Gary Engstrom Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn Center, Mn

Have working Knowledge of SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer to create assembly and part drawings.Work to maintain and improve Medtronic’s capacitor assembly linesDesigned and implemented improvements and upgrades to the line to satisfy customer demand.Take customer ideas from concept to reality through careful design and testing to ensure the product is manufacturable, serviceable, and meets strict standards.Coordinate with project engineers and other personnel at job level; participate in and provide job related training, and attend/conduct classes and meetings to stay current on electronics and engineering principles and practices.Having working knowledge of Medtronic’s IQ, OQ, Quality System.Working knowledge of Xsite to track work on machines and parts inventory.Have access and Regulary use of the toolroom for building prototypes and modifying existing tooling to support engineering and keep assembly line functional.Set up and inspect parts as part of a tool qualification process.

Troubleshoot, repair and maintain automated assembly lines.Selected by management to upgrade tooling and electronics to improve yields on older sub-par machines not achieving production goals.Organized and ordered parts to keep the lines operating efficiently. Made numerous design changes and implemented them to make the machines produce quality parts.

Completing the construction of our new home.

Maintain, repair and improve plastic injection molds for a custom molder.

Perform varied duties related to operation, maintenance and testing of highly complex calibration equipment, with responsibility for ensuring the highest levels of operational reliabilityDemonstrated ingenuity and resourcefulness in bringing the new Flexible Assembly System and Econostat lines into production.Worked closely with engineering and union trades personnel to make a smooth transition in relocating the Plymouth factory to Golden Valley.Lead training meetings for quality improvement in T87/Bag Assembly/Autospray on a weekly basis.Filled in as temporary supervisor at Plymouth and Golden Valley plants, as needed on over 100+ personnel.Lead new product development teams and drive new initiatives that aim to reduce costs and improve product line profitability.Routinely inspected parts to assure quality performance.

Built and repaired plastic injection and die cast molds.

Electrical technician on autopilot and instrumentation on A-7 and A-10 aircraft. Honorable discharge after four years of service.

Moldmaker, Toolmaker, Plastic Injection Molds.

Also have an electronics degree from Hennepin Technical College that was aquired in 1990.

Education record

PROFICIENT IN OPERATING THE FOLLOWING MACHINES Lathe Vertical mill Surface Grinders Conventional EDM (Sinker) TIG welding Oxygen/Acetylene.