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Newport News, Virginia, United States

Spearheading the delivery of a robust IT infrastructure for a leading medical device manufacturer in a highly regulated environment. Demonstrating exceptional proficiency in managing complex technical ecosystems, ensuring seamless operations and compliance with industry standards.Proficient in Microsoft's Business Central and Dynamics NAV, successfully navigating upgrades from NAV 2017 to BC 20, 21, and 22 within a single year. Committed to maintaining cutting-edge knowledge by planning bi-annual major upgrades to stay abreast with the latest releases. Implemented and configured a range of add-ons (ShopFloor by InsightWorks, Continia Expense Management, ClickLearn, Jet Reports, etc) to streamline business processes. Focused on leveraging Microsoft's Enterprise Applications suite, including Dynamics 365 for Sales/CRM, Power BI, Teams, and PowerApps, to enhance operational efficiency and business intelligence.Upgraded legacy firewalls, networking equipment, and access points to an advanced FortiNet stack. Demonstrated a strategic approach to modernizing and securing the network infrastructure, significantly improving system reliability and security posture.

Maintained, Implemented, and administered all modules in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017:Revamped Chart of Accounts, Inventory Posting Setups, Gen. Business Posting Setup to correct errors from initial deployment of NAV.Determined posting setup errors with subcontracting that was causing an imbalance between inventory accounts.Setup Advanced Warehousing to account for our first warehouse location. This includes Production Order Processing, Zone/Bin setup, Picks/Put-Aways, and transfers from warehousing locations to non-warehousing locations.Revamped Work Center and Machine Center setup to account for actual costs when it comes to Production Order costing. This included calculating the direct and indirect costs for each Work Center and Machine Center based on overhead, machinery used, and size of the space.Implemented and setup Shop Floor by InsightWorks, allowing us to keep track of actual costs. Deployed the "Quality" section of Shop Floor and integrated it with our vQuality website, to allow for the quality data to be accessed by customers without having to be on our network.Revamped our Item Tracking and Production Order Processing to allow for a more efficient workflow while working with these items in NAV. This involved removing all of our inventory from the system and putting it back in, while maintaining the Inventory Valuation.Implemented Jet Reports/Jet Analytics to allow for reporting on the information captured within NAV.Created Financial Statements, Production Reports, Inventory Reports, and Quality Reports utilizing Jet Reports/Analytics to allow for more insight into our processes for C-level staff.Implemented Dimension Manager to revamp the dimensions that were originally configured with our installation of NAV. Once implemented, all dimensions were updated on the General Ledger, Capacity Ledger, Item Ledger, and Value Ledger.Revamped Account Schedules to work with updated Chart Of Accounts and Dimension Changes.

Williamsburg, Virginia

Lead the design and implementation team for transferring document control systems. Managed engineering software systems, including (but not limited to) SolidWorks and Altium.System Administrator for Document Control System (SolidWorks PDM)System Administrator for SolidWorks System Administrator for AltiumCreate and maintain technical mechanical and electrical drawings for use in R&D and Production. Create, standardize, and maintain templates used in mechanical and electrical engineering drawings. Host and document drawing/design review meetings. Find, evaluate, and compare vendors for components needed for manufacturing. Interface with vendor engineering teams for product manufacturability. Provide vendors with product specifications and be the point of contact for questions and design accuracy.

Hampton, Va

Created and maintained the SolidWorks PDM CAD (SQL) database as the lead draftsmanAssisted R&D with the development and design of new biomedical sensors and medical device housingsManaged the quality control of all engineering drawings by hosting weekly meetings

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Constructed and assembled industrial control panels as an Electronics Technician Consulted with customers to obtain specifications and designed their control panels accordinglyDeveloped proprietary PLC and HMI programs to allow the end user to control their system

Williamsburg, Va

Developed a system to manage employee files utilizing FileMaker ProCreated a database structure that allowed key details of employees to be recordedConstructed forms to allow data to easily be entered, recalled, and analyzed

Williamsburg, Va

Refined SolidWorks CAD renderings for inclusion in ivWatch FDA 510(k) submission documentsComposed different views of the ivWatch Model 400 using SolidWorks PhotoView 360

Williamsburg, Va

Worked with medical device product manager and software engineers to develop quality assurance protocol for software verification of user interfaceMapped GUI software design flow document to unique numbering schema identifying button press path to current UI state

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE, Co-Op, EcoCar 3Electrical Engineering Department Ambassador Mississippi State Maker-Space Leader

Other: Certificate In Financial Accounting, Complete

Financial Accounting is an 8-week, 60-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. This course teaches the fundamentals.

Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE