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Menlo Park, California, United States

• Established a new functional team overseeing all equipment, custom tooling, inspection software, and manufacturing business systems • Manage activities including training, employee development, performance evaluation, hiring decisions, and the establishing of goals and performance objectives for assigned department. • Coordinated cross-functional project team to improve COGS and quality control by moving in-process dimensional inspections upstream• Managed all capital-related expenses, including vendor service contracts and facility maintenance, and financial optimization through AOP

Los Gatos, Ca

• Managed team of 6 engineers overseeing manufacturing operations and sustained improvements in supply chain and COGs• Lead Center-of-Excellence program, aligning global valve operations on yield targets, continuous improvement projects, and culture of high performance• Created fiscal year AOP for engineering headcount, scrap targets, production cost, and period expense budgeting

Los Gatos, Ca

• Support global manufacturing and manage production expansion/transfer• Manage and produce manufacturing optimization, including a $1MM COGS reduction through multi-site improvements• Manage a team of engineers responsible for multi-site production targets and design/process validations of next generation TAVR technology

Los Gatos, Ca

• Manage production lines, including non-conformance prevention and corrections, of in-house and contract manufacturing sites• Design, execute, and implementing value improvement projects for cost-reduction and CAPA• Lead engineer on implementing SAP and MES corporate system for Los Gatos site

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead role in process scale-up team, taking a bench-top prototype to continuous thin film production on the verge of marketization. • Guided customers through process development stages, including on-site testing for tech transfer.• Developed testing method that linked formulation and process failures, producing solutions which have led to critical milestones within customer production timeline.• Spearheaded thin film coating projects for internal testing, prototyping, and technology demonstrations in an up-tempo start-up environment.

San Jose, Ca

• Scaled-up laboratory R&D processes for industrial manufacturing.• Designed and performed experiments for variability and optimization.• Modeled membrane performance, and designed systems based on specific applications.• Implementing protocols and standards to meet NSF, UL, and ISO certification requirements.

Fremont, Ca

• Performed design-of-experiments and experimentation on lab-scale phosphor coatings for scale-up.• Tested products for coating uniformity, luminescence, conductivity, and reliability using SEM and XRD.• Optimized coating process for transfer to manufacturing stage.

Hayward, Ca

• Analyzed and wrote Investigation Reports for batch failures, determining root cause and corrective action.• Modified Standard Operating Procedures to reflect cGMP.• Worked in a small team tasked with aiding the launch of the most profitable drug in company history.• Assisted pilot plant research team in equipment operation and data analysis for experimental products.

Davis, Ca

• Assisted clients with software issues as well as tutorials on various programs. • Executed troubleshooting both hardware and software. • Independently monitored the lab, enforcing policies and the proper use of all computers.

San Clemente, Ca

• Designed a production line to mass produce and package an air-sensitive chemical to meet market demands. • Corresponded with sales engineers regarding equipment purchases and setup for the expanding research and development center.• Tested hydrophobicity of chemical coating samples through contact angle and degrees of success analysis.

Executive Mba

Master Of Science, Chemical Engineering, 3.9

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering