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• Improved production floor design to improve efficiency increasing weekly output 10X in the same work space.• Guided design team to ensure design for manufacturability in fasteners, adhesives, processes, and poke-yoke fixes.• Documented processes to improve consistency and quality.

• Lead team in process of establishing IOS 13485 certification and FDA compliance for L’Oréal’s first medical device• Associate Vice President of Quality and New Product Introduction, responsible for Product Quality and Quality Systems, for L’Oréal Beauty Devices and Clarisonic Devices• Responsible for all new products from time of investment approval to production start at CM’s. • Led cross-functional team to evaluate risk and safety of returned products avoiding recall of product line.

• Responsible for new product introduction of all L’Oreal beauty devices managed in Redmond.• Director of the Manufacturing Engineering team and production technicians, responsible for keeping the lines running at rate and making quality and efficiency improvements through equipment changes and continuous improvement. • Led the cross functional team to reduce scrap from 2% in 2015 to 0.3% in 2016.• Implemented process validation and process failure modes and effects analysis (PFMEA) at Clarisonic.• Currently managing the equipment training and process technology transfer to a contract manufacturer in China.

• Responsible for all new technologies needed for Oral Healthcare products to be developed over the next 5+ years.• Project manager of all test system development and new custom process development for all new products. Test systems deployed in Bothell as well as suppliers in China, Netherlands, and Mexico.• Run competitor analysis seminars to educate Research & Development.• Provide Value Engineering seminars to reduce costs in projects while keeping the value for the customers.

• Successfully manage projects regarding reducing call rate, mitigating safety, achieving cost reduction, and securing multiple sources for key components.• Led the team in the successful transfer of the R&D labs from Snoqualmie to Bothell.• Encouraged the technicians to organize and professionalize the R&D labs by developing and documenting the lab Ways of Working.• Part of Quality Systems audit team, performing quarterly internal audits to 38534, as well as certified in Supplier Quality auditing for Philips.

• Replaced Director of Operations to maintain all operational deliverables through the transfer and closure of production in Snoqualmie to a Philips factory in China. This was done with maintaining product quality, on time, on schedule, and on budget, at maximum rate.• Led team of engineers and technicians responsible for the disassembly, shipment, transfer off-shore, reassembly, and validation of Elite Brush head manufacturing, on time and on budget.• Partnered with HR to ensure the successful transition of all impacted employees including Worksource, Outplacement, and the Trade Adjustment Act.

• Achieved record breaking employee satisfaction and manager approval ratings on the EES.• Managed Automation Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering teams which supported the head and handle lines. Used continuous improvement tools to reduce fall off 30%.• Reduced operational costs by $400K per year by simplifying and re-using packaging.

• Established Continuous Improvement teams with production and engineering to ensure good communication, common goals, and team collaboration.• Established a growth path for all my direct reports and mentored junior engineers.• Implemented a Process Survey tool which increased the core competency of the teams and processes.• Standardized verification and validation processes to ensure compliance to FDA requirements.

• Worked on new product development teams to ensure design for manufacturability and deliver quality prototypes and engineering series devices for clinical trials.• Led two teams in Business Improvement Competitions representing Snoqualmie, taking Best in Process in Amsterdam for 2005.• From 2003 forward all manufacturing engineers were also responsible for production quality.

• Conducted solder training on several production lines to reduce solder defects.• Established first pass yield tracking system to define and eliminate defects in production.• Reduced Handle line fall off from 3% to .2% in the ultrasonic welding process. The impact of this was a reduction in call rate from 2% to .5%.• Released and validated automated equipment to double handle line capacity

• Responsible for the prototype manufacture and production release of the last transducers made in Issaquah, WA.• Reduced transducer assembly fall off by 20% prior to launch.• Led MRB activities driving root cause corrective action and process improvement for most assembly processes.

• Establish CFM Assembly and Product flow for new product transfer. • Reduced cycle time for assembly of Coinstar product in Redmond, WA.• Identify and purchase new tools and equipment for CFM line.• Design and identify routing of wire harnesses. • Document the assembly in the prototype phase.• Set up DFMA Lab and held monthly seminars on current product for Design for Manufacturability and cost reduction.• Develop Templates for Process FMEA for Manufacturing Engineering.• Conduct Vendor Audits for Supplier Qualification• Reduced speaker yield loss from 33% to 0%.• Documented and released European version in 1 month, including Assembly, Flow, and test.

• Reduced the return rate on Commercial product from 18% to 1%.• Validated front-end production processes for plant move.• Set up and documented Statistical Process Control for production problem solving and process improvement.• Documented manufacturing processes for ISO9001 certification.• For new products, defined the processes and materials used as well as the process flow through the factory.• Defined thick film design guidelines during layout to ensure manufacturability.