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Manufacturing Design ExperienceDesigned a semi-automated, PLC controlled labeling machine which saved the company $20,000.Designed a semi-automated gasket placement tool to accurately place a silicon gasket onto a glass slide.Designed a semi-automated pneumatic bottle press to eliminate the need to exert 20lbs of pressing force.Designed a semi-automated pneumatic driven liquid filler to eliminate the need to exert 15lbs of removing force.Designed a pneumatic tube gripping fixture to eliminate the need to finger cap thousands of tubes a month.Designed a tray labeling tool to reduced operator labeling errors.Designed PCA test fixture for our contract manufacturer for acceptance testing.Designed LED illumination testing tool for service engineers in the field.Implemented laser labeling machine for plastic tubes to eliminate the cost of physical labels.Experience with PLCs, reed sensors, light curtain sensors, optical power sensors, pneumatic solenoids, and pneumatics valves.Experience with labeling, filling, capping, laser etching, and thermal transfer printing processes.Experience with machine shop and metrology tools. Manufacturing Process ExperienceLed continuous improvement projects to help automate production processes to help increase capacity, reduce cycle time, reduce cost, reduce error, and increase employee safety.Optimized equipment layouts, workflows, and space requirements to help eliminate waste.Authored IQ/OQ, SOP, FAT, and SAT documents to qualify manufacturing equipment.Provided training and sustaining support for processes and equipment in production for 30 employees.Familiar with lean manufacturing, Kaizen, TIMWOOD, and 5S activities.Completed Green Belt Training course.Created BOMs and ECOs on NPI projects for release to production.Interacted with operators, supervisors, manufacturing engineers, packaging engineers, process engineers, R&D, QA, EHS, buyers, and suppliers.