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Rochester, NY, US

Rochester, NY, US

Rochester, NY, US

-I currently manage a 2-shift operations team of 1 supervisor and 20-25 employees in a high mix, low volume AS-9100 manufacturing setting producing precision magnetic assemblies.-I lead and facilitate Lean initiatives across the department as well as others-I work among a cross functional team composed of Engineering, Purchasing, Sales, Executive.

Rochester, NY, US

• Helped lead kaizen events to improve efficiency and productivity of several work centers throughout the plant to better align our capacity with projected continued growth.
• Applied LSS principles such as value stream mapping, DOE, PQPR, takt time, 5S, etc. to increase capacity for the companies largest budget program throughout Q4 2015, Q1 2016 as the lead manufacturing engineer.
• Drafted and updated SOP's using standard work methodologies along with hands on experience with production as part of the company's continuous improvement initiatives.
• Use of SolidWorks, GD&T knowledge to design and draft fixtures and tools needed to improve processes and optimize manufacturability of our products.
• Used in-house 3D printing additive manufacturing to create fast turnaround prototype tools as proof of concept for use in production settings.
• Worked organically with management, quality, and design teams to solve problems quickly and cleverly using structured RCCA methods.

Rochester, NY, US

• Managed ~$5M in sales to customers across the industrial, automotive, oil & gas, aerospace and defense industries.
• Operated as the main point of contact between customers and AMT engineering, production, and quality departments to define requirements, assess prints, generate magnet and assembly quotes, review contracts, and field.
• Participated on Kaizen project to increase efficiency of warehouse and shipping personnel through inventory organization, process optimization, and new customer requirement flowdowns and document tracking processes.

West Henrietta, New York, US

• Modeled and manufactured fixtures used to aid in the assembly, alignment, and focus of optics for license plate readers used for strategic monitoring and intelligence gathering.
• Assembled license plate readers which included cleaning, aligning, and focusing lenses and camera sensors, wiring and installing circuit boards, and proper installment of gaskets and heat shields to stringent.
• Performed scratch tests for various lens cover acrylic materials to determine the best for our clients application
• Performed dimensional tolerance checks for several opto-mechanical components to diagnose design flaws

• Extensive use of Autodesk Inventor to model, simulate, and analyze mechanical parts and assemblies for opto-mechanical systems and medical devices
• Produced detailed mechanical engineering documentation and drawings following proper GD&T practices
• Assisted in all phases of the product-development lifecycle, from conceptualizing new product ideas through sketching, creating models, developing engineering designs, prototyping, testing, and producing improved.

Deerfield, Illinois, US

• Recruited to use Solidworks to design mechanical and electrical fixtures for implementation of force testing on a Baxter IV infusion pump
• Wrote comprehensive engineering test procedures and reports suitable for submission as part of a 510(k) clearance for the FDA
• Organized, implemented and analyzed data collection process based upon my engineering test plan to verify functional requirements of an IV pump

- Assisted in acquisition and quality verification of data used in biometric research for facial and iris recognition technologies- Operated a wide variety of camera equipment and data collection software which often included technology still under development- Reviewed data for accuracy and usability via web interface

- Managed a crew of 2 others on various jobs using heavy machinery to maintain customers’ property- Established strong work ethic and gained valuable teamwork experience by performing 45 hours of manual labor per week on a crew with 3 other men

Raritan, NJ, US

- Tested veterinary blood analyzer cartridges for packaging leaks and defects following strict government recall guidelines- Gained valuable experience working as part of a team of engineers and scientists of all ages in industry

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering