Andre Merritt Email & Phone Number

United States

Los Angeles County, California, United States

• Ensure that Public Health’s COVID-19 safety program is in compliance with Federal, State, and local rules, regulations, procedures, and Public Health Safety Directives.• Conduct regulatory and agency research in order to assist in the development of Public Health’s COVID-19 safety directives, standards, and instructions.• Assist field supervisors in developing workplace COVID-19 safety procedures and make recommendations for the correction of unsafe conditions and practices.• Conducts field inspections to ensure that workplace COVID-19 safety practices are in place, monitors the condition of equipment, and assists in training staff on the correct usage of commonly used personal protective equipment.• Assist in conducting COVID-19 safety training programs necessary to protect employee health and safety.• Assist in the planning and implementation of Public Health’s Illness and Injury Prevention Program (IIPP).• Assist in maintaining and verifying COVID-19 statistical records, writing reports utilizing spreadsheet and database software, and preparing correspondence.

Inglewood, Ca

-Manage safety throughout the building for an average of 85 employees-Schedule and perform safety training for all employees at the site -Monitor and investigate monthly reports regarding site safety issues -Thoroughly investigate and report on all incidents, near-misses and accidents-Develop solutions to all safety concerns-Maintain ISO Class-8 cleanroom-Supervise and perform facility maintenance-Contract vendors for major facility repair work-Conduct and supervise repair of all production equipment. -Facilitate audits for ISO certification and Insurance needs-Monitor and dispose of all universal and hazardous waste materials generated. -Work with production, engineering and quality departments to evaluate equipment related issues and resolutions. -Manage EHS, facility and repair certifications and documentation.-Manage a yearly budget of $500,000 for standard work and $350,000 for special projects

Poway, Ca

Review, develop and submit engineering change orders. Analyze engineering records to streamline current repair processes. Generate reports on customer data in high profile cases. Create and 'red line' engineering drawings. Monitor daily shipments to ensure quality work. Worked closely with the Quality Department to perform first article inspections for potential vendors. Responsible for developing and maintaining Repair Department procedures to ensure compliance with Quality ISO 9001:2008 standards. Inspected, analyzed, and reported (both verbal/written formats) on instrumentation failures to Quality, Sales, Customer Service, and Engineering Departments. Develop new fixtures, tools and procedures to improve repair process. Review and support ESD protocols to ensure the highest quality products. Review Safety protocols within the department. Create and review company procedures instructing technicians on assembly and testing protocols. Liaise between, Repair, Safety, Sales, Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing departments. Support technicians and assemblers to analyze and resolve mechanical/electrical/programming engineering problems effectively and efficiently. Instruct new employees on basic company processes and instrument repair.

Supervised technicians and assemblers on basic company tasks, troubleshooting, and repairing oceanographic instruments. Improved on-time delivery of customer RMA systems by 20%. Investigated ADCP failures and developed corrective actions when issued by Quality department. Reviewed and implemented safety protocols. Performed audits of multiple departments to ensure compliance with ISO 9001:2008 standards. Generated monthly reporting of Repair department metrics detailing revenue and RMA input/output. Managed and maintained repair schedules. Developed and maintained capacity reporting for repair department. Communicated with customers regarding repair analysis and pricing. Analyzed issues to develop engineering process solution. Developed specialized repair processes for custom equipment.

Poway, Ca

Performed world-wide field training for oceanographic and diver operated equipment. Educated customers in using ADCPs and other oceanographic instrumentation. Troubleshot instrumentation problems via email and phone. Analyzed customer data from Acoustic Dopplers to provide ‘real world’ explanations. Made presentations to scientists and engineers from around the world at oceanographic conferences. Collaborated with non-Teledyne scientists and engineers to provide input on procedural development. Generated monthly report on customer email metrics for the Field Service Department. Investigate instrument failures for engineering bug reporting.

San Diego, Ca

Performed electro/mechanical assembly and building plumbing repairs. Performed electrical wiring repair. Maintained AC/Heating, ventilation systems and water heating systems.

La Jolla, Ca

Acted as a Lead dive technician to plan and execute field operations. Collaborated with other scientists and engineers from Scripps and other Universities/Institutions to discuss research operations and mooring designs. Planned and performed diving and land based operations. Engineered and manufactured mechanical assemblies for 9-month long ocean deployments. Trained new employees on safe practices onboard research vessels at sea. Directed loading and offloading of research vessels and trucks via forklift and crane operations. Coordinated loading and offloading of Scripps research vessels. Assembled, programmed and calibrated instruments. Troubleshot board level electronic problems. Performed land and diving operations to deploy/recover instruments. Analyzed instrument failures and wrote failure analysis reports. Prepared and fabricated oceanographic mooring hardware. Performed mig and arc welding of mooring equipment. Machine shop fabrication based upon mechanical drawings. Machine shop tool knowledge including: drill press, lathes, mills, saws, sheers, welders.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science - Public Law And International Relations