Experience

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  Boldt metronics international [bmi] now laird

  Jan 1999 - Feb 2002

  Advanced products and materials development manager

  Launched new stamped metal shielding products into production, involving new materials and/or design features, addressing customer specific shielding and electrical contact needs.• Advised customers on material selection for shields and contacts promoting alternatives to reduce cost or eliminate beryllium copper with an impact of up to 20% savings.• Commercialized a solderable aluminum [Shield-Lite™] used in shields for Motorola, decreasing part weight by 50% while maintaining constant part cost; delivered over 30 million shields with this material.• Wrote “Addressing EMI Shielding Problems with Specialty Engineered Materials” for Compliance Engineering. Show less

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  Laird technologies - schaumburg, il

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2012

  Engineering and technology manager for board level shielding products

  Directed design group, including mentoring three (3) design engineers; provided engineering and design support for stamped, PC board soldered shields and contacts from concept to global mass production linking sales, engineering and manufacturing. Supported global sales efforts with training and technical presentations to OEMs.• Directed the qualification and global transfer of 6 stamping and molding lines for TPE and conductive silicone insert molded shielding product; completed successful production transfer to China.• Guided new and advanced precision stamped metal products through qualification milestones into revenue producing production for major telecommunication and automotive customers with PPAP requirements. • Designed new shielding products using SolidWorks 3D CAD to address EMI and thermal challenges resulting in multiple patents. • Managed intellectual property in conjunction with IP legal team. • Created stamping/packaging design guidelines for shields; implemented cross function review team from tooling, quality & automation; incorporated into IS0 9001 QMS, training new engineers on design features. Show less

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  Laird performance materials

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2020

  Director of technology - metals and automation

  Provided leadership and technical support to the Precision Metals Product Group with annual revenue of $150M+ and guided the implementation of new, custom automation systems at global sites in support of lowering costs and increasing production operational efficiency, working in conjunction with Product Management and Operations.• Directed global cross-functional teams to implement new manufacturing processes for stamped metal assemblies to decrease labor content and to provide increased throughput and consistency v. manual processes. • Identified process improvement opportunities, built business case and managed project until production handover in China. Typical savings was $200k/system/year with multiple systems delivered annually.• Delivered automation systems from concept to production in under nine (9) months to meet handset / cell phone product development cycle. Processes included part handling, assembly, laser welding, laser marking, 100% inspection, packaging and other processes.• Implemented cost improvement project to robotically apply soft thermal pads onto die castings, inspected and package for a radar product for Aptiv in Mexico. Improved part handling and created Epson robot code to ensure on-time delivery, resulting with increased throughput by 25%.• Developed new technology of fiber laser welding to replace resistance welding and reduced cycle time from 10 to 2 seconds. Responsible for technical feasibility demonstration through production.• Increased mixing throughput by 200%, by implementing new mixing technology for the conductive silicone division with system delivery to production facility in China.• Managed Metals Engineering Team of four (4) and Automation Development Team of four (4) and monitored progress to KPI goals.• Collaborated with auditors and design engineers regarding audits for IATF 16949 Design Control and DFMEA creating written design guidelines and implementing processes resulting in consistent re-certification. Show less

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  Cts corporation

  Oct 2020 - now

  Global manufacturing engineering manager