input to test plan and test report documents.

Progressed through roles of increasing technical scope, leveraging engineering expertise for this leading OEM with 200+ employees.; to provide substantial improvements to overall production, training, and documentation as well as contributing to R&D on new assembly aids and tools. Train and mentor manufacturing team members. Interface with key vendors to negotiate pricing and manage inventory levels. Compose PSIs (Product Specific Information), Work Instructions, and Engineering Change Orders. Collaborate with department managers, peers, and subordinates to propel production, enhance safety, and reduce costs. Design equipment and fixtures; play a key role in troubleshooting existing equipment. Evaluate standard processes and recommend improvements. Identified and resolved a 3-year long issue related to attaching an end dam to a heatsink, discovering an underlying material-compatibility issue and getting the project back on track.Orchestrated full life cycle project management for purchase and installation of a HASS/HALT (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening / Highly Accelerated Life Testing) Chamber, completing the project in half the usual time. Installation earned accolades from vendors and users.

Excelled at supervising full production cycle of aluminum heatsinks, from raw extrusion cutting through anodizing; supervised and mentored 7 technicians. Offered technical expertise to explain and document production processes achieving NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) Certification. Collaborated with department heads to coordinate production, training, and reporting; managed relationships with anodizing- related vendors. Orchestrated installation of new equipment to ensure full compliance with all regulations. Maintained detailed training records; enforced production policies to reduce costs and increase safety.Effectively provided subject matter expertise to increase knowledge base of established work force regarding anodizing processes.Evaluated current charges for outside and inside work, recommending significant rate adjustments to increase revenues.Spearheaded creation of end-to-end production policies, standards, and documentation, propelling increase in on-time delivery from 50% to 98% and reducing scrap from 10% to less than 1%.

Accountable for analyzing and establishing new manufacturing processes, procedures and systems to ensure appropriate and on-time fabrication of electronic circuit boards. Challenged to introduce new materials and production procedures to decrease defects and ensure successful production of quality products. Coordinated equipment maintenance functions for 4 production lines. Interfaced extensively with Board and Manufacturing Engineers to analyze and resolve design issues on new products and product integrations. Documented and delivered new process improvements to management for approval. Facilitated the deployment of new processes and equipment into the production environment. Tracked and monitored all process improvement projects to ensure low DPM level and decreased production time. Coordinated efforts of 4 Surface Mount Technicians.Credited with facilitating the patent for design and development of Surface Mount Board Supports, reducing number of omitted parts by 85% and minimizing changeover time by 97%.Spearheaded deployment of Statistical Process Control for all 4 production lines, resulting in increased throughput and production.Championed the implementation of SMT reporting tool to document lifecycle production of all new and existing products.Led the deployment of Manufacturing Identification Database to standardize materials usage for each product.Directed the successful introduction of new 0402 parts, 0.4mm fine pitch parts, and 0.5 mm pitch BGA's into the production environment.

Promoted through a series of increasingly responsible materials and process engineering positions throughout numerous divisions. Advanced based on consistent contributions to quality improvement and problem resolution.Materials & Process Engineer - Missile & Defense Systems

Promoted to evaluate vendors' manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to corporate quality standards. Challenged to introduce new vendor management procedures to increase quality and reduce defects. Assisted with reviewing new drawings and updating printed wiring board drawings.Directed the establishment of certification procedures for Electronic Circuit Board shops.Recognized for resolving film registration issues.

Team member of 2 responsible for ensuring successful and on-time production of electronic circuit boards. Challenged to introduce new materials and production processes to resolve issues and improve throughput. Planned and led deployment of new projects to increase efficiency throughout the division.Redesigned the Auto Insertion Process, reducing costs by 83% and decreasing defects by 85%.Member of team acknowledged developing new gold removal process and successfully resolving the Gold-Tinning issue.Facilitated installation of a new Semi-Auto Insertion machine, increasing productivity by 75%.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Material Science Engineering

Associates Of Applied Science, Engineering