New Product Introduction; DFx analysis, SQE, advanced problem solving

Responsible for managing day to day operations at a 50+ person machine shop with two facilities

NPI Manufacturing Project Manager for 110 FirstLook & Wet floor robot projects from prototype thru pilot production.

Defined & implemented yield metrics at contract manufacturers for PackBot product lines & accessoriesPrimary champion of PackBot yield improvements thru statistical analysis & corrective actionsProvided DFM, DFA, DFT inputs to design reviews of new robot, accessory & PCBA designsDrove BOM and drawing reviews to assure accuracy and readiness for productionLead cross functional problem solving & failure analysis teams - generated corrective actions & provided status updates to senior management

Created and instituted “toll-gate” phase reviews for V*I Chip graduation into volume productionManaged the introduction of forty-two V*I Chip products into volume production in 2006Responsible for continuous improvement of released V*I Chip products through statistical yield analysis & corrective actions - delivered products/processes with a minimum capability of 1.33 CpkKey facilitator between Design Engineering and Manufacturing for fit of electrical & mechanical componentsDeveloped, executed & tracked V*I Chip project plansProvided DFM, DFA, DFT input to design reviews of electromechanical assemblies including tolerance stack-upsDeveloped & documented design guidelines (rules) for PCB layout, component placement, solder pad configuration & solder stencil design - Maintained these as living documentsProvided root cause analysis for failures during prototype builds & standard production of V*I Chips

Responsible for the prototyping of new & redesigned Vicor Brick products as well as manufacturing processesPerformed failure analysis on new and existing Vicor Brick productsPerformed destructive & non-destructive testing of products and components to determine root cause of failure & generate corrective actionsManaged & executed Design Engineering’s expectations/actions during difficult root cause evaluations & RoHS conversions

Operated engine lathes, vertical milling machines, surface grinders, cut-off saws & a wide variety of hand toolsInterpreted blueprints & assembly drawings - proficient in GD&TPerformed final dimensional and visual inspection on machined parts/assemblies