Benjamin Avery Email & Phone Number

Bellingham, Wa, Us

Trondheim, Trøndelag, No

I take customer designs from requirements to full production. I demonstrate and market TouchNetix devices, assist with the design of the Touchscreen, configure the touch controller to the specific design environment, support the customer throughout the life of the project, aid with manufacturing and manufacturing test, and give continued long term support.-A customer wanted a physical design outside of guidelines, so I designed the part in Fusion 360 CAD software, exported an STL file, and 3D printed a prototype. Then I sent the file to the customer so that they could print it themselves. A separate customer had an idea for a new use of our products, so I printed a prototype for proof of concept as well as internal development of the feature.-A customer reported issues with our drivers and a particular Linux distribution and our products. I recreated his environment using a virtual machine so that I could guide them through the process of getting the driver to work correctly.-Write software tools (primarily in Python) including a command line visual representation of touch locations, a GUI frontend for comparing configurations using GitHub, and layout generators for particular screen sizes and aspect ratios.-I write, film, and edit youtube videos demonstrating our features that give TouchNetix a competitive advantage. -Attend trade shows and customer meetings to demonstrate our solution's capabilities and gather customer requirements to kick of new wins for TouchNetix.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Act as the interface between the maintenance department and Potline smelting production. Drive Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) in new production processes and streamline existing maintenance plans. Analyze equipment maintenance trends and work with skilled craftspeople to improve efficiency and accuracy of preventive maintenance and Predictive maintenance. Crane and Electrical Safety board member..Single Point Accountable (SPA) for Potline, Emission Control, and Casthouse Equipment Reliability and Facility Integrity Teams (ERT and FIT). Projects target and achieve a 200% increase in uptime for “Bad Actor” equipment, including:Crust Breaker Hose System Redesign - reduce replacement costs by 87% while increasing average time between repairs from 20 days to 90 days. Annual savings $80kRotation Motor Replacement - #1 cause of potline crane downtime. Worked with production, maintenance, and the vendor to stock longer running replacements that don’t need on-site modification before installation from a 4 month lead time special order motor.Worked with global team for crane collision and derailment avoidance. Assisted with design, installation, programming, and testing of radar based anti-collision with minimal disruption to production. Designed fail-safe breakaway derailment avoidance.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Owned electrical capital projects for Intalco. Coordinated with production, environmental compliance, contractors, and regulatory bodies on projects. Provided training to new hires and contractors.Managed upgrades of PLCs from 30 year old Square D systems to Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley CompactLogix in wastewater treatment plant. Leveraged relationships with production, engineering, and contractors to exceed requirements and constricting schedule requirements.Analyzed engineering proposal for total equipment replacement, solving the issue instead on a component level, reducing cost by 90%.Drove growth in teammates through leading training for PMP certification and PLC programming.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Developing and implementing firmware validation tests to ensure that our USB CCG parts continually meet a constantly evolving spec. Development Kit testing and validation. Provide feedback for usability of hardware, silkscreen, and documentation. Validate all key components and functions of the kit.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Managed both the domestic and foreign TrueTouch support groups while providing support to worldwide customers. Developed training documentation based on support experience and created tracking for all support resolutions for future re-use.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Defined and managed the software development and manufacturing test tools for TrueTouch products. The first to incorporate Agile methodologies and adding user feedback to the design process. Created and trained users for all marketing product demonstrations.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Automated a multi-step process for generating EMI reports, reducing the test time by 80% and eliminating user interaction. Contributed to capacitive touch screen common mode noise abatement.

Grew rapidly from deburring to night shift operator. Lead the deburring team and optimized standard processes to decrease handworking time by 20%.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics

Post Graduate Degree Bseet, Electronic Engineering Technology

Bseet, Electrical And Electronics Engineering