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Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Winston Salem, North Carolina

-Communicate and collaborate with key manufacturing stakeholders to discuss the risks associated with adopting new equipment and technologies in the manufacturing entity.-Review new product technologies and their associated manufacturing processes and ensure these are in alignment with current quality standards and metrics followed by the manufacturing entity.-Assist R&D in the design and development of new product technologies and their associated manufacturing processes; activities include: computer aided design, engineering analysis, design testing, drafting and execution of test protocols, process failure modes and analysis, etc.-Perform process validations (IQ, OQ, PQ) for non-verifiable processes and author TMV/No TMV, pFMECA, PVP, MI/EP documentation. -Redesign and innovate transferred to manufacturing technologies to reduce manufacturing defects, enhance product quality and improve line efficiency.- Completed design control activities (design deliverables plan, design traceability matrix, design testing protocols) to meet regional regulatory requirements in APAC region to remain in compliance in affected countries.- Finished design and process control activities to replace part/component in a finished good due to part obsoletion by supplier. Activities included: Design and development of manufacturing process to manufacture part in-house, design testing to claim equivalency to previous component and transfer to manufacturing of new component.

West Lafayette, In

- Successfully completed and implemented new technologies and processes into production manufacturing.- Demonstrated expertise in process validations (IQ, OQ, PQ) for non-verifiable processes. Validations include: Lyophilization, sealing, autoclaving, HPW systems, and chemical treatment processes.- Design, developed and implemented manufacturing controls to reduce defects, monitor manufacturing processes and measure quantifiable process outcomes.- Creative and logistic contribution in feasibility activities, translating impactful ideas in both process development and device design to production scale.- Drafted manufacturing instructions and work orders.- Designed, developed and installed equipment, tooling, jigs and fixtures to facilitateproduction tasks.- Demonstrated expertise in process risk management documentation; pFMECAs, FTAs, process flowcharts, and JHAs.

Edinburg, Tx

Managed, assisted and participated in a variety of industrial projects. Projects, activities, and skills included:- Data cloud collection via a hand held scanner for reverse engineering applications.- Computer Aided Design and rapid prototyping of equipment and tooling.- Ergonomic Analysis and Tooling//Equipment Redesign- Medical Device proof of concept analysis.- Process development

Graduate Certificate, Applied Statistics

Relevant coursework: - Design of Experiments (DOE) - Regression Analysis - Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) - Hypothesis Testing

Continuing Education, Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering

Relevant Coursework: - Hydraulics and Pneumatics - Motor Control - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) - Industrial Safety - Electrical.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Bridges International (Active Member)Relevant Coursework: Product and Process Design Design.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Manufacturing Engineering, 3.98

Activities and Societies: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Engineering Honor's.