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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Bloomington, Mn, Us

• Responsible for $150 million-dollar, multi-year restricted programs.o Managed cross-functional team of engineers, finance, procurement, operations and contract management.o Activities included: Proposal generation, contract negotiation, contract execution, capital equipment procurement and overall program management. • Re-built a positive, collaborative working relationship with two major customers driving additional funding for expanded work scope.• Redefined engineering change process to reduce time for customer approval and contract modification / funding for Design of Experiment phase of the program.o This resulted in a very fluid design environment maintaining schedule and budget.• Provided mentorship for the company based on prior Aerospace and Defense contract experience.

Fairfax, Va, Us

• Consistently assigned to lead program quality (for all phases) on high value and high-risk programs.o Tasking included: Proposal generation, customer collaboration, supply line quality, subcontract management, engineering development support, and manufacturing and test.• Recognized for building strong working relationships with numerous customer teams.• Improved the relationship with a major customer that successfully brought a $100M contract out of default.• Built a subcontract quality organization that focused on successful subcontract execution through effective subcontract statement of work (SSOW) development, source inspection and first article inspection.• Chaired and moderated engineering peer reviews (within the MBSE model) and change control board.• Chaired Design to Unit Cost (DTUPC) activities.• Managed a department with ten direct reports and a $1M+ annual labor budget. (EVMS)• Expert in Root Cause / Corrective Action (RCCA) activities• Department’s primary mentor for new and struggling engineers.

Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Led facility manufacturing operations for a $200 million company focused on high end, cutting edge single board computers and high speed communication products. EARNED PEER GROUP TRUST• Selected by COO to chair the Engineering Management Interface Team, consisting of the design leaders from seven North American design centers.• Created a shared charter.• Approved and implemented a new, common design tool for the company.• The new common tool reduced cost and provided commonality for new designs.IMPROVED BOTTOM LINE• Reduced defective work-in-process from over $600,000 to $50,000 over a 12 month period, providing additional product that was in saleable condition while reducing the risk of product obsolescence.• Directed the organization’s Six Sigma committee. Implemented a diverse range of process improvement initiatives, including a LEAN re-layout of manufacturing to free ~33% of the floor space for new products.

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

LED CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES• Instituted a continuous improvement program within the Chaska facility.Required staff members and engineers to always be conducting one continuous improvement activity. Results of these projects became part of the performance review criteria.• Implemented a LEAN manufacturing line for a specific product family. Results included:Reduced staged work in progress (WIP) by 50%Improved response to orders from over 2 weeks to a 2-day turn around.DETERMINED THE FACT DRIVEN NEED TO SELL FACILITY•Successfully led a corporate wide $17,000,000 electronics assembly-outsourcing project, which included the sale of the Electronics Manufacturing Division to Pemstar.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

DROVE INNOVATION THROUGH THE CREATION OF LEAN ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY LINES As Director of Manufacturing:o Led manufacturing operations for 2 of the 3 DataCard divisions. Implemented two new LEAN electronic assembly lines from scratch.• One of the lines was for the newly developed product (NPI) Exceeded annual goals for improved quality and on time delivery.o Was the manufacturing representative for the new contract manufacturer selection team.• As Hardware Design Manager:o Built a high performing team with a group extremely skilled design engineers from three countries.o Assisted in the risk assessment of closing the Massachusetts manufacturing facility and was part of the facility closing team.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bs, Electrical Engineering

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