Jimmy Blotzer

• Startup Lidar Sensors
• I developed and Implemented several re-designs options
• Maintained timely and accurate technical reports regarding assigned engineering activities.
• Used problem solving skills to resolve current production issues.
• Implemented lean manufacturing principles within the failure analysis lab to improve workflow efficiency.
• Enhanced production yield by developing and implementing effective corrective actions for process improvements.
• Improved product reliability by conducting comprehensive failure analysis investigations and identifying root causes.

Implemented Agile Management with Lean Manufacturing processes reducing product build takt times by 30%

Redesigned several assemblies to increase the reliability MTF and design for manufacturing

Designed with team Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR )3 program.

Design and integrate 15 units, tested and qualified for production to pass Military Standards 810 Quality test.

Organized & Strategic Planning Management

P & L using metrics and trends

Implemented Customer audits and internal audits an ASQR - QMS A9100C audit in 5 months

Renegotiated (2) customers; Boeing, and Space X, B&Ps for competitive wins with a minimum 25% profit

Cleanroom Protocol - technical lead for facility design, production tool align equipment, material process flow, procedures, training and creating a new class 10K cleanroom to provide for critical high-powered Lasers to control contamination of optics and reduce the $500K of scrap material by a minimum of ≈35% of diode pumped lasers.

Hermetic Sealing - savings of $100K/50 castings, reduction in the production system process cycle time of ≈25%, negotiating new processes with (2) suppliers, reducing the defect rate from 80% to 1.0% first time throughput yield.

Research and Development - (8) product launches; from concept, qualification to (5) transition production startups.

Design of experiment for testing prototypes, failure modes and effect Analysis.

Initiated and conducted controlled test to evaluate factors.

Created new design concepts and processes.