SUMMARY
Results driven engineer with over 20 years of hands on experience in high volume manufacturing with proven leadership ability. Strong skills in various engineering fields specializing in equipment engineering, automated manufacturing and project engineering. Extensive knowledge in mechanical and electrical systems, machine control software, vision inspection systems, Auto-CAD, Solidworks and Project Management. Possess excellent interpersonal skills as well as documentation and organizational abilities.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
•Procured, installed and validated new manufacturing equipment for new product launch. Provided operation and technical training and production startup support.
•Managed team for manufacturing plant expansion, including new equipment specification, installation, startup, validation and training.
•Increased production line yield by 12% resulting in annual revenue increase of $750,000.
•Increased machine productivity by 10% resulting in annual revenue increase of $550,000.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bloom Energy, Sunnyvale, Ca 08/11 – Present
Equipment Engineer
•Develop and sustain custom fuel cell automated manufacturing equipment and production processes.
•Responsible for the installation, testing and validation of manufacturing equipment working vendors, manufacturing and quality to ensure equipment and product meets specifications.
•Leading process improvement projects with the goal of increasing yield, uptime and throughout.
•Provide daily production support for automated equipment including mechanical, electrical, vision inspection systems, PLC controls, HMI’s and robotics.
•Project Manage custom equipment purchases including developing specifications and RFQ’s, installation, commissioning and validation and training.
Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, Ca. 03/07 – 08/11
Process Engineer
•Manage new equipment projects including evaluation of vendor proposals, scheduling, costs, installation, testing and validation, training and production startup support.
•Provide day to day production support for highly automated manufacturing equipment including mechanical, electrical, vision inspection systems and PLC software troubleshooting.
•Identify, design and purchase process equipment to meet changing production demands including packaging, vision inspection, printing and marking equipment.
•Write and implement IQ/OQ/PQ protocols for manufacturing processes and equipment with respect to safety, cGMP/QSR maintenance and productivity.
•Initiate continuous improvement projects to improve product quality, process performance and equipment reliability.
Alza, A Unit of Johnson & Johnson, Vacaville, Ca. 7/05 – 03/07
Equipment Engineer
•Assisted in the execution of capital projects, including the design, procurement, installation, validation, training and production startup support of new automated production equipment for pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.
•Designed modifications of existing equipment to improve operation, cycle times and safety.
•Provided day to day production support of automated pharmaceutical manufacturing and test equipment.
•Reviewed and recommended engineering solutions to various equipment problems including new processing methods, software programming, control systems, new product startup while adhering to cost, safety, cGMP and environmental guidelines.
Zomax Inc. (Acquired Kao Infosystems Corp.), Fremont, Ca. 6/99 – 6/05
Equipment Engineer
•Managed technical team of engineers and vendors in the installation, qualification, startup and technical knowledge transfer of new manufacturing and packaging equipment.
•Provided day-to-day production support of all manufacturing equipment including quality, equipment and process troubleshooting..
•Researched new technology and manufacturing equipment for optical discs. Equipment included laser beam recorders, injection molding, thin film sputtering, vision inspection systems and bonding.
•Engineered process and machine improvements with the goal of improving yield, productivity, quality and reduce costs.
Kao Infosystems Corp., Fremont, Ca. 10/87...
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