Hi, I’m
STEVEN ROCCANTI
Hopedale,MA
Summary
Knowledge of all aspects of manufacturing and R&D with several years of supervisory and managerial experience in QA and failure analysis. Consistently delivering successful outcomes while optimizing the use of available resources. Strengths include: Addressing issues then collaborating to create solutions for external and internal customers. Quality metrics reporting, Root cause analysis. Methods to Reduce Scrap/Defects, Analyzing data. Determined Quality Assurance Specialist with dedication to quality and accuracy. Familiar with handling multiple projects in highly competitive environments. Solid interpersonal and collaboration skills.
Overview
42
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Signify formally Philips Color Kinetics
Quality Specialist
06.2013 - Current
Job overview
- Solve customer problems and improve customer satisfaction by performing failure analysis of new, state-of-the-art, LED lighting systems to determine the cause of failure and prevent their reoccurrence
- Based on root cause of failures and significance of issues, make recommendations to product development, manufacturing, suppliers, and application engineering to prevent future failures
- Ensure determination of root cause using QA tools (Cause and Effect Diagrams, 5 Whys, FMEA, Kaizen, 8-D, FARs, etc.).
Philips Color Kinetics
System Test Manager
10.2014 - 07.2015
Job overview
- Point-of-contact for the QA lab, maintaining test in house and independent lab schedules, test equipment and thermal chambers, cyclic salt fog chambers, vibration tables and other test needs
- Specified and purchased several key test items while instituting practices and procedures.
Murata Power Solutions
Failure Analysis Supervisor/Customer Quality Engineer
03.2003 - 04.2013
Job overview
- Supervised 6 FAEs responsible for failure mode identification of board mounted power products, AC/DC plug in modules, DC/DC power modules, Hybrid and Digital Panel Meters
- Published the 8D reports for internal and external customers while following continuous improvement practices
- Provided data analysis with the purpose of documenting failure trends, PPM rates and overall product quality
- Successful completion of over 300 failure analysis reports each year.
Industrial Laser Source
Field Service Engineer
07.1998 - 05.2002
Job overview
- Design and build laser CO2 laser systems used for cutting, welding, etching
- Performed installations and on-site maintenance
- Troubleshooting and repair of high voltage power supplies, PLC's, and motion control systems.
Kaman Electromagnetics
Senior Field Service Engineer
10.1992 - 04.1998
Job overview
- International point of contact as on-site representative, setup, and qualification testing
- Projects included Electric Bus, Underwater Vehicle, Generator, and permanent magnet DC oil drilling equipment
- Electric Propulsion Vehicle Program under U.S Army contract.
Bose, EMC, Digital and Western Electric/Bell Labs Fenwal Incorporated, BASF
Electromechanical Engineering Technician on contract
09.1981 - 10.1992
Job overview
- Hardware debugging and technical writing
- Knowledge of pneumatics and programmable controllers
- Troubleshoot and repaired P/C boards.
Skills
- Documentation Control
- Continuous Improvement
- Measurement System Analysis
- Corrective Actions
- Supplier Quality
- Root Cause Analysis
- Decision Making
- Data Analysis
Affiliations
Central Mass Chapter of ASM International Executive Committee-Past chair
Education
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA
Associate of Science from Electronics
09.1979 - 06.1982
Timeline
System Test Manager
Philips Color Kinetics
10.2014 - 07.2015
Quality Specialist
Signify formally Philips Color Kinetics
06.2013 - Current
Failure Analysis Supervisor/Customer Quality Engineer
Murata Power Solutions
03.2003 - 04.2013
Field Service Engineer
Industrial Laser Source
07.1998 - 05.2002
Senior Field Service Engineer
Kaman Electromagnetics
10.1992 - 04.1998
Electromechanical Engineering Technician on contract
Bose, EMC, Digital and Western Electric/Bell Labs Fenwal Incorporated, BASF
09.1981 - 10.1992
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Associate of Science from Electronics
09.1979 - 06.1982
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