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Worked in conjunction partnership with MetroEd / SVCTE / SFMade / Manufacturing San Jose toDevelop and Deliver 10-12 week courses certifying students in one or more of the following areas:Shop safety: hand tools, machine tools, common chemicalsBasic Shop MathematicsCNC operation with Manual Side OperationsBasic Print Reading and Inspection ReportingCAD modeling for industry in Fusion 360 CAM programming in Fusion 360 Basic Machine Preventative MaintenenceDocument Creation for ensuring Quality StandardsUpdate: successfully graduated 2 cohorts with zero safety incidents and zero injuries. Offers made to students of new employment during class, and high interest in repeat classes as well as advanced topic instruction

Supply chain management for raw materials, cutting and measurement tools, and installation/configuration of CAM software. Programming, setup, and operation of multiple CNC machines to create lab prototypes and engineering prototypes with tight tolerances. Assist senior design engineers to optimize for manufacturability, assembly, production costs, or operational costs. Utilizing Design of Experiment and Dimensionality Reduction to plan and execute biology experiments and fabricate the needed parts to collect data. Teach non-technical staff automation principles and best practices for high-throughput work-cell operation. Create and update machine maintenance schedules, and shop inventory spreadsheets. Participant in regular design meetings that incorporate customer requirements to strict standards (ISO, GMP)

Take sketches to 3D models to CNC machining, measurement, assembly, test and redesign.Creation of blueprints and specifications.Research and Development into materials and subcomponents. Wear other hats around a small business. Fusion 360 CNC ProgrammingMetrologyEngineering

Trained and lead a small team of machinists to fabricate composite parts to high precision for in house final assembly. Programming and setup of 5 axis, training operators to run programs, inspecting first articles and in-process. Worked closely with assembly build teams, and custom layup teams to coordinate best practices, and standardizing communications. Co-managed priority queues with PMs to facilitate throughput among layup, curing, 5 axis and 3 axis departments, post processing, and assembly. Provided reliable documentation and materials traceability for hundreds of aerospace grade composite parts. Assisted QA department with ISO 9001 documentation.

CNC programming, setup, and operation. Manual machining. Inspection (first article & in-process). Toolmaking, sharpening, and dressing. Advising management on tool purchases. Adherence to in-house procedures, and updating new procedures. Updating/optimizing existing programs. Generalization of G-code to parametric programs. Part quoting and inter-departmental forecasting. Spindle Probe calibration and programming.

Machining plastic parts with tolerances of +/- .001". Tool selection, mounting, machine setup, program proving, operation, deburr, and inspection. Training operators in use of machines. Explaining measurement and setup techniques to other staff. Interface with purchasers, planners, and downstream fabricators to implement improvements along manufacturing process. Focus on cosmetic quality, run time, and safety. MasterCAM, Haas machines.

Creation of tight tolerance parts for Mechanical and Design Engineers. Taking solid models and prints from engineering team into CAM software to create tool paths for CNC mills & lathe. Selecting proper tools in accordance with material to be cut. Setup of CNC mills and lathe. CNC Programming, operating, inspecting and program modifying. Low volume production, emphasis on accuracy and precision. Providing feedback to engineering team for design modifications based on how parts are machined, and time taken for each part.Modifying existing parts for changes in overall design, or addition of new features.Maintaining equipment, shop cleanup, and ordering of replacement tools/parts.Using SolidWorks and GibbsCAM to design and build custom fixtures, jaws, cutting tools, and production rigs.

Plan and Supervise Operations of personal and professional development courses. Manage thousands of details to create an event that impacts participants that numbered in the hundreds. Create and train teams of volunteers to manage the production of events, A/V coordination at off-site event locations, volunteer phone call schedule management, and course event leader support.

Blueprint readingMaterials Handling Production GlassblowingQuality Documentation Shipping and Receiving Implementing safety procedureso Produced components of more than $500,000+ worth of glass products in nine months.o Worked with supervisors to evaluate production techniques and implement improvements to production processes to streamline workflow and improve the quality of finished products.

Manage scheduling and inventory of nearly 30 privately owned aircraft on site at Palo Alto Municipal Airport. Keep accurate records of tachometer statistics (mileage) for over 200 members. Single handedly manage operations including aircraft maintenance dispatch, club house facilities: two offices, lobby, three conference rooms, and two Flight Simulators. Responsible for booking flights, notifying pilots of scheduled maintenance, flight simulator scheduling, collecting and processing flight payments and Club policy enforcement.Representative results o Of approximately 500 actual flights maintained a perfect booking record