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Orlando, Fl, Us

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

Provided comprehensive management of existing and potential problems resulting from quality assurance concerns, customer complaints, audits, process problems, etc. to assure continuous compliance with multinational regulatory requirements and continuous improvement in a medical device environment.•Closed over 30 CAPA (Corrective Action/Preventive Action) investigations for S&RC (Sleep and Respiratory Care) Philips.•Utilized QMS understanding (i.e.: CFR 820, ISO13485, EUMDR, etc.) to foster an environment of compliance to these regulations and standards.•Lead/facilitated up to 21 CAPA projects simultaneously as part of a team of facilitators that were assembled to burndown over 185 backlogged CAPAs.•Trained new CAPA owners in procedures as a CAPA subject matter expert. Coached and guided CAPA Owners throughout the CAPA process.• Managed CAPA Team meetings to give advice on tools/approaches to take to address deliverables of CAPA, helped teams keep awareness of interfaces with other processes/interfaces and customer and/or auditor viewpoint.•Acted as the center of knowledge for all the CAPA practices and the Trackwise QCM CAPA software tool.•Reviewed CAPA execution records to assure CAPA quality standards were met for execution and documentation before the CAPA proceeded to the next key step.•Utilized Problem Solving skills/appropriate selection and use of Root Cause and Process analysis tools including Ishikawa, 5Why, Design of Experiments, DMAIC, SPC, hypothesis testing tools, etc.•Actively engaged with CAPA central team and global CAPA Community of Practice to support continuous improvement efforts in the CAPA process.•Worked effectively with all levels of management to ensure CAPA action plans could be supported and that costs/resources needed to implement the plan were available.•Guided CAPAs to Implementation and Closure so that compliance was met, audit findings were minimized, and customer complaints were reduced.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

Led/participated in various QMS Quality projects implementing the transfer of technology and quality systems to new manufacturing facility for highly regulated medical imaging equipment (MRI coils).•Transferred MRI production Quality Systems to new manufacturing facility in India, including oversight of training program for all Quality Inspectors.•Resolved Non-conformance issues and determined if issues should be elevated to CAPA process. Created CAPA requests and provided horizontal analyses to CAPA teams.•Developed and reviewed quality standards, quality processes, methods, work instructions and procedures for medical equipment manufacturing and quality processes.•Confirmed compliance with Philips Internal and industry quality and regulatory standards in a highly regulated medical equipment production environment.•Reviewed and approved documentation related to internal and external manufacturing processes to ensure quality products are delivered to the customer.•Scheduled and oversaw implementation of Quality systems to EUMDR standards for Pune, India activities.•Influenced, facilitated and managed KPI excellence across manufacturing and distribution sites.•Validated software for use in manufacturing environment.•Managed all Ship Hold activities.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Us

Assisted in Testing and Qualification of new attractions (Rise of the Resistance, Smugglers Run).Identified safety concerns and alerted design engineers concerning hazards and recommended corrective actions.Responsible for checklists and normal operations of each aspect of the Rise of the Resistance attraction.Supported Virtual Cue as needed.Interacted with guests to identify customer needs and generated/implemented solutions in order to create magical guest experiences.

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Led/participated in various R&D projects for mining data and exploring new technologies for the advancement and improvement of SAW RF filter technologies.•Extracted and analyzed data from a variety of arcane data bases from Semiconductor processes (physical deposition, Photolithography, etc.) to correlate various fab/tool parameters to RF filter Desense failures.•Designed I-Line masks and analyzed results of DOE experiments to determine root cause of Desense.•Collected and organized historical data on SAW filter designs to track trends in key design parameters for benchmarking of future designs.•Supported manufacturing Process Improvement DOEs by analyzing results of various DOEs and enhancing yield/quality.•Designed filter masks for testing of next-generation DUV manufacturing equipment allowing for development of next generation photolithography processes.

Cork, Ie

Led Quality Assurance efforts to improve products by aligning the product design and manufacturing processes to customer expectations and needs.•Introduced early intervention testing against marketing/customer requirements which decreased time to market and aligned product design to customer demands. Also introduced corrective action process.•Led effort to improve RFID Tag encoding manufacturing calibration system, reducing false rejects and improving yields (a gain from 80% to 99%).•Characterized, optimized and implemented product designs and manufacturing processes leading to the introduction of successful new products via destructive, non-destructive, ESD, etc. testing.•Created, reviewed and improved test methods to maximize the relationship between testing and customer expectations, leading to improved customer satisfaction. Specified new equipment when necessary.•Performed and documented tests on competitive products to measure performance resulting in improved marketing strategies and successful patent litigations.•Reduced engineering costs by training technicians in the areas of test methods and use of equipment.•Served on EHS team and implemented process for laboratory safety inspections, improving overall safety/reducing accidents by 10%.•Championed product improvements and enhancements via First Article Inspections, sampling of stock, etc., resulting in higher customer acceptance levels.•Created Product Assurance Work Instruction database and wrote most of the procedures, ensuring Quality system robustness in preparation of ISO 9000 certification.

Cork, Ie

Functioned as master of all technologies pertaining to AM (Acousto-Magnetic) labels and tags, including materials specifications, testing, design and manufacturing methodologies. Was tasked with improving performance and cost reduction.•Led efforts to Design and Develop new retail security sensor products including Recirculatable VST Tag, which sold 1M units in first week generating $6M in annual revenue.•Reduced production costs by over 50% by outsourcing and supporting designs through production in China, India, Ireland, Puerto Rico and Mexico.•Improved Quality/Cost ratios by creating mathematical models to determine effect of cost-cutting design/specification changes on product quality.•Prevented price increases by analyzing incoming materials for conformance to specifications and writing Engineering Deviations to allow for utilization of non-conforming material.•Applied Design for Six-Sigma statistical techniques to cost reduction of EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) Label designs resulting in a predicted annual savings of $2.3M.•Designed experiments on EAS Labels to measure manufacturability of product and improve yield.•Improved Customer Satisfaction by analyzing customer complaints concerning products and determining root causes of failure and implementing corrective actions. Put mechanisms in place to prevent reoccurrences.

Beverly, Ma, Us

Led technical aspects of ceramic electrostatic clamp development and out-sourcing programs by devising and conducting experiments that integrated mechanical, electrical, and software engineering work for Ion Implanter development.•Specified and Procured MEMS based technology for novel contact cooling electrostatic clamp.•Reduced particle contamination by 90% by supervising continuous improvement program across all product lines. •Transferred technology from R&D to production for medium current and backside gas cooling implanter resulting in a flagship product that was demonstrated to customers.•Saved $20k annually by providing engineering support to improve manufacturing for Electrostatic Clamps. •Selected materials for, designed, and constructed Prototype glass panel Electrostatic Clamps for the in-vacuum manipulation and cooling of flat panel displays during ion implantation, allowing for increased throughput.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

•Developed sputter deposited thin-film electrodes for Thin-Film batteries and transferred this R&D technology to an Advanced Product Engineering phase.•Researched thin film transparent vapor barrier materials in support of on-cell Tester project and increased barrier properties by a factor of 1000.•Purchased, modified and maintained hi-vacuum equipment for R&D department.

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•Designed, Fabricated and Tested Prototype Lithium Ion based Electrochromic Thin Films and Windows.•Developed and processed High-Pulsed-Current Capacity Cu/Ag wire for Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) applications that had Superior Tensile properties compared to commercial high current wire.•Synthesized High Temperature Superconducting Ceramic Filaments from Organometallic Precursors to form Practical conductive wire.•Investigated Ion Conductive Polymers for Lithium Ion cells.•Supervised/trained new employees in basic laboratory procedures.

Ms, Material Engineering

Bs, Physics, Chemistry