Wesley Horton Email & Phone Number

United States

Santa Clarita, California, United States

Overview: Classic Wire Cut is an ISO 13485 certified medical device contract manufacturer. They provide high-precision medical instruments, components, and implantable devices to large medical device manufacturers. Services offered include: prototyping, product design, quick response development ,complete component/device manufacturing, and clean room assembly/packaging.* Managed product development of new projects from customer order to completion. * Routinely performed design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis on incoming projects.* Developed and maintained project timelines. * Generated all necessary manufacturing documentation (routers, inspection plans, work instructions, process drawings, etc.) related to the project.* Strong understanding of ASTM specifications and standards.* Created manufacturing/assembly processes and trained operators to them.* Responsible for process failure mode effects analysis (pFMEA), control plans, capability studies and managing product validation requirements.* Performed tolerance stack up analysis.* Hands-on experience with a wide range of inspection methods.* Pioneered 3D printing for fixtures and tooling at Classic Wire Cut.* Integrated automated adhesive dispensing into assembly processes.* Experience designing fixturing and tooling for clean room environments.* Designed fixtures or work holding solutions for CNC machining centers, laser welding, assembly, deburring, etc.* Experience building automated assembly equipment such as specialized presses & medical device cycle testers.* Designed a line of suture passers used for arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Guided the entire project through concept, prototyping, manufacturing, assembly, & validation.* Knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing processes including CNC Wire EDM, CNC Turn-mill, CNC Swiss-type machines, and small tube bending.

Sun Valley, California

Overview: WET Design is the industry leader in creating water-based environments and experiences. Innovation and design creativity are utilized to create choreographed robotic fountain displays and interactive water experiences. Projects* Halo water vortices, City Center Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV * Team lead for a multidisciplinary group assigned to create 32 different water vortex devices. * Created 2” diameter liquid light pipes as a solution to high cost fiber optics. * Performed thermodynamic studies of heat effects due to lighting within water basins * Performed FEA, force analysis, and structural analysis on designs. * Designed complex sheet metal support structures. * Managed the project timeline.* Burj Khalifa Fountain, Dubai, UAE * Redesigned 500 W submersible halogen light for easier maintenance, servicing, and UL compliance. * Worked with bulb manufacturers to create a specialized bulb to absorb more shock. * Designed/Developed pneumatically actuated fog delivery system. * Designed/Developed sheet metal lighting fixtures. * Served as a field engineer for 4 months in Dubai under the Burj Khalifa. * Handled all UL related maintenance, requirements, and new product submissions.

Responsibilities:*Operated manual and CNC mills and lathes.*Performed machine maintenance and repair.*Created precision parts for student research projects and experiments

Responsibilities:*Residential foundation layout.*Daily procurement of materials and tools.*Supervision of laborers on the job site.