Steve Hall

Qualifications for Senior-Level Management: Quality Assurance

Dedicated and detail-oriented leader with over 15 years of professional experience in leading program and quality operations for the manufacturing and engineering industries.  Adept at utilizing effective internal controls to leverage increases in efficiency and productivity, while reducing costs, by implementing SPC, FMEA, and Six Sigma methodologies.  Possesses strengths in requirements and gap analysis, determining and establishing action plans as well as technical solutions across an enterprise to drive business development, sustain client relationships, and facilitate overall operational success.  Areas of expertise include:

Budget Preparation · Inventory Control · Operations Management · Policy & Procedure Development

Process Improvement · Product Development · Project Management · Team Facilitation

Training & Development · Regulatory Compliance · Supply Chain Management

·         Met all requirements of ISO 9001:2000 in all areas of a semiconductor manufacturing facility by establishing a successful quality program; authored over 95% of an organization’s quality policies and work instructions.

·         Designed and developed a company’s quality database, responsible for recording, tracking, and reporting all corrective actions for suppliers, customers, and audits as well as recommending corrective and preventive actions for identified issues.

·         Facilitated access to updated information on all materials on order, in stock, and as work in progress by implementing and administering a network manufacturing resource planning (MRP) software application to organize and track a company’s sales, purchasing, manufacturing, and inventory; established a part numbering system for all raw materials.

·         Created controls plans and processes from failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) for an automotive program; perform production part approval process (PPAP) programs to meet automotive industry action group (AIAG) standards.

·         Established and oversaw department budgets as well as product costing and pricing guidelines for both commercial and high reliability products, utilized in government defense programs, commercial aviation, and medical applications.

·         Uncovered $1 million in incorrect allocations by reviewing and assessing labor and assigned overhead costs of a product line.

·         Enabled over 75% of incoming materials to be shipped from ‘Dock to Stock’—reducing incoming inspection without increasing non-conforming material for production—through the effective development of a supplier program that produced cost savings and enhanced on-time delivery.

·         Served a total of five years on the JEDEC 13 and 13.1 committee, representing a manufacturing company in updating the MIL-PREF-19500 and MIL-STD-750 Qualified Parts Lists (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council presently the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association).

Clairex Technologies Inc.

Quality Manager------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 to Present

Serves as program manager on the automotive light emitting diode program with run rates of 55,000 to 35,000 devices weekly.  Oversees the dual custom photodiode and light Emitting diode assembly program as a program manager and quality engineer.  Ensures that the company’s MRB database remains up-to-date; creates custom reports based on projects.  Reviews and supports customer component and/or assembly documentation; develops engineering analysis and prepares quotations for the manufacturing, processing, and testing processes.  Controls the stockroom and its inventory, including all related personnel.  Provides oversight for the buyer in the purchasing department.

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Steve Hall

Optek Technology Inc.

Discrete Product Engineering Manager----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 to 2000

Led the requirements for department budgets, product costing, and pricing guidelines, while leading a staff of product engineers and technicians.   Reviewed labor and overhead allocations of the product portfolio.  Developed and established various process improvements and programs to incur cost reductions, purchase automated equipment, and optimize manufacturing methodologies.

·         Determined an annual cost reduction target rate of 15%; streamlined production on several products and outsourced (offshore) manufacturing of product lines.

Materials Quality Manager--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1991 to 1998

Directed a staff of supplier quality engineers, technicians, and assistant administrators in maintaining the efficiency and quality of the supply chain process.  Ensured delivery and documentation for corporate requirements and expectations, tracking supplier productivity and material schedules.  Played a key role in the QS 9000/ISO 9000 Internal Audit Team.

·         Established the IS infrastructure of the quality department, from equipment purchasing and setup to software, hardware, and network system maintenance.

·         Streamlined the purchasing and material quality assurance departments into one division, facilitating coordination between both groups.

SenIsys

Engineering Manager---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 to 1991

Facilitated a team of engineers and administrative support personnel in setting costs and prices of discrete devices and arrays.  Led the development and production of engineering and manufacturing documentation for company operations worldwide.

·         Produced component manufacturing documentation for a contract manufacturing facility in Malaysia.

Optek Technology Inc.

Engineering Manager (Military Products)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 to 1990

Oversaw a staff of four engineers with direct responsibility for all qualified product list parts/products.  Negotiated with clients in product specifications and pricing.  Served as the organization’s primary representative to JEDEC 13, a government liaison committee.

·         Managed the JANS project for Hall-Effect components used in controlling the solar cells that supplied power to the International Space Station.

Previously employed as a Military Products Manager at TRW Optoelectronics and as a Quality Assurance Manager at VLSI Packaging Inc. and at OptoSwitch Inc.

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Kansas State University

Project Management Seminar, Wharton School of Business

Certified Quality Engineer (No. 50611), American Society for Quality

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (No. 905), American Society for Quality

American Society for Quality (Senior Member)