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Sparks, NV, US

Sparks, NV, US

Plant Manager:- Manages daily production and manufacturing operations on shop floor- Making sure policies and procedures are followed. - Manages production floor employees including PTO, work schedules, training.- Approves purchase requestsProduction Engineer:- Prepares forecast and maintains inventory according to the forecast. - Procurement Process.

Sparks, NV, US

- Acting shop supervisor. supervising employees, production, and training.- Implement new processes to the manufacturing floor.- Provide engineering and technical support to all aspects of the operations-Creating new detailed test procedures, improving efficiency-Designing circuit boards using KiCad-Implementing new testing equipment using Arduino and.

Sparks, NV, US

• Test and repair microwave security sensors.
• Tune microwave transceiver power and frequency and test the final assembly.
• Analyze the potential faults associated with inoperative electrical circuits.
• Reading schematics and Gerber files to troubleshoot circuits
• Equipment used: Waveguide Attenuators and Power Meter, DMM, Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies, Function Generators, Soldering Equipment and frequency counterAccomplishments:- Converted waveguide to use a frequency counter.

Reno, NV, US

• Tested PCB to customers specifications, used microcontrollers for testing.
• Programmed Wireless XTend RF boards, to customers specifications.
• Troubleshoot boards that do not meet specifications.
• Inputed customers bill of material in VSC database
• Created manufacturing process for SMT (Surface Mount Technology)
• Used Gerber files to create manufacturing process

When I initially volunteered at the Environmental Protections Division I utilized my extensive computer knowledge to correct errors in the storm water data base and to correlate all of the searchable material.After I completed the database work, I worked with a PE environmental engineer, reviewing land use drawings to identify areas of concern in terms of.

Lotte, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

• Scanned and digitized automotive tooling into analysis software with CMM
• Utilized a variety of CAD programs to translate data
• Responsible for quality control to ensure tools adhered to customer parameters
• Assisted model shop department when my area was slow. This included: --- Epoxy/fiberglass model layup with parting line fences. --- Building and pouring silicone molds. --- Assisted in rapid prototyping and 3D printing

Lotte, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

• Developed excellent hardware/software troubleshooting skills by providing support for users
• Fully responsible for the operation of servers, network, and phone system
• Coordinated relocation of computers and network for two different locations
• Updated company’s network from Novell to Win NT and later to Win2k server

Lotte, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

• Created job documentation packages and maintenance manuals for customers
• Identified best practices and streamlined information for job documentation. This effort minimized a task of several days to one of several hours
• Established and implemented forms and procedures for CAD designers
• Created part drawings and stock lists from 2D assembly views
• Managed and organized sending and receiving customer data
• Developed multitasking skills – working with several jobs at a time

Lotte, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

• Responsible for checking in received shipments sorting them for the right job cart then find out if any parts were missing.
• Became familiar working with bill of materials and Gantt Charts.
• Responsible for keeping track of consumable supplies in the tool crib
• Responsible for tool and job cart checkout.
• Assisted Tool shop using drill presses, grinders, and saws.

Supervisory Management Certificate, Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

General Engineering

General Engineering

Business And Computers