Norman Melanson Email & Phone Number

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Responsible for the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, procedures, systems, tools and equipment. Additionally, provide regular and ongoing technical support, guidance and assistance to manufacturing operations with a focus on continuous improvement.

Bouctouche, New Brunswick

Modular building electrical plan and panel directory designs. Static and dynamic bills of material and labour creation, automation and maintenance for building information modeling (BIM) and ERP implementations.

Moncton, Nb, Canada

• Business Systems Analyst II (VLT): Responsible for gathering/capturing requirements for firmware/back office changes for VLTs, managing requirements distribution, conducting business process analysis and identifying key "GAP" issues.• Demonstrated leadership, problem solving skills, analytical thinking and attention to detail, interviewed internal clients to analyze requirements and recommend design improvements.• Successfully transferred previous engineering skills into new BA role.

Moncton, Nb, Canada

• Manufacturing Designer II (Process Engineering): Responsible for 3D wire harness routing design, bundle design and nail board design. 3D Component modeling, creating manufacturing assembly instructions and structures, creation of purchasing Bill of Materials. Experienced in PTC's Pro/Engineer (CREO), Windchill, Syspro, and Engineering Change Order documentation, routing, revue and approval.• Developed Efficient and accurate 3D cable and harness routing strategy to acquire correct individual cable and harness lengths from 3D CAD models. Also developed 3D Harness bundling and routing processes to create flat electronic nail boards drawings for harness bundle generation.• Recipient of multiple “Building Excellence” and "Spot" awards.

Moncton, Nb, Canada

• Manufacturing Designer (Operations): ECO Review, Syspro (MRP) item master and bill of materials creation and update. Design, build and documentation for production test jigs. • Software System Administrator: MASTERControl (documentation control) and JIRA (issue tracking), training of new and existing employees on its use and functions. • Chaired: JIRA meetings to track operation NCR.• Recipient of “Building Excellence” awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments

Moncton, Nb, Canada

• Electronics Technologist: CAD operator/designer (specialized in OrCad software tools), from schematic capture, printed circuit board (PCB) layout, generating all board data necessary for the manufacture of electronic PCB's for the fabrication of CAP-SAT Monitoring Inc.’s medical devices. Responsible for, component selection, parts database compilation, bill of materials, revision reports and all data required for the design, prototyping and assembly of products. Assembly and testing of prototypes, generating non-conformance reports, corrective/preventive action reports, tracking of calibrated lab equipment and stock inventories. Procedure and process definitions for implementation of ISO 13485:2003 (Medical Devices)• Purchaser: Performed the role of purchaser, defined and implemented purchasing standards and practices.• Shipper/Receiver: Performed the role of shipper/receiver, and defined and implemented shipping and receiving standards and practices

Moncton, Nb, Canada

• Project Co-Manager/Acting Supervisor: Co-managed prototype and production of the VIA Rail Canada "Cold-Wall" passenger car project, coordinated work with employees, sub contractors, suppliers and the client on a daily basis. Generated all electrical drawings, bill of materials, purchase orders, and tracked parts to aid in the successful completion of the project. Selected and supervised staff in the building/modification of the prototype unit and provided technical support, guidance, motivation and leadership in the areas of electrical, mechanical and ventilation design to help achieve the VIA Rail “Cold Wall” project goals.• Electrical Designer: Prototype, design and documentation, primarily in electrical, but also in mechanical and ventilation for the addition of a supplemental heating system and new quad seating arrangement in passenger rail cars for a 4 million dollar VIA Rail Canada project, with focus on documentation for the modification of 46 passenger rail cars to VIA Rail Canada’s requirements.

Moncton, Nb, Canada

• Supervisor: For Junior Control (Electrical) Systems Designers within the product engineering group consisting of work scheduling, Engineering Change Notice revues and approvals, providing technical guidance, leadership, training and motivation.• Trainer and Technical Lead: For manufacturing personnel with respect to system design, manufacturing practices troubleshooting and electrical safety testing procedures such as Dielectric Withstand, Ground Bond and Insulation Resistance tests. • In-house and 3rd level customer technical support: Guidance and technical support of the supplied components for the Xenon light curing technology used in the Ultralab®60 systems.• Electrical Designer: Prototyping, design and documentation of electrical and electronic systems. AC and DC power distribution systems, electrical and electro-mechanical component panel layout design, focus on cost, material selection, manufacturing, serviceability, reliability and compliance to CE, UL and CSA directives and regulations.• Compliance Officer: Ensuring end product compliance to safety standards and directives for the European Union (EU), Canada, USA and Japan markets. Electromagnetic compliance (EMC) testing (CE Competent Body) contractor management, CE Technical Construction file creation and updates, safety risk assessment training, design documentation and existing designs compliance assessments. • Administrator: Multi-user electrical design software (Promis-E)

Dieppe, Nb, Canada

• R & D Electronic Engineering Technologist: CAD operator (specialized in PCad). Schematic capture, printed circuit board design and layout, generated all data necessary for the manufacture of Automatic Meter Readers (AMR) for water utilities. Designing PCB enclosures and PCB panel arrays using Cadkey97. Responsible for parts list management and electrical/electronic components selection. Prototype assembly and testing, test and demo equipment circuit design, new component and PCB supplier sourcing. Training and guidance of junior engineering staff. Performed on-site activation/check-ups and troubleshooting.

Moncton, Nb, Canada

• Assembly and testing of robotic and computer based equipment for optometrists and lens finishing labs. Training new production employees, electronic prototyping, testing and onsite and offsite customer support and service.

Diploma, Electronics Engineering Technology, Moncton, Nb, Canada

Electronics Engineering Technology - Industrial

Lean-Ing More Towards Business – An Introduction To Lean Manufacturing Practices.

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Pcad Master Designer

Schematic capture, PCB layout & Gerber files for PCB manufacture.

Moncton, Nb, Canada, Fundamentals Of Quality Assurance.