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Newark, Ca

• Supports an sustained manufacturing/facility equipment that makes seat and seat frames• Planned and implemented safety measures on production setup and equipment • Supported production builds in welding, headliners and frames• Managed equipment and building vendors• Re-established equipment preventative maintenance schedule and frequency of HVAC• Setup PM frequency on facility support equipment• Re-evaluated equipment safety and implemented safety improvement• Wrote new Capital Expenditures for new equipment and building needs• Worked on building and equipment plans for City permits submission• Handled and managed facility projects (HVAC/Welding/Chemical Supplies/CDA Compressors/Heaters/Exhaust).

Milpitas, Ca

• Wrote FAT and SAT (IQ/OQ) protocols used to buy off equipment at vendor and manufacturing site• Managed shipping logistics of tool shipment from overseas vendor to manufacturing site• Prepared manufacturing site for tool arrival, installing all facility requirement for the new upcoming tool• Files for City Operations permit for tools over 400 lbs. • Interface with managers, operations, process engineering and cross functional teams and presented plans of new equipment installs, equipment downtime, tool issues and repair plans to improve equipment uptime • Install, setup, perform installation and qualification of tools both on the front end (cell side) and back end (Module) side• Managed and perform tool inspection with third party tool and certification company (City and UL/CE Inspections)• Collaborate with operations, process engineering and managed continuous tool improvement and tool upgrade projects• Being an expert on the tool, establishes tool spare parts (consumables an critical spare parts), get quotation and present to management prior purchasing• Takes ownership to lead and perform investigation/troubleshooting on unplanned machine downtime and finds root cause• Wrote and authored operation and maintenance procedures of new equipment• Performed and wrote equipment and job hazard analysis for each of the tools owned and worked with Safety Engineer• Worked closely with Process Engineering and Manufacturing group to meet company goals.• Worked with R&D Engineers in equipment and process improvement projects• Leads training of operations personnel, process engineer and maintenance technicians on tool technical operations, safety and maintenance• Designed and implemented preventative programs for each of the manufacturing tools I am responsible for.• Equipment Vendor management both local and international.• Managed and worked with Contract manufacturing on PV Cells

Alameda, Ca

• Performed equipment installation, and conducted training of equipment operators.• Developed Process and Equipment Improvement on Reagents • Developed and in collaboration, review, approved and executed IQ/OQ/PQ.• Wrote new and revised current manufacturing process procedures.• Initiate and implement new Engineering Change Orders.• Performed equipment troubleshooting and repair.• Managed test and equipment calibration vendors and technicians

Redwood City, Ca

• Wrote and executed IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols of manufacturing equipment and processes for new product, product changes and related tooling and fixtures that resulted in efficient production.• Wrote and executed new Test methods for new component or product. Train QC and laboratory staff with new approved test methods.• Supported prototype, pilot and full scale production of products, product changes • Enhancements in coordination with manufacturing and Quality Control functions.• Worked with product development staff to ensure that products under development are optimally manufacturable and to resolve manufacturing issues.• Performed equipment troubleshooting and repair.• Initiate and implement new Engineering Change Orders.

Redwood City, Ca

• Provide continuous manufacturing line support of the vessel closure product. • Create new and update drawings using Solidworks.• Managed calibration vendors and technicians of test and manufacturing equipments.• Worked with product development staff to ensure that products under development are optimally manufacturable and to resolve manufacturing issues.• Collect and analyze production scrap and rejects (In-process and Final) and wrote summary report of failure and root cause.• Worked on remediation projects after an Internal and External audits.

Rancho Cordova, Ca

• Supported and sustained Prestige/Prestige Plus Guide wire and Catheter manufacturing floor to resolve equipment and process issues and to optimize existing process.• Create new and update drawings using Solidworks.• Maintains manufacturing equipments validated state by tracking the frequency of Scheduled Preventative Maintenance.• Wrote and executed IQ/OQ/PQ protocols on all new and modified equipments.• Collect and analyze production scrap and rejects (In-process an Final) and wrote summary report of failure and root cause.• Assisted, executed and as a consultant during the technology transfer in Costa Rica.• Trained new operators and technicians on new equipment and process.• Wrote new and modified current Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI's) and Work Instructions.• Initiated and implemented Engineering Change Orders.

Supervisor duties:Providing leadership and direction on the manufacturing floor to accomplish daily delivery, quality and productivity objectives efficiently.Facilitated daily production meetings with management, engineering and production group to discuss day goals as well as reminding them of Safety and company goals.Review and discuss in weekly SPC meetings production datas to monitor department quality, productivity, and yields, proactively looking for process improvements. Monitors the need for major cleans, preventative maintenance and calibration to ensure that these are taken into account when the manufacturing schedule is developed and reviewed.Report on departmental performance, e.g., health, safety, and environmental issues, project status, employee training and productivity metricsManufacturing / Project Engineering duties:Schedule staging, setup and installations of manufacturing equipmentsSetup facilities, install, validate and repair manufacturing equipments.Setup and repair fluidic stations in QC laboratory Write operational and maintenance procedures.Handled test and measuring equipments calibrationWrite and perform equipment validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) during startup.Wrote equipment specifications and service contracts to equipment vendors/suppliers.Communicate and track activities in engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing as related to the project.Communicate status and technical issues to managementOrganizing, scheduling, and tracking of capital equipment projects.Wrote Departmental Operating Procedures on how to clean and handle chemical waste and how to dispose properly.Support Singapore facility startup and equipment and personnel training.Training coordinator, Trainer and Supervise junior engineers and technicians to advanced maintenance and operations.Manage equipment engineering training program.

Managed and coordinated training for all of the manufacturing engineers, Trainer and Supervised all technicians to advanced maintenance and operations. Primary equipment - all factory Automation tools, robotics, and automated conveyer systems for our Sacramento/Hayward Manufacturing facilities.Responsible for repairing and maintaining manufacturing equipmentsFacility maintenance of air compressors and chillersSupporting equipment throughout the factory (Hayward-Sacramento)Troubleshooting complex electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systemsPerform upgrades to new equipmentWrote and provide detailed new equipment and acceptance testing specifications Supported the procurement of new tools and/or improvement of existing tools. Drive all activities related to ensuring new equipment is built to specification by means of design review with fellow OptiSolar Engineers and vendor Engineers.Manage Equipment Engineering training program.Manage spare parts inventories.