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Dyersville, Iowa, United States

Lead the effort to automate the plant manufacturing floor and clean up product technical documentation.

Coralville, Iowa, United States

Manchester, IA

Troubleshoot automated manufacturing equipment, modify PLC code and HMI screens, automate legacy (30yo) equipment to modern standards, ID legacy equipment, drive OT network to CPwE standards, act as a technical resource with plant personnel, work with OEM's to modify equipment, and develop plans to upgrade legacy equipment. Developed the long term.

Provide high technology automation concept, design and project managment services. Customers include: LaserCard, Solyndra, PCI, Gallo, Balboa Water Group, The AKA Group, Abbott, zelos, and others.

Santa Clara Ca

Develop, apply and maintain quality requirements and standards for development and manufacturingproducts. Serve as the primary quality assurance resource to department supervisor(s) for problem identification,resolution, loss reporting and continuous improvement. Support concurrent engineering efforts by participating in design development projects.

Pleasanton

Identify automation issues and develop plans to resolve all issues across 6 north American plants. Participate in Lean six sigma activities. Reverse engineered equipment and developed missing electrical schematics, pneumatic schematics, and mechanical drawings then rewired 2 very neglected automatic machines. Trained techs in troubleshooting techniques..

Livingston, CA

Manage controls projects; Develop budgetary costs, present funds request for projects, develop project time line, write SOW, oversee contract vendors performing work, test equipment for functional ability. Work with and train techs to better their troubleshooting skills. Special projects: #1 Develop a plant controls strategy, identify critical issues that.

Livermore Ca

Worked as an automation and controls engineer on a contract basis. Update and modified existing programs from past projects. Develop electrical schematic drawings and PCB schematic drawings and board layouts. Design and program equipment to SOW. I was called in for small, short term projects which other contractors did not want due to the size and size.

Fairfield Ca

Key Challenges: (i)Role model an attitude for embracing lean. (ii)Integrate plant wide equipment with osiSoft and zpi software. (iii)Provide technical leadership covering: equipment documentation standards, forensic data analysis, statistical analysis, and process improvement methodology.Major Ongoing Projects: (1)Clean up existing schematic diagrams, PI&D.

Livermore, CA

Design the electrical circuits and develop controls code for all custom automation projects.Responsible for all controls and automation strategy.Provide technical sales and marketing support to the sales group.Oversee the assembly and testing of the custom automation projects.Currently working as an independent contractor with NexusAutomation developing.

San Francisco Bay Area

Identify opportunities for market growth and penetration for Exec leadership. Provide market trend analysis, conduct research on industry competitors, and provide product design recommendations to Exec leadership. Review marketing material and recommend marketing material changes to leadership.Recommend marketing strategy for penetrating the OEM automation.

Provide electrical and software design, concepts for new project designs, train and mentor Jr. engineers, and provide technical support to customers.

Turlock

Taught undergrad students operational theory, business analysis and process improvement during the spring semester. Covered topics included: Six Sigma, TQM, Lean manufacturing, TPM, and SPC.

Developed state of the art R&D solar assembly equipment for product development. Directed equipment build teams to bring projects that are behind schedule, back on schedule. Lead design teams on projects where time is the most critical element.

Solved complex technical issues for a vision measuring concept. Developed and brought 3 vision measuring systems on-line with a measuring capability of +/-10 microns. Developed high security and high precision automated web film processing and micro-printing equipment.

ResponResponsible for corporate wide quality and lean activities. Provide company wide training to all personnel in process improvement activities. Develop executive staff in strategy, business development and financial metrics. Provided all financial calculations for capital equipment purchases.

Set up mamogram test system. Troubleshoot down to the component level.

Design electrical and software controls systems. Manage custome laser automation projects.

Key system architect for developing wet bench robotics. Concretized the operating system, programming language and hardware designs for a new robotic product. Key software and hardware architect for building custom automation projects. Drove design and development costs down through lean manufacturing principles.

Mba In Operations & Finance, Lean Operations

Mba, Quality/Lean, Finance, Global Operations

Activities and Societies: CSU-Stan MBA Association founder, Received the Bava-Demergaso Business Fellowship.After Graduation I was invited.

Mmse, Operations

Activities and Societies: Developed automation control methodologies to reduce developement costs.My area of concetration is in lean.

Bsee, Rf/Microwave Communications W/Math Minor

Because of my experience as a Rf/microwave technician, I provided critical R&D to help develop an E-fiel/H-field sensor for the school.

Aa, Programming

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Bs, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering