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Creative problem solver and materials engineer experienced in manufacturing, industrial R&D, and startup companies.• Hands-on engineer• Strong customer focus• Versatile and highly skilled in process development and optimization, process troubleshooting, materials issues, and root-cause analysis- Especially effective in resolving complex process and materials problems• Experienced in process and product development of ceramic, metal, composites, and polymer materials.• Strong communicator in cross-functional teams; acknowledged by coworkers and management as an innovator and cross-pollinator of ideas.• Managed early-stage new product development program. • Recognized by senior management for versatility, strong work ethic, and the ability to resolve highly technical product and customer-related issues. • Designed troubleshooting training, team innovation challenges, and team mentoring methods.• Eight patents granted in the areas of liquid sensing and development of ceramic abrasive particle process methods.Select ExperienceNew product development and implementation• Design and fabrication of prototype production equipment• Design thinking, planning, and innovation methods• Process and SOP documentation• Root-cause analysis and reporting• Microelectronic materials, devices, and packages• Industrial abrasives• Automotive composites- syntactic foams• Pharmaceutical devices - Microfluidic device for combinatorial chemistry drug development - Electrostatic powder deposition for deep-lung drug delivery systems Industrial Research and Development• Sensors• Microfluidic devices • Porous materials• Space power thermoelectric components• Process development: metals, polymers, and ceramics Applications Engineering: Customer development, troubleshooting and new product introduction.• Passive electronic devices• Microelectronics packaging• Automotive components (syntactic foam energy-absorbing composites) Manufacturing• Process mapping and analysis• Wet chemical methods• Plastic injection molding• Plastic compounding• Ceramic forming processes• Microelectronic components- capacitors, circuits, packaging• Raw materials analysis and selection• Plastics processing- injection molding and extrusion• Sensor systems• Ceramic components • Mechanical subassembliesTraining• Industrial safety• Lean manufacturing• Six SigmaSoftware tools• Microsoft Office products• SolidWorks• AutoCAD• JMP & MiniTab statistical software• Imagej

Listed skills include Materials Science, Materials, R&D, Failure Analysis, and 41 others.