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San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California

Carlsbad, CA

• Managed quality assurance and maintenance technicians to ensure equipment and processes yield products meeting set specifications. Prioritized and facilitated team projects to reduce defects and improve productivity..
• Increased efficiency, leading continuous improvement projects to reduce operational waste and decrease cost per unit.
• Used statistical analysis to identify Key Performance Indicators and track progress to meet business objectives.
• Managed and coordinated projects internationally to qualify products for on-time launch and to improve quality while reducing lead-time to the customer.
• Procured, installed, and supporedt manufacturing facilities in the U.S., China, United Kingdom, and South Africa, while collaborating with R&D, marketing and sales departments to improve the customer experience
• Represented the operations/assembly team in multi-departmental development meetings.

Elma, New York

• Managed project activities to support continuous yield improvement, cycle time, new process/product introduction and business objectives. Completed Six Sigma Green Belt training.
• Proved-out equipment processes to meet program schedules and cycle time, as well as performed quality experiments such as capability studies, Design of Experiments, and FMEA.
• Increased operational effectiveness by 75% by upgrading and optimizing material dispense equipment to generate the large reduction in bottleneck downtime.
• Improved vibration capability while reducing manufacturing costs by $350,000 annually by experimentally confirming theoretical project feasibility and implementing new dispense processes to meet changing customer.