Thomas Bergstrom Email & Phone Number

Avon, MA

Bedford MA

• Managed group of 5-6 manufacturing engineers, responsible for the manufacture and test of partial pressure gas and ion selective electrodes and instruments, and the manufacturing, test and filling of solution and.
• Within 3 months, decreased warranty expenses by $30k a month by focusing on quality and reliability issues resulting in 1% increase to bottom line profits.
• Set up and managed cross functional project that improved electrode yields from 20% to greater than 95%.

Billerica MA

• NPI lead for high pressure (15k psi) electro-chemical hydrogen compressor. Designed manufacturing processes for machined, coined, carbon fiber composite, and reel-to-reel components. Set up and qualified manufacturing.
• Created metal-to-metal bonding process using screened ultra-thin epoxy that constantly achieved a void-free 0.001-.002” bond line capable of containing high pressure (15k psi) hydrogen. The process included cleaning.
• Designed, analyzed, and manufactured tooling and fixtures using SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation, and Mastercam software packages.
• Led Lean initiatives with the Technology Development Team, including 5S, kaizen, single piece flow and TPM.
• Developed a DFM/DFA analysis using Boothroyd Dewhurst software, CAM models, and should-cost software. Led PFMEA, JSA, and safety reviews on processes and equipment.
• Led ERP project to convert from Actual Cost Accounting to Standard Costs Methods

Merrimack NH

• Introduced new advanced sapphire furnace to manufacturing and commercialization, by project planning, building prototype furnaces, growing test sapphire boules, developing process maps, budgets, staffing plans, line.
• Managed project to transfer sourcing and production of sub-assemblies and components of DDS furnaces from US to China reducing COGS by 30%.
• Created assembly and test fixtures and documentation to allow Asian suppliers to ship subsystems and directly to GT Solar’s Hong Kong consolidating and distribution center.

· Transferred in-house production of Life Science Instrumentation to contract manufacturing sites in Mexico and Vietnam. Ensured documentation and ERP systems were set up correctly. Led a team of six production technicians to transfer all manufacturing processes including incoming inspection, manufacturing, test, troubleshooting and statistical process.

· Managed all aspects of a specialized semiconductor (thermoelectric module) manufacturing process operation and a biomedical instrumentation assembly operation including materials, workforce planning, equipment scheduling and facilities. · Led four supervisors and 40+ production technicians, over two shifts to achieve cost, quality and production goals to.

· Technical lead for a thermoelectric module manufacturing process and a precision thermal control instrument.· Worked closely with capital equipment suppliers to develop new cleaning processes and high speed automated assembly/test equipment, conducted feasibility studies, installed new equipment and developed methods to monitor equipment performance. ·.

· Manufacturing Engineer for a company that provides automated interbay wafer handling equipment for semiconductor IC manufacturing fabs. · Led a team of two - four engineers and technicians supporting the production of complex capital equipment. Defined team objectives. Responsible for setting prioritizes, allocating resources and coordinating activities.

· Implemented a Kanban/Just-in-Time cellular system in manufacturing. Redesigned product subassemblies to improve manufacturability and reliability. Implemented statistical process controls to monitor and improve the production process.· Developed and executed validation protocols for these improvements per current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

· Manufacturing Engineering support of fluorescent measurement and DNA synthesis instrumentation lines.

Mba, International Business

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Short Program, Design And Analysis Of Experiments

Short Program, Quantitative Cardiorespiratory Physiology And Clinical Applications For Engineers