ASQ Silicon Valley Section 0613 - AMRIK S. GHALLON - Quality and Reliability Engineer

AMRIK S. GHALLON - Quality and Reliability Engineer

AMRIK S. GHALLON

PHONE (408) 666-9404
3683 El Grande Drive
Message; (408) 272-0141
San Jose, CA 95132
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OBJECTIVE - Senior Engineering position to contribute extensive experience in Quality Assurance, Reliability and New Product Introduction success.

QUALIFICATIONS

14 years experience in engineering and QA management with expertise in:

Launching new products
Establishing quality systems
Managing reliability tests
Regulatory compliance
ISO 9000 certification
Statistical analysis
Brown belt in Six-Sigma.
Managing and auditing suppliers
Processes development

ACHIEVEMENTS

* Developed new process. Established objective; selected responses; selected input factors; used design of experiment (DOE); collected and analyzed data; verified results with additional experiments; optimized processes; established SPC charts; selected vendors; established incoming inspection; published report and presentation to management. Results: Developed new products in shorter time and increase the yield of existing products.

*Established reliability test plans and introduced new products to manufacturing. Worked with product design team to document product specifications andprocess control limits, test requirements, identified key failure modes with FMEA, planned and conducted DVT, HALT, and HASS tests. Results: On time product launch with fewer quality issues and changes required.

* Managed PCBA contract manufacturers and electro-mechanical suppliers. Chaired regular meetings with supplier; conducted factory audits; compiled data, analyzed and created quality performance metrics. Established PMP, CAR, MRB, and supplier scorecard.Managed BOM, RMA, ECN and new product release. Results: Increased visibility of quality issues; reduced defects andimproved yield.

EDUCATION

M.E., General Engineering (CAD/CAM Mechanical), San Jose State University, CA
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, G.S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore (M.P) India
Business Administration, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

SPECIAL SKILLS

Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, GMP, ISO 9000:2000, MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-105, QSR, 21CFR820, FMEA, IPC-A-610, GR-63-CORE, GR-1089-CORE,NEBS, UL60950, ESD-TR20.20-2000, Relex-7, HALT, HASS, ISO 13485, ETSI EN 300 019-2-1, Statistics, SPC, DOE, Gauge R&R, Minitab, Stepping Motor, HTML, Autocad, Inventor, Words, Excel, Access, Power point.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Network General Corp. (Formerly Network Associates), San Jose, CA 2004 - 2005
Reliability and Quality Engineering
* Developed and implemented strategies to ensure product reliability.
* Performed MTBF calculations, planed and conducted DVT, HALT, HASS tests on new product releases. Used DOE to optimize system design.
* Applied FMEA technique to create robust design. Worked with suppliers to improve reliability of parts and system assembly. Used Six Sigma techniques to develop strategies and quality process. Implemented quality performance metrics to monitor and improve the product quality.
* Managed supplier certification process. Drove continuous improvement initiatives through CAR, site audits, FA, and quality metrics.

Lin Engineering, Santa Clara, CA 2003 - 2004
Engineering Supervisor
* Managed the engineering activities to introduce new stepping motors: drawings, BOM & work instructions.

Larscom Inc., Milpitas, CA 2001 - 2002
Manager, Quality Systems
* Managed all aspects of quality resources and functions; Introduced new product; qualified contract manufacturer; established and maintained operations performance metrics; hosted continuous improvement team meeting; managed regulatory compliance - UL safety, CE Mark, NEBS; reliability testing - HALT & HASS, MTBF; ISO 9000 procedures, audits and certification; started transitions to ISO 9000:2000 standard

Palm, Inc., Santa Clara, CA - 2000-2001
Senior New Product Introduction Quality Engineer

Seagate Technology, Fremont, CA 1996-1999
Quality Manager/Sr. Staff Engineer
* Liased between suppliers, design center and factories in Far East; resolved customer complaints and led cross-functional team; trained staff for internal ISO-9000 audits & maintained ISO qualification; organized quarterly evaluations; coordinated gauge capability, gauge correlation among different sites; managed reliability testing and failure analysis; reduced customer returns by managing quality of product atshipping point; organized training on FMEA, ISO-14000; ISO-14644 & IEST recommendations; developed and maintained Lotus Notes database.

Western Digital Corp., Santa Clara, CA 1994-1996
Sr. Development Engineer
* Developed texture and Hard-coat processes using design of experiment; established parameters and method to characterize tribological performance of disk surface; conducted surface Ra variability reduction projects; improved yield of Sturgeon product by 4%.

Komag Inc., Milpitas, CA 1992-1994
Manufacturing Engineer
* Established self-directed teams for continuous improvement projects; developed single disk polishing process with extensive DOE work; strengthened SPC by automation and checklist; automated disk loading and unloading on Texture machine; represented Deming quality circle; improved efficiency of MDS polishers by 7%.

Olin Interconnect Technologies, Manteca, CA 1989-1992
Automation/Development Engineer
* Designed and fabricated Mquad epoxy attach machine from concept; improved thermal stability of Mquad package by modeling epoxy configuration; optimized the shape of VIA interconnection in two layer TAB; developed thermode, excise & form die tool for TAB frame; developed and implemented bare epoxy stamping process.