• In charge of manufacturing operations for Backplane, Chassis and Integration; in standard and custom configurations for solid and reliable, turnkey rack-level solutions for mission-critical programs supporting the aerospace industry, on Fremont CA & Horsham PA sites.• Manage a team of 3 BU Managers (BP, CHA, INT); 2 located at California, one at Philadelphia.• Coordinate with Elma’s Lawrenceville GA metal shop supply chain.• Collaborate with Design Engnineering on new product development.• Manage financial activities related to the PA & CA locations (forecast, P&L, headcount).

Accountable for overall plant success; including performance, cost, schedule, quality, and scope management.Manufacturing Operations: Coordinate activities to achieve daily, weekly, monthly and annual goals; Drive closely Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Planning to deliver best-in-class quality products for customers with on time delivery and appropriate lead times; Anticipate and determine causes of delays in manufacturing operations and take appropriate action to meet shipping schedules; Daily review of production schedules; Schedule overtime as necessary; Manage, monitor and report on capacity & material requirements; Coordinate annual manufacturing business & performance plans, operation and project review; Provide Technical support, training and mentoring to the manufacturing and manufacturing engineering groups; Lead efforts to continuously control costs, improve quality and increase productivity; Implement process improvements and automation required to improve production output and productivity levels; Coordinate with Europe Sales office product availability in order to assure Europe and Middle East customer satisfaction.Coordinate manufacturing & Support departments.Machine Shop: CNC, Toolmaking, Punch, Powder Coating, Press Brake, Press Punch. Silk-screening, Hardware, Extrusion cutting, Welding, Plastic molding.Chassis & PCB Assembly: SMD, Manual Insertion, Wave solder, Potting, Laminates, Laser Cutting, Test, Packaging.Support departments: Order Entry, Maintenance, Production Control, Warehouse, Shipping, Receiving, Customer Service and Technical Support.

Global Product Engineering AmericasIn charge of Americas customer support for Engineering and Quality of backplane assembly product development, process definition, and post-service support. Customer product data transfer to China and/or Mexico facilities for manufacturing.• Product test development, Intensive hands-on test for the new product, develop test specifications on High Speed test (IL/TDR), coordinate new test equipment development with manufacturer.• Engineering verification (EVT, DVT, PVT), Design for manufacturing & Test (DFx), Test requirements, Equipment setup, PCB guidelines review focused on manufacturing requirements per IPC 2220/610 reviewing CAD/Gerber/ODB++ with Allegro/CAM 350.• Liaison with the customer for product introduction to Mexico and China operation facilities included qualification of the site (ISO-9000, ISO-13485/14971, Process & Test Equipment setup, Budget, NRE, System setup (BOM, Microsoft AX MRP, Agile, Arena, Inventory Control).

In charge of Engineering department for Backplane & Integration Systems Division. Serving communication, test & medical industry (Cisco, Google, Nokia, Oracle, Ciena, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, Mellanox, and others). • Direct contact with customers for product development, process definition, and post-service support.• Product Engineering: Develops NPI process, Customer Engineering links, Product Support.• Support Engineering: Document Control, Configuration Control, CAD Support.• Processes Engineering: Process Design and Improvement applying Lean 6σ techniques, Layout, SMT & Wave Solder Equipment, Tool Design.• Test Engineering: Fixtureless testing, Level II and III , In-Circuit Test, Functional Test.• Process Equipment Maintenance: Auto Connector Press, SMT Placement equipment, Wave solder, Reflow ovens, Test Equipment.Accomplishments: • Increased P&L results, from 4% to 15% profit.• Reduced overdue from 1.5M to 350K.• Improved NPI Process timeline, from 70% to 99% on-time delivery.

Responsible for the operation of Mexicali LP Gas distribution facility (1,000,000 liters LP Gas storage capability).Weekly results report to Baja California Director & monthly report to General Director.LP Gas distribution on three distribution networks: Cilinders distribution car (40 units), Stationary Car Tank (14 units) & LP Gas Car dispensing station (27 locations).Vehicle maintenance shop.Administration: Payroll, Accounting, Human resources, Union, Federal & Local authorities paperwork.

In charge of operations & administration. • Purchasing: Domestic & Internacional purchasing. Credit management, Analysis of new products, Cost reduction, Minimum/Maximum policy.• Sales: Quotations, Credit, Promotion, Payment collection.• Logistics: Deliveries Shipment/Receipts, Deliveries tracking, Customs. • Warehouse: Receiving inspection, Material data log in to system, Location assignment, Material delivery.• Accounting: Payroll, Social Security (IMSS, SAR/Infonavit), Food coupons, Taxes Local & Federal (IVA, IETU, ISR, ISRTP).• Human resources: Recruting , Hiring, Personal permits, Vacations programming, Training.

Manufacturer of Projection TelevisionsManual Insertion Manager (2006-2007) In charge of Manual Insertion area, 200 production operators & supervisors.• Reduced scrap cost per unit from .090 to 0. 015 dlls/unit.• Kaizen team achieved 1st place on internal results of Productivity, Scrap reduction & Quality rates.2nd Shift Operations Manager (2004- 2005) In charge of second shift operations all areas, 400 persons (Production, Engineering, Quality & Maintenance).• Worked with Lean Manufacturing and Kanban philosophy• Achieved 37% lower reject rate than average plant rate.• Implemented Cell Manufacturing. Engineering Manager (1997-2004)• Implemented Test Equipment Manufacturing Group, it reduced equipment budget from 400K to 100K US Dllr.• Developed Prototype Group, it improved communication with the Design Center allowing a better design for manufactureability.• Operations transfer from Santa Ana, CA & Singapore to Mexicali BC facility.

In charge of Document Control, Calibration lab, Information Technology & Engineering support.