Jerry Lessin Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

> Plan, monitor, and control new product development projects from initiation to production release> Work with cross-functional project team and OEM customers to define project scope, deliverables, and timeline in order to support customer expectations> Ensure compliance with InVue’s New Product Development Process> Develop appropriate project plans and effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion> Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals – collaborate with department managers to obtain necessary resources> Draft and submit development timelines and then proactively recognize and react to threats to committed timelines> Proactively manage changes in project scope, estimate impact of changes, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans> Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work> Manage overseas Contract Manufacturers to keep aligned with project objectives> Ensure quality and brand value of the product through collaboration with the innovation/quality teams

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

>Served on Site Leadership Team reporting directly to General Manager >Led team of Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians focused on continuous improvement, cost savings, and Lean Manufacturing implementation across the entire Value Stream>Established culture of continuous improvement in all areas of facility (Operations, Supply Chain, and Office) by conducting training, soliciting improvement ideas, and driving waste elimination projects>Served as site liaison with Global Business Excellence teams. Involvement focused on cross-site standardization, bench-marking, best practice sharing, and metric progress/reporting>Participated on several Corporate Kaizen Blitz teams at site across US, Mexico, and Canada. Engagement time ranged from 1 week to 6 monthsSpecial Project 2/2015 to 4/2016 - Project Manager for simultaneous site-wide implementation of new Product Data Management Software, Enterprise Resource Planning Software, and Manufacturing Execution System (Scope: 20 Customers, 4500 Assemblies, 27K Purchased Parts)

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

>Directed tactical and strategic activities of a cross-functional Customer Focus Team in a strong matrix organization>Managed all aspects of the business ensuring goals and objectives were accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters>Possessed full Profit and Loss responsibility for program>Drove improvement in customer satisfaction via CSI process. Represented customer feedback before internal management and drove root cause assessment and corrective action activity>Identified opportunities for implementation of Lean Manufacturing techniques and facilitated the deployment of Kaizen teams to drive process improvements>Held position for numerous National and International Customers (mobile computing, wireless communication, data storage, telecommunications)

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

>Member of the New Business Team responsible for winning business for site>Served as primary customer interface for technical issues, quality/process improvement, Design For Manufacturability, deviations, and engineering changes>Established processes to support Configure To Order business>Facilitated weekly Defect Reduction Team meeting with customerKey Accounts: Cisco, Nortel, Psion Teklogics

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

>Generated scope-of-work documents and schedules for facility related projects >Presented request-for-bid packages to contractors and managed process through contractor selection>Provided tactical project management throughout project life (including: scope changes, contractor management, space usage coordination, and management of the project schedule and budget)Major Projects:>$200K project to elevate 1400 ft2 of warehouse ceiling to accommodate high-bay storage systems>$2M Upgrade of existing building facilities for installation of test and manufacturing equipment

Suwanee, Ga

Managed tactical and strategic technical activities for PCBA Engineering group (17 people across 3 shifts)>Coordinated technical support for new product introduction and sustaining businesses>Eliminated ineffective inspection steps in favor of a real time process verification >Led documentation standardization initiative (included on-line availability of all documentation)>Actively involved in hiring of team members and identification of top performers for advancement>Identified and procured $10M of equipment and coordinated sale of obsolete equipment

Lawrenceville, Ga

>Process owner for high speed SMT placement equipment (FUJI CP & Universal GSM)>Managed all aspects of automated SMT and PTH assembly equipment (optimization, quality assurance, quality control, troubleshooting, maintenance) in a strong 6-sigma culture>6 sigma Green Belt Project: Established capability of SMT component placement equipment using off-line inspection system. Increased capability index (Cp) to >2.0 for all high-speed assembly equipment. These results in concert with a process FMEA led to an increase in overall process quality and paved the way for implementation of preventative and predictive equipment maintenance>Member of the product and technology transfer team (Georgia to Tianjin, China)

Manteca, Ca

Integrated Circuit Packaging Service Provider>Process owner (control and improvement) of wirebond automation>Process owner (control and improvement) of chip attach automation>Developed automated assembly process for encased IC camera package