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Background
LARRY E. PENNINGTON
larrypenni@comcast.net
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1394 Tularcitos Drive |
Residence: (408) 263-7235 |
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Milpitas, California 95035 |
Cell: (510) 579-7890 |
Customer-Driven
Quality Professional
Dedicated Six Sigma Black Belt problem solver, with a results-driven management
style. Driving business excellence through cross-functional teams. Twenty year
background as top quality executive in the following competencies:
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Leading Successful Process Improvement Teams
to address customer issues. |
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Implementing Total Quality Management Systems
across the company. |
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Directing Customer Satisfaction Measurement
through a web-based survey process. |
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Driving Continuous improvements that provide
results in demonstrated costs savings. |
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Identification of priorities for successful
contract manufacturer improvements. |
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
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Completed Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
through ASQ.Implemented quality programs including customer and supplier
collaboration. |
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Developed Six Sigma for Champions and Black
Belt training offerings. |
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Developed procurement quality partnerships
with outsource suppliers in the Far East. |
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Achieved certification to the ISO 9001
International Quality Management Systems. |
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Completed successful SSQA assessment &
validation program through SEMATECH. |
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Established a Supplier Certification Program
in support of Lean/Demand Flow Mfg. |
EDUCATION:
University of Missouri
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Kansas
City/Columbia, Missouri
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Columbia,
Missouri
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
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AQSN, Milpitas, CA |
2003 - Present |
Principal-Chief Quality Officer
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Established a Sole-proprietorship, quality
outsource services business through a network of quality and
manufacturing professionals.
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Provided a web-based customer satisfaction
survey capability for more real time, user friendly monitoring of the
voice of the customer to assure customer loyalty.
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Created a supply chain management
subcontracting alliance through an international source inspection
capability in Asia.
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Established a Six Sigma Special Interest
Group to coordinate workshops for Black Belt Certification based on The
Quality Council of Indiana CSSBB Primer.
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THERMA-WAVE, Fremont, CA |
2000 - 2003 |
Director, Corporate
Quality Assurance
Established a
company wide quality function with focus on Customer Satisfaction, New Product
Introduction / Design Quality, Supplier Quality and Internal Quality Audits.
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Reduced
defective material inventories from ~$1M to less than $150K.Established
Process Improvement Teams to address recognized areas of weakness and to
bring business systems into compliance to ISO9001 international & SEMI
quality standards. |
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Improved
equipment installation cycle time by over 50%, through defect reduction,
from a web based field feedback
process developed for a custom implementation. |
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LOGISTIX, Fremont, CA (acquired) |
1999 - 2000 |
Director, Operations Quality, Worldwide
Operations
Responsible for all
Operations Quality world wide in a global multi-facility operation
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Led
manufacturing sites to improvements in customer satisfaction and reduced
defect rates through process improvements to satisfy OEM and retail
customer expectations.
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Implemented a
global web based customer satisfaction process for tracking remote
manufacturing locations to identify greatest opportunity for
improvements.
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Established the
quality function in a new subcontract facility in Taiwan for accessory
kits manufacturing, supporting a new Apple i-Book introduction.
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Supported the
customer quarterly business reviews and direct quality interface for
retail customers such as Apple, Adobe, Handspring, and etc.
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ECLIPSE GROUP, Inc., San Jose, CA |
1998 - 1999 |
Senior Consultant
(contract)
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TANON MANUFACTURING /SMARTFLEX SYSTEMS, Fremont, CA. |
Nov. 98 - Feb. 99 |
Directed the
Quality organization through an acquisition and chapter 11-reorganization
period.
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Maintained
successful customer quality interface through the transition period.
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AG ASSOCIATES, San Jose, CA.
(Acquired by Mattson) |
1994 - 1998 |
Director
Corporate Quality
Directed the company's first Customer Satisfaction Measurement program resulting
in a 17% improvement overall, VLSI Research Top-10 award for 1998 and a #1
uptime rating.
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Managed SEMATECH SSQA / EPIT (product
improvement) and ISO 9000 initiatives.Implemented
a Supplier Quality Engineering function in support of Demand Flow
Technology based on the JcIT certification program. |
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Assumed a Manufacturing Technology function,
in addition to Quality, to establish structure and documentation to
satisfy the SSQA improvement plan.
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NETWORK COMPUTING DEVICES, INC., Mountain View, CA |
1989 - 1994 |
Director of Quality
Established the company quality
management/reliability program for a new company.
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Managed quality system implementation
certified to ISO 9001 International Quality Standards after becoming a
public company. |
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Demonstrated two fold improvement in both
quality and reliability of the entire product line. |
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DAISY SYSTEMS, INC., Mountain View, CA |
1985 - 1989 |
Director of Quality
Assurance
Developed the company’s first quality assurance/
reliability engineering function.
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Improved outgoing product quality from 75% to
98%.
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Additional work experience included Corvus Systems, 9 years
with Xerox / Diablo Systems (a Xerox Company) in California and Texas, and
Bendix Corporation in Kansas City, Mo., including various roles in Quality
Management, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations.
CORVUS SYSTEMS, INC., San Jose, CA
Director of Quality Assurance
Managed the corporate quality functions in
multi-location manufacturing facilities.
XEROX CORPORATION, Dallas, TX
Senior Foreman
Senior Quality Control Engineer
DIABLO SYSTEMS (A Xerox Company) Hayward, CA;
Fremont, CA
Manager of Manufacturing
Engineering
Area Manager, Manufacturing Quality Assurance
BENDIX CORPORATION, Kansas City, MO
Quality Process Engineer
FURTHER EDUCATION/TRAINING:
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Executive Business Management Certification
Program-SJSU Prof. Development – 12/04 |
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Lean Manufacturing Certification Program –
Silicon Valley Technical Institute - 8/04Business Fundamentals Course–
San Jose State University-Professional Development - 7/04 |
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Six Sigma Green Belt Training Certificate –
Sanmina-SCI - 1/04 |
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Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Workshop –
completed 16 week programTotal Quality Management Course - San Jose
State University |
Graduate work in Engineering Administration /
Executive Management
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North Texas State University, Denton, Texas |
Management Development Training
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Courses in: Management Development, Cost of
Quality, Cost Reduction, Conducting Effective Meetings, Time Management |
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Zenger-Miller - Leadership 2000 Training |
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JcIT - Demand Flow Technology/Business
Strategy |
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Cost-Effective Supply Chain Management
program from NAPM |
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / CERTIFICATIONS:
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Licensed - Professional Engineer - State of
MissouriMember - ASQ (American Society for Quality) |
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Certified Six Sigma Black Belt #3250 –
ASQ-3/05 |
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Member –Assessment Standardization Council –
SEMIIndustry Advisor – MAB (Manufacturers Advisory Board) – San Jose
State University |
Updated
03/22/05 |
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