ROBERT S.

LANG
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
CELL: (408) 482-9872
rld23536@westpost.net
HTTP://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/PUB/ROBERT-LANG/1/B48/841
SUMMARY
A multi-industry professional with 15 + years of "hands-on" assembly
and system level New Product Introduction experience including
transitioning to sustaining manufacturing, product design, design
review and quality assurance. Dedicated well-organized planner who
can communicate effectively across organizations, suppliers and
customers.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
SR. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER Extreme Networks, Santa Clara, CA -
2000-2010
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Responsible for multiple PC Assemblies, Sheet Metal Chassis, and
Systems releases, manufacturing documentation from NPI through EOL.
Worked with design engineering to ensure robust product and design
feasibility through leveraged DFM & DFT analysis.
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Performed equipment and facility Capability / Capacity analysis for
compliance against prototype and sustaining manufacturing
requirements. Coordinated product transition from prototype to
offshore volume manufacturing.
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Executed test strategies in a custom manufacturing environment
resulting in cost savings of $250,000 on last project and reduced
handling by 25%. Reduced Total Time to Manufacturing cycle by 3
months while increasing productivity by 20%.

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Develop and implement Manpower and Budgetary requirements and
Documented DOEs (Experimental Tests) providing up to 35% cost saving
results.
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Performed Design of Experiments analyses on pad geometry and
manufacturing capability analyses resulted in achieving 99.86% yield
after 5DX and eliminated In Circuit Testing. Received "Extreme
Extremist" Award.
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Directed Manufacturing Engineering and Document Control team on
Pb-Free assemblies / RoHS-5 / RoHS-6 / WEEE / China RoHS implementing
new PN scheme across all assemblies, enclosures, and components to
ensure corporate and regulatory compliance.
SR. MANUFACTURING / PROJECT ENGINEER
SOLECTRON CORPORATION, MILPITAS, CA - 1995-2000

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Developed and implemented BGA multiple site placement and removal
processes in a high volume production environment (>15,000 units per
day). Qualified Solectron as an approved supplier to Cisco Systems.
Received Presidents Award
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Partnered with Sales and Marketing to managed three major accounts
(2 Medical reduced product handling.
MANUFACTURING MANAGER
ATP INCORPORATED, FREMONT, CA - 1993-1995

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Responsible for all manufacturing, cost and schedule, product
delivery, quality and customer service / satisfaction. Established
operations team with responsibility for site materials audit,
manufacturing, ICT, functional test, quality and shipping/receiving.

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Justified and acquired $1.5 million in capital equipment for
increased facility growth and output. Achieved 98% on time delivery
with less than .4% RMA rate. Lead ISO 9001 development /
implementation documentation, training, auditing and registration.

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING / QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

SPECTRONIC CORPORATION, SAN JOSE, CA - 1990-1993

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Managed staff of 6 manufacturing and production supervisors.
Developed and implemented Auto Insertion & Surface Mount Technology
manufacturing equipment process and procedures. Resulted in decreased
production cost, increased production output, improved product
quality. Established a complete mixed technology production
operation.

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Developed and implemented all aspects of ISO 9000 in preparation for
RvC registration. Headed up Quality Assurance as lead assessor for
in-house audits identifying discrepancies and Non-conformities and
assigned Corrective Actions.
PLANT ENGINEERING MANAGER
VANTRONIC CORPORATION, SAN JOSE, CA (SANMINA) - 1985-1990

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Managed staff of 8 manufacturing and production supervisors.
Coordinated hiring of 300+ permanent production employees. Developed
and implemented Auto Insertion & Surface Mount Technology
manufacturing equipment process and procedures. Resulted in decreased
production cost, increased production output, improved product
quality. Established a complete mixed technology production
operation.
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Designed and managed the build-out of a $4.5M, 96,000 square foot
manufacturing facility. Completed project 30% under budget resulting
ina $1M savings.
SKILLS SUMMARY

MANUFACTURING: Experienced in SMT reflow & rework process

development, wave soldering process development. Custom tooling and
test fixture design, development and implementation. Leverage DFM,
DFT and cycle time analysis to reduce operations cost and schedule.
QUALITY ASSURANCE: Deep knowledge of ISO 9000/9001, TQM, CIP, SPC,
DMAIC, DMADV, 5S + 2, and 8D requirements and applications. Created
and implemented training and certification programs for internal and
external QA and shop floor operators for annual certification.

FACILITIES ENGINEERING: Leadership in the design and build-out of

high volume manufacturing facilities. Implemented layouts and
orchestrated installation. Experienced in directing General
Contractors, Sub-Contractors and Architects.
SOFTWARE TOOLS: Working knowledge of MS Office, Agile, Oracle,
Seibel, Visio, Adobe Illustrator, basic knowledge in AutoCAD,
SolidWorks and others.