Technician
Corning, Ny
• Performed experiments and routine testing of diesel particulate filters, utilizing specialized equipment with destructive and non-destructive testing methodologies. • Coordinated with engineering support staff to design hardware necessary to achieve experimental objectives. • Collaborated with engineers to design experiments which examined diesel emissions product performance. • Collected, summarized, and reported experimental data to engineers and management verbally and electronically with MS-Word, Excel, and Outlook. • Documented monthly progress reports. Created job-aids documentation.• Co-authored with engineers formal documentation of experimental results. • Oversaw upgrades to Labview user interface software. Interfaced with Omron PLC’s.• Acted as the diesel testing facility Safety Coordinator February 2011 to August 2013. o Improved facility safety standards and awareness.o Identified areas for improvement and initiated corrective actions.o Optimized the safety audit documentation and procedure.o Performed safety audits, wrote safety reports and presented overview summaries at weekly and monthly meetings.• Created purchase orders with Oracle PeopleSoft supply-chain management software.• Worked flexible shifts, 12+ hour shifts, including nights and weekends regularly. • Assisted with extrusions, firings, and physical properties sample preparation for development projects. • Performed experiments to examine and improve product performance with supporting documentation. • Traveled on business for training and material support. • Operated and maintained fiber-optic manufacturing lathes. • Assembled glass and ceramic substrates with hydrogen torch. • Calibrated Millipore mass flow controllers for transport and control of hazardous materials. • Maintained pollution abatement and waste-water treatment system. • Experienced handling hydrofluoric acid.• Designed and implemented a training plan for union process technicians.