Bob Stewart

Background

About Bob Stewart

Project Management and Manufacturing Engineering Professional Expertise in new product introduction, manufacturing engineering, quality, test, product life cycle management and negotiation. Excellent communication and team building skills that facilitate success in attaining commitment and action in cross-matrix management environments. Change agent experienced in leading teams to develop hardware, processes and transition electromechanical products into in-house, subcontract and offshore production business models. Project /Program Management • Coordinate cross functional teams define & manage project plans • Establish scope of work, key deliverables, resource requirements & schedules • Collaborate with design, operations, manufacturing engineering, test, quality, supply chain, suppliers • Lead team meetings, establish task lists, action items • Identify, mitigate risks, contingency planning • Phase gate reviews • Coordinate projects in house, with contract manufacturers domestic, offshore • Leading project teams from inception through on time delivery, production ramp • New Product Introduction (NPI) Manufacturing Engineering • Define and implement manufacturing processes for mechanical assembly, electromechanical assembly, printed circuit boards, cables, test, sheet metal, paint, powder coat & injection molding • Justify capital production equipment, automation, work cells, tools • Layout, work, process flow, material handling • Design for manufacturability, design for test • Author work, test & inspection instructions • Product lifecycle management • Lead Kaizen teams reduce process times, improve process yields • Continuous improvement programs • Troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective actions • Capacity, Capability Analysis • Lean 6 Sigma, DMAIC, SPC, DOE, TQM, DFM, ISO • Kanban, JIT, Value Engineering • MS Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Agile PLM