Keith Alves Email & Phone Number

Natick, Ma, Us

During this tenure, I am performing the following tasks… Program Management: Leading the planning, management, and execution of 3D sensor product introduction program.Operations Management: Supervising various manufacturing and engineering operations to ensure on-time, on-budget project completion.Process Improvement: Applying strategic project plans, corrective actions, FMEA, mistake proofing policies, and Lean manufacturing principles to streamline and improve manufacturing assembly. Devising and implementing product and process improvements to enhance quality and operational efficiency.KPIs Establishment: Setting and tracking operational KPIs to meet yield production, on-time customer request delivery, inventory management, and productivity targets.Revenue Management: Managing annual revenue shipments of $365M and helping establish distribution centers in Ireland and Mexico.Team Building & Leadership: Training, building, and motivating a new product introduction team for continuous performance optimization. Leading a group of 75 engineers, technicians, and contractors. Key Achievements:• Won 10 Cognex President's Awards for excellent work performance.• Achieved $180K/year reduction in new product manufacturing costs by planning and implementing effective sourcing initiatives.• Helped to increase revenue growth from $180M to $1B by implementing Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles, creating innovative, new designs for product development and manufacturing processes.• Enabled seamless transition of Alpha builds into volume production by performing DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and FMEA (Failure Modes Effects Analysis) and liaising with contract manufacturers.

Natick, Ma, Us

I was hired by COGNEX Corporation for efficient management of North American distribution and world-wide customer repair center. Quality Management: Executing quality management systems to meet statutory and regulatory requirements; serving as an internal auditor and principle contact for external audits. Lean Manufacturing: Implementing Lean manufacturing principles to reduce repair area footprint and boost process efficiency. Business Transformation: Transforming several underperforming departments into a cohesive team of individuals for delivery of outstanding customer service.New Product Introduction and Purchasing:Program managed new 3D sensor product line and ensured that all components used in manufacturing new products were delivered to our contract manufacturers on time to meet production schedules. Key Achievements:• Reduced shipment processing time from 3.5 days to one day for all received orders.• Optimized inventory accuracy from 96.2% to 99.8%, increased order accuracy from 97.1% to 100%, and minimized cycle counts by eliminating the need for manual order verification.• Met and exceeded $150K/year cost-saving target by establishing a continuous improvement environment.• Represented day-to-day business operations for ERP implementation team.• Decreased repair backlog from an average of 225 units to 15 and average repair time from 31 days to 9 without impacting product quality.Additional ExperienceCOGNEX Corporation, Natick, Massachusetts, Production & Repair SupervisorStratus Technologies, Inc., Maynard, Massachusetts, Manager – Logistics & New Product Introduction Operations | Systems Manufacturing Supervisor | Component Level Debug Technician

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

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