Stefan Dietz Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Primary responsibilities are process and equipment development, including expanded use of automation for production, at this approximately 500 employee plant operating in four buildings, part of an international company that produces quartz glassware for the semiconductor industry for use in the processing of integrated circuits. Have worked regularly with engineering teams, production staff (glass blowers), facilities and department managers, EHS manager, and R & D department, as well as suppliers. Part of regular company-wide efforts to initiate and manage modifications and innovations to improve efficiency, cost control, quality and safety.Currently working on several small automation projects for in-house use, some involving UR-Cobots and Artiminds software to program them. Have designed and built the electric cabinets, programmed the PLC (Siemens S7-1200), and performed the machine wiring. Traveled to Japan to be trained on a small automated machine we got custom built at our facility there. Currently training on programming our SCADA system on Siemens WinCC Runtime.Responsibilities include analyzing equipment and process issues and develop fixes to address root causes and maintaining regular contact with vendors and suppliers.Accomplishments include:- designed new cleanroom and acid wash room and all equipment in each (acid tanks, fumes exhaust hoods, rinse stations, automated spray rinse, and drying stations).- after an industrial fire in our production building, participated in rebuilding plans with architects, MEP design engineers, general contractor, and subcontractors. Created equipment layouts, designed equipment, and oversaw the assembly and installation of the equipment.- worked with architects and MEP design engineers on plans to remodel part of factory to bring it up to our new standard which was implemented in the fire rebuild.- received two Tosoh Quartz Incorporate (TQI) "Spot" Awards for "going above & beyond every day job expectations."

Forest Grove, Oregon

Involved in a wide range of emergency situations, including auto accidents, structure fires, wildland fires, and medical emergencies of all kind.Participating in weekly drill nights and annual physical ability tests.Received and maintaining state EMR certification (Emergency Medical Responder).Maintained equipment, fire trucks and the fire house.Participated in numerous community events, including setting up and lighting the 4th of July fireworks.

Designs and coordinates the production and worldwide shipping of dashboard plates for the Honda Africa Twin motorcycle, aluminum panniers and top cases, and other motorcycle travel-related items. Imports components from Europe and China. Authored a guidebook on transporting a motorcycle to and from the USA (which includes packing tips, details on USA/German traffic rule differences, and other resources). Sold these items online, directly from my web site, on Amazon, and on eBay and shipped them worldwide via mail. Maintained a very high rating on eBay from customers and overwhelmingly-positive customer feedback.

Performed service and installation of digital laser labs, digital film scanners, paper and film processors, and other photo-related machines (mechanical, electronic and optical parts); this included aligning the lasers in the labs by adjusting mirrors and prisms. Designed specialized parts (using SolidWorks 3D), authorized production of parts with vendors, and assembled new equipment and parts. Coordinated all aspects in the design and building process, including layouts and assemblies, project budget and schedule. Traveled throughout the USA and internationally to perform service and, occasionally, sales, including to China and Mexico. Trained on site at the laser lab production facility in Italy in 2010 and 2011. Participated in sales shows with other company staff. Latest project: designing a fully automated machine to laminate 5x7” photos onto magnetic material, and to punch out the photo magnets, with a die designed to customer specifications. Worked and traveled independently, often with no supervision.

Designed and built custom automation machines to transfer ceramic heat release decals to glasses, bottles, tiles and mugs.This job included designing the machines using CAD, ordering parts from vendors and suppliers, supervising short term contractors/contributors, assembling the machines, wiring the electrical cabinets, and putting the machines into operation at the customer's site in Germany and abroad. Training the machine operators at the customer's site was also a responsibility.My last project was to design and build a roll-to-roll screen printing machine for in-house use. The machine consists of a unwinding unit, a conditioning unit, a printing unit, a dryer, and a rewinding unit. To achieve the required precision five servo drives were included in the design. The machine was designed so that it could easily be expanded eventually to four printing units with a dryer each. Each expansion would require four additional servo drives. The machine was finished and put into production in 2008.Online-portfolio available upon request.

Involved in a wide range of emergency situations, including auto accidents, structure fires and HazMat. Volunteers are the primary firefighters in the majority of German cities.Over the years successfully completed hundreds of hours of formal course trainings at the State Firefighter School in Koblenz/Germany. The last training was to become a Fire Group Leader, qualifying to be responsible for an entire fire truck crew of up to 8 firefighters and to be the on-the-scene leader in lieu of the fire chief.Maintained equipment, fire trucks and the fire house.Participated in numerous community events. Responsible for the fire department web site from 2005 to 2011.

Repaired electronic and mechanical precision weights/scales (Sartorius) used primarily by pharmacists and laboratories, and designed, coordinated the production and shipping of dash board plates for the Honda Africa Twin motorcycle, and authored a guidebook on transporting a motorcycle to and from the USA (which includes packing tips, details on USA/German traffic rule differences, and other resources). Sold these items online, directly from my web site and on eBay and shipping them via mail. Interacted with potential customers and advertised on various online communities (adhering to community rules). Maintained a very high rating on eBay from customers and overwhelmingly-positive customer feedback.

Successfully completed one-year of military service as required by the German government. Trained in repairing and maintaining tank turrets (rotating weapon platforms), and received my commercial truck license (CDL). Included in a select tank training in Wales (the United Kingdom).

Certificate, Solidworks Essentials 3D

This four-day intensive course covered using the SolidWorks mechanical design automation software to build 3D parametric models of parts.

Staatl. Gepr. Techniker, Fachrichtung Maschinentechnik, Schwerpunkt Maschinenbau

This is an advanced technical school to meet the requirements for this degree. It requires three and a half years as an on-the-job.

Fachabitur, Technik - Maschinenbau

This is a vocational school training needed in order to go on to post-secondary school studies.