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Milpitas, California, United States

• Implemented low cost masking improvement for major product that eliminated over 80 manhours per week of touchup labor and increased first pass yield from 0% to nearly 100%. • Developed and validated static mixing process for fast cure epoxies that reduced raw material waste by a factor of ten.• Integrated five process improvements that resulted in thirty-fold reduction in scrap for UV-staking process.• Executed over 40 engineering reviews for new product introductions (NPI).

Union City, California, United States

Divisional Technical Lead and SME for Reagent-Bead Vision Inspection Systems:• Spearheaded $1,600,000 project to automate over $500,000 of manual labor per year through the implementation of a customized vision inspection system. • Achieved operational capability and high performance by identifying two critical process improvements and eliminating six fatal design flaws including both software and hardware.• Optimized operational doctrine and procedure enabling 100% defect-free process output.• Designed, documented and executed all engineering studies, experimental protocols, and validations.• Trained three personnel on the operational doctrine and the complex process of inspection recipe creation.

San Jose, Ca

Division Lead: Tooling, Robotics and Automation. • Developed SMED process for laser cutting which reduced setup time six-fold, while also reducing wear to the honeycomb.• Crafted inexpensive tools leading to eight-fold performance improvement for three key manufacturing processes.• Designed control system, safety protocols and pneumatic logic for 1,200 lb pneumatic press.• Designed control system and logic for automatic infeed of screen presses via robotic arm.Division Lead: Software Development.• Automated more than 1000 manhours per year of high value labor for savings of over $38,000 per year.• Programmed a report that helped bring on-time delivery for largest account from 55% to 98% in under a month.• Designed and coded both back-end and front-end of five essential business applications.Division Lead: Environmental Health and Safety.• Conducted safety audits which identified and eliminated four significant risks to human health and safety.• Created and delivered engaging safety presentations to the entire division (over 50 employees).• Engineered an air quality simulation that acts as a corporate safety standard for all laser cutting lines.• Led weekly safety audits of the facility, inspector visits and corresponding corrective actions.Division Lead: Material Compliance.• Programmed a database application which automated labor and reduced processing time from months down to days.• Internationally interfaced with colleagues, vendors and customers to process over 300 material certification requests.

Morgan Hill, Ca

Continuous Improvement Lead:• Implemented process improvement that tripled production rate of major product line.• Led a continuous improvement project that brought on-time delivery from 55% to 95% (all-time company high).• Spearheaded 6S effort that saved company over $250,000 per year in flammable material storage facilities.• Designed, programmed and implemented application that saves 170 manhours/yr for supervisor.Research and Development Production Liaison:• Trained and supervised four lab personnel in using analytical equipment and QC testing.• Developed standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and performed AS9100 audits for projects of over $800,000 in revenue.