Andre Knight Email & Phone Number

Antelope, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California

Counseling Adults and Juveniles for self-improvement

United States

Aluminum Brazing

Sacramento, California Area

Lead production, maintenance, and repair actions on precision brazing, diffusion bonding, and thin film coating projects for the Aerospace, Military, and Medical industries; review all production requirements, load sub-assemblies in high temperature furnaces, program temperature controller, and clean and inspect final parts for leaks; continuously personally receive 100% satisfaction rating from customer. Contribute to coordination of production operations, including scheduling, warehousing, and inventory control, lead process and operational improvements to maximize efficiencies and minimize costs, and increase profitability while reducing lead time and improving on time delivery.Support strategic short and long-term equipment maintenance plans, direct troubleshooting and repairs, contribute to equipment, facility, and systems upgrades; improved Standard Operating Procedures to production operations, maintenance schedules, and company trainings. Lead training for new Technicians, focus on proper production SOPs, equipment operation and maintenance, and workplace safety; able to ensure Technicians improve production operations, were up to date on all SOPs, and maintained productive and safe working environment.Work with leadership to develop new career development plan for Production Technicians, outlined needed training and expense for upper levels of production and management, and plotted out clear paths to promotion; currently leading implementation and communication to employees.

San Francisco Bay Area

Supported District Attorneys and public defenders with legal and case research, interviewed juvenile offenders to complete probation reports, and attended court hearings to provide administrative support to juveniles and their families; developed recommendations on case actions to city officials.

Rancho Cordova

Oversaw testing of complex heart pump controller and circulatory support system for medical device company; developed, set up, and ran qualification tests for controllers, measured and adjusted viscosity test fluids to simulate blood flow, and conducted flow test qualifications in accordance to test protocolsLed quality assurance testing on faulty devices, disassembled, cleaned, inspected, and photographed internal assemblies, recorded testing procedures, and worked with management to lead root cause analysis; able to pinpoint multiple faulty parts and provide proposed fixes to engineering department.

Sacramento, California Area

Updated firmware and led performance testing on vehicle radios used by the California Highway Patrol, tested radio performance for reference sensitivity and adjacent channel rejection.

Maintained, repaired, and operated Automatic Panel Assembly used to manufacture solar panels; led troubleshooting of malfunctioning solar panels and trained incoming technicians.

Sacramento, California Area

Setup and performed preventative maintenance on Bio-Medical equipment, led preventative maintenance on the Hermann Welder, Disco Dicer, CCA (Chip Cartridge Assembler) and MOS (Metallic Oxide Synthesizer), assisted Equipment Engineering on equipment installs and equipment modifications, and reported equipment issues to upper management in addition to writing reports and recommendations for equipment improvements.

Bachelor'S Degree, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Associate'S Degree, Electronics Technology