Thomas Hermann Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, Us

Cardea Bio, Inc. is the world’s only mass producer of biocompatible semiconductors, the BPU™ (Biosignal Processing Unit). The BPU is the first and only semiconductor capable of translating real-time streams of multiomics signals into digital information.Cardea is headquartered in San Diego and has additional activity in Los Angeles. Cardea is a 100% American developed and built biocompatible semiconductor technology for applications across a variety of sectors including human health, agriculture, molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, environmental monitoring, and animal health.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Developed and led New Product Introduction department. Reporting to the vice president of quality, leading experienced principal engineers responsible for ensuring key products meet all specified requirements prior to launch into high volume manufacturing.• Developed charter, vision, strategies, processes and metrics. Expanded charter to develop QCT’s first Software Quality team, applying CMMI model to measure and improve SW product launch• Developed and chaired escalation processes designed to inform and include executive leaders in major issues involving cross-functional business and technical solutions• Designed and implemented customized process to address major customer NPI complaint. Eliminated issues from 65 complaints in 60 days to zero (0) complaints in subsequent 3 years, across 20 product launches• Enabled product core team focus on quantifying and mitigating risks and using Right First Time approach.• Established lessons learned and CAPA propagation that ensured issue resolution in adjacent and future designs. Primary signatory for external customer communications, deviations and waiver requests.• Designed scalable product identification practices to ensure product security and traceability through supply chain and field, which ensured accurate and fast containment of affected products worldwide.• Maintained budget for Capex for quality department

SENIOR ENGINEER - SENIOR STAFF MANAGERRole description: Increased responsibilities within the nascent Qualcomm CDMA Technologies division in supplier quality, operations quality and product quality teams:• Designed or vastly improved the following critical quality and engineering processes: Corrective and preventive action (CAPA), lessons learned system, quality excursion management, internal training, quality alert process, material review board (MRB), customer notification process, change control board (CCB)• Led QCT participation in JEDEC and IPC standard development during key industry shifts in ESD, Pb-Free, environmental and test methodology. Drafted company proposals and responses in key standards, including automotive, quality and reliability, multi-chip packages, mechanical standardization

PRODUCT ENGINEER – SENIOR ENGINEERRole description: Product engineer/lead for Globalstar satellite communication products, including handset, radioantenna unit and car-kit products.• Supplier management for all component parts, including semiconductors, passives, molded plastics, batteries,antennae, cast aluminum housings, packing materials, and technical documentation• Hardware, reference design and test troubleshooting in prototype and high-volume handset manufacturing• Drafted and implemented design improvements for antenna deployment system – working with operators,designers and suppliers to improve assembly time, and mitigate customer ‘sticking on extension’ issue• Developed design improvement for field issue with moisture intrusion in RAU; enabled immediate fix andrework for all production and FGI units, with minimal cost and complete resolution. Minimized line-downsituation, and prevented planned scrap of thousands of WIP and FGI units

Role description: Manager of quality, engineering and safety functions, providing supervision for 100 employees,across two shifts; lead designer for new products, quality manager for inspectors and technicians, and industrialengineer for factory layout and automation improvements.• Increased assembly line productivity by 60% and reduced in-process defect rates by 20% in four months byimplementing improvements in process, tooling, automation, workstation redesign, and plant layout.• Designed a trademarked product line that reduced material cost by 35% while creating competitive aestheticand ergonomic improvements to the product• Created CAD drawings, developed standards, procedures and documentation for all aspects of design,manufacturing processes and quality assurance• Directed Total Quality Management program that improved the manufacturing facility, productivity, OSHAcompliant safety program, and employee relations• Created ISO 9000 level standards for Quality Systems, testing and documentation

Role description: Group leader for new product and new part approval, including dimensional, process, form, fit,function and stress testing for all parts and assemblies prior to HVM• Design review and pre-production testing• Supervision and training for engineers, technicians and operators in SPC, CMM operation, precisionmeasurement devices, testing methodologies, and documentation• Developed and deployed inspection sampling based on Mil-STD-106 (now 1916) for incoming parts at allfacilities; saving hundreds of personnel hours monthly from previous 100% sampling system• Established ISO9000 standards for Quality Management system, testing and documentation• Supplier selection, approval, capability assessments and audits for international supplier facilities.• Hands-on troubleshooting in maquiladora manufacturing facility for process and supplier issues with moldedplastic, acrylics, PC boards, cast aluminum, sheet metal, hardware, optical devices and other hardware• UL/CSA testing methodologies for safety, compliance and regulatory approval

San Diego, California, Us

Role description: Design lead for custom microwave filters for RF devices. Secret security clearance.• Designed microminiature lumped-element, suspended substrate, bandpass, lowpass, highpass, combline,waveguide, interdigital, cavity filters, and multifunction modules• Designed revolutionary manually tunable bandpass filter for government agency, enabling flexibility for securetesting and communication• Designed all components, custom housings, jigs, assembly fixtures, test beds, and packaging• Scheduled all projects. Final review and approval for all specifications from design team (7 designers andengineers), responsible for training and performance review for engineers and technicians• Extensive knowledge of CAD, CAM, ANSI Y14.5, DoD, MIL-STD and MIL-SPECs• Engineering lead for MRB, change control, document control, design, cost-reduction processes

Regulatory Affairs For Medical Devices

Engineering Management

Certificate, Total Quality Management

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Automated Manufacturing

Associate Of Science - As, Engineering Graphics