Eric Hardy Email & Phone Number

United States

NPI Engineer, ClearAlign LLC. Nashua, NH October 2021-Present • Engineering- Support the engineering team with all new product development. Work autonomously or within a team-oriented environment to develop these new designs. Build, test, troubleshoot and qualify precision Opto-Electro-Mechanical systems and sub systems. Create work instructions to support the feed down of these systems and sub-systems to manufacturing. Develop test processes and procedures as needed. Program manage projects when required to support the completion of said projects. Purchase product and work with vendors and suppliers frequently to ensure scheduling stays on track for engineering builds.

United States

Manufacturing Engineer, ClearAlign LLC. Nashua, NH March 2017-October 2021• Engineering- Build, test, troubleshoot and offer feedback to the engineering staff for prototype lens designs. Transition of prototype designs from engineering to production.• Manufacturing- Assemble production lens designs. Integration of lens with camera. Calibration and testing of integrated Camera/lens system. Train manufacturing staff to build production lens designs, integrate with camera systems, calibrate and test integrated systems. Aid Operations Manager with production scheduling.• Customer Support - Interact with customers and supply information needed to rectify any issues or concerns. Evaluate, diagnose, repair, and generate reports for lens systems returned on RMA. • Sales/Marketing- Prepare equipment and systems for demonstration at trade exhibitions and customer sites.

North Andover, Ma

Work with engineers to develop, build and test prototype lens assemblies; test and certify newlens firmware and GUI software and create excel spreadsheets with data and results relativeto this testing and issue to software engineering; supply comments and suggestions ofimprovement of software to the engineering team; manage the RMA system utilizing SAPsystem software for all opto-electro-mechanical lens assemblies; test, diagnose and repairlens assemblies returned on RMA; update firmware and calibrate all zoom lens assemblies;provide support to customers and Ophir Sales team in regards to all zoom lens assemblies;teach manufacturing team in the art of zoom lens calibration; organize and implementzoom lens training seminars designed to educate the Ophir Sales team with regards to lenssystem setup and software usage for customer and show site Demo; travel with Marketingand Sales team to shows and customer sites to setup lens equipment and perform lens Demosfor existing and prospective customers; travel to foreign and domestic sites to issue properlens setup and software usage training to customers; interact with multiple camera suppliersto carry out self-education of camera software usage needed to perform demonstrationswhen these variety of cameras are attached to Ophir zoom lens systems;

North Andover, Ma

Coordinate priorities and schedule tasks within the department; assist department manager in the assessment, evaluation and goal setting process for employees within the QA group; train new and existing QA employees in regards to policies, procedures, etc. within the department; manage optical/mechanical MRB process; maintain Calibration system for all equipment throughout the company; communicate with and inform vendors of quality performance; create and update inspection plans per new drawings and ECO’s in SAP system software which regulate inspection criteria; instruct optical surface quality seminars per MIL-STD requirements for manufacturing; trained in the use of SAP tracking software; familiar with Lean Manufacturing philosophy.

Wilmington, Ma - North Andover, Ma

Prepare, clean and visually inspect optical infrared lenses for defects such as: scratch/digs, internal fractures, coating voids etc. prior to installation of lens into optical housing; insert and seal lenses into optical housings utilizing a specialized gluing station and various types of RTV’s; trained in mixing several types of RTV’s, epoxies, glues etc. to manufacturer’s specs using high resolution digital scales and de-aeration chambers; kit and visually inspect mechanical components for various defects prior to mechanical assembly; mechanically assemble many types of infrared optical assemblies and perform specified functionality testing to ensure proper operation; experienced in operating Zygo interferometer system used to test infrared optical assemblies for specific MTF requirements; perform final cleaning, inspection and packaging procedures for all optical assemblies; skilled in using surface indicating tools for optical lens assemblies that require manual centering to detailed engineering run out specs; specialized in the art of extracting optical lenses from optical housings for repair, replacement, recoating or redistribution purposes; possess the ability to operate Thermotron environmental chamber; proficient in the use of calipers, micrometers and drop indicators.

Danvers, Ma - Wilmington, Ma

Complete diagnostic repair and calibration of all Ophir laser power measurement instrumentation using specialized software and test equipment; troubleshoot, upgrade, and repair of SMT and thru-hole PCB’s to component level; maintenance and repair of all laser systems/water coolant systems used in the process of calibration; full customer support on technical and sales related issues of new and used Ophir laser measurement products; assume all managerial obligations when manager is out of plant; train new incoming technicians in all areas of departmental procedures, tasks, and responsibilities; instruct new and pre-existing sales personnel on Ophir’s vast designs and specifications to better serve the customer’s laser measurement applications; assists Purchasing in maintaining adequate levels of inventory to meet departmental needs; trained in the use of Dynamite and SBT software programs designed to track and process incoming RMA’s, sales, and inventory status; experienced in achieving and maintaining ISO 9001:2000 certification; experienced with Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook.

Chelmsford, Ma

Test, troubleshoot and repair of desktop scanning equipment to system level; troubleshoot and repair of analog and digital PCBs for production and field service needs; refurbish, repair and perform ECO requirements on used desktop scanners for resale; work with engineering department on various prototype projects and ECO developments on existing products; train field engineers in all areas of fault isolation, removal and replacement procedures, alignments and adjustments and troubleshooting tips relative to all models of scanner systems; receive incoming calls from customers and diagnose, repair and offer advice and solutions to their issues; travel to customer sites to assess, troubleshoot and repair scanner systems. • Hi-Pot Certified

Chelmsford, Ma

Maintain control of area inventory and monitor components with high failure rates; work with engineering and documentation departments to verify, correct or complete documentation; test and set up of PC controllers for production or field service needs; construct PCB’s from raw board status for engineering and manufacturing purposes; coordinate with test department in PCB troubleshooting; inspection of incoming PCB’s from outside vendors prior to assembly; experience in manufacturing of various cable and harness assemblies for system level wiring; electro mechanical assembly and point to point wiring of new product subassemblies from verbal instruction; production, repair and ECO requirements on all PCB assemblies, SMT and Thru Hole technology.