Ben Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

This role is roughly split over five areas of work/focus, in close collaboration with the QMS manager and H&S Admin, and the Design and Production teams.Documentation - Updates of old Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures. - Writing of new WI and SOP where gaps and needs are identified.Health & Safety - Research into, and completion of, equipment, activity or area hazard assessments. - Research, set up and training around hazardous substances. - Implementation and training around hazards/risks' mitigations.Production Support - Constant liaison with Production Team Lead about issues or additions needed in WI or SOP. - Maintenance and handling of the Equipment Register with focus on calibration and maintenance tasks.Kanban/Procurement - Set up and maintenance of the Kanban system (fasteners, cables, accessories). - Ordering and follow up with suppliers in case of shortages, errors, etc ... - Research, purchasing, follow up and installation of new equipment.Projects - Assessment and proposed improvements to torque requirements for critical fasteners. - Assessment and proposal for new in-house machining capacity. - Improvements to in-house or outsourced quality batch testing set up and tooling.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Transitioned in June 2021 from Production Technician to a Production Engineer role, working on: - Reviews, assessments, rollout and implementation of new products or engineering changes, in close collaboration with the Development, Production and Support teams. - Lead or involvement in engineering improvements projects. - Review of processes and designs, proposals to eliminate quality issues in collaboration with the QMS Manager. - ISO8 cleanroom set up, usage, monitoring and maintenance in collaboration with the Production Manager. - Research, training, implementation and support of 5S+1 in Production. - Production Support for infrastructure, breakdowns, improvements, etc ...The previous Production Technician role evolved through different teams and tasks:P5 -> full QA checks, pre-packing and shipping.GQC -> leading the Gated Quality Checks team (6 people at peak), taking P5 quality expectations and ensuring smooth implementation of corrections as far upstream in the Production cycle as possible.P3 -> functional checks and tuning, analytical troubleshooting of instruments based on sales order, and improvement projects.P1 Mechanical -> sub-assemblies and accessories assembly, including QC of other technicians' work, quality inspection of parts from suppliers, and regular stock taking.Also, on several occasions I spent multi-weeks chunks of time supporting the Software team - in a role now part of the Integration Testing team -testing new releases of all in-house software products for various configurations of hardware, carrier gas, source systems, inlets, and analytical configurations.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Temporary assignment in wiring contract manufacturing, building aerospace mil-spec low voltage wiring harnesses for RocketLab.

Christchurch, New Zealand

- Assembly of mechanical and electrical subsystems and systems for the jetpack.- Maintenance operations (planned or for test/upgrade) under Technical Lead and Engineering supervision.- In-house electrical manufacturing, installation support, documentation, stock control, repairs and prototyping.- Parts or systems inspection upon return of the jetpack from freight.- Ground crew role training during field test, including transit inspection on between test flights.- Electrical support for new technologies test rigs.- Miscellaneous workshop tasks e.g., Stores stocktake or building benches.

Christchurch

Lull in technician career by lack of opportunities matching my skills and experience in Christchurch.Mounting of ute accessories (bed lines, canopies, roof racks, nudge bars, bull bars, flat alloy beds), and customer support in case of issues or swap/upgrade off-site.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Fixed-term contract for assembly (mechanical and electrical) and testing of two contracted test jigs.Assembly of the first jig was completed, but contract was terminated before completion of the second one. Assigned TestStand programming trials had started but incomplete requirements prior to contract termination prevented further progress.

Christchurch

Supervisor role for the day-shift grocery team, implementing the Grocery Manager instructions for the weekend, distributing workload among staff, taking customers phone calls and enquiries, assisting sales reps and keeping head-of-aisles stock topped up throughout the day.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Temporary and fixed-terms contracts in two batches over four years.Various assembly (mechanical and electrical) and testing of production test jigs, including LabView and TestStand use and support.

Christchurch

Stocking shelves at New World until the February 2011 earthquake damaged the premises beyond safe use, leading to redundancy.I had started learning how to drive a forklift and how to transition into a night shift 2IC role.

Christchurch

Brief attempt at going back to sound staging, with in this role the addition of setting up other aspects of a stage, lights, etc ...Short notice for late jobs/extra hours did not match my expectations.

Christchurch

First technician in New Zealand, pre-testing, testing and doing final assembly of Enatel's products on their production line.

Aix-En-Provence

Final assembly and testing of air analysis products, and if required assembly/mounting in remotely-operated "cabinets".Also specialised in customer support and training on one specific product.The company showed signs of financial struggle, I decided to not wait to be made redundant and took this opportunity to move to New Zealand.

Aix-En-Provence

Automotive microelectronics layout role using 500nm/32-layers photolithography process in an R&D center.Designers work would be converted to the appropriate amount of layers following IR rules of manufacturing, either in components part of a chip or sub-systems.Also developed a library of digital components optimised for small footprint, ready-to-use by other layout technicians.

Aix-En-Provence

End-of-Diploma compulsory 10-week internship.Under guidance from a Test Engineer, an accelerated-ageing jig was assembled and LabView test software written. The core goals of the internship were reached ahead of schedule, and remaining time was spent updating LabView, tidying up the code for future modifications, and improving execution speed.

Monaco

Setting sound stages as per bands requirements.Off-stage/live support during performances.Maintenance of sound equipment.