Carlos Gil Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

San Jose, CA

Managed a group of manufacturing technicians, and assemblers to support the production build and testing of probe card assemblies.

Santa Clara, CA

• Managed a group of manufacturing technicians, and manufacturing engineers to support the manufacturing release of NMR cryogenic probes, and production build of NMR cryogenic probes and accessories.
• Developed new processes and procedures in areas of assembly & fabrication, product documentation, and product testing for manufacturing release of new products.
• Created Manufacturing plan for the release of 2nd Generation NMR Cryogenic probe, which include working with procurement team in Penang to find non-domestic Agilent approved vendors and suppliers.
• Supervised manufacturing operations such as assembly, fabrication, modification and repair of cryogenic probe parts, and tooling fixtures for the Service Repair group.
• Worked with Quality Team to create new packaging for cryogenic probe, this reduced the defective products down to zero due to shipping damages.

Palo Alto, CA

• Supervised production team responsible for the manufacture of linear accelerators by organizing team and monitoring workflow, establishing priorities, and resolving problems.
• Managed staff by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing company policies, and.
• Managed day-to-day operations of multiple work centers, and ensure that the group operates at maximum efficiency to meet production goals.
• Review test data routinely and assure products produced meet the Company Quality Standards, and specifically the requirements pertaining to medical devices per ISO13485 requirements and FDA 21-CFR Quality Systems.
• Assigned to work with Quality Engineers on Process Validations of linear accelerator. Wrote and implemented the Installation Qualification protocol, Operation Qualification protocol and Process Operation protocol.

Palo Alto, CA

• Managed a group of engineers and technicians responsible for the manufacture of NMR Cryogenic probes, new product release and probe accessories.
• Implemented process improvement on probe assembly to improve on site failure rate from 100% to 40%.
• Led the efforts in cost reduction in areas of non-conformance and delivered product that saved the company an average of $50K per probe.
• Supervised and coordinated the activities of manufacturing technicians engaged in the assembly, modifying and repairing parts, tooling and related items in manufacturing probes and probe accessories.
• Provided & presented manufacturing factory performance by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data based on factory KPIs.
• Created budgets, and production goals, based on Sales and Marketing goals.

Palo Alto, CA

• Managed a team of Manufacturing Engineers responsible for supporting product development and product release, and coordinated a group of test technicians responsible for testing and qualifying production and.
• Reduced cost of product testing by 50% by implementing automation testing in the factory.
• Reviewed, and approved product design specifications, project plan and appropriation request on research projects. Provided production budget and capacity plans.
• Defined and implemented policies, standards and procedures for engineering and technical work performed in the manufacturing and service departments.

Palo Alto, CA

• Managed daily operations of testing facility, supervising test technicians in testing NMR probes, systems, subassemblies, components and parts and ensured conformance to product specification.
• Reduced production rework cost by $100k and reduced labor variance by more than 60% in the first 2 years through process improvement and employee advance training program.
• Reviewed work orders, product requirements and technical instructions to determine facility requirements and recommended measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and product quality.
• Managed team schedules, production assignments, performance reviews and actively coached and mentored promising employees on career development.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Certificate - Black Belt, Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Certificate, Medical Devices

Medical Device Regulation, Verification, and Validation