Senior Manufacturing Technician

Lead an agile team of skilled tradesmen to produce high quality, durable, transportable, containerized PFAS water treatment systems. Developed and implemented efficient production workflows, processes and procedures. Motivated and encouraged an enthusiastic, high-morale team. Inspired and collaborated with my team to create new, or improve existing, techniques, processes, and procedures to achieve more efficient and higher quality production. Implemented and maintained rigorous safety protocols throughout all operational processes. Created, edited, updated, and reviewed production documentation. Managed hardware and tool inventory. Purchased parts, tools and equipment. Forklift instructor.EPOC Enviro has pioneered the foam fractionation process to enable physical separation of PFAS from water using nothing more than aeration and clever design.SAFF is an optimal technology for PFAS remediation.

Perform maintenance and troubleshooting tasks on drone systems and related equipment. Operate production tools and equipment, such as soldering irons, CNC machine, rotary tools, etc. Test products or sub-assemblies for functionality and/or quality. Fly drones post-assembly to ensure quality assurance. Assist with drone service operations and drone flights. Monitor and make recommendations to management to improve the repair process. Assist engineers in developing, building, or testing prototypes or new products, processes, or procedures. Collaborate with other departments to complete repair orders on time.

Responsible for leading all aspects of fabrication, assembly, wiring/panel building, and shipping/receiving for the R&D organization. Provide rapid prototyping and small production capabilities in support of the R&D organization’s product requirements. Oversee all aspects of the fabrication and assembly teams regarding safety, workflows, quality, and efficiency. Coordinate with the R&D engineering Team Leads and Operations Manager to provide world class equipment for our internal and external customers. Currently lead a team of five including one remote team member.

Traveled to customer sites to upgrade and/or repair robots and to train mechanics on maintenance and repairs. Preconfigured lidars, sensors, PLCs, Controllers, Drives, etc. Worked with engineers on R&D prototypes, projects and to improve designs and manufacturing. Used SolidWorks to design and fabricate jigs and fixtures. Created drawings and documentation for assembly, upgrade, and repair procedures. Used Microsoft D365 to create purchase reqs for tools, hardware, and outside vendor services.

Assembled large complex robots, complex sub-assemblies and components such as gearboxes, motors, end effectors, conveyors, pneumatics, etc. Used shop equipment such as Haas VF-4SS vertical mill, Omax Maxium 2040 waterjet, engine lathe, shop tools, power tools, and hand tools to fabricate, modify and/or repair parts and assemblies. Was responsible for assembly area including tool and hardware inventory. Certified forklift operator. OSHA certified.

Fabricate, assemble, and install signs and displays. Use SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, and OptiScout to create designs, drawings, templates and tool paths for print, cut, assembly and installation of signs and displays. Use Colex knife / router table with WinCNC controller, machine shop equipment, and hand tools to fabricate, assemble, and install signs and displays.

Mastercam and Solidworks user. Created, updated, and imported parametric solid models for the purpose of creating machining tool paths, and posting g-code for CNC router tables. Nested parts for efficient use of sheet materials. Created database to request and track CNC machining requests. Created manufacturing and assembly procedures. Provided manufacturing support and assistance to engineers, machine operators, assemblers, and installers.

Provided on-site and remote support for 7 offices and 250 users. Worked with engineers to resolve network and server issues and to complete enterprise projects. Trained and managed three desktop support technicians. Responsibilities included deployment, support, and repair of desktops, laptops, mobile devices, scanners and printers. Created reference images for PCs and laptops. Imaged and deployed laptops and PCs. Created and managed AD accounts and Exchange mailboxes for users. Installed, maintained, and managed IT infrastructure including WAN accelerators, WAPs / WAP controller, video conferencing equipment, and MDM platform. Experienced with Win7, Win8, VMWare, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenServer, MS 2008 Server, Exchange 2010, AD, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, FTP, Networking, VLANs, iOS, Android, Exchange Mgmt Console, VMWare Vsphere Client, Citrix Delivery Console, Terminal Services, Team Viewer, Vidyo, Zoom, Tandberg, and Polycom video conferencing, HP Jetadmin, Fiery Command Workstation. Responsible for asset inventory, system and network documentation, and IT knowledge base. A FEW ENTERPRISE LEVEL PROJECTS I WORKED ON:1. A State of the art classroom in our HQ office:This classroom included technologies from Crestron, Clearone, Vidyo, Sharp, Sony and other cutting edge companies. The user experience included Sony TAP 20 touchscreen PCs running Windows 8.1 Enterprise. All the furniture could be moved throughout the classroom into different configurations as well as removed all together.2. A new production data center located in our HQ office:The new data center included APC racks, redundant in-row cooling, and a Symmetra UPS system. The new data center offered plenty of room for expansion including room for one additional cooling unit if required.

Designed, maintained, and updated web sites and web site elements. HTML, CSS, ASP, javascript, vbscript, actionscript. Utilized Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, Homesite, etc...

At Opdyke's I was the IT staff and advertising staff. My duties were to install and maintain a network - cabling, computers, routers, switches, hardware, software, etc... I was also responsible for print and web advertising. I created print ads for over 40 publications, and designed and maintained a website and inventory database which I used to updated all print ads and the website. Our website inventory was updated daily, and our print ads always reflected our current inventory.

Class B Mechanical Draftsman. Worked closely with mechanical engineers to create and maintain drawings for the manufacture of medical and dental products and flow instrumentation. Autocad professional, AutoLisp programmer.