Jon Schmidt Email & Phone Number

As the COO and GM, I have spent the first couple of years stabilizing the company and developing a revised business direction for the future. Since then, the company revenue has grown by over 1,000%, backlog is at least half a year, and we have a very positive future outlook. We have a very strong sales pipeline with excellent quality of opportunity. Current focus is on further growth of the manufacturing portion of the company, which has gone from 5% of revenue to 90% of revenue in 5 years.

Plano, Tx, Us

Technology leader overseeing the design, development and production of ultra high-density electronic programs for government agencies and selected commercial applications. Leverage the capabilities of the company, while combining with new techniques in material, processes and testing technologies to drive access to new business, to improve yields, and to reduce time to market. Currently completing 3 programs for military customers, and developing two others to target very large commercial and military customers / markets. Renovating MRP and document control systems used by all departments. Active - DoD Security Clearance

Consultant for several companies in Southern CA. In the carbon fiber products industry as a Program manager responsible for several programs, providing technical leadership, marketing development, and Manufacturing/process cost reduction for all medical orthopedic and military products. Develop strategies to increase sales to current customers, reposition marketing focus and evolve the company strategy to better fit capabilities and customer needs, and increase internet presence. In the Defense electronics industry, as Program manager defining specifications for and developing extremely high-density memory products for the DOD in military weapons platforms. Responsible for design/manufacturing control, customer interface, collaboration, and contract negotiation to meet complex specifications. Identify and suggest new avenues of business based on company capability and customer needs and desires.

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Responsible for the design, development and manufacture of advanced electronic packaging and the conception of advanced memory products. Founding designer of ultra-high density memory modules by pioneering techniques, materials, and processes in semiconductor packaging development. Invented products with memory densities up to 150 GB/cubic inch. Designer and developer of the SATACube, RAMStack, DFC, BGAStack, Raptor, and CuCore technologies. Conduct life expectancy modeling and testing, validation, and verification of all new technologies and processes. Balance development costs, production costs and reliability trade offs to achieve maximum marketability, longest product life cycle, and maximum ROI. Manage the purchase of capital equipment needed for production of new designs, often designing equipment for process needs that had not previously existed. Build and manage resource and capitol budgets for each program with values in excess of $7.5M over 9 years. Manager of cross-functional program teams working to the AS9100 phase release structure. Maintain a close relationship with marketing and sales for identifying and developing next generation products and IP with very high success ratios, and in producing programs based on concepts that are often thought to be very difficult, highly risky, or impossible.· Designed and developed several semiconductor and PCB level technologies and products resulting in over $150M in revenue at 30-85% margin.· Developed many solutions to challenges on existing products, increasing yield, function, and revenue by 30%· 10-15 patents pending or granted.

Engineering Manager responsible for product engineering and manufacturing engineering spanning production release through phase out. Evaluated, developed and organized manufacturing plans, defined processes, procedures, and requirements for the manufacturing of new and sustaining programs. Resolved complex problems involving tooling, part manufacturing, subassembly, testing and production techniques that dramatically increased product yield and company efficiency. Responsible for ISO and FDA agency audits and submissions. Wrote validation protocols and executed validation testing for all product designs or redesigns. Developed failure identification and feedback systems that drove a continuous process/product improvement program. Handled root-cause failure investigation on internal and field failures, driving continual design and process improvement. Responsible for the design and build-out of all manufacturing and assembly floors, test labs, and engineering facilities.· Made over 150 product or process improvements and developed custom components, resulting in direct cost savings of over $1.35M in 5 years.· Redesigned products and streamlined manufacturing and test methods, resulting in product yields improvements of over 175%. Taking first pass yields of approx 25% and improving them to >98.5% on every product.

Technical Director responsible for the development of the technical side of this start-up company. Developed computer controlled camera transport systems for use in filming real objects and scenes to mesh with virtual set graphics in movies and games. Directed the company infrastructure for project direction and customer interface, as well as short and long term business planning and development.· Developed custom electro-mechanical systems allowing for the acquisition of over $750,000 in contracts that were previously unattainable.· Developed the industry’s first computer controlled 5-axis camera transports.

Responsible for the development and manufacture of over 15 commercial and consumer products including cellular telephones, pagers, cordless phones, and hearing enhancement systems. Managed product development teams in the areas of R&D, Manufacturing, Test, Purchasing, and Product improvement. Teams comprised of RF, digital, software, firmware, test, production, and mechanical engineers (plastics and metals), as well as lab technicians, technical writers and document control engineers. Responsible for overall budgets and purchases of resources for each project. Customized products for specific requirements or for OEM customers. Analyzed new business and products to determine the manufacturability and market viability as it related to the company and the customer.· Developed the first smart / alphanumeric / gaming pagers in the world.· Developed the smallest AMPS / ETACS cellular telephone in the world.

Direct responsibility for all aspects of the four hand-held and desktop consumer and commercial product lines. Took projects from concept through high volume production based domestically, overseas and in Mexico, with a production of 100,000 units/month. Managed the efforts of 12-15 engineers in the areas of Industrial design, ASIC Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Software/Firmware Engineering, and CAD. Responsible for the prototyping, breadboarding, and testing of hardware, firmware, and software systems. Management responsibility for all vendors and development of production tooling and NRE budgets and spending. Developed systems prototypes to facilitate the analysis and troubleshooting of hardware and firmware in the development phases and for manufacturing, and for verification of milestone signoff for investors. Analyzed and modified assembly and test lines and procedures in subcontracted manufacturing facilities to achieve product improvement and dramatically increased line efficiency. Assisted in the raising of venture capital through a private placement stock offering early in the history of the company. Co-inventor and majority contributor of two patents, both granted.· Developed products ahead of schedule and under budget saving $280,000 in project development costs. Brought products to production 5 months ahead of schedule.· Negotiated vendor contracts to dramatically reduce piece price and to alleviate NRE charges, saving $180,000 in capital expenditure.· Developed an ASIC solution to replace an off-the-shelf chip set, resulting in an annual savings of $580,000 / $2.32M in 4 years.

Engineering and reliability responsibility for three black box units on the GPS satellite program, with support responsibility for six others. Accountable for the disposition off all test anomalies and failures in the Acceptance Test Process, as well as physical and electrical overstress analysis. Conducted hearings and buy-off meetings for the explanation of test and manufacturing data to the satisfaction of the customer (Air Force). Responsible for the Emergency Corrective Action Plans assigned to the program, addressing mandatory preventive and corrective actions. Maintained the schedule of failure identification, failure analysis, modification, and electrical and environmental testing, as well as the generation and sign-off of ECN’s and ECA’s. Oversee outside vendors and internal board-level and system-level fabrication personnel from a reliability engineering standpoint. Security clearance.

Bs Electronic Engineering, Electronic Engineering

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