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• Function as cross functional team member in support of manufacturing operations performed by external manufacturers. Primary responsibility is for high volume injection molded consumable assets.• Work with external suppliers to qualify new or changed processes and equipment . Conduct IQ, OQ, PQ qualifications for molds and automation equipment. Document results with technical reports.•Manage > $1 Million capital project budgets including generation of technical requirements and appropriation requests.• Oversight of supplier process and automation development including SIM studies, DOEs, Gage R&Rs, Process Maps, and FMEAs.• Review process and product specifications with suppliers to ensure design for manufacturing and SPI standards are met.• Provide technical services to ensure quality, cost, performance, and GMP compliance objectives are met. • Complete root cause failure investigations for customer complaints, NCs and implement CAPAs.• Initiate, lead and support cost improvement projects and business continuity initiatives.• Extensive work with different suppliers across a wide variety of externally manufactured products including injection molding, blow molding, electromechanical assembly, vision and humidity controls.

•Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical process systems in a high speed, FDA regulated medical device manufacturing environment running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.•Function as management representative for off shift production and maintenance personnel for a factory that produces over $1 billion in product a year.•Serve as technical lead for mechanical and electrical engineering and maintenance groups.•Support the design and implementation of new equipment and modifications to improve plant efficiency and performance yields.•Redesigned slide loading accumulator hardware on multimillion dollar assembly machine lines to decrease waste and increase machine performance by 10%.

• Design, procure, provide vendor oversight, test, evaluate, install, and provide lifecycle support for United States Navy submarine simulator equipment. • Functioned as lead hardware engineer for multimillion dollar Ohio class submarine simulator platforms at three different sites across the United States.• Completed upgrade and maintenance of Ohio class submarine training simulator 2 months ahead of schedule. • Redesigned mechanical throttle system resulting in increased safety margins and $10,000 cost savings.

• Design, procure, support, manage, and analyze data from unique thermal hydraulic test facilities.• Designed and executed a test program to gather design basis information in support of navy training platforms for the Naval Reactors Program and delivered data 3 months ahead of shipyard need date.• Presented a new, simplified mechanical design of a $1,000,000 test facility to senior engineers which resulted in over $200,000 in savings and 3 months shorter manufacturing time. • Independently researched and facilitated a contract with the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering to develop a nanocomposite film based optical sensor.

• Managed design, installation, and execution of electronic medical record databases.• Commended by hospital customers for assistance in initial database setup ahead of scheduled date.

• Designed and executed a series of particle image velocimetry experiments to gather data from the wing of a micro aerial vehicle subjected to a flapping motion for the Air Force.• Data was collected, analyzed, and delivered ahead of schedule.• Results were used to make design recommendations which offer substantial improvements to micro aerial vehicle design.