Gerard "Gary" Viray Email & Phone Number

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.