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Hayward, California, United States

Managing and supporting Customer Quality addressing Customer issues and concerns. • Effectively reduced RMAS and 8Ds by 25% by resolving Customer issues• Reduced the number of open 8Ds and improved the scorecard rating by more than 40% in our major customers• Established RMA process flows and reduced the Cycle time, thus further improving the ratings that were impacting the scorecard and Customer perception.Quality Engineering.• Guided and improved MRB response for Supplier material issues by establishing better collaboration between the different departments and setting guidelines for the process. • Targeting material processes in the Warehouse and setting up new guidelines, the amount of damaged material due to handling practices dropped by 60% • Working with the Different Production Departments achieved engagement in addressing production failures• Emphasized Quality and Product improvement by feeding back information from customer reported failures and made Lead Technicians and other personnel part of the resolution process• Working with MEs directed OMS improvements and changes in the assembly processes

Santa Clara, Ca

Product Line support on specialty applications and products, improving product and processes by applying Quality Tools and principles, Auditing, rewriting SOPs, training, driving RMAs and corrective actions.Supplier auditing, requirements negotiation, qualification, and monitoring.Established and drove quality management system implementing ISO and customer requirements improving yields and cycle time by reducing failure and rejection rates at IQC and OQC. Process equipment design and modifications to support Reliability for next generation product development and qualification and setting acceptable limits and criteria.Established KPIs, SPC and Metrics to monitor supplier, manufacturing, identifying areas for improvement and yield gains.Managing Supplier base and customer support in Semiconductor components and systems for Commercial, Mil-Aerospace, Medical, Automotive applications.Customer support from RMAs to 8Ds driving Corrective actions and Failure analysis efforts by instituting turnaround times which reduced complaints and improved customer satisfaction and relationship.ECO and Change management champion identifying and eliminating areas of concern keeping focus on company’s goals and direction.

Santa Clara, Ca

Originated and published all required documentation for the company’s QMS, SOPs, T&C’s, RMA process and guidelines, contractual and manufacturing agreements.Established / revisited requirements with suppliers through auditing and monitoring parameters for improvements and cost negotiation.Actively pursuing resolution on issues for product holds, yield deviations, manufacturing capacity and equipment upsets, RMAs through MRB, 8D, PIRs.Execution of Build plans, daily activity status, planning and monitoring deliverables through all manufacturing stages to inventory and shipments to Distributors / customers.

San Jose, Ca

Designed and manufactured custom large scale environmental chambers for use in testing of next generation products, LEDs, Solar, Composites, Bio-medical and Military applications.Integrated quality management systems in operational processes to effectively improve reliability and outgoing product quality reducing product holds and improving cycle time.Supplier auditing and negotiations generated improvements in Quality, Cycle time and Cost gains.Updated components and modified electrical designs to meet NEMA / UL and other associated standards which expanded market and sales growth by 18%.Resolved customer issues and complaints by effectively addressing them with customer visits and improved communication to bring closure and customer satisfaction.Performed training at customer sites in operational use and maintenance of systems that resulted in better equipment performance and reliable test data.Negotiated, established requirements with customers and provided necessary inputs for equipment desired applications, installation and facility’s needs.

Santa Clara

Commended for providing pivotal leadership in the successful turnaround of negative or marginal business scenarios to improved yields, cost and positive margins.Developed strategic plan for NPI to Qualification and production to meet Marketing and cost criteria.Evaluated client’s existing systems in Operations and Reliability and proceeded to identify short term and long term plans for improved Quality and Manufacturing.Instrumental in supplier selection and qualification including cost negotiation for new and existing products.Customer assignments and applications ranged from Low power RF products, Bio-metrics, Handheld communication devices, transferring engineering innovations to successful and cost effective manufacturing for end product.

Santa Clara

After M&A completion of Zeevo, spearheaded the integration of Zeevo QMS and operations into Broadcom systems and processes while introducing additional Test subcontractors for needed production capacity in the exploding Bluetooth market.Selected, audited and qualified new suppliers for Bluetooth Operations expansion.

Santa Clara

Fremont, California, United States

Fremont, California, United States

Fremont, California, United States

Fremont, California, United States

Bs+, Mech Engineering, Physics, Pure And Applied Math, Engineering Tech.

Associate Of Science - As, Engineering Technology