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Richard (Rick) Flayler

Palm Harbor,FL

Summary

Versatile technical leader bringing 30+years of experience in PCB Assembly operations in both the technical side on the manufacturing floor and the business side managing a world-wide PCB equipment redeployment operation. Well versed in all aspects of PCB assembly operations with an emphasis on high-volume, high pressure operations requiring constant attention to maximizing machine performance and optimization while minimizing equipment downtime.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

Preston-Holmes Inc.
09.2008 - 05.2015
  • Preston-Holmes was a large scale commercial floor covering contractor which my family owned and operated.
  • As a project manager I was in charge of bidding large scale projects such as Google, Facebook, Apple Computer and others. Typically these projects amounted to $3-$5 million each. Upon success of winning those bids I managed all aspects of the project including all material procurement, managing installation labor and upon completion of the project, manage billings and change orders with the client.

President

Fastek International
04.2000 - 08.2008
  • Established Fastek to benefit from my extensive Panasonic, Cookson and other SMT equipment vendor experience to procure pre-owned SMT equipment throughout the world, establish a refurbishment operation in the Bay Area and resell such equipment into the US, Asia and Mexico.
  • Assisted in numerous assembly operation buildouts in Korea and China providing both equipment and training to the support staffs in those countries.
  • Managed all aspects of the operation including asset procurement negotiations, transportation logistics and resale purchase price negotiations. Managed various contractor personnel involved in equipment refurbishment and line buildouts as required.

Manufacturing Engineer/Lead Technician

3COM CORPORATION
06.1986 - 03.2000
  • Lead technician supporting first generation SMT equipment from Panasonic and MPM.
  • Helped establish one of the first assembly operations to implement "no-clean" flux technology in wave solder technology and assisted in transitioning the company from a 35,000 board per month operation in 1988 to a 35,000 per day operation in 1995.
  • Promoted to manufacturing engineer in 1996 supporting equipment maint. operations through training and equipment vendor interactions as required during qualification periods.

Maintenance Technician

Apple Computer
09.1984 - 05.1986
  • Maintenance technician supporting the most advanced automated electronics factory in the US at the time during production of the first generation Macintosh computer.

Lead Technician

Shugart Associates
06.1980 - 03.1984
  • Lead maint. technician responsible for troubleshooting, repair and programming a large volume thru-hole assembly operation supporting the largest Disk Drive manufacturer in the world.
  • Became the lead technician responsible for maintaining and training technicians and operators on the largest continuous Panasonic Factory Automation thru-hole line in the country at the time.

Education

Mechanical Engineering Technology

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Timeline

Project Manager

Preston-Holmes Inc.
09.2008 - 05.2015

President

Fastek International
04.2000 - 08.2008

Manufacturing Engineer/Lead Technician

3COM CORPORATION
06.1986 - 03.2000

Maintenance Technician

Apple Computer
09.1984 - 05.1986

Lead Technician

Shugart Associates
06.1980 - 03.1984

Mechanical Engineering Technology

San Jose State University

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