• Project leader for multiple quality monitoring and improvement initiatives. * Develop production data collection systems utilizing MSAccess and MSExcel to gather and analyze production quality from various manufacturing locations.• Failure Mode Analysis* Customer and supplier interface for Quality Improvement initiatives• New Product Introduction, DFM Review, Cost Reduction* Change implementation and control.* Develop comprehensive Technology Transfer tools to track and report product transfer status from one Contract Manufacturer to another

Project leader in cross-functional teams responsible for product transfer and quality improvement initiatives. Managed complex projects from initial stages to completion. Defined resources, and developed schedules for implementation. Created strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning. Designed and Developed process and analysis tools for gathering, monitoring, analyzing and driving improvements on production data.Provided detailed data analysis reports as needed to resolve complex manufacturing and customer issues (returns, shipments, capacity, cost, etc.)Managed Approved Vendor Lists (AVL) to maintain the lowest cost, qualified vendors. Monitor purchasing and inventory to limit and reduce inventory investment.Provided complete manufacturing and supply chain support to Contract Manufacturers and OEM suppliers. Coordinated with Global manufacturing suppliers, conducted Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews, evaluated manufacturing costs, coordinated model production and inspection, approved Change Orders, and worked support functions.Responsible for all phases of new product introduction for telecommunication products. Significant AchievementsDeveloped a radically innovative production data collection system utilizing MSAccess and MSExcel which has been strategically implemented by multiple organizations to gather and analyze large quantities of production data used to monitor quality the health of the business.Transferred entire legacy product portfolio to an outside contract manufacturer. Project leader on cross-functional product transfer teams to meet all deliverables and exceed targets. Developed transfer strategy, defined resources, and developed schedules for implementation. Created strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.Developed a comprehensive Technology Transfer database tool to track and report product transfer milestones, schedules, and status.

* Lead large international teams through difficult quality issues affecting entire product lines.* Developed 'Request for Price' MSAccess database to enter, track, and report metrics on all quote activity within Lucent business units.* Introduced multiple new product offerings for overseas and domestic manufacture.* Provided constant support for all manufacturing/design related issues for cable assemblies manufactured at off-site locations* Provided product transfer support to transfer manufacturing from one Contract Manufacturer to another* Led equipment team to work all RoHS related issues, coordinated and performed redesign as necessary, and worked numerous changes to product to bring them to a compliance status.

Equipment Product Engineering responsibilities include all phases of new product introduction for wired equipment products. Coordinated with Global manufacturing suppliers, conducted Design for Manufacturability reviews, evaluated manufacturing costs, coordinated model production and inspection, documented complete product structures in Agile, and worked numerous miscellaneous support functions. Cable Product/Design Engineering - worked manufacturability issues, changed design, legacy component issues, and quality issues on complex cable assemblies. Designed and documented custom cabling for customer applications. Worked with several manufacturing locations to provide the lowest cost, highest quality product.Agile Data Migration Lead / Change AnalystGathered, analyzed, and organized all manufacturing data from several legacy sources and migrated it into a manufacturing collaboration tool (Agile). Required extensive MSAccess and Excel utilization and organizational skills to modify and analyze huge sums of data.Analyzed ECO's to determine customer and manufacturing impact as well as financial impact of the change. Coordinated multiple changes to limit stranded inventory and rework.Project leader for multiple locations throughout Lucent to migrate acquired organization's design/manufacturing data into Agile. Responsibilities also included manually loading data as well as developing mapping files to utilize mass loading tools. Significant AchievementsSuccessfully led migration team to move approximately 20,000 assemblies into Agile.

Compliance engineer/expert for all Oklahoma City designs. Responsibilities include reviewing PWB layouts and schematic for EMC problems, developing and executing test plans, and troubleshooting/mitigating EMC problems. Worked closely with several customers to verify NEBS compliance on our products. Required extensive knowledge of Telcordia requirements.Significant AchievementsDeveloped and executed EMC NEBS Compliance test plans for telecommunication systems controlled in OKCVerified EMC compliance for all OKC developed products.

Physical design engineer - Access products. Design, integrate, and document customer configurations of telecommunication systems that meet specific customer needs.* Developed Rack & Stack BOM/change control database. This database provides accurate BOMs and tracks change control and developes manufacturing data.* Provided consulting to Lucent account teams to derive configurations for several ILEC and CLEC customers

Physical design responsibilities include developing circuit packs and enclosures for use in Subscriber Loop Carrier systems. Aspects of physical design include PWB design, component selection, cost reduction, faceplate/miscellaneous hardware design using PRO-E, and project management skills.Significant AchievementsDeveloped radically new Engineering Design Process for all new developmentDesigned information transfer databases for all concurrent engineering design collaborationDeveloped and tracked design schedules for new circuit packs via MSProjectDesigned a light-pipe system to replace outdated LEDsDesigned design collaboration database for custom configuration offerings

Responsibilities included all phases of new product introduction, discovering and implementing cost reductions, providing manufacturing support, and piece part engineering. Responsibilities also included designing and documenting assembly and test fixtures, assembly shop layout, and process documentation.Significant AchievementsOriginated and closed over $14 million in cost savingsDrove process improvements through SQC and other techniquesResponsible for over 60% of Access products volume

Responsibilities included all phases of new product introduction, discovering and implementing cost reductions, providing manufacturing support, and piece part engineering. Responsibilities also included designing and documenting assembly and test fixtures, assembly shop layout, and process documentation. Significant AchievementsTransferred equipment shop from North Carolina to Oklahoma CityIntroduced multiple product line and high-volume production lines for equipmentDeveloped JIT production processes.