JERRY L SCHULTZ

Experience

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  Seagate Technology

  Jan 1981 - Jan 2009

  • Spearheaded the volume disc drive manufacturing, launch and pre-production settings in Minneapolis and traveled to the high volume Asian sites to launch new products • Communicated closely with the manufacturing facilities worldwide to ensure a smooth transition• Directed, developed, organized, coordinated and improved equipment, assemblies, manufacturing processes and engineering projects using new cutting edge ideas• Collaborated daily with cross-functional support teams, using a wide verity of six sigma tools, giving and receiving work direction resolving team problems and technical issues. Created productive teams committed to bringing products to maturity quickly • Performed engineering and technical functions related to manual assembly equipment support, documented the process development with strong technical writing skills• Activities included designing, testing, maintenance and repair of equipment and overseeing process experiments to optimize materials and machine setup• Skilled trainer, certified and assisted the twenty production trainers and technicians on the manufacturing floor with the routine testing and other routine tasks as necessary• Developed engineering drawings and established the clean room assembly area layout and ESD (electrostatic discharge) controls for manufacturing; coordinated the production area move between the two facilities:• Directed the workflow with manufacturing management during the two week move for a 24 x 7 work day schedule to ensure no production schedules were delayed or missed Areas of Demonstrated Expertise:Project CoordinationSpecializes in Lean ManufacturingSPC and Quality Process ControlsDesign for Experiments (DOE)Process Control Systems (FMEA)Design for Manufacturability (DFM)Cleanroom/ESD ControlsISO 9000Product LaunchesDesign ReviewQuality ImprovementMicrosoft office toolsSix Sigma ToolsProcess DocumentationQuality System ReviewGeometric dimensioningPLC control logicTrainer / Manager Show less Supervised one engineer, seven technicians, one trainer and ten production operators; New Product team members manufactured sophisticated cutting edge recording heads & disc storage drivesAssigned workloads and assignments to team members and resolved employee problems and technical complicationsCollaborated closely with engineering, production control and other support groupsScheduled and facilitated weekly engineering review meetings Reviewed, wrote and approved Design and Production Engineering changes and deviations to support the New Product Manufacturing group worldwideDesigned and launched electronic databases to streamline process changes and deviations, specialized in the design of Lotus Notes databases.Supervised five technicians for the Technical Support for manufacturing, engineering and assembly operationsInspected and controlled department ISO 9000 Quality records representing manufacturing in the Business Systems / International Standards readiness audits, task teams and Continuous Process Improvement team auditsCreated and maintained all of the ISO documentation for the New Product Manufacturing and Engineering Support groups, conducted annual Quality System Reviews Show less

  • Manufacturing Engineer Support

    Jan 1996 - Jan 2009

  • Engineering Process Support Manager for Manufacturing

    Jan 1981 - Jan 1996
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  Seagate

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2009

  Engineering Specialist (Support Engineer and Lead Technician)

  Spearheaded the volume disc drive manufacturing, launch and pre-production settings in Minneapolis and traveled to the high volume Asian sites to launch the new products Communicated closely with the manufacturing facilities worldwide to ensure a smooth transition of new product launches to high volume production sitesDirected, developed, organized, coordinated and improved equipment, assemblies, manufacturing processes and various engineering projectsCollaborated daily with all support teams, using a wide verity of six sigma tools, giving and receiving work direction and resolving team problems and technical issuesExperienced with numerous project management projects worldwide requiring both managerial and technical expertisePerformed technical functions related to manual assembly equipment support for (HGA) Head Gimbal Assembly and process engineering development:Activities included documentation, designing, testing, maintenance and repair of equipment and overseeing process experiments to optimize materials and machine setupMaintained the configuration controls for the MES Launch and the Lotus Notes databases for Manufacturing Special Build Requests worldwide; Managed and designed five manufacturing related databasesTrained and certified twenty production trainers and lead operators on the manufacturing floorEstablished a class 10 and 100 clean room assembly area layout and ESD controls for manufacturing using both CAD tools, facilities blueprints and also coordinated the production area move between facilities:Directed the workflow with manufacturing during the move for a 24 x 7 work day schedule to ensure no production schedules were missed Show less

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  Grandma Pat's Flowers

  Jan 2009 - now

  Creative Designer and Lead Engineer

  Call for a free consultation 612 845 7657We specialize in all types of floral arrangements using either fresh or silk flowers. We can customize any arrangement to your exact wants or needs. We also offer special event consultations and planning services for any event or holiday. Grandma Pat's is currently updating our web site and catalog, we are offering a special on all of your flower needs; we will beat any competitor price by at least 10%. Please contact us to view arrangements we have done in the past. We offer the highest quality of flowers at the lowest possible prices!! We will customize your arrangement to your exact specifications, questions are welcomed. We can meet with you in person if needed, pictures are always helpful. Grandma Pat's Flowers ------- Established 2004 Show less

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  Minnesota West

  May 2010 - Jun 2013

  Energy Technical Specialist AAS Grade point average 3.66

  The Energy programs focus on both Traditional and Renewable energy. Energy Technical Specialist. Studies include Mechanical Fundamentals, Process Controls, Instrumentation, Digital Electronics, AC / DC Electricity, Programmable Logic Controls, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, OSHA Industrial Safety, and Print Reading. Geo-thermal, Wind, Solar, Ethanol, Biodiesel and Fossil fuels courses provide foundational learning. This can be used to support process plant technologies and operation with a concentration in bio-fuels, ethanol, and biodiesel technologies. Biofuels, Biodiesel, Ethanol, Wind Energy and Solar certifications provide a foundational learning to support all fuel, Wind power and Solar technologies. Show less