Kimberly A. Email & Phone Number

Fridley Mn

I Supervise and lead a highly skilled team driven to excellence to meet on time delivery of Thermal Solution products with the highest of quality.•Supervise Prototype Technicians to include hiring, training, evaluating performance, providing compensation recommendations, and determining and carrying out disciplinary actions when necessary.•Analyze routings, structures and materials in IFS of Prototype models to determine planned ship dates for quotes to the Sales team on new orders.•Work closely with Engineers to support new integrated product through the Prototyping phase.•Review on time delivery of scheduled shipments.•Schedule and balance team workload and adjust or prioritize projects in order to develop skills while meeting on time delivery.•Lead, coach and mentor direct reports, to maintain a highly motivated team with an emphasis on lead time reduction, quality, cost reduction and safety.•Implementation of SPI to obsolete and destroy models of no order activity in IFS and Engineering.•Implementation of Prototype and First run Post Build Review process, including documents and standard work to improve yield and quality release of documents to the production floor.•Lead Engineering 5s events and implement standards.•Lead Value Steam Mapping (VSM) event and implemented processes and documents for Prototype orders. This led to a total reduction of 25% in lead-time by condensing documents and procedures.

Minco Products

I Supervise and lead a highly skilled team driven to excellence to meet on time delivery of Thermal Solution products with the highest of quality.•Supervise Designers and Drafters, Coordinators and Prototype Technicians to include hiring, training, evaluating performance, providing compensation recommendations, and determining and carrying out disciplinary actions when necessary.•Analyze routings, structures and materials in IFS of Prototype models to determine planned ship dates for quotes to the Sales team on new orders.•Work closely with Engineers to support new product through the Prototyping phase.•Review on time delivery of scheduled shipments.•Schedule and balance team workloads and adjust or prioritize projects in order to develop skills while meeting on time delivery.•Lead, coach and mentor direct reports, to maintain a highly motivated team with an emphasis on quality, cost reduction and safety.•Implementation of SPI to obsolete and destroy models of no order activity in IFS and Engineering.•Implementation of Prototype and First run Post Build Review process, including documents and standard work to improve yield and quality release of documents to the production floor.•Lead Engineering 5s events and implement standards.•Lead Value Steam Mapping (VSM) event and implemented processes and documents for Prototype orders. This led to a total reduction of 25% in lead-time by condensing documents and procedures.

Fridley, Mn

•Supervise Prototype Technicians to include hiring, training, evaluating performance, providing compensation recommendations, and determining and carrying out disciplinary actions when necessary.•Schedule and balance team workloads and adjust or prioritize projects in order to develop skills while meeting on time delivery.•Lead, coach and mentor direct reports, to maintain a highly motivated team with an emphasis on quality, cost reduction and safety.•Motivate team with an emphasis on quality, cost reduction, safety and excellence of on time delivery by reducing lead time to one week.•Collaborate with Design and Manufacturing Engineers on process improvements, cost savings recommendations and standards.•Delegate and assign jobs to the team to ensure on-time delivery.

Fridley, Mn

•Partner with Production personal and Engineering to implement cost savings ideas and processes with an emphasis on quality and efficiency.•Train operators on all processes and equipment used on the production floor to build product and increase yields.•Rework and salvage a variety of different models.•Implement many cost savings improvements to design and processes resulting in higher yields and quality (i.e. Murata 0402 10K ohm thermistor testing and replacement of bead thermistors, PSA peel test requirements implemented and standard work created, Etched pad shape redesigned of specified model to ensure optimal weld)•Test existing and new incoming materials to ensure they met with specified criteria for use.•Develop processes for the operators when using new materials.•Conduct on-line research to purchase equipment for the production floor.•Develop test kits and test operators on the weld operation.•Implement Catheter cover lay- up procedure and training.•Implement TCR (temperature coefficient readings) testing requirements and Standard work.•Actively participate and support Lean manufacturing, 5S standards and continuous improvement.

Fridley, Mn

•Partnered with Process and Design Engineers to establish the Catheter work cell. Support, train new and existing employees within the cell. •Build parts from element form to a completed unit while doing this all very efficiently following all Engineering instructions and customer drawings.

Fridley, Mn

•Train new operators to the inspection of Element, Laminated and Final assemblies of all Thermal Solution products.•Follow Assembly Instructions, Customer drawings, Minco drawings and appropriate Engineering instructions to inspect product.•Use of all necessary tools such as Caliper, gauges and Microscopes.