Geoffrey Strang Email & Phone Number

Chula Vista, Ca

Validation technician of installed systems on U.S. Navy ships including deletions, additions, or changes. Completes validation records; including part numbers, space identification/location, manufacturer, plus all part specifics for on-board technical library, ship’s drawings, and database updates of all installed equipment. Reads/uses ships drawings for location, and all pertinent data for information of each validation datasheet, ensuring current database for shipboard library. Submits completed validation records to management team for consolidation and updates. Keeps warehouse components in ready state for delivery to job sites as required for upgrades of U.S. Navy ships and small craft. Maintains inventory of all tools and stock parts in warehouse. On-site warehouse coordinator for all systems; including maintenance and repair.

Working part-time assisting the R&D engineering team in San Diego, CA; planning, Kitting for PCB assembly, funding, and inventory maintenance of engineering components.

Sr. Buyer for R&D Engineering team in San Diego, CA; orders all prototype build materials, metalwork fabrication, PCB fabrication, inventory maintenance of stock, requests all funding requirements, including purchasing of all prototype build kits, prepares kits for PCB assembly house, and maintains database of Build of Material (BoM) for all PCBAs.

Key role in managing an OEM production facility, including purchasing raw and finished goods, inventory management, kitting Build of Material (BoM) for Production floor, managing supply chain personnel in kitting, receiving of goods, MRP management, and inventory maintenance of raw electronic components and finished goods. Planning of purchasing materials based on MRP-requirements and Production floor. Engineering drawings review and updating using Engineering Change Orders (ECO) management software. Work closely with Production team to facilitate job order requirements. Manages inventory inspections and routine cycle counts. Purchasing of electronic, optics, and mechanical/metalwork for fiber optic communications electronic equipment. Maintains inventory of all raw goods, work in process, and finished goods - maintains accurate and detailed inventory database using Syteline software. Manages inventory team in physical count of all components quarterly and final reports to corporate managers. Maintains build of material (BOM) of all finished goods for production team build cycles, ensuring complete kits of parts are provided for next build. Orders all raw goods from vendors for best price, receives all shipments and builds kits for contract manufacturing (CM) for finished goods productions. Maintains database of all components in stock, and reorders based on production needs. Final decisions on purchases. Manages over a million dollars in inventory goods. Coordinates with engineers for Research and Design requirements and orders products. Writes all purchase orders, maintains accurate database of all products and services for company. Manages each received shipment and updates/reviews inventory database for accuracy.

Purchasing of electronic, optics, and mechanical/metalwork for fiber optic communications electronic equipment. Maintains inventory of all raw goods, work in process, and finished goods - maintains accurate and detailed inventory database using Parts and Vendors software. Manages inventory team in physical count of all components quarterly and final reports to corporate managers. Maintains build of material (BOM) of all finished goods for production team build cycles, ensuring complete kits of parts are provided for next build. Orders all raw goods from vendors for best price, receives all shipments and builds kits for contract manufacturing (CM) for finished goods productions. Maintains database of all components in stock, and reorders based on production needs. Final decisions on purchases. Responsible for over a million dollars in inventory goods. Coordinates with engineers for Research and Design requirements and orders products. Writes all purchase orders, maintains accurate database of all products and services for company. Processes each received shipment and updates database for accuracy.

Purchasing/Buyer for elevator R&D company. Fabricated new elevator that uses Kevlar rope for vertical movement. Responsible for all purchase orders for raw materials and electronic components for R&D laboratory engineers. Soldered through-hole electronic components as required and maintained inventory of work in process goods. Shipping & Receiving of all goods and services using Internet-based UPS and FedEx shipping software. Warehouse maintenance and forklift operator for elevator components on test tower. Office manager of all goods and services including supplies, maintenance, and utilities. Installed test equipment for elevator monitoring - traveled to test locations for installation and upgrades as required.

Testing Engineer. Assisted engineering team in testing software operating programs for elevator monitoring. Conducted testing of electronic monitoring devices and installed and programmed on station equipment. Final installation of finished goods - equipment housing and hardware for shipment to customers. Purchasing all raw goods and OEM products as required by engineering team. Shipping and Receiving of all goods and services; electronic shipping by UPS and FedEx Internet shipping software. Inventory of all raw parts and components for engineers for R&D, production, and finished goods. Communicating with all vendors for best price for components, processing all purchase orders and maintaining database of all products, inventory of raw goods, work in process and finished goods. Worked closely with engineering team to assist in loading revised software for equipment updates.