Victor Kess , P.E.

Experience

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  Aerojet

  Jun 1997 - Nov 1999

  Design/Project Engineer

  Design and project engineer of mechanical components on liquid rocket engines.-Lead valve/nozzle designer and project engineer for a maneuvering engine similar to the one used on the US Space Shuttle

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  Independent Contractor

  Nov 1999 - Mar 2000

  Design/Project Engineer

  Independent contractor designing mechanical components for Boeing 777 enhancements.Used parametric design techniques to deliver multiple sized industrial rock polishers with 1 parametric model.

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  SBC

  Mar 2000 - Jan 2001

  Project Controls Engineer

  Project engineer responsible for software and hardware deployment of new software program across over 400 central offices in Califormia.

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  Intel Corporation

  Jan 2001 - Jul 2008

  Senior Project Integration Engineer

  Run packaging projects of various dollar size, $100k-$1million, and team sizes, 1-20 people. Manage development of high volume manufacturing of package design for memory chips. Lead cross functional, cross site teams to improve efficiency of division. Lead technical contact for supplier and design interaction for packaged products. Mentor engineers and non-technical team members in process and technical competency. Manage package design teams for New Business Development division, Liaise and collaborate with support groups, manufacturers, marketing, finance, and technical teams. Process development lead. Managed over 120 electronic package designs from concept to HVM in an intensely schedule, cost, and technology driven industry resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. Sr. designer; packaged memory devices. Lead technical contact for design of memory device packaging. Over 300 designs completed with hundreds of millions of units sold. Show less

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  JBR Specialties, Inc.

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2009

  Director of Engineering

  Direct report to the president of the company. Led department of design and manufacturing engineers in the design and manufacture of heat exchangers. Established the mission and vision for technical goals of the company and created strategic plans to impact the overall competitiveness of the company.Key Accomplishments:• Negotiated contracts with industrial leaders (Cummins, Kohler) to provide R&D solutions for their next generation vehicles requiring cooling, driving significant financial growth and building company reputation.• Established key engineering and project management principles handbook, design reviews, and decision-making methodology, creating a deeper understanding of the product enabling higher quality end-products.• Directed 350+ heat exchanger designs in one year from concept through manufacturing, double the amount from the previous year, and expanded into new industries. Show less

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  Aerojet

  Aug 2009 - Apr 2011

  Project Engineer / Chief Engineer

  Managed engineering projects for propulsion elements on space programs. Served as conscience and responsible for cost, schedule, and performance of complex systems. Presented projects to upper-level management and customers including NASA review panels. Team management of engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, and supplier resources.Key Accomplishments:• Delivered design for supplying gas to operate NASA man rated rocket engine meeting performance, cost, and scheduling constraints of a $6 million program. It is now part of the orbital maneuvering engine on the Orion Crew Vehicle for the Artemis program going to moon.• Managed design, manufacture, testing, installation, cost, risk, and schedule for gimballing, thrust takeout, and critical attach hardware with limited resource support leading to a vehicle flight in December 2013. Show less

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  Intel Corporation

  Apr 2011 - Nov 2024

  Led global team of 52 cross discipline engineers, lab technicians, and supply chain professionals in design of hardware, supply chain management, and testing and deployment of high mix projects from concept through production deployment. Responsible for project spending and sales including capital expenses.Key Accomplishments:• Built a supply chain team within an engineering organization, managing suppliers ensuring quality and on-time delivery for high mix products. Expanded spending from $8M to $34M in two years without increasing headcount through efficiencies, strategic supplier relationships, and outsourcing.• Established scalable processes to manage supplier selection, performance, and workload. Scorecards created for top 10 suppliers and 360 degree quarterly reviews put in place leading to optimized pricing and planning support and deeper supplier relationships.• Created robust financial processes to track and forecast project spending. Aggregated thousands of transactions to see cash flow, analyze issues, and predict inventory sales for over $30M of spending per year.• Negotiated a 3-way ongoing agreement at the executive level between major organizations to provide engineering support of testing and validation hardware with $3M of resource support in the first year.• Developed and implemented a strategic outsourcing plan at the executive level, maximizing value by keeping high-value tasks within Intel and outsourcing lower-value tasks to external partners. This approach successfully outsourced over $2M across 20 projects within 1 year and established a scalable roadmap.• Directed automated headcount and financial planning tools using Excel Power Queries and Python scripting reducing data collection time by 90% to focus on analysis and decision-making. Show less Managed multi-site team of electrical design engineers. Project engineer for revenue projects and process improvements. Lean Champion, responsible for training and implementing Lean concepts across the organization. Operations manager for 120-person group with yearly expenses of $20M.Key Accomplishments:• Developed ground-breaking automated CAD requirements framework, using Lean concepts to reduce repetitive operations resulting in time savings of 30 person days per design and increased quality. • Delivered silicon package designs as program manager, layout designer, and responsible engineer for mobile processors. Implemented cost reduction strategies of $800k compared to baseline design. Implemented risk reduction strategies with cross discipline team to solve package issues delivering on time and at quality.• Lean leader for 150 person group and part of Lean leadership for 4000 person organization to change mindset and culture. Created and delivered training classes to hundreds of students in person and virtually. Lead facilitator for Kaizen events delivering extraordinary gains in execution efficiency.Organizational leader with the following responsibilities:- Implementation of Lean (management, operations, training) techniques directly to 165 person group and liaison to 4000 person extended organization. - Trained in Kaizen facilitating 10 events a year.- Operations management for $15million organization.Individual contributor to process improvement in the areas of product development, mechanical design, software development. Run large scale programs integrating Intel silicon into platform designs. Show less

  • Technology Development Manager and Supply Chain Director

    Sept 2015 - Nov 2024

  • Packaging Development Manager / Operations Manager / Lean Champion

    Apr 2011 - Sept 2015