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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Creating industry leading diamond wire sawing solutions.

Manage a group of dedicated engineers in software, controls and mechanical engineeringResponsible for overall system architecture and electrical design of diamond wire sawsManage a team of technicians who build and test diamond wire sawsCreated and reported metrics for tracking production cost and capabilityManage IT Systems – cluster based virtual server farm with >30 VM’sResponsible for budget, planning and project managementMigrated to a virtual environment and increased uptime to >99%Implemented Odoo ERP system and migrated existing data from SAPSubject matter expert for diamond wire manufacturing, sawing processes, and machine designDeveloped new servo control algorithms to make the fastest single wire saw on the market

Took over a floundering saw division from a sister company and turned a project heading toward a $25M loss into a net positiveDesigned, built, and moved to production a vision system capable of seeing 1µm defects on wire moving at >100m/minDesigned new diamond wire saws at half the cost of the current equipment and with better performanceDesigned new prototypes for world leading technology and evolved current equipmentImplemented design checks and balances that reduced engineering errors from 20% to less than 1%Managed build of prototype and production equipmentProvided estimates of design effort and cost for proposed upgradesTook large machine designs from concept to finished product in less than 3 monthsIdentified a chemistry change that increased the yield of the EPW wire process by 30%Managed international service of diamond wire sawsReduced the price of EPW diamond wire from $0.50/m to <$0.05/mManaged IT Systems – server farm consisting of 13 chassis servers

Researched, designed and implemented an equipment and process overhaul that created a new product line for the company (EPW Diamond Wire) at ¼ the cost of the original product line and 2x the performance Managed a mixed team of engineers, technicians and machinistsCreated a database for quality system trackingCreated project tracking system for engineering status and new project requestsCreated ECN roll-out and tracking systemOversaw PM procedures, completions, uptime, and readiness of toolsDesigned upgrades for quality improvement and cost reduction

Designed and implemented an equipment change that lead to a 60% decrease in cost of MPW diamond wireDesigned a database driven “Down Tool System” to monitor tool and technician KPI’sDesigned a front-end system for management to prepare reports from DTS data automaticallyDesigned facility systems for RO, chemical waste treatment, and diamond collectionInitiated kitting of pm components and assemblies to speed maintenanceMaintained training and skill sets for 28 technicians across 5 shifts

Created PM procedures and started tracking run hours for toolsDeveloped a team of operators to become the first maintenance technicians at DMT

As head Field Service Engineer, led a team of four field engineers and technicians on problem solving and customer service applicationsDesigned long term solutions to continuing design problemsCorrected schematics and technical drawings where necessaryTraveled extensively worldwide to customer sites training operators, repairing current equipment, implementing new designs, and developing cutting processes for new materialsPrepared and delivered reports on customer cutting to achieve machine acceptance