Project Manager Engineer
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Glendale, CA *****
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PROJECT MANAGER & SENIOR MFG ENGINEER
SUMMARY
Versatile Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Project Manager, Electrical Engineer, Refrigeration System
Designer and 6 Sigma Black Belt specializing in New Product Introduction and product line sustenance of
commercial, residential, industrial and military products.
SPECIALTIES
Project Management; Lean Six Sigma; New Product Development (NPD); Product Line Sustenance; Design
for Manufacturability (DfM); Manufacturing Engineering; Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA); Cost
Estimating; Process Development, Optimization and Control; Electrical Engineering/Design; Pb-Free
Electronics Assembly; Refrigeration System Design; Failure Analysis; Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Control;
China and North American Manufacturing.
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
FRIGID ENGINEERING SERVICES COMPANY, General Manager
February 2014 – Present Chatsworth, California
• General Manager at small OEM designing and building custom refrigeration systems sold to hotels,
restaurants, schools, etc. valued in excess of $5M annually.
• Engineered refrigeration system, worth more than $1M, for Apple’s new campus in Cupertino, CA.
• Created a new refrigeration design and quotation platform thus obsoleting the prior antiquated system.
• Utilize AutoCad and Bluebeam Revu to review customers' architectural kitchen drawings, identify and
evaluate refrigeration fixtures and create 2D specification drawings.
• Develop cost estimates and provide quotations to customers for specified refrigeration systems.
• Invoice customers, manage payroll, coordinate outgoing shipments and general administrative duties.
• Provide logistical and technical support to manufacturing floor.
MEANS ENGINEERING, INC., Process Engineer
July 2013 – January 2014 Carlsbad, California
• Process Engineer at low volume - high mix contract manufacturer specializing in machined, welded, PCB
and cable assemblies for medical, industrial, semiconductor equipment and military products.
• Prepared operational schedules and coordinated manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality
of products meet customer specifications.
• Resolved production issues, reviewed design specifications and BoMs, defined work center flow,
performed failure mode analysis, and utilized Six Sigma tools to perform Cpk and Gage R&R studies.
• Determined work center priorities and directed operators, technicians and QA accordingly.
• Addressed and resolved incoming and production non-conformances through MRB, CAPAs and ECRs.
• Developed cost estimates utilizing knowledge of expected processes and production line resources.
• Organized with internal welding and machining departments and engineering experts to develop unique
and unprecedented rework procedure to remove excess tin from Cymer/ASML’s current generation of
equipment used to fabricate semiconductors.
• Performed root cause analysis of failed XM25 optics systems and provided formal presentation for
Means, L3 Communications Holdings, Inc. and U.S. Army.
• Standardized the company’s PFMEA methodology.
LEVITON MFG. CO., INC., Project Manager
June 2012 – March 2013 Melville, New York
• Project Manager driving internal team members, manufacturing facilities and external vendors to
provide project deliverables expeditiously and within budget.
• Identified financial and human resources needed to meet project objectives.
• Distributed engineering development work to team members based on priorities and individual skills.
• Lead and facilitated cross-functional teams through all phases of the product design development process
including concept submittals, engineering development, integration to manufacturing and product release.
• Developed project requirements, prepared and maintained product specifications and project schedules
and effectively communicated them to other team members.
• Obtained cost estimates, placed orders, and tracked delivery for prototype and production tools and
equipment.
• Coordinated and scheduled pre-production builds with the manufacturing facilities.
• Qualified pilot runs assuring all equipment and methods were ready for production start-up.
• Prepared accurate, up-to-date and concise oral and written reports and reviews on project deliverables
and status to top management.
• Championed FMEA development process based on SAE standard J1739.
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, Senior Manufacturing Engineer & Project Manager
December 2007 – March 2012 San Marcos, California
• Specialized in New Product Development of residential/light commercial devices designed on-site in
California and fabricated by contract manufacturers, predominantly from China.
• Sustained existing controller product lines- responsible for oversight of daily production of multiple
electronic controller product lines which generated approximately 22% of the company’s net sales.
• Initiated cost, quality and availability improvement projects by first identifying ripe opportunities- saved
the company in excess of $1 million over the 2009 through 2011 time period.
• Supervised foreign and domestic assembly line operators and QA technicians to ensure required
production, rework and inspection was performed as intended.
• Performed failure mode analysis by analyzing trends developed from warranty return data, customer
feedback and hands-on evaluation- implemented corrective actions to improve product quality.
• Advised on product design and assembly methods based on knowledge of general design practices,
manufacturing process capabilities, electro-mechanical constraints and end user requirements to ensure
Design for Manufacturability (DfM).
• Coordinated with internal engineering groups, Product Management and manufacturers to define product
specifications, create project schedules, estimate tooling/product costs and develop assembly processes.
• Championed the company’s Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) program which required contract
manufacturers and internal production to meet ANSI/ESD S20.20 ESD requirements.
• Advised QA department in the release of production, incoming inspection and warranty return evaluation.
LEVITON MFG. CO., INC., Manufacturing & Electronics Engineer
March 2004 – November 2007 Little Neck, New York
• Focused on New Product Development of residential lighting control and GFCI products manufactured in
North America and China.
• Manufacturing representative for development of various GFCI and residential lighting product lines .
• RoHS (Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances) initiative manufacturing team lead.
• Through R&D, developed the company’s lead-free reflow, wave and hand soldering processes.
• Engineered, tested and troubleshot lighting control designs at the PCB level.
• PCB designer using OrCAD schematic capture, PADs and gerber software.
• Addressed technical issues pertaining to existing product lines.
ELECTRIC BOAT CORP., Project Engineer
March 2002 – February 2004 Groton, Connecticut
• Responsible for development and delivery of new submarine systems to new boats under construction
including VIRGINIA class and SEAWOLF class boats.
• Interpreted contracts broadly specifying technical constraints of boat construction.
• Delegate between multiple internal departments, vendors and NAVY.
• Cognizant engineer of various submarine systems including Impressed Current Cathodic Protection
(ICCP), Electrolytic Chlorine Generator Power Control Unit (ECGPCU), air conditioning, weapon’s
cradle lock system and galley equipment.
• Supported fixes and upgrades to LOS ANGELES class boats.
• Supervised tradesmen working cognizant systems.
EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, San Marcos
Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt, June 2010
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, New York
B.S., Electrical/Computer Engineering, December 2001
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