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Santa Maria, Ca, Us

Santa Maria, California, United States

Diagnosed problems and implemented new processes to simplify production, increase throughput and decrease cost.• Upgraded ventilation system from PVC piping to stainless steel to simplify disassembly for routine cleaning.• Increased yield of a product from 25% to 95% by performing a design of experiments to determine the ideal autoclave cycle.• Increased yield of another product from 50% to 98.5% by switching the cap to a harder one that was also cheaper, saving $0.10 per cap saving $1,200 per year.

Santa Maria, California

• Implemented ergonomic and lean manufacturing principles, designing composite tooling and fixtures.• Managed tooling projects from start to finish, ensuring quality, low-cost tooling under deadlines.• Prepared Requests for Quotes (RFQs) and managed budget, meeting cost targets.• Visited and communicated with suppliers, ensuring on-time delivery of composite tooling.• Verified accuracy of composite tooling by producing parts, inspecting key characteristics, and plotting into SPC chart.• Logged information of all composite tooling into database, tracking scheduled maintenance and history.• Improved production by troubleshooting issues and modifying composite tooling.• Traveled frequently to other Safran sites in Mexico and France, implementing composite tooling for new product integration.• Collaborated with other Safran business units, supporting development of composite tooling for new product lines.• Enhanced trim fixtures with new materials and vacuum function, increasing throughput by 50%.

Santa Maria, California

• Implemented ergonomic and lean manufacturing principles, designing composite tooling and fixtures.• Managed tooling projects from start to finish, ensuring quality, low-cost tooling under deadlines.• Prepared Requests for Quotes (RFQs) and managed budget, meeting cost targets.• Visited and communicated with suppliers, ensuring on-time delivery of composite tooling.• Verified accuracy of composite tooling by producing parts, inspecting key characteristics, and plotting into SPC chart.• Logged information of all composite tooling into database, tracking scheduled maintenance and history.• Improved production by troubleshooting issues and modifying composite tooling.• Traveled frequently to other Safran sites in Mexico and France, implementing composite tooling for new product integration.• Collaborated with other Safran business units, supporting development of composite tooling for new product lines.• Enhanced trim fixtures with new materials and vacuum function, increasing throughput by 50%.

Santa Maria, California

• Composed specifications, standardizing composite tool procurement and tool design processes.• Completed Requests for Quotes (RFQs) and managed budget, achieving cost objectives.• Held conference calls with suppliers and diverse groups of people, implementing best practices into composite tool designs.• Ensured on-time delivery of composite tooling through communication with suppliers in France and North America.

Santa Maria, California, United States

• Standardized crush core process by establishing detailed work instructions.• Shipped large molds to suppliers for cleaning and treatment, ensuring high-quality composite parts.• Created work instructions for program-specific product lines, minimizing variation.• Collaborated with tool design engineers, fulfilling customer requirements and manufacturability of composite parts.• Tested new materials for potential future product lines, increasing part quality.• Implemented edge closeout in composite parts, minimizing later non-value-added work by 80%.• Increased output by 50% by decreasing overall mold heat-up times with preheat oven.

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Completed undergraduate internship to better understand small-scale manufacturing.• Collaborated with machinist, designing fixtures and machining sequences using SolidWorks.• Maintained manufacturing facility, maximizing safety and efficiency.• Coordinated logistics and installation of large production equipment, enabling successful fabrication of electric guitars.

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Assisted customers with locating merchandise along with processing return and sale transactions of merchandise.