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Nevada City, Ca, Us

Grass Valley, California, United States

Sacramento, California Area

Duties include designing custom Diffusion Bonded and Vacuum Brazed assemblies with SolidWorks. Sourcing materials, assembly, and processing of prototype designs. Rebuilding, maintenance, and operation of Diffusion Bonding, Vacuum Furnace, and Thin Film Coating equipment.

Grass Valley, Ca

Originally hired as an Engineering Associate to coordinate the roll-out of Engineering Change Notices across Engineering, Production, Purchasing, and Service groups, as well as provide on-site IT support for over 50 users. Promoted to Manufacturing Engineer I and took on the challenge of creating documentation for existing manufacturing processes and developing new assembly and test procedures for new and existing products.Key Accomplishments● Successfully managed transition of two product lines from engineering prototypes to production manufacturing within required deadlines.

Grass Valley, Ca

Primary responsibilities included the redesign of existing ceramic manufacturing equipment to new process technology which encompassed the addition of sensors and pneumatic circuits, modification of hydraulic circuits, and reprogramming of PLC's. Also analyzed data and prepared reports on physical and mechanical properties of finished ceramic products produced from various feedstock materials, and used this information to developed process optimizations for increased performance of finished productsKey Accomplishments● Key part of engineering team that completed ceramic tile Pilot Production Line under budget

Grass Valley, Ca

Hired with the intent of working in engineering, first worked on factory floor to learn furniture production techniques. Learned operation of edge banding machine and dual-head CNC router including G and M code for optimization of router performance. Moved into Engineer position and worked with AutoCAD to design furniture and prepare Production Packages which included all shop drawings, cut-lists, and bills of materials.

Hayward, Ca

Worked directly with customers in all markets, both on-site and at customer sites, to assist in design of components and assemblies for ease of manufacturing and control of costs. Managed product development projects from prototype builds to volume manufacturing, including the development of new manufacturing processes required to meet customer needs. Utilized CAD and 3D solid modeling to modify customer prints and create shop drawings. Key Accomplishments● Assisted in winning volume manufacturing contracts for multiple piece parts through collaboration with customer design engineering teams.