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Salzgitter, Deutschland

Braunschweig, Deutschland

Profit and loss responsibility for Slides and Cover Glass for microscopy. Resonsibility included the manufacturing operation located in Braunschweig as well as Sales and Marketing covering all of Europe, Middle East, Far East and Australia.

Vaihingen/Enz, Germany

Responsible for the manufacturing operations including production, quality and materiasl management groups. Products include equipment used for cleaning/coating/developing of photo resist on wafers for semiconductor manacturing glass substrates for LCD and lacquering/cleaning of CD's.

Shanghai, China

Belling is a joint venture partnership between Shanghai Radio Factory 14 and Shanghai Bell Telephone Equipment Mfg. Co. which itself is a Sino-Belgian joint venture with Alcatel Bell in Antwerp, Belgium. This was a limited two year contract reporting directly to the Chinese General Manager and Belgium Deputy General Manager with responsibility for all of the manufacturing operations including Waferfab, Final Test, Planning, Facilities and Purchasing. Major accomplishment during this period was… Show more Belling is a joint venture partnership between Shanghai Radio Factory 14 and Shanghai Bell Telephone Equipment Mfg. Co. which itself is a Sino-Belgian joint venture with Alcatel Bell in Antwerp, Belgium. This was a limited two year contract reporting directly to the Chinese General Manager and Belgium Deputy General Manager with responsibility for all of the manufacturing operations including Waferfab, Final Test, Planning, Facilities and Purchasing. Major accomplishment during this period was the coordination of a $29 mi. major facilities upgrade of the manufacturing areas, including equipment procurement and installation, to accommodate a new state-of-the-art technology transfer from the sister company in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Show less

Braunschweig, Germany

Manager of the factory planning group which included materials management, factory scheduling, shipping, receiving and industrial engineering. During a “reduction in force”, this position was assigned because of the improvements which could be made in communication and regular interface with the US planning organization and the European customer service groups. Responsibility also included the groups which did order entry and invoicing via a worldwide systems network and customs reporting to… Show more Manager of the factory planning group which included materials management, factory scheduling, shipping, receiving and industrial engineering. During a “reduction in force”, this position was assigned because of the improvements which could be made in communication and regular interface with the US planning organization and the European customer service groups. Responsibility also included the groups which did order entry and invoicing via a worldwide systems network and customs reporting to the German import/export tax office. Show less

Braunschweig, Germany

Staffed and directed the activities in the plastic (PQFP) assembly operations with 225 total personnel. This included all Engineering, Production and Training activities which covered a 4-shift operation. Coordinated development projects in new equipment evaluation, lead- frame redesigns and process improvements. Responsible for SPC coordination which included the installation and awareness of QE/SPC, PMP's Capability Studies, Taguchi, etc. Main objective and accomplishment was establishing… Show more Staffed and directed the activities in the plastic (PQFP) assembly operations with 225 total personnel. This included all Engineering, Production and Training activities which covered a 4-shift operation. Coordinated development projects in new equipment evaluation, lead- frame redesigns and process improvements. Responsible for SPC coordination which included the installation and awareness of QE/SPC, PMP's Capability Studies, Taguchi, etc. Main objective and accomplishment was establishing cycle times and yields competitive with world class levels. Show less

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Manager of the R&D/production fabrication line which supported a broad customer base of research activities in CMOS (0.5u - 2.0u technology), BICMOS, BASIC sensors, Bipolar and a group of specialty products including cold cathodes, CD sensors, etc. Employment was based on a time-limited contract of 2 years that was extended twice for a total of 4 years. Responsibilities included introduction and implementation of production/manufacturing procedures and methods. Installed an inventory… Show more Manager of the R&D/production fabrication line which supported a broad customer base of research activities in CMOS (0.5u - 2.0u technology), BICMOS, BASIC sensors, Bipolar and a group of specialty products including cold cathodes, CD sensors, etc. Employment was based on a time-limited contract of 2 years that was extended twice for a total of 4 years. Responsibilities included introduction and implementation of production/manufacturing procedures and methods. Installed an inventory tracking system for WIP controls and performance indicators. Implemented improvement programs to reduce throughput time and enhance quality and yields. Main objective and accomplishment was setting up and maintaining research projects along with production activity which allowed a balance and flexibility capable of meeting commitment deadlines for both Show less

Santa Clara, California