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Marlborough Ma

Investigate production and field issues. Perform Failure Analysis and Complaint resolution. Generate and resolve ECOs for end-of-life components, RoHS and other issues. Validate new and replacement parts and assemblies. Troubleshoot electronics and electromechanical assemblies to the component level. Support Pilot Production programs and Lean Manufacturing processes.Design, build and support assembly and test fixtures for diagnostic and surgical medical devices including pneumatic systems and PCB test equipment. Write new test procedures for production equipment and train personnel to the procedures. Maintain tooling,calibration, and periodic maintenance records using Trackwise and Agile (Oracle). Install and maintain electrical safety test systems for Hipot, Line Leakage, and Patient Leakage (to 6KV) testing. Troubleshoot equipment failures from safety testing. Design and support labeling systems. Supported implementation of a scalable UDI labeling system for Class II and III medical devices using Loftware and proprietary systems.

Perform failure analysis of miniature insulin pumps and diabetes management controllers in a bio-hazardous environment. Write customized procedures for analysis and data entry for complaint management. Perform testing of engineering and special work order product, including lot qualification and MDR assessment. Train new employees in procedures. Maintain laboratory records to FDA and ISO standards. Specialized in electronic and software failures.

Assist in performing fire alarm inspections to NFPA 72 standards. Promoted to Operations Dispatcher after three months. Dispatch field technicians to routine and emergency service calls. Compile and maintain records of service calls for billing and follow-up service. Created and published a procedures handbook for field technicians. Assisted in integrating the service accounts and personnel from a third alarm company into the company books. Promoted to Warehouse Manager. Created a new set of procedures for building an inventory system using proprietary security company software. Order parts, process purchase orders, maintain warehouse and service truck stock levels.

Residential interior painting and interior trimwork. Performed numerous jobs in the greater Boston area, primarily rehabilitating condominiums for resale or lease.

Design, construct, and implement specialized test systems, including mechanical design, instrumentation, programming, and qualification. Write IS09001 procedures for test methods and calibration. Provide remote support for test systems installed in manufacturing plants. A typical project involved a custom designed and built embedded datalogger to track consumer usage of cellular phones (and other consumer devices) to develop usage patterns for marketing research. Other duties include designing general-purpose actuators and logging circuitry for automating long term battery testing.Provide written analysis of battery operated consumer products for marketing and R&D organizations. Tasks include electrical and mechanical characterization, reverse engineering of competitive smart battery products, product failure analysis, and new product design and qualification studies. Generate analysis reports for publication in Lotus Notes device database, develop marketing technology reviews, and provide OEM customer value-added services. Equipment used for generating data includes PC-based data acquisition systems, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, cellular phone test sets, light intensity equipment, meters, signal generators, thermocouple equipment.Research trends in consumer devices. including low power technologies, smart battery IC design. and embedded microcontrollers for various battery-operated consumer goods. Provide written and ad hoc responses to marketing, sales, and R&D questions. Prepare materials for internal and OEM presentations. Give presentations and laboratory tours for upper management, OEM's, marketing groups, and other visitors.Laboratory resource management - Calibration and modification of battery test equipment as required by ISO9001 and customer need. Trained and supervised new employees, co-op students and contract employees in device characterization methods.