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Encinitas, California, US

Greenville, South Carolina, US

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, US

• Oversaw and sustained the capacity and quality of high speed manufacturing lanes producing Medical Devices.
• Improving OEE by 15% in FY15, and best performing lines in FY16,
• Process and Continuous Improvement, Cost reduction with Lean Six Sigma and 8-D
• Supervised, guided and inspected work in progress of vendors, contractors, engineers and technicians, restructured machines to optimize operation and teamwork
• Lead & planned capital projects & capacity expansions with production support 24/7
• Procured, installed, tested and validated equipment and components

Monroeville, PA, US

Consulting worldwide customers in the compliance with US Food and Drug regulations as well as Canadian, European, and ISO requirements. Pre-inspection Audits, Facilities and Equipment Legacy Reviews, Process validation, Documentation reviews and remediation of Quality System.

Boston, MA, US

• Manufacturing Engineer Responsible for managing capital projects, implementing new processes and products, purchasing and installation of new equipment, as well as proper documentation and qualification under FDA and.
• Defined, installed and maintained equipment and processes associated with a state of the art pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. Seamless integration of such with 100% production goals met on the first day of operation.
• Expanded plant capacity and capability to meet demands. Increased manufacturing capability by 70% within existing plant floor space.
• Implementation of Lean Manufacturing; Developed and installed JIT process. Increased and maintained process OEE’s of NLT 80%.
• Maintained Process equipment, like HVAC, Steam, WFI, RF Welding, Assembly, Filling Overwrap, Sterilization, Compressed Air, and Building Expansion.
• Trained and controlled personnel in plant regulatory compliance including DHEC, EPA, FDA, OSHA and ISO through continuous adherence to GMP standards.

Consulting and Development Engineering applying the broad knowledge of Research and Development, Process and Product Development, Automation and Manufacturing, Automotive and Textiles, Training and Translations; Multilingual, German - English proficient.

Mentor, Ohio, US

• Responsible for research and development of products and processes to manufacture RFID devices, so called “Chip to Film and Paper”, including evaluating worldwide chip bonding and converting equipment and technologies..
• Led first steps designing and prototyping inlays and labels for the “Future Store” initiative. Designed products and parts using CAD, 3-D models and conducted feasibility studies.
• Developed a rapid prototyping cell and reduced the lead-time from 45 to 15 days.
• Evaluated, analyzed and developed new processes to assemble interposer modules onto RFID antennas and convert them into inlays and labels. Scope of work included applying Flexo and Rotogravure printing, slitting.
• Developed new manufacturing process for RFID devices and improved the performance of the flip chip machines from 4500 to today’s 19000 units per hour.
• Trained personnel in TQM and dimensioning with tolerances. Initiated continuous improvement of products and processes applying VA/VE methodology and lean six sigma.

Mentor, Ohio, US

see Position at Avery Dennison

• Designed and developed new products and processes for Semiconductor Packaging and Injection Molding of MMC, SIMs, Smartcards, and RFID. Developed tools and automation for plastic-injection (with in-mold assembly.
• Developed processes to manufacture plastic molded electronic parts with less production steps and cost saving of 30% for medium lot sizes and faster time to market.
• Explored the deformation of moulding tools and reduced it by 50% implemented changes at the tool maker.
• Defined the life-cycle procedures with its toll-gates and led the team to successful ISO-9001 certification.
• Determined and applied environmental standards to keep the yields above 97%.
• Organized and managed the customer service department with four service engineers supporting customers worldwide.

Zuchwil, CH

• Managed the development group for Air Jet Weaving Machines, defined goals, deadlines procedures and planned resources. Led development projects and tests in cooperation with Toyota Automatic Loom Works, Japan. Reviewed.
• Reduced the vibration of machine and components by more than 70%.
• Reduced the development cost by 75% applying VA/VE methodology.
• Implemented QSI/SQS according to ISO 9001 and trained employees.

• Developed and improved components and processes of Air Jet and Rapier Weaving Machines in operation. Researched and negotiated with new suppliers for Global Sourcing. Purchased parts and monitored quality. Offered.
• Improved the lifetime of critical components by more than 100%.

Research and development of new weaving systems and automation of textile machinery. Physical limitation studies and development of first fully automatic cloth roll changer in textile industry.

Research and development of cold forged steel parts and their tools, also assisted the production and maintained the hydraulic presses.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

As, Apprenticeship In Technical Drafting And Machine Design