Manufacturing Manager
CurrentDirected all manufacturing areas including SMT, Assembly, Test, Customer Returns, Stockroom, Shipping and Receiving.Created Contract Manufacturing business unit. Fostered its growth to over one million dollars in annual sales.Developed and coordinated daily production plans which sustained on time delivery performance above 99% on five day turn cycle through Manufacturing.Worked with engineering teams and customers to design products in a cost-effective manner. Established manufacturing processes and testing procedures to ensure manufacturability.Wrote procedures, trained staff and led manufacturing group through ISO9001 certification/ re-certification process and 6 successful audits.Implemented new manufacturing processes for BGA assembly, RoHS compliant lead free soldering, ultra fine pitch placement and low solids solder paste.Specified, tested and introduced new ERP system.Incorporated continuous improvement principles such as Lean, Kaizen and TQM throughout Manufacturing.Project Manager for Contract Manufacturing business unit. Served as primary point of contact regarding design, quoting, quality, scheduling and process control.Quoted jobs, created and verified process documents such as BOMs, process routings and drawings.