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Vernon, California, United States

Jurupa Valley, California, United States

• Managed daily manufacturing operations in the production department with team of 21-25 employees.
• Supervised, trained, and coached staff, directed employees and work, assisted with performance appraisals, complaints and resolving problems.
• Executed and maintained records for all phases of production relative to safety and personnel or labor-related issues.
• Implemented ideas for quality improvement, lean manufacturing, and increasing productivity.
• Increased the second shift plant efficiency by 40% through operator development and reduced cycle times.

Gardena, California, United States

• Supervised 8 high speed, automated food packaging machines with a team of 17-23 employees.
• Followed and employed cost reduction initiatives through process improvements, developed action plans and activities to reduce cycle times, scrap, downtime, material usage variance, and direct labor.
• Improved equipment reliability with the help of the maintenance team to reduce downtime, increasing line efficiency by 10% and reducing scrap to 3%.
• Operated industrial machinery, automated packaging systems, and food processing equipment.
• Trained new-hire department personnel on GMPs and company policies and procedures.

Carson, California, United States

• Collaborated with teachers and education specialist to design and develop STEM projects to increase the number underrepresented student minorities to pursue STEM degrees.
• Assisted the lead coordinator with event logistics; ensured staffing, and coordinated personnel scheduling.
• Maintained an orderly work environment, always meeting project deadlines.

Norwalk, California, United States

• Developed laboratory manuals for the Plastics Manufacturing Technology (PMT) Department.
• Developed CAD Models and 3D printed prototypes for the department curriculum, (e.g. injection molding, and advance composites).
• Familiar with wet-lay-up and pre-impregnated composites procedures; performed curing procedures including vacuum bagging and oven curing.
• Operated automated and specialized equipment (e.g. automated cutting machines, tensile and hardness equipment, welding, injection molding, 3D printers, etc.)
• Volunteered as a lab technician during lab and class hours. Helped instructors assess the work and provided feedback of students.
• Experience with procedures related to machine safety.

Master'S Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: AIAA Design Build Fly (DBF)» Created airplane components on SolidWorks. » Grant Award – Undergraduate Research.

Six Sigma Green Belt, Engineering/Industrial Management

MECH&AE X 428.69

Certification, Mechanical Engineering Design Technician

Activities and Societies: Plastics Manufacturing Technology