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Houston, Texas Area

Create product routing from raw material through the manufacturing process to final product.Assist in WPS/PQR generation thru collaboration with welding engineering.Prioritize job tasks and use teamwork to maintain rigorous project completion dates.Consult with Mfg. Engineers, Project managers, Fab & Machine shop management to reach solutions to problems.Work with 3rd party inspectors and other outside vendors to accommodate quality / production needs.Gather & Organize data during Weld Procedure Qualification tests and provide support to Welders & Fabrication Mgmt.Maintain & prioritize cladding schedule for forgings processed thru automated/conventional cladding work cell.

Create product routing through the manufacturing process.Generate CNC laser programs using Fastrim and AlphaCam laser soft ware. Optimize production steps to increase profitability and decrease production times.Collaborate with engineering staff and management for product design and characterization.Utilize AutoCAD & Inventor to create 3D part models for production design, tooling, and routing operation sheets.Create detailed tool drawings with GD&T principles and assembly operation sheets for manufacturing processes.

Perform detailed visual weld inspections of weldments under the AWS D 1.1 & D1.5 welding codes.Generate welding reports based on the weld inspections performed (visual an magnetic particle).Received training in NDT Ultrasonic Inspection (UT) methods and studied UT principles.Familiar with NDT methods and shadowed level II and Level III weld inspectors during NDT InspectionsCommunicate with job supervisors about quality issues and needs for improvement.Perform weld machine calibrations, create weld logs, and perform Mag. Particle weld inspections.Assist in layout and fit up requirements.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Collaboratively designed, built, and implemented production tooling in three weeks.Used AutoCAD to design production facility floor layout, manufacturing cell layouts, simple production tooling, and optimizing ballistic fabric CNC cut patterns for reduced time and scrap rates. Utilized Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for composition of detailed process procedures, training procedures, product flow charts, and detailed engineering reports.Processed ballistic panels from various Dyneema, Spectra, and aramid ballistic materials for use in body armor. Operated, maintained, performed troubleshooting & repair of high tonnage hot presses, automated cut tables, humidity test chambers, vacuum bagging equipment and set up, and data acquisition software and tooling.Fabricated necessary tooling to supplement ballistic materials manufacturing operations as needed.Collaboratively worked as a team on a wide variety of engineering projects.

Master'S Degree

Bachelor Of Science, Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Associate'S Degree, Welding Technology/Welder

Associate'S Degree, Welding Engineering Technology/Technician, 3.8